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Month: April 2006

Found in My Hard Drive #3: Unfinished Digital Painting

Found in My Hard Drive #3: Unfinished Digital Painting

I don’t remember what I planned for it. I don’t even remember if I did this in Photoshop, or in Painter, saved as a Photoshop file. Judging by the modified date, I think it was Photoshop. I bet someone can guess what it illustrates, though. Share this post:

It Was the Best of Romantic Times, It Was the Worst of Production Times

It Was the Best of Romantic Times, It Was the Worst of Production Times

In my freelance work, this is one of the busiest times of the year. There’s a magazine that romance readers and romance writers like to read, called Romantic Times BOOKclub, and every year they have a convention. For authors and fans who like the idea of meeting up with each other at booksignings, this is a pretty big deal. So romance publishers like to do things for the “RT convention” like advertise extra big in the magazine or prepare print…

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Wikipedia Birthday Meme

Wikipedia Birthday Meme

I’ve seen it everywhere. I don’t think I’ve been tagged yet, but I thought I’d do it anyway, since it seemed the perfect time for it. 1. Go to Wikipedia. 2. In the Search box, type your birth month and day (but not year). 3. List three events that happened on your birthday. 4. List two important birthdays and one interesting death. 5. Post this in your journal. My birthday is April 9. Events 1667 – First public art exhibition…

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Lots of Walking in the Morning

Lots of Walking in the Morning

On the morning of my first full day at Uluru, I watched the sunrise and tried to get a great shot of the rock. It was overcast, so the pictures were disappointing. Later, I did a tour around the base of the rock. The sky had cleared by then, so the colors were amazing and the pictures were better. The guide pointed out special features and markings, showed us some cave art, told us Aboriginal children’s tales, and expended quite…

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Sounds of Silence

Sounds of Silence

Right after I checked into my hotel, I confirmed my booking for a dinner show that night called Sounds of Silence. It was mostly couples—honeymooners and older retired folk on vacation. I think I was the only one who went alone, but I befriended two dear widows taking a vacation together from Scotland, so I didn’t feel lonely. The whole thing took place outside. Everyone had some champagne and hors d’oeuvres before dinner, many of them wearing fly nets over…

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