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Adam Merrifield

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I am a web designer, theme designer, professional photographer and internet personality. I make many pretty things and I write a lot of content for the internet.

I am one of those guys that, because of the industry I am in, need to be connected at all times. At any given moment you'll find me posting on a forum, updating with twitter, Digging things worthy of attention, uploading pictures, or tagging cool sites.

here i am

seyDoggy Systems:
This is home base, the corporate headquarters, the hub, if you will, seyDoggy.com.

seyDesign news:
these are the RapidWeaver related posts that originally appear in the seyDesign.com blog

Uploads from seyDoggy:
these are the pictures that I upload to flickr

Merrifield Photography:
as a professional photographer I my camera ready at Merrifield-Photography.com.

delicious.com/seydoggy:
these are the websites I want to share or revisit later on. I just tag them on delicious.com.

what i am

I am the owner and operator of seyDoggy Systems, a small theme, code and design outfit based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. We primarily develop web based technologies but have begun to dabble in the desktop realm.

what i do

I code like a fool. I design like a fool. I am happiest when I can split my time between the two (though I tire of Photoshop faster then I do TextMate or Terminal), and somehow I have managed to etch out a living doing so.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27

  • Beautiful goal Portugal. #
  • RT @mdenny: Supplicant: "Dear God, Please stop the oil in the gulf." God: "I had it pretty well contained until someone poked a hole in it." #
  • Worth noting that DPR Korea don't seem to act out injuries. They take a foul and hop right back up and attack the ball again. #
  • Dear Portugal, you make the sexiest goals on the planet. #
  • Portugal is shutting this match down! #
  • Let's go Portugal! Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo! Let's go Portugal! #
  • por 5 – 0 prk <– unreal! #
  • @cdutson my affiliation only runs as deep as the fact that I've vacay'd in Portugal. in reply to cdutson #
  • This is just sad now. por 6 – 0 prk #
  • ouch. por 7 – 0 prk <– something tells me that the Korean players are going to have a tough go of it at home. #
  • I want the new mac mini… no idea why… I need a laptop more then a mac mini… but it's so small… and sexy. #
  • waiting impatiently for my son to wake up so we can watch Doctor Who. #
  • I made pork tenderloin seasoned in Montreal steak spice, drenched in a white wine and mushroom sauce. Served with rice, carrots and beats. #
  • Dear RapidWeaver theme reviewers, themes _are_ ipad ready by default. Non of them ever included flash to begin with. So please stop asking. #
  • @elixirgraphics I had a TRS-80. Bought it with my own money too. Learned Basic on it. in reply to elixirgraphics #
  • @elixirgraphics I had the TRS-80 CoCo 2, used to play tape deck games like a fool on that thing. in reply to elixirgraphics #
  • @blakestevenson very cool #jetpacksandrollerskates in reply to blakestevenson #
  • Dear Apple; your DRM on TV shows prevents me from streaming them to my TV. Your DRM can suck it. #
  • anyone else get stuck in an infinite loop when trying to access Google Groups? #
  • @isaiah we're putting on a RapidWeaver meetup in the Mississauga, Ontario area in a short while. in reply to isaiah #
  • Carpet is installed. Taking a much needed day away from renovations. Getting a hair cut. Must look pretty for #kwdm tonight. #
  • CSS Priming For Fun Part 2: CSSPrimer 0.1 http://j.mp/9xkBWD <– going to pick @brentlintner brain about this tonight at #kwdm #
  • Did Kitchener srsly just have an earthquake? Didn't feel it myself. #
  • RapidWeaver devs, looking for a quick way to generate your theme CSS files? http://bit.ly/9Z96GM (@brentlintner brilliant!) #
  • I am in the process of making some pretty huge upgrades to our Flavorite theme. #
  • Syd from Proganica Brand Development –good discussion on brand and marketing #kwdm #
  • @ccarmichael I thought I saw you there with @mdenny in reply to ccarmichael #
  • @mdenny it's ok, you can keep @ccarmichael. He has like 40 kids… I don't need that kind of luggage. in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny what app am I getting? in reply to mdenny #
  • srsly, Safari 5 and Google Groups won't play together. Why? #
  • Why does 'Safari > Reset Safari > Remove all Cookies' not remove any cookies? #
  • Instead u have 2 go 2 'Safari > Preferences > Security > Show Cookies > Remove all Cookies'. Complete UI fail if you ask me. #
  • Today is our 10th wedding anniversary! WOW! Time flies. #
  • Back from a nice dinner with Tanya, just uncorked our 10 year old wine from our wedding… And it's not horrible. It's actually not bad. #
  • The new Flavorite is everything it should have been from the start. Need to do some browser testing now and beta next week. #
  • Lots of wired kids at the park tonight. Glad their not mine. #
  • 59 people registered for #dcg already and it's still a month away… and in the middle of cottage season! Impressive. #
  • @brentlintner css_primer -s <– very good start tnx. in reply to brentlintner #
  • RT @brentlintner: Released css_primer 0.2 http://met.al/3mn #
  • Heading out to my brother in-laws house warming party. #
  • My 13yo just slaughtered me repeatedly in MW2. Stupid snipper rifles. Can I ground him for that? #
  • @myankelovich really nice view! Where is the new pad? in reply to myankelovich #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20

  • New floor in the office. http://ow.ly/i/23fE #
  • @chrissychrzan isn't it awesome to grow your own salad? in reply to chrissychrzan #
  • @sundog what's the shoot for? in reply to sundog #
  • We're having a Summer Break Sale – 50% off! http://bit.ly/9MudbK #rapidweaver #themes #
  • @yabdab forum thread for you: http://bit.ly/cDBTRj #
  • RT @CuteGecko: …sites like this make me cry… http://bit.ly/bJAYUn <– with blinking gifs and all #
  • DesignSnack is for sale. http://bit.ly/7jilX2 #
  • Renovations begin for another day. Drinking my coffee while I wait for the compressor to charge. #
  • My hope is to fill a foundation crack, rebuild some of the framing I tore out, insulate, raise two sheets of dry wall, mud by days end. #
  • @_RWT_ Glad to hear about your dad. in reply to _RWT_ #
  • today's renos brought me closer to a computer then I've been in weeks — I ran some rj45 and co-ax through a bulkhead for the office. #
  • The announcement that started it all: http://bit.ly/b50WPy Happy 15th Birthday (June 8) PHP!! #
  • @janportfolio yes I am aware, hard to miss when you are telling all RW devs about it one by one ;) in reply to janportfolio #
  • Just discovered that I only killed half of the power comin into this outlet. I'm lucky I hadn't killed myself in the last week or so. #
  • aside from the far left and right of this picture, this bulk head is completly empty… So why the different levels? http://ow.ly/i/25TI #
  • Dear home depot, how much do I have to spend here before I own shares in the company? #renoscostalot #
  • Just bought a voltage tester. I can't afoard to make any more mistakes. #
  • http://ow.ly/i/262Y nice fit, eh? #
  • To all electicians; why would a dual 15 amp breaker terminate here at a single outlet? http://ow.ly/i/263Z #
  • @therealjaypo yes kitchen, and yes the recepticle is split, but why? Is that so you can run multiple appliances at once? in reply to therealjaypo #
  • @ENBdavies @mdenny Can I replace this with a pair of duplex recepticals and run each off their own 15 amp then? in reply to ENBdavies #
  • @ENBdavies @mdenny or I could do this: http://ow.ly/1qBLWO in reply to ENBdavies #
  • @ENBdavies @mdenny maybe I should run some 14/3 to my office for the server/network closet. #
  • @ENBdavies was a kitchen, but no more. in reply to ENBdavies #
  • @ENBdavies so run one dup on red an one dup on black? in reply to ENBdavies #
  • Well being as I don't need this 14/3 in the craft room I think I am going to run into the office where it makes more sense. #
  • @ENBdavies maybe run 14/3 to office into a junction box then split it to 2 14/2, run floor receps off 1 and the server closet on other? in reply to ENBdavies #
  • @mdenny nothing in particular, just trying to use what my panel has given me. in reply to mdenny #
  • @ENBdavies junction box will always be exposed. in reply to ENBdavies #
  • to avoid having to rewire my newly painted office, I think I will just pull the dual 15 circuit out for now until I find a use for it. #
  • @mdenny I chose the smaller room, 7 x 12, so nothing to be jealous of. Figured that room would be too tight as a guest room. in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny my wife wanted me to take the 12 x 14 room, but I think my son and guests would be far more comfortable in there. in reply to mdenny #
  • Missing my computer and the easy life of code. #
  • 52 people already signed up for #kwdm It's going to be another big one me thinks. http://bit.ly/avT5kR #
  • lazy tweet, does one _need_ drywall tape when joining two full sheets? #
  • @ENBdavies @mdenny well fortunately I have drywall tape, I was just too lazy to use it. #
  • @mdenny paper in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny I have corner paper too in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny no I'm going to finger paint the mud on…. :) yeah I've got some tools, I should be good. in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny lol in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny my elbow fits most corners and leaves the kind or radius that cleans well. in reply to mdenny #
  • @mdenny :) no corner trowel, but not corner in this situation. in reply to mdenny #
  • crap, I do need a corner trowel… wall+ceiling=corner. curse you Home Depot, for taking all my money… one… day… at… a… time! #
  • must regenerate my renovating brain cells. night. #
  • Oh the evils that this electrical panel has been hiding. Removed 6 breakers of dead end wires (live) and repurposed two other breakers. #
  • What does Ontario building code say about vapour retarder in finished basements? #
  • @mdenny what about kraft face? in reply to mdenny #
  • @ENBdavies no I mean do I need kraft face as well. Between foundation and studs. in reply to ENBdavies #
  • @mdenny it's the stuff that looks like tar paper but isn't. It's currently on the lower 3 ft of my foundation. in reply to mdenny #
  • My 6yo hums. She hums while she draws, eats, showers, watches tv… She even hums at school. She… Never… Stops… Humming! #
  • I'm amazed. I show my 13yo a song on the guitar once an he takes the guitar and can pluck it back to me. Slowly, but still… #
  • watching the NBA finals only because it brings me back to the first finals I ever watched… Johnson, Bird, Jabbar, Parish, Worthy, Ainge… #
  • Lakers win. Couldn't ask for a tigger game then that. Glad I watched. #
  • @xtralean is having their Father's Day Sale. 75% off ImageWell, DataLore and ShutterBug http://xtralean.com/ #
  • RT @sundog: @seyDoggy what do you think of this? http://bit.ly/9QTI40 <– Don't think I've tried it but I will. #
  • Getting closer. Will be able to move onto a new room next week. http://ow.ly/i/27Zv #
  • Hanging drywall alone is not something I would do again. http://ow.ly/i/289a #
  • Srsly England, WTF. #
  • Carpet is coming 2 days ahead of schedule. I guess I am mudding through the weekend. #
  • @charltan I hope you recover quickly. in reply to charltan #
  • Thank god we have kids to clean the house while mom and dad continue to renovate the basement. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13

  • @mdenny acrylic over enamel, interesting. How would one test for that in the future? #
  • Driveway: $3900 Carpet: $2127 Floor: $350 Paint: $300 (so far) Drywall: undetermined I see more theme releases in seyDoggys future. *sigh* #
  • @millca red wall still needs at least 2ore coats but I couldn't bare the thought of painting today. #
  • So tempted to watch Dr. Who. Must wait for sons arrival on Thursday. #
  • seyDesign news:: THEME UPDATE: Havnit r2 Fixes Footer Issue http://bit.ly/afM3kJ #
  • for as much as I hated transmit 3, I am so in love with Transmit 4. #
  • This red wall is the single most expensive wall I have ever painted. Curse you red wall, curse you to heck! #
  • @DEVi8 need to get is done first, with the flooring, and the dog logo. in reply to DEVi8 #
  • I've lost two files from April. I know they existed, there is proof of that, but I can't find them. #
  • Why is it thY when you hit a certain age you start repairing your own flat tires? #
  • @zeebe no time machine. #
  • I have a rediculous number of tools fir a guy in IT. and they all don't fit in here: http://ow.ly/i/1Y1J I think it time to clean them out. #
  • @andrewphoenix @mdenny Does a homeowner need depth mics, bore gauges, digi calipers, 2-4-6 blocks, surface gauge… #
  • @mdenny @andrewphoenix … it's the machinist tools I can do without. I would trade two micrometer sets for a good saws-all and circular saw #
  • My 4yo is out swinging by herself. Reminds me of when I was a kid, when we were free to roam, and parents weren't paranoid. #
  • @ENBdavies those were the days. in reply to ENBdavies #
  • I just blew a hot water shutoff valve at the kitchen sink. I just want to be a RapidWeaver theme developer again. #haterenovating #
  • @andrewphoenix 3 Mitutoyo .001" outside mics, 0-1", 1-2", 2-3". http://ow.ly/i/1Yk7 would b happy 2 trade if you have a use for them. in reply to andrewphoenix #
  • Steve Jobs had me at mail threading in iOS 4 #
  • it happens once a month, I get a call, the person thinks that we are the makers of RapidWeaver. Not sure how they come to that conclusion. #
  • @sagetree by all wonky, what do you mean. Your site looks fine from here. in reply to sagetree #
  • It may be too soon to tell yet, but it looks lime the 7th coat of red might just be the last on what is now known as The Red Wall. #
  • @millca I know seriously. The other three walls took about .75 gallons. The Red Wall has taken over a gallon so far. in reply to millca #
  • Here is The Red Wall so far. Still needs some detail work around the edges. http://yfrog.com/mvp0aj #
  • RT @sundog: @seyDoggy This is right up your ally http://quixapp.com <– that's freaking awesome! #
  • @TimTaylor_Sr 7 coats so far. in reply to TimTaylor_Sr #
  • I keep getting Google Voice invites…. but uh… http://bit.ly/aQXQBD #
  • anyone know where I can get a concrete foundation repair kit… locally? #
  • nice to know it wasn't just me. Plumber can't get the faucet off either, and he's an animal when it comes to that stuff. #imnotawuss #
  • the girls are thrilled that their brother is back home. #
  • @edbrenner Ed I'm sorry about your news. in reply to edbrenner #
  • WTF! How can a paving company take off Fridays in the summer??? Summer hours don't apply to seasonal work do they? #
  • @CuteGecko oi! Haven't forgotten about you. Just a crazy week. Here is what I was thinking… #
  • Dear Microsoft; I want to buy my American son an xbox gold membership… from Canada… and you won't let me… r u retarded? #
  • Grace is playing her brothers guitar. http://ow.ly/i/21so #
  • @XboxSupport my son has a child account. What does that have to do with a gold membership and my cross border issues? in reply to XboxSupport #
  • @modsuperstar thanks for the tip in reply to modsuperstar #
  • @blueballdesign can I recommend wp-blog from nilrog? it's brilliant. in reply to blueballdesign #
  • Girl from our wedding party dropped off a bottle of our wine from our wedding. She's been saving it for 10 years. #
  • Here's the bottle http://ow.ly/i/22mV #
  • Tried to take son and niece to see Ian Taylor play at Rude Native but they wouldn't let them in. I need fake id for my 13yo lol. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06

  • really stuck on what colors to paint the new office. 1 wall seyDoggy red with a stainless steel seyDoggy logo, and the other walls white? #
  • Lineup at the landfill? WTF. #
  • The best argument against carpet? What's under yours? http://ow.ly/i/1QoY #
  • @lillowen yep taking one of the rooms. #
  • @elixirgraphics re browser update script, I tried a hand rolled warning with Havnit, but the people revolted. Took it out for final release. in reply to elixirgraphics #
  • renovations are exhausting. But the apartment is no more. #
  • @confusement happy birthday #
  • back to renovations. #
  • Kitchen removal: 1 hour Satisfaction: priceless http://ow.ly/i/1SlG #
  • @andrewphoenix yes, former tenant kitchen, soon to be kids craft center. http://ow.ly/i/1St6 #
  • Not all was wasted; a section of the tenants old kitchen was spared for the utility room. http://ow.ly/i/1SzP #
  • @yabdab re: cartloom, I think you should keep the name but maybe launch an advertising blitz to counter the misconception. #
  • I am in renovation hell. Drywall was hiding evils that my nose could detect. #
  • @majdal water. #
  • So what are silverfish a sign of? A leak. But where? Evidence would suggest above grade… But I can't see where. Must tear down whole wall. #
  • @elixirgraphics silverfish like damp places with lots of wood/paper present. #
  • Leaving the leak alone for a bit, painting my office now. #
  • RT @_RWT_: I have just released a brand new premium theme … Mainline … http://rwurl.net/2w #
  • Renovate all day, then sit in a hot, humid swimming gallery watching the girls swim… That's a recipe for a nap. #
  • @chrissychrzan when you dial those five digits do the tones sound like the five tone tune from Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind? #
  • After an all too brief distraction with @tinyhippos (awesome food btw) and company we are back at the renovations. #
  • It figures, I rip out tuis much wall to chase a leak, it rains, and no leak. *sigh* http://ow.ly/i/1UPa #
  • Canadian tire on Victoria is like a trip into the past. #
  • I am officially sick of painting. Anyone want to finish for me? #
  • I just want to relax, drink beer and maybe play a little video game… I don't want to paint/floor/drywall/renovate anymore. #
  • New white switches and plugs, and brushed stainless covers to hopefully match the stainless seyDoggy logo I get made. http://ow.ly/i/1VGZ #
  • I just popped of a beer cap with the edge of the ladder… I am reverting back to my days as a labourer. I wish I still _felt_ 19. #
  • Is it a universally known fact the red is impossible to paint with??? WTF. 3 coats and primer and it still looks like crap. #
  • This one red wall will end up costing me $80 to paint! #
  • @CheriseIRL office, 1 wall, seyDoggy red, with stainless steel logo (plasma cut). #
  • @millca looking like I might need 5 coats. #
  • @mandydennison primer in the paint (supposedly) #
  • @mdenny we used BM in the kitchen and bathroom and vowed never to use again. Kids can peel it off with their fingernails. Odd. #

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