i've had a bad cold, i've mostly been sleeping the past week or so. but i feel stronger today- so i may have passed thru the worst. I've decide to once again to try nanowrimo again. hence the logo to the side- i may post my pages as i finish them- not too sure yet. when it comes to writing, i'm not as stream of thought as i am when i'm doing my webcomics. of course, thats the idea behind nanowrimo- just crank it out to 50,000 words and then you can agonize over word choice. maybe i'll have better luck this year. we'll see.

spooky and toes

A toenail just fell off or more like it slid off. Shall I blame this on perimenopause. Probably not. I remember jamming that toe on something a day or two ago. But I will blame my eshaustion and insomnia on the big M. I have been yawning such big yawns lately. But No caffeine after 12 helps the insomnia. Anyway have a spooky pic. Am i sounding incoherent- its brain fog from the Big M. ah well let me go take my increasing amounts of vitamins.

weekend project 10/12/08

THis project was using rub on decals to make a new bento box for Halloween.
I also did a massive cleanup on the living room. Which was good cause I needed to vent. I hate retail when the economy is so bad because you always have some dick or pud who decides they dont like your voice or face or whatever and they just gotta be superior. ooh, lets rip up this paper while we think of that creep and toss it into the trash bag. yeah!

Fun Things I am finding with Vista

Well, I needed a harder working system, I got it, but BOY, Vista is fun(SARCASM).
I thought i'd write it down my problems and solutions, in case- it helps anyone else.


First of all, Vista is a nanny computer when it comes to installing programs. If you put the program in the dvd/cd player and it does it autorun thing and then the install guide pops up with click here to install, so you do and a mean window comes saying this "action requires elevation" Huh? What it means, is you are not seen as the admin. The Go around is open the program file on dvd/cd, find the install file, right-click, choose "run as admin" and be prepared to answer several more windows of are you sure, are you really sure, are you absolutely really sure- urgh, so close to shutting off The UAC(yeah -that's what its called User Account Control). Or maybe until i've uploaded all my old programs- and speaking of which

Comicswork 1.0 will not install on Vista- apparently, it doesnt like the msi installer- the work around- a google search led me here and yes it does work. Take the entire SE file and place it into the programs file of your Vista Computer. Open the SE file, look for the comicswork App file-should have little cat head next to it. Right click it, choose run as admin, feed your serial number in and you are ready to run. Close program, click on cat head, choose create short cut- window comes up and says "do you want it on desktop" say yes, and you now can click thru to Comicswork!

The Third but not last problem with Vista- Where is my "move to" or "copy to" function when i right click on a file. Argh- it's gone!! NO!!! Have no fear, it's here-

Anyway, hope these help someone. Vista is pain but the speed and lots more ram and new chip is worth it.

Sunday Project 2008-10-05

See how a hipinahurry vinyl sticker became a Genzo Bento Box. First we scanned in the super large sticker (before i put it on the trunk). Changed a few things, color wise and clothe wise.





I then printed it out added a few more lines in the hair and jacket. trimmed it and scanned it back in, re-adjusting the colors and printing it out on lazer tran decal paper(My next box i will use plain paper) I hit it with a coat of Super Surface Sealer(I prefer to use sprays on top of inkjet artwork as it bleeds less), let it dry , and then tossed it into the water to seperate the decal. I had already prepared a bento box for the decal. The puti-fresh decoration on the lid was scrubbed off with a brillo pad, manual scrubbing and water. we placed the decal on the dry lid and let it dry. As usual, we had fun with air bubbles. we presse from the center out. but still had some had to be popped with a pin and smoothed out. The dried decal curled up on the edges so i used modpodge to paste the edges down. After it dried, i decorated it with the jewel drop(i used urethane glue to paste it) and glitter glue on the edges. Tonight, i'll give it a few more coats of mod podge. That way it can be washed with a soft cloth. No brillo pads! ;D