DAYS OF MY LIFE... in Gozo!

Time to say good-bye…

2009-06-22T12:56:24Z

Current Mood: content

… nah, don’t worry. I’m only giving a farewell to my trusty ole’ blog, so I can say hello to the new one. The design of this one was cool as long as I was actually writing for publication… you could say, “writing at all”! But recently, every time I looked at this blog, I cringed. It’s just not me any longer, in more ways than one. Writing is pretty much on the backburner (so is blogging, for that matter!), and I’m not telling you an awful lot about Gozo either. Hence my decision to let it go.

There was also the issue of showing you my photos. In recent months I must have skimmed thousands of wordpress templates that are suitable for writing (if and when I feel like it) but also allow a space large enough to insert photos of a decent size. Well, this morning I found it.

I’m not going to delete this one though… there are way too many memories buried in it, to just throw it out. Yep, I’m a sentimental old tart. LOL! But I won’t update it any longer. Although I can’t really tell when my new bog will be updated next, I do invite you to pop over there – and hope you’ll like it. Once it shows some posts, that is!!

Bye for now!

…and suddenly it’s summer!

2009-06-20T13:16:27Z

Current Mood: just fine

Tomorrow is the first day of summer, and I find that a bit disconcerting. Although we’ve been sweating it out for quite a while, it’s strange to say that summer is here now. I tell you, time doesn’t only fly when you’re having fun!!

The heat is really getting to me (and not only to me, see Simba on the left LOL), and I’m biting my tongue really hard not to say I wish it was winter… always the same old story!

Ok, I’m not going to do the moaning thing. Actually I’m in a pretty good mood. It’s the weekend, my latest deadline at work has come and gone (and been met, of course), plus I have an additional day off on Monday because I worked the Manager on Duty shift last Sunday. And to top it all, I’m looking forward to a whole week off work in September – it does sound as though it’s far away, but the next 3 months (less, really!) will be gone in a hurry, too. Oh, and I almost forgot the best part: Hubby and I are going to Berlin for four days of that week, for the wedding of my “little” sister who’s going to get married for the first time at the tender age of 47. We’re going to stay at the legendary Hotel Adlon Kempinski, which is yet another reason to look forward to that trip!!

All in all those four days are a total luxury, even without counting in the stay at the Adlon. I had started saving a few euro every month, to buy the Canon EOS 5D Mark II one day – *drool*. But when I heard the news from my sister I just couldn’t resist booking those flights… It is a very special occasion, after all, and the 5D can wait a little longer.

Until then, work is likely to remain hectic, and my blog unlikely to be updated very often. I’d also like to apologise to people who e-mail me for advice… Strangely there has been a handful in the space of a few days. I’m really sorry to quash your hopes but I don’t have time for my stuff, leave alone for researching yours. I’m saying this without a hint of sarcasm. I love helping when I can – but right now I simply can’t. Sorry.

I have the feeling there was something else I meant to say, but my brain’s blank. So for now, I wish you all a happy weekend – and a great summer too, just in case it might be September already when I sit down for my next post!

Oh, and Simba sends his greetings from atop the wall unit…

Bye!

Just another boring post

2009-06-07T09:36:26Z

Current Mood: Creative

A quick blog post just to let y’all know that I’m alive and kicking. In my mind, I’ve written a few blog posts lately, but my priorities have shifted somewhat. Which means, I have resolved that feeling guilty for not communicating is the last thing I need on top of everything else right now. I can live with dwindling visitor numbers – and I figure that my blog really isn’t terribly important, and people can live without it, too…

Writing used to be my creative outlet. The thing is, at the moment my work involves a lot of creative writing – waxing lyrical, actually – that I just can’t face more of it on my return home in the evening.

Instead of writing – or doing anything else for that matter! - I’ve created a few more OOB’s. Every time I finish one, I’m simply delighted, just can’t describe it otherwise. Each result simply amazes me anew LOL! Killing off pixels is a very relaxing pastime, which helps me wiping clean my mind after work.

Here are all my OOB creations to-date…

One day I’ll start updating my photoblog again…

Wish you a happy weekend – and please, don’t hold your breath until my next blog post, it’s bound to take a couple of weeks!

Like mother, like son! grin

2009-05-31T13:41:49Z

No time for blogging – and not feeling guilty!

Here’s how I spent my Saturday, hope you enjoy it as much as I did! :D

Like mother, like son :)

A boring life & OOB

2009-05-23T07:22:54Z

I think this must have been one of the longest gaps between posts, ever. My days have an extremely boring pattern of late, which goes work-photoshop-sleep-work-photoshop-sleep… Occasionally food intake is added to the mix, but isn’t a priority. Neither are house chores. The way things are going, we’re destined to drown in dust, grime and dirty laundry, ha!

About a week ago I think – it’s a little blurred – I discovered OOB, which stands for out-of-bounds photography. It takes less skills than endless patience and time , and the results are pretty stunning. But most of all, it carries my mind away from work. I’m working on a project with deadlines that border on silly, and my brain cells have been in overdrive. I admit it could be much, much worse, but knowing that doesn’t do anything to diminish the pressure on my little blonde head!

I’ve put my photohunt participation on ice for a while, it’s too damn hard to keep up with the communication that comes with it. Sorry! Oh well, better days are bound to come. One day. Until then, I’ll probably keep churning out manipulated photos.

For now I just used existing photos of mine, but I have other stuff in mind, taking pics purposely for the task. Hey, I might become an artist! Right now I’m waiting for a little gadget that I ordered from eBay, a Wacom Bamboo graphics tablet (the smallest one!). With that editing will be less crude, hopefully!

So here’s my first collection of little pieces of art. I hope you’ll like them. All photos are chosen pretty randomly and they’re not really meant to carry any messages – except for the horse: that’s me, looking for a less bland world LOL!

If you like to see the larger versions, they can be found in my deviantART gallery. And in case you’d like to try it out, here is the tutorial I first started working from, though I altered it for myself as I went along.