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18Nov/090

Figuring out Photoshop

I use the banners above as a quick and dirty way of practicing my (lack of) Photoshop skills. As I mentioned previously, my weeks get busy so I don't have time to just dedicate to photoshop and realized that it's just easier to practice my layers with Photoshop. I don't get to do a lot of color adjustment and my personal judgment is still rickety.

My biggest problem is the fact that I love high contrast photos. I dunno where that love came from, I just think that strong definition in pictures. It's odd because I love art nouveau, but I associate art nouveau with pastels that blend into each other. Maybe I should think more of Tiffany lamps that have strong black lines and realize that it may just fit my aesthetic better than I realized. Oh well, there goes my defense.

I still don't know what I would do without Photoshop. The program is amazing, and I still don't know if I could convert to another program. Possibly if the price was low, Adobe is reallllllly costly.

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13Aug/090

Mental Drain

The summer heat is definitely doing something to my quality of writing. It’s just not as fluent and proficient as it used to be back in the spring. I don’t think I’m running on full as I was before. Even now as I’m typing this, I have more motivation because it’s not as hot outside as it was previously. Summer scorchers. Ugh.

They say that vitamin D is good for you and all, but it turns out that wearing sunblock blocks your absorption of vitamin D. Poop.

So if the sun is hot out and because I’m wearing sunblock, I won’t be getting any positive energy. Thanks ozone layer. I’ve tried to work in my office, but because of all the rain, there’s a bit of moisture in the room that my dehumidifier can’t get rid of. That is due to the fact that my father unplugs the dehumidifier when I’m not looking. Wait a second. Rain? Sun? Where am I going with this?

There’s too much heat so I’m stuck in my office. My office is now overheating because the dehumidifier is getting rid of moisture while heating up my room. Can it just be Fall again soon?