Unsent

Been a while. The past week or two has been... Craptacular. Hella busy at work. But I got a surprise visit from the mother, which was nice. I'm stuck at home without a vehicle... Well, I'd be home on the comp anyways.

There's a lot of things I want to get over the next little while. Currently I have a $100 monthly budget for entertainment/food expenses. I want to get that down closer to $50, but there are so many thing I want... Oh well, this month is pretty much shot as is. Granted, I got a raise & bonus for March, but... That just makes up for the chair and jacket. I didn't really spend any other money last month. Oh well, I think I'm just gunna blow it all this month. April is pretty much screwed as is, with wedding presents, the road trip, etc. So what am I getting? I diecast Spitfire model. It's hella slick. I've also decided to get How to Save a Life (The Fray album). I'll also be getting Like Blood Like Honey (Holly Brook album) and Half-Life Aftermath, but they're not out for the next little while. Hm, that's not quite as bad as I thought, aside from all wedding/road trip expenses.

There's a CRX down the road for sale at $1850. The sign claims it's a '89, but it has to be at least '87 'cause it's first-gen. There's also a fair bit of rust on the body. I'm sure I could talk them down to at least $1500. Open the offer at around $1200 and work up. But blah. There's no point. I've decided that I'll either get my CRX if it's repaired, or nothing. It'll probably be way cheaper in the long run to bike and use the bus. Not that I really want to. I really wish I had a car.

In other news...



Tell me - When you first saw that, did you see swaying grass in the wind?

Okay, this is my first painting in Photoshop. I didn't spend a whole lot of attention to detail on this one, most of the time was spent figuring out and messing with the settings and brushes. I had fun trying a new program, I can definitely see some of the advantages. There are a few things that tick me off about the interface from Open Canvas to Photoshop (Can anyone tell me if it's possible to bind a mouse button to sample colour? Not bring up the tool and have to switch back, just a way to right-click on a colour and have it set to your brush.)

The sky is interesting... It's hard to make out the clouds. I'm thinking that's because the sky should be closer to one consistant colour/gradient, rather than being able to make out strokes and whatnot. But back to the grass thing... It didn't work out too well, did it? I'm thinking I need to have a look at a tutorial. I should've thrown in a few leaves flying off to give a sense of wind. Hmph.
-Cril

Innocent lives have been changed
By these winds of passing fortune
Hoping that you had been sleeping
Hoping that you had been dreaming
But it's all true
But it's all true

Let the truth come down
Let it's fire keep you warm
Let the love come up
And keep you safe within the storm

Billy McLaughlin - Safe Within the Storm