So I decided to get a new profile picture today for my blogger and xanga accounts. I was bored of just putting a picture up, so I decided to have some fun in Photoshop. I discovered a setting called “Diffuse Glow” and played around with it. The effect is pretty cool, in my opinion. I look literally like I have porcelein skin. :-) It reminds me of a CD cover. Perhaps we should start a band? Hehe :-) Today was…
My goal has been to always go to bed with a clean kitchen. Unfortunately, I did not meet that goal last night. Actually, to tell you the truth, I forgot about it. However, because I have been good about it, there aren’t many dishes sitting there. (My previous routine was to wait until all the dishes, pots, and pans were on the counter before attempting to wash something – and usually the frenzied washing was prompted by guests coming.) I…
So I finally gave in and joined MySpace. Actually, “gave in” is the wrong word since really no one was pressuring me, except for Paul who was pressuring me not to join MySpace. But I felt left out of the world of MySpace and so I joined. :-) Paul and I had fun customizing the look and feel. Let me tell you, my initial opinion is that MySpace is clunky and hard to use. And slow. And I’m forever running…
After I recovered from the severe headache I woke up with today, I decided to take it easy. I spent the majority of the day crosstitching and designing things. I worked on and finished a portfolio for Paul for when he starts hunting for a new job in Atlanta, and I designed another website for someone else. I’m pretty happy with how they both turned out, but I think I’m going to have to tweak Paul’s some more… there is…
I read this article yesterday about how Microsoft has released a beta of a program that is “bringing together pixel-based painting and vector graphics features”. This would mostly be a rival of Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator. I thought this was interesting, especially when complaints about the newly released beta are that its poor quality is basically a “glorified version of Paint”. Microsoft’s software – “Acrylic” – is available as a free download and currently does not work on Macs. (Note…