Dog Days and Doings

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Today's image is titled Golden Winged. I still haven't really figured out how to get a bird's wings spread effect to my satisfaction, but I did like what I saw of this. I even managed to create something like a metallic gold color- quite by accident and much to my surprise. It doesn't really have a sheen to it, of course- But I can decide what to do about that later.

The Dog Days of summer seem to be over, and the leaves are turning. We are now looking at rain and even possible storms, and the temperature will be just a bit on the chilly side tonight- at least, according to my standards. I don't mind; The chill will help discourage bugs, and it is great for cuddling with those you love.

Am I ever glad I did so much of my note-taking ahead of time! As it is, I'm going to be a bit rushed with some of the things I have to do: A small essay today, and a much larger one which is due a little bit afterwards. I also have to go look at a few of the links for the geology class. While so far I've seen little in geology that I haven't before, I have been noting stuff in case I needed specific words, names, or descriptions. I may even have to break out a new legal pad somewhere in the middle of these courses. I think some of my old college professors would be pleased that I have been taking so many notes, though.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Geology?

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Today's image is titled Blowing Bubbles. I was seeing what I could do with a number of blur filters when I created this. I really would like to one day find a way to make a bunch of fine pin-lines that work together in a broader stripe, but I suspect I will need a different program to do that.

So far in my first chapter of Geology, I've seen little that I have not read elsewhere many times- but I have made sure to take notes anyway, just in case I need them to solve specific problems. It's funny how being something of an astronomy buff can help with a literally earth-bound subject! But as the text writers were careful to point out, no one system is really closed; No one system is so isolated from the others that it can work alone.

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And We're Off!

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Today's image is titled Smile. Most smileys are made from yellow- as you well know. But I made this last night while trying to create an effect of wings. It didn't exactly work as planned (so what's new?), but I did find it to be cheerful once I finished putting the eyes in.

And we're off! Yesterday, I was able to get a hold of the new syllabuses. It's a good thing I spent all the time I had with my accounting text. As it is, I will have to go back over some of my notes, but I made a good start with that. I'll also need a better look at what I need to do for homework, and at what I need to do for my end-of-term projects. One of them will be a lengthy power-point presentation. Considering how the short ones could drive me up the wall, I've no intention of waiting a full nine weeks to start on this baby- one that should be between 16 and 25 slides long. I'm not even sure if that will include the reference pages or not.

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No Syllabuses yet?

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Today's image is titled Angel. I made it last night for a very small girl who never got to go home. Since portraits aren't my strength, I tried instead to create an illusion of flight.

When I went looking for the new syllabuses yesterday evening, they weren't up yet. Granted, the school is about an hour or perhaps two after me in time zones, but it does lead me to wonder if the professors weren't having difficulties of their own. This has happened before. Fortunately, I did get the majority of my note-taking done for accounting. I may even be overdoing it because when I was originally downloading the texts, I found there were places where some of the chapters had to be re-read. If that's the case, getting all of this noting done now will be a tremendous help.

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Back to the Grind

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Today's image is titled Flowing Green and Gold. The 'gold' part is really yellow, of course- but the word yellow lacks a certain aesthetic value. I made it a few days ago when I decided I needed to work in something besides, blue, purple, red, and white- if only for the practice.

The new syllabuses should be available today, probably by this evening. One I may not have to get, thanks to a previous student in the course in question- But I'm going to take a look just in case. The other- the accounting that had me staring like a deer in the headlights- I will need. Fortunately, I've finished the first two chapters of note-taking! I should have a healthy start on the third chapter by tonight. In fact, I think I'll start on it in about an hour, after I take care of a few other items. There's never a dull moment!

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Plans

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Today's image is titled Flower Fire. I finally decided that the deformations I usually use in my creations were what was messing up the flame shapes I really wanted, so I made this without them. It seems that I was right.

I've got a busy week ahead of me- though not quite as busy as it could have been, since I've already done a sizable fraction of my note-taking. Aside from the school, I need to do some serious research into HTML, and tax laws. Fortunately, the college offers links that I can use for such purposes. I was also thinking that I ought to go ahead and make a graphic with the listings that I want on it, and just plain change it out when the functional graphic is ready. I have a feeling that I will eventually want to change my front page graphics anyway; While the light blue does show well against the background, it somehow doesn't feel right. The font doesn't really feel right either, though I did choose it because it could be easily read. Wish me luck!

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The Site..

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Today's image is titled Diamond Through a Spectrum. While, of course, the background isn't really a 'true spectrum', it most certainly does have the different colors with boundaries.

I did a little more work on the new site yesterday- though I still need help putting the pieces together. Bless his heart, my husband was so excited to see the site and the work! He does have some experience as a webmaster, so I'll be able to pick his brains for it. I'll want to set up site navigation, for one thing; That will make it easier for my hopeful clients to see what I have available. Meanwhile, I need to sort out more things that I don't really think are sale quality so they won't end up for sale by accident!

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