2011

Finally got out today to take some photos!!! I can't carry my DSLR around though because it's too heavy *sad face*  Life with a broken shoulder is getting easier.  I leaned on it earlier, trying to get up which hurt quite a bit.  That and my two SPECTACULAR falls yesterday & the day before have led to me never leaving the house ever again.  Except today.  Met Mark in town for some tea.  I attempted to eat a bagel which, much to the amusement of Mr. King, I couldn't butter.

You really do notice the difference between a fairly good point & shoot and an SLR camera.  None the less, my trusty point & shoot has a panoramic mode allowing me to create nice fish eye effects like above.  I'm bidding on a fish eye lens - COME ON EBAY!!!

I finished the designs for Cooney's tee shirts.  I would have liked a bit more creative reign with them, but as is life.  I did what he wanted me to do. They're simple, straight forward and they get the message across.  (I secretly hate the back design!!!) Luckily I've a bit more lee way with the website, but again I have to stick to a theme.

A very good outcome of this is that I did learn how to use Adobe Illustrator - something I've been meaning to do for quite some time.  I also brushed up on my web design skills, which were poor at best. The last proper website I designed must have been six years ago at least - before MySpace when all my design efforts strayed into that!!!  Additionally, you need both arms for such tasks so last night I bravely took my arm out of it's sling, rested it on the Mac and began typing.  The improvement has been unbelievable!! I can almost move it again.  I'm typing with two hands at present, though slow, is awesome!! I though it's be at least three months before I'd learn to do this again.  I even picked up my towels this morning! While I bore the weight with my right hand, my left hand gripped them :]]  I guess it must have been the small movements which released my muscles some what.  They've been very stiff!  Ha ha I sound like a survivor!

As I said, I met Mark for lunch and tea.  It was really nice to see him but, as always,  I leave him more confused and lonely than I was before.  I know I shouldn't meet up with him at all but as I've said before,  he's like a drug.  I enjoy seeing him and I enjoy his company.  It's too bad he fucks me up every time I see him!!  He had  bit of bad news for me too about two separate people I know - I hope they're both OK.

I guess I should get back to the real stuff that I'm supposed to be doing - my Final Year Project.  Another Saturday night with my computer and MatLab!!! How exciting!!!  Eugh, maybe I'll just pop some valium and go to bed!!!!

C