I am currently using my third Apple, and I will never buy any other computer. I just had to take a moment and rave about how much I adore the Apple company and each of my computers...two which rest in peace, we can add two ipods to the list too. As I mentioned last week, I ahem, splashed a glass of water on my wireless keyboard and caused it to short out...major meltdown over that one! Well Apple was very understanding and sent me a brand new one and prepaid shipping to return it, so I just had to pop the old keyboard into the box and voila my world was right again. So now I am happily typing away...la ti da for me...and my apple...I will admit I have begun shopping for my next computer though...next January I think I am going to purchase a new machine, and I may switch over to a laptop. I have always bought the biggest, fastest, toughest macs I could have built, mainly so that if I chose to put my cgr degree to use I would be all set to go, but honestly though, I no longer even have copies or Maya or lightwave, and I doubt I will all of a sudden get the urge to create 3d animations at this point...yeah, with all that free time I've got. I have been weighing the pros and cons, and the mac book pros are looking pretty snazzy and almost keeping up with the towers. I can still keep my cinema flat screen on the desk to use at home and honestly I am so afraid to travel because I fear of falling behind with Manic Trout that I need to make MT more mobil. I also really want to move sooner then later, and the whole process will go smother with a portable workstation right now...especially if I'll end up with a studio outside of my home.
I heart Apple.
I have enjoying watching nature turn from a brown, muddy mess to a lush green paradise recently...especially my yard, my English landlady is an excellent gardener and every day a new plant or tree is blooming in the yard...I was thrilled to see that the lilacs have begun too, although not well enough for their close up yet...
The only downside is that allergies are also here. I am walking around like a zombie, they do exhaust me so.
Goodbyes and good buys…
Ok....so I should never start with a pun, but I can't help myself today. I have sad news. is closing its virtual doors in 2 short weeks. The up side is that the lovely Amy has marked items down up to 40%. So you can take advantage of this sad day and buy some wonderful goodies by fabulous artists at awesome prices. Go forth my lovlies and shop your hearts out!
The bad, the good and I returned the ugly….
I had a bad day yesterday. My wireless keyboard shorted out and stopped working. I became hysterical. Fortunately I had bought the extended warranty, so a new one will arrive shortly and I just have to pack up the old one and send it back to apple. In the mean time, Tyler has been kind enough to loan me another so I stopped having panic attacks about not being able to use my computer. 
The day greatly improved however when I came home from and found my Fire Mountain order had arrived two days early! There of coarse is the part where I realize that I ordered 16 colors of Swarovski crystals in the wrong size...and a few items I was curious about were not my style...but other then the 24 items I am returning, I was in heaven...and I already ordered the crystals in the right size...so I can proceed as planned with my new earrings...do not fret.
Date Night at the Drive-In!
When was the last time you went to a ? Well we have a few good ones around here, the old school kind with the posts still on the lawn and the little concession hut in the middle. Tyler and I went to the and saw the first line up of the season tonight...it was after we ran some grocery errands so we had munchies a plenty to snack on too. Mondays as it turns are are "Cheap Night"...two movies for $5 an adult! First it was and we had intended to leave after it was over, but such a great time was being had that we stayed for the double feature , which scared the crap out of me...but I survived and actually enjoyed being freaked out! Hopefully I can make many more Monday night showings this summer!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
As I manage the bar of an upscale Mexican restaurant as my "day job" right now, I have been busier than normal recently trying to juggle two full time jobs...well much of the reason has been in preparation for today...its Cinco de Mayo! Personally I cannot wait for tonight to be over...in the bar world there are certain holidays that are referred to as rooky nights...usually there is excessive drinking for no reason other then the day on the calendar and it always gets messy. New Years Eve, St. Patrick’s Day...basically any holiday that revolves around getting drunk. In general the bar is getting busier though, which means my nights there are longer and I am finding it increasingly difficult to manage to give myself 100 percent to two different places. Hopefully this will be my last Cinco de Mayo bartending during my brief return to the bar word....until then, I really love being able to have a job where I can meet so many people and socialize while at work!
The flood in April did some good; the flowers blooming outside are magnificent! I shot a few blooming trees after my walk with Faye this afternoon. My energy level is about equal with mud right now, I had two incredibly long nights at the restaurant and am beat...I have to drag myself around to get any thing done today...
I have some jewelry projects I am working on, I should put hangers on paintings and stretch some canvases...perhaps do a bit of on line work...I really don't feel like doing any of it though. I was hoping the walk would perk me up, but no.
Perhaps this is my bodies way of telling me I need to take an afternoon off...
