Delay is NOT a Student's Friend!

Good Evening, Gentle Readers!

I know I normally write in the mornings, but I didn't today. I promise, I have a good excuse!

I spent the morning and most of the afternoon downloading texts to my new courses. One of them easily has 40 to 50 pages per chapter. A lot of it is old information that I had learned some 25 to 30 years ago, but a refresher was in order.

Some was very much new information that either corrected old errors or filled in blanks that some of the ancient texts had. Methinks my hands will be quite full for the next 9 weeks! As it is, I started reading some of my new material and comparing it to the course syllabus.

Wish me luck, Gentle Readers!

Until we meet...

Things to Think About

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Floating Amethyst. I really want some way to define it just a little better, but I presently am not sure how to do that without damaging the whole. Perhaps I'll find a way later.

My academic counselor called yesterday. I have to say I was a bit flabbergasted: I really don't consider myself to be a genius, but I was successful in my attempt to maintain that 4.0 grade average. Can we say Faint-Thud? Anyway, I was looking over some of my requirements for my background education and found a number of items I could really sink my teeth into. That's not hard any more, though: Contrary to expectations, Introductory to Business was a lot of fun! Even if I did get scared by that power-point presentation that was due early in a week after I had spent a weekend out!

So now I have a page full of notes about the various courses, and I've read a chapter from one of the new ones coming up. Early starts are good!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Time to relax?

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Blue Star. It was one of the first things I made when I decided to step away from autumn and holiday pictures, and as you can see it is in my preferred range of colors. I might try making this in yellows, oranges, and so on. There's also another picture I want to try to remake: I'm not at all happy with how it turned out the first time, though there were no problems until the save. I think I know where the bug was, though.

This morning since my classes are pretty solidly taken care of, I'll start reading through my new texts. Watch out, whoever my new teachers are!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Wednesday Wow!

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

First, I must beg your pardon for the rushed tone of yesterday's post: Yesterday my computer system warned me that it was going to restart after getting a few upgrades, instead of giving me the option to wait for a while. I was lucky, in a way: The entry of the day was the last of my usual morning correspondence.

Today's image is titled Pink Tourmaline. The original background is a deeper pink, with a lighter one becoming the star image. Then I used blue to give it a shape, rather than have it float around like a kind of ghost.

This may sound strange- but I think school has been good for my health! I was getting pretty flabby for a while, and was getting concerned about how winded a walk up to the local mall was making me. But I started pacing a lot while thinking about the answers to some school stuff. Today when I stepped out after the power went out, I wasn't breathing that hard at all when I got to the mall! I may get back into my former trim yet! I should tell Sue and Vivian: I think it would tickle them no end.

Speaking of the power outage, when I went out to get some breakfast and especially coffee, I saw a steam shovel that had been used for digging in front of a home. I do wonder if that was what caused the outage. I met a gentleman at the mall who goes there to walk: Apparently the same outage got him too. At least, he reported an outage about the same time.

I've finished my assignments for this block of classes. Now I can start reading the texts for my next block! A friend and I have a bit of a joke about how we're going to scare the teachers by diving in like that. A couple of days ago, there was a letter announcing that the end dates of the classes were being adjusted to allow for a winter break. I'm figuring that will just give some extra time to study and do whatever else was needed.

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

A Few Scrawls...

Good morning, Gentle Readers!

I only have one more assignment to do for this block of classes, then I will have a few days to do whatever I wish! What a rush!

I also got a letter saying that my next block of classes has been paid for.

I took a look at some of the stuff I'll be reading- and I can really sink my teeth into it!

I've little more to report this morning, but I plan to have more later!

Until we meet...

Woo-Hoo Part Deuce!

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

I'm down to two assignments for this block of classes, and one of those is most of the way done. The second half proved to be a bit more difficult to handle than I bargained for, but so what? I still have it pretty solidly wrestled to the ground! The other assignment will require some thought, but it will be a form of thinking I am familiar with.

Today's image is titled Red-Green Shadows. It is indeed an experiment with shadowing, though it probably doesn't look like it. I think I finally have a handle on how that tool in my program works, though I still have to figure out a few of the quirks. I suppose I ought to see what else I can do about winter images as well as autumn. Wish me luck!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

The Begining of November

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

It is now the first day of November. The time change has occurred- which means the kitties won't be happy campers because they have to wait an extra hour for their meals. It's wet and rainy outside, so it will be hard to see the leaves at their best colors. I'm not going to complain about the rain, though: Having lived through several droughts and seen more, I think I prefer the alternative!

Today's image is titled Stained Glass. I'm not sure exactly what I was trying to do when I made this, but like most of my work, this is the result of a happy accident.

Yesterday was quite busy with my assorted groups: I decided to add a couple more to my reading list, and thinking about what to do with a couple more of them. There is one that I have a tale started on that I really ought to get back to and finish: Right now I've got my poor hero stuck out in the middle of nowhere- literally!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...