Activities

Spent several hours this past week creating and organizing another brochure in QuarkXPress 7 – another promo. This is long overdue. Contributing to the delay were my filing systems (both computer and filing cabinets). They have been horribly in need of attention the last several years. My heart and mind have just not been able to reconcile the thought of dealing with all the junk I might find hidden within those metal walls. Pleased to announce that that phase of my life has been engaged in positive change. I’ve had plans simmering in the background for quite some time now and am finally in a good place to follow through on same. I know what I want and I am going after it. I have achieved much since 2001 – even through much adversity – and I’m more than ready to let the past go and reap the rewards of my education. I'm not trying to be vague here. If you read earlier posts, you'll figure out exactly what I mean.

I’ve also been working on another Quark project - an address booklet - that I have maintained annually since 2002. Updates have been made. I’m waiting to verify that the changes are correct, and then need to create a cover to go with. The project has been delayed a bit due to other obligations that cropped up, but I’m working through that.

I'm sorting certain photographs that I want to include in my portfolio and upload to my website to the end of restoration. I love using Photoshop to edit and enhance photos and I love the education I received at WPU in digital imaging. One of the best classes I ever took during the Fall of 2006. Unfortunately, while I was ready to dig in to the "meat" portion of my discipline - graphic arts and design - life had other plans for me. My sister announced she had breast cancer on September 1. I went through that entire semester in a tail spin. She passed away on December 5th that year.

On a lighter note, I’ve also recently selected some of the best photos in my library from my 2000 Alaskan Cruise and uploaded them to my Facebook account. So much fun! So many memories. (btw...the photo above of the aerial view of the glacier was posted unedited)

I’m also working on PHP – teaching myself. I have also been brushing up on my animation background when time permits. Time is so fleeting!

I wanted to paint today, but that didn’t happen. I’m dying to get into the acrylics and work on some portraits. I have a few canvases ready and waiting for my personal touch. Went to a local Star Trek Convention today with my hub instead. He’s known about it for weeks, but decided to let me know this morning about an hour before it started. That was unexpected, but hub is a real fan and I could use the distraction. It was a fun day. Plus afterwards, we did a trial run to an appointment I have this week.

I am now officially exhausted. The painting will have to wait until tomorrow.