Girls World

Girls World
Originally uploaded by ladycheleus

Ooohhh this is a fun thing to play with. I've got to remember to tell my sister about it.

Thing #7 - Technology

I like to think of technology as both a tool and a toy. I've learned that makes it easier to learn about it and not be afraid to play around with it and make mistakes. 'Cause while I might have learned a few things, there's still lots out there. So, I guess that means lots more playtime, hmmm?

I like the convience of web technology. It lets me keep track of my favorite authors and what they are putting out. I'll even head over to the publishers website to see what books they have coming out this month.

I have my very own geek who tries to keep me technology oriented. So far, he has gotten me to play around (a little bit) with an IPAQ - I've a list of all my dvd's on the storage card, along with my sci-fi collection. Now, he wants me to figure out the mp3 player. And yes, I've added a few songs to it and listened. But I'm now thinking of seeing if I can add an audiobook to it. Even more reading time (hehee)!

My creation - discovering Montagr

My creation
Originally uploaded by ladycheleus

After looking through the selection of mashups, I finally decided to play with Montagr (I think that's what this is). It took me a bit of trial and error to figure out what mosaic imaging that I wanted. Then the hard part came - to find 13 photos out of the millions out on flickr. The words I used to find these beautiful pictures were: cats, bridal bouquet, bozarth mansion, "beauty and the beast", roses, Ireland, fairy, castle in the mist, australia, lightning and red rose.

I think that the next time I play with this flickr toy that I need to go into it with a theme in mind.

Fairy tale

Fairy tale
Originally uploaded by Sameli

I was looking for something, but I didn't know what kind of picture I wanted to talk about. I looked at cats and lightning, then I decided to look for something whimsical, and so I typed in "fairy tale" to the search line.

This picture spoke to me of a story waiting to be told. I don't know if the story will be scary or if it will turn into a gothic romance. But the picture of a castle hidden in the mists on the other side of a dark woods does lend itself to a fanciful tale.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Thoughts on the Internet "Tips'

Just read the tips on internet safety. To me they are all common sense reminders. If you see something "yucky" - report it; if you don't want god and everyone to know about it - keep it to yourself (they're called secrets for a reason); and if someone suggests something that you are not comfortable with - say no and report it.

Anyhoo, onto the next discovery. Till next time, have lotsa fun!

I have just finished watching the 7 1/2 habits clip. The habits expressed in the clip are invigorating reminders to keep your brain lively, to play and to grow. The challenge is to decide which is the easiest and which is the hardest habit that expresses my learning curve.

For me the easiest habit would be number 1. It's easy to make a goal, such as saying I would like to learn more about photography with my camera. That's a nice broad statement.

The hard part would be making the list of how much and what I want to learn about my camera and photography; making and taking the time to learn, instead of just winging it. In short, focusing in on habit number 2.

Big ol' NEWBIE alert. So, PLEASE bear with me as I try to figure this out. And then I'll see how much and what I want to post.

If you want to try a totally irreverant comic, that is totally as "un-p.c." as you can get. Then you should take a look at "Least I could do". I'll make it easy, here's the comic's site for the first day: http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20030210

And the drawings get better.