by Vivian Keithley | Apr 15, 2018 | General
One of the biggest problems I have faced when learning to code with new languages is retention. Given the amount of information that one is capable of learning in even a very short span of time, it is incredibly helpful to frequently review what one learns using...
by Vivian Keithley | Mar 29, 2018 | General
Today is my first day sketching on a drawing tablet. It feels almost like learning how to write again. Something about the connection between the tablet pen, the tablet, and the image being displayed on the computer monitor throws me off. But I assume it’s one...
by Vivian Keithley | Mar 28, 2018 | General
These past few months have been full of change for me. I left the comfort and predictability of my previous career so I could finally plunge head-first into the endeavors I have been waiting to get to for over a decade. Waiting had turned into a cycle that I...
by Vivian Keithley | Mar 27, 2018 | General
After some aimlessness with my blog posts at vivianmaxine.com, I finally decided to make the big decision to pull all of my photography posts and create a separate page of my photography so that I could transition my blog section from a photoblog to a comprehensive...
by Vivian Keithley | Mar 26, 2018 | General
Growing up, I was always a Paint Shop Pro and Microsoft Paint girl. I never used Photoshop, but last year I finally bought the Adobe Creative Cloud and have since indulged in all of its glorious programs. As excited as I was to plunge into Photoshop, I found that...
by Vivian Keithley | Mar 18, 2018 | General
In a society that places economic value on services, what value do musicians have in a society where people are struggling to make ends meet and debt is a household word? Some people may almost be inclined to say, not very much. After all, shouldn’t any money be...
by Vivian Keithley | Jan 28, 2018 | General
When I woke up this morning, I almost immediately saw the sun shining through between the curtains. I got out of bed, washed up, and was greeted by my rambunctious pups. Suddenly, I had a grand idea. It was the perfect day to take them out on a hike! I was pumped. I...
by Vivian Keithley | Dec 23, 2017 | General
I am so thrilled to be able to start this return journey into web development! My coding story actually begins over 20 years ago, back when I was about 10 years old. My parents had purchased our first modern computer, a Gateway 2000. I had seen websites for the first...
by Vivian Keithley | Dec 2, 2017 | General
Back when I was in late elementary and early middle school, I had a blossoming interest in drawing. Most people wouldn’t have known. I kept my sketches in a large drawing pad that I never went out of my way to show anyone except maybe my parents. The only...
