The Bloggess just totally made my morning:
I think she speaks for bloggers everywhere.
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A Haunted Train Ride
It’s a few days late, because the gorgeous autumn weather has been luring me outside and away from my computer. Didn’t want to miss sharing this, though!
Elizabeth built a “haunted train ride” so her toys could have something fun and spooky to do for Halloween. It ended up sprawling across two bookshelves, the entire window seat and the dining-room hutch. It’s too big to show all of it — the page would take forever to load — but here are my favorite parts (click on any image for a slightly larger version):
My New Toy
First of all, I LOVE the Corel Painter software that came with my Wacom tablet. It is the perfect program for creating high-quality digital artwork. This is exactly what I need.
Sadly, it won’t run properly on my computer. I think my Mac needs more internal memory to satisfy the software’s voracious appetite. (Funny, a whole gigabyte of RAM seemed like so MUCH two years ago when I bought it.) Anyway, I guess one of these days I need to get to a computer place and get my Mac’s memory upgraded, and then I can get serious with the learning.
Meanwhile, the tablet also came with some fun Photoshop software that runs fine on my current system. It’s not really the thing for creating digital masterpieces from scratch, but it has a nice “sketchbook” function that I’m using to get the hang of drawing with my tablet pen. And when I’m feeling whimsical I can use the program’s built-in special effects filters to goof around with photos. I can turn Elizabeth into a graphic novel character…
…or shrink-wrap Luke to the wall when he gets too noisy!
Fun!
I’m going to have to start limiting the amount of time I spend working (okay, playing) with this thing though; I tend to keep at it until my eyes are too strained to focus and/or my retinas are bleeding. Not healthy. I need to set aside a certain amount of time each day, like from noon to 2:30 when the light is good and my eyes don’t have to work so hard, and only work on it then. Which sounds great in theory, but I’m not sure I actually have that much self-discipline.
Guess I’ll find out!
Getting To Mexico
In my last post I mentioned the wonderful sermon Pastor Bill gave last Sunday and how it reminded me of why I love this little fellowship and its Pastor so much. I want to add a link to the mp3 recording of that sermon, since I know that some of my out-of-town friends might enjoy listening to it.
I feel like I should…prepare them first, though. Most of my out-of-town friends were raised in “high church” religions, and are very comfortable in traditional Catholic/Episcopalian/etc settings. Backcountry Christian Fellowship is exactly as casual and nontraditional as it sounds; we are a VERY laid-back bunch. Folks come to service wearing shorts and sandals and that’s completely fine. Pastor Bill comes from a traditional Catholic background himself, but I think he’s come about as far from that environment as it’s possible to come and still be a preacher. This is not going to sound like what you are used to, is what I’m saying.
Check it out anyway. It is awesome.
So without further ado, here is my favorite man of the (hawaiian-printed) cloth delivering my favorite sermon to date:
Enjoy!
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An Invincible Summer 