Cooling Off

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Fairy Wings. I wasn't exactly trying for fire when I made this, but I did add a deformation to the 'wings' before I added the other two objects. I considered adding another deformation, but decided against it after I tried it on for size and decided I didn't like that at all.

Yesterday, it was cool enough that I had to turn off the fans. The relative silence sure sounds strange after months of them humming in the background! I then even stayed mostly under the covers, which was nice. I haven't been well able to sleep without covers for some time, though during the height of summer I had no choice if I was to sleep at all.

Since I'm largely done with this block of classes, I have been looking over what I need for my next block. I found out that I was signed up for a different geology class, so I went to get my study materials for that while putting the original folder out of the way. I did run into something a little strange and a lot annoying; The downloads for a number of the chapters of the text either would hang up somewhere in the middle, or wouldn't even start at all. This will be a problem if I can't fix it before I need the book. Perhaps I ought to order a hardcopy textbook as well, but I have found that the electronic texts usually do what I want them to do.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

School and Miscellanea...

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Today's image is titled Eye-Opening, largely because of the shape surrounding the starburst. As usual, it didn't come out exactly as planned- but it did come out closer than usual!

Well, I am ahead of schedule- and I think that if I wished to, I could finish out everything due for the algebra course today. But there really is no point in it, especially when I need to check with my communications professor about the end-of-term. I might go ahead and see if I can get the syllabus for my next class too; Whether geology or accounting are next, both will be demanding and I'll feel a whole lot better about knowing what I'm really letting myself in for, beyond what I have in the course materials.

My husband and I went to help my parents get firewood last night. It's a good thing we did; The rain is coming down heavy now, and I'm not expecting it to really let up until Friday. Not that I'm complaining: The last few weeks have been dry. The cooler temperatures are welcome too; It's very hard to sleep well when one is burning up, while at the same time excess heat is sapping your energy!

Wish me luck, Gentle Readers!

Until We Meet...

Question of Corporation Versus Privacy?

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Today's image is titled Different Dancing Flames. It has been a while since I've attempted anything that is flame-based, and my first attempts didn't come out well at all. This image didn't quite come out as planned either: The center was supposed to be the green, not the blue, and the flame at the top was supposed to be yellow. However, overall I am pleased with the effect.

The leaves haven't finished turning by any stretch of the imagination, but fall is here; The rains have started. We had a few sprinkles yesterday, and a down-pour early this morning. I didn't hear any thunder, so it can't properly be called a storm. I'm just as glad of that; The cats don't like storms, and I would rather be in sturdier housing before a big storm hits again!

I've got only one piece of homework to do for my communications class this week- but I can't do anything about it until my classmates chime in about the discussion questions. Given the nature of the questions, I don't blame them for hesitating; They are about whether employers should monitor their employees use of the company computers and internet connections. My position is that the company does have a right to monitor what I do on company computers and company time- but the company had better leave me well alone when I'm on my own time and not using the company equipment and services. In a way, it's sad that this question needs to be discussed at all, since some people choose to behave irresponsibly and download stuff that has nothing whatsoever to do with the business- and that might even be open invitations to viruses and hackers. What's alarming is that some of these irresponsible people are in positions of terrific responsibility and authority.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers....

Woo-Hoo!

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Today's image is titled Different Kind of Candle. I did like the shape of the flame at the top, but not much else about it. The candle part came out much better. I'll have to try this again; I think I know what went wrong.

Go Me! I got my report done and turned in, then I went on to do an Algebra assignment that was due in a few days. I had enough of going nuts because of the overload of work, thank you! I still am not sure how I'm supposed to make that end-of-term project for the communications class work; I have the parts gathered, but they are incredibly disparate, so I've no idea how I'm supposed to put them together. I'll have to make sure I didn't miss anything important, but while I was writing my report I did go back and review a number of items. I'll probably have to do that for the next couple of weeks; That's how much longer the classes will last. Then there will be a short break. Not that I think it will be much of a break; My next classes are going to be bears. Fortunately, I've got the material down-loaded for them because I thought I was going to need it for this go-around. Not only that, my mother gave me a book she used when she was taking a similar course so I should be able to get a decent head-start.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Finishing Up

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Today's image is titled Bright Shards. I chose that because of the contrast of the yellow forms against the background. I really intended for this to be another of my 'fire' images, but the red came out a fuchsia pink instead, so I ran with it in another direction.

I probably should have pulled another all-night study session last night to finish my report, but I didn't. I confess, I don't relish that thought so close to the previous one! Still, I did manage to gather enough information that I think I can finish the writing without any problems today. That is well; Occasional storms are forecast for today, and I believe it. The wind is starting to kick up.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Success!

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Today's image is titled Fiery Ball, Violet Lightning. You may remember I said something a couple of days ago about trying to make a flower with flame-petals. This isn't quite what I was after either, though it is closer. I think I know what happened, though- so the next attempt should come out the way I want. The lightning is something that I thought would break up the field just a bit. As you can see, it's not really violet all the way through; The red from the major image shows through where it is strongest.

I got my presentation done and turned in, much to my relief! Now all I have to do is finish the report. That should be a cinch, given how I've already made a decent start on that. I should do a little more research, though; My professor, and my theoretical executive officers, will want some hard numbers to back my statements, though the statements are true in themselves.

Wish me luck, Gentle Readers!

Until We Meet...

Eek! Redux...

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Today's image is titled Spring And Autumn. I chose that because red and gold are associated with both seasons: Fresh flowers for the spring, and falling leaves in autumn. This is one of the few pictures I've made where I had a fair idea of what would happen.

I suppose you're wondering about the title. Well, it's like this: I started to work on the report for my class. That wouldn't have been a problem: I possibly could have finished and turned that in. However, I checked my syllabus. Yikes! The Power Point Presentation is what I needed first! I did make a start on that, but I'm not happy with some of the words and arrangement- so I'll have to go back and redo parts of it. Boy am I glad I looked last night instead of waiting until today!

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...