With the exception of a quick run to the grocery story, I'm hunkering down at my knitting machine today - determined to conquer that second sleeve so that I can do the neckline and assemble the sweater. I have another sweater on my horizon and want to get started on it, so I need to make serious progress today. Of course, I don't want to go outside anyway - it's cold, and tomorrow will be even worse. After all, I'm still above zero right now (6F/-14.4C) - it's a heat wave - LOL. We're going to be sub-zero overnight and barely above zero during the days until the 14th! I'll be grabbing my scarf to add that one more layer of protection between my face and the cold, for sure!
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I'll be as bundled up as this woman from Philadelphia. I've got my long, warm parka, I'll probably reattach the hood, and I'll absolutely be wearing my scarf and hat (and gloves - absolutely necessary). I always feel guilty about having to keep my car outdoors during the days at the shop, but there's nothing to be done about that. |
I spent most of yesterday afternoon downloading and installing the Adobe Photoshop Elements program I had purchased for my laptop. I've used regular Adobe Photoshop for more than a decade - love the program - but it's evolved since the last version I currently run, and I had to make decisions when it came to programs for Voodoo. So, Photoshop Elements was what I picked. I use Photoshop every day, and not having a program available isn't an option. Now I get the learning curve for another version and that may drive me a bit crazy - LOL.
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Photoshop vs Photoshop Elements - Elements automates a lot of the photo editing process. Is that good? It's not bad ... as long as it's still something that I can control. I've used Photoshop since the early 2000's, but I'm open to change (and I don't have a choice - LOL). |
I also purchased Microsoft Office 365 for Voodoo, but installed that right away. That gives me my Word, Excel and Publisher programs, as well as other things that I really don't use. Of course these are all newer updates than what I've used for years, so again ... a learning curve.
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The life I'm leading is certainly nothing like I had imagined while I was growing up. But I really didn't have an overriding goal in mind. I think I wanted to be comfortable and experiment with art, and I've managed to do that. I guess I achieved my goal. |
Remember when you thought when you graduated from (insert grade or school here) you'd know everything you needed to learn and could just forge ahead in your chosen career? What a bunch of hooey!!! You're never actually finished with your education. There's always something else to be learned - a new technique, a new program or a new skill. I guess my computer is keeping me young, because once again there's a ton of things to learn.
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We never truly stop learning new things. I think that's one thing that helps us stay young. I'm looking forward to learning how to use my new programs because I need to have them nailed before I upgrade our older desktop computers. |
On that note, I think I need hot tea and oatmeal. Stay warm, be kind, stay safe and please, wear your mask. As long as I don't turn into an ice statue, I'll be back tomorrow.
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