Graduation, 18th, anddd COLLEGE!

Posted Jun 4, 2009

[UPDATE]
Here are some of my replies to your comments:
+ I'm going to Ringling majoring in one of their newest majors: Advertising Design.
+ Yeah I don't plan on simply abandoning the site anytime soon, don't fret, hah.
+ I'm still using Photoshop CS2 as my design software. I should have CS3 soon though.
+ Annddd: For those applying to Ringling, good luck! It's a great school and as long as you show them your best and most creative work, I'm sure you'll do fine.
[/UPDATE]

I'm not dead! I hate to say this again but I've been crazy busy. Hare the things that have happened recently:

+ I'm now a high school graduate! I even have the dilpoma to prove it.
+ I recently turned 18, and celebrated with a big house party :]
+ I now work at ALDO Shoes! (So long Hollister, I'm moving on uppp.)
+ Best thing yet: I was accepted to my top college choice!

You're now looking at Louie Zuniga, college student currently enrolled to attend the Ringling College of Art & Design. I'm so excited. This is one of the top design colleges in the world you guys. Huge deal!

So that's what I've been up to lately. Working, preparing for college, etc. Rewindd unfortunately gets put on the back burner when it comes to income and education. Hey at least I have my priorities in check right? I'm terribly sorry I haven't been giving this website enough attention since.....November? Oh god it hurts me to say that. But summer's here and that means more free time! (Well a little, I'm still working heaps at ALDO.)

I really wanna take Rewindd in a new direction actually. With less time to do the MySpace gig, I'm thinking about focusing more on graphic resources/tutorials, that type thing. That way Rewindd could be your go-to-place for whenever you want a fresh resource, or say, want to learn how to do something new. We'll see what happens, but I'm making my comeback so keep your eyes open. I'm a college student now, I"ll be learning new things everyday and I plan on sharing that new information with you guys.

Thanks again for all your support everyone! I learned a lot about design through ZA!D/Rewindd, and now I'm taking those skills and putting them to the challenge with college. I'm 18, my career as a designer is just getting started and I hope you'll stick with me and see where it goes

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Announcement!!!!

Posted Feb 5, 2009

Ahhhhhhhh. You guys need an explanation on why I've been so 'missing in action' lately. Alright, in a nutshell, COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. God I'm so stressed out over this. College is a huge thing you know? I mean we're talking my whole future here, it's pretty important to say the least.

Just so I can prove to you I haven't been sitting here twiddling my thumbs for the past couple months, here are some of the projects I've been working on. They're just previews for now:

Okay, so that's what's going on. I'm scrambling to finish my portfolio, so I can apply to different art colleges, so I can GET INTO an art college, so I can learn more, so I can become a super successful designer of the art world! I hope you guys understand why things have slowed down over here at Rewindd.com. I'm not abandoning the website! Are you kidding me, I've had this thing for nearly three years, there no way I'm deserting it. I'm just asking you guys not to forget about me while I stress over this latest event.

Lastly, a few business related things:
- Advertising will be closed until I can get a hold on things. I'm falling behind on updating the ads and I've gotten some dissapointed emails. I hate that I'm losing you guys, you know I'm not this behind on updates unless it's serious.
- When will there be new layouts, comment boxes, divs, etc? Ahh I'm not sure? MySpace has been changing their coding so much lately it's hard to keep up. I'll do my best though, I've got new graphics for you guys, I just need the time to turn them into layouts.

A final message, thank you to everyone who's kept on visiting the site hoping for new anything. I feel pretty guilty that I haven't been able to keep you guys as updated as I should have. I'm not dissapearing anytime soon so don't worry. I just need a little time to get into college, then I can finally take a break from how crazy my life has been these past two years. I think I'll take a vacation. Er wait, too broke for that. How about a nice long day at the beach?

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Carcrashes and concerts

Posted Nov 16, 2008

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So in other news, I got into my very first car crash. No worries, I'm totally alright, and so is the other driver, but our cars got a major beating. In a nutshell, here's what happened: She was coming out of a neighborhood and didn't see me because her windows were foggy (this was bright and early Monday morning) and assumed no one was on the road. So, she went.

Problem was that I WAS on the road, and since she decided to go last second, I had to swerve out of the way so we wouldn't collide. As you see from the picture, I didn't succeed. I swerved so that I wouldn't have T-boned her (which would have been BAD BAD BAD) and in the process I tore off the entire front end of her car and destroyed the entire right side of mine. Her car was totalled and wont even start, while mine has a jerky wheel and needs: both passenger side doors replaced as well as the headlight, side mirror, and front bumper.

So sad. I love my car and now I have to wait for it to be repaired. I LOVE INSURANCE THOUGH. Her insurance covers it all and I don't have to pay a penny. I'm just glad no one got hurt. Cars can be replaced, people cannot ;)

On another note: The Cobra Starship concert was great!! [Click in between the brackets to see some pictures.] I went with [my friend Taylor.] We saw [Sing It Loud], [Hit The Lights], [Forever The Sickest Kids] and of course, [Cobra Starship!] We even got some kickass new [tshirts.] Haha, we had a great time, every band was high energy and played well.

In other news:
- Because I'm bored, here are five random things about me:
1.) I'm addicted to gossip blog ONTD. I check it daily
2.) I have about a dozen blue jackets/blazers/and hoodies. Blue. They're all blue. All of themmm.
3.) I honestly can't remember the last day I DIDN'T drink a Coca-Cola.
4.) I prefer typing to writing and I prefer writing in pen than with pencil.
5.) I have a morbid fear of being alone in a parking garage. Or a stairwell. Especially at night.

- As usual, here's what I'm listening to:
+ "If You Seek Amy" and "Circus"- Britney Spears (Leaked singles off the new album. I love them, I'm a shameless Britney fan.)
+ "Mercury" - Bloc Party (New Bloc Party is VERY different from old Bloc Party. I love it though?)
+ "My Worst Nightmare" - Forever The Sickest Kids (Finally saw these guys live at the Cobra Starship concert, they were great!)
+ "Campus" - Vampire Weekend (I'm a new fan to Vampire Weekend. This song is my favorite.)

Thanks again everyone!

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Back in action

Posted Oct 19, 2008

*New site layout! It was about time for something new huh? This layout's called "Mainframe," I do hope you like it. I'm personally loving the navigation at the top of the page. (Honestly, how cool is that?) I tried to keep it simple too, there's not much in terms of graphics but I think it makes the page look a lot cleaner

^Check out Rewindd.com/halloween for some Halloween themed things for your profile! Most are fan favorites from last year's Halloween update, but expect some new things soon.

So as you guys know, it's my senior year and things are crazier than ever. (I know, I know. I say that a lot...) I'm getting myself and the site back together though! I'm still super busy, but it's getting a little easier now that I have a few less things to keep up with. (ex. the temporarily closed Rewindd Store.) I just wanted to let you all know that Rewindd has not been forgotten about. It's just that college preparation kinda takes priority. I'm sure you understand that, what with it being my future and all

In other news:
• I'm seeing Cobra Starship in concert on November 11th! They've quickly become one of my favorite bands and I can't be more excited to see them live. I've heard they're not as great live, but I don't care all that much because I know their concerts are famous for being so high energy.

• Halloween Horror Nights was a lot of fun this year. I went twice actually, once with my cousin and once with some friends. The actual "Bloody Mary" haunted house wasn't all too amazing, but the zombie-filled "Dead Exposure" and "Scary Tales" were more than great. Also, did anyone go to Howl-O-Scream this year? I'm curious how it went.

• As usual, here's what I'm currently listening to. All certified to get you going and keep you dancingggg:
+ "Spiralling" - Keane (Kinda quirky, but I'm loving the new upbeat Keane.)
+ "The Queen and I" - Gym Class Heroes (Heard this one while cruising in my friends car. Older but still good.)
+ "One Day Robots Will Cry" - Cobra Starship (One of my favorite Cobra songs. I play it religiously in my car.)
+ "Can You Keep A Secret?" - The Cab (So much win. So much.)
+ "Womanizer" - Britney Spears (I'll admit it, I'm a Brit fan. This is crazy club stuff. I'm sorry, I. can't. resist.)

Alright, that's about all I've got to say. Sorry I haven't been able to reply to everyone's comments in the last couple posts. I'm starting fresh with that though, you'll definitely get a reply from now on. Thanks again everyone! I know there haven't been many new things, but I'm glad you're still visiting and showing your support. New things coming soon

**PS: If you have an account with CreateBlog.com, please leave Rewindd a comment? Pretty please?

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Even Fanny Pak uses Rewindd.com!

Posted Sep 9, 2008

I don't really know why I find this so exciting, I just do. My favorite crew off MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, Fanny Pak, is currently using a layout from your very own Rewindd.com! (I've been checking their MySpace religiously because I wanna buy some merch when it goes on sale.) But yeah! Screenshot time:

They were so nice to leave my link as well. So there's a fun fact for you! I just think that's pretty awesome. I don't know how long they'll keep the layout, but for the time being I'm pretty stoked. Love you FP!

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