Last night, I cancelled my Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. It took me a while to actually pull the trigger and do it. For months, I’ve been holding on to the hope that I’ll start using the suite again to edit pictures and videos. Then, I start convincing myself that I’d start using it in the near future. Finally, I admitted to myself that I’m no longer using it and likely won’t be for a while.
(more…)Category: Arts & Culture
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July 9, 2023
I was only five or six years old when I started crying at the sight of an animated octopus-witch. My grade one class went to the class next door to watch The Little Mermaid. I had to leave the room, I was in such a fit. I spent the rest of the movie at my desk, in our classroom. I imagine it took me a while to calm down. I was a crier. I still tear up when I feel emotional.
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Letters Live on YouTube
I do love letters. It’s a shame that they aren’t being written so much anymore. Emails and text messages, convenient as they are, simply don’t have the same charm.
The Letters Live YouTube channel is definitely worth checking out. The videos are of people of some notoriety reading letters. It’s brilliant.
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An article about a book
I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.
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An article about a book
I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.
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Mini baseball bat
My buddy at work is a big baseball fan. He suggested that I make some mini bats. Here’s the first one off the line. It’s 10 cm or 4” long and 13 mm or 1/2” wide at the hitting end. It’s a little rough. I need to learn how to sharpen my tools better and how to place them against the wood more smoothly. My cuts don’t flow. All in all, this ain’t too bad.
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Unboxing: Pen Turning Starter Kit from William Wood-Write
I’m going to start turning pens. I bought the Beginner MT1 Starter Kit Plus from William Wood-Write. It should have everything I need to get started, except for the lathe. I’m excited to see what comes from this. Submit your orders early!
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I bought a lathe and now I’m in love
I was terrified to turn my lathe on for the first time. The closest I’d ever been to power tools is an 18-volt cordless drill. When I was younger, I’d hang around while my dad cut wood using a circular saw. I was his extra set of hands, the ones that got splinters.
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Drawing for Absolute Beginners – First Drawing
I thought I’d give drawing a go. I have a lot to learn, but that might mean forgetting a good few things first. With some practice, drawing could become an enjoyable habit of mine.
Our first assignment was to draw a picture of a toy car. Here’s what I drew:
Drawing is a different way to tell stories. I’ve been turning to writing and photography to help me express myself and share my stories. Learning how to draw might give me a new perspective, help me focus differently when taking pictures, and give me insight into how to effectively write a description of a scene.
With this course, I’m trying something that I have never done before. Even with a hundred things going on and a hundred more ideas, I’m finding myself bored in the evenings. Taking this drawing course might shake things up a little.
