Shattered Sun

I swear, I thought I fell off it.  I apologize again for not updating.  It’s just that the darn blog gets the bottom of the barrel when it comes to my times.  That’s not good, I know.  :(  I’m thinking of trying something different.  I’ll keep you posted.  I promise.

In the meantime, change is on the wind.  I can feel it in my bones.  Change is good.  And sometimes, change is what keeps up motivated & thrilled to be alive.  I’m feeling froggy, I must say.  So, may the wind fill your sails and make your ship change directions as it appears to be making mine.  Sometimes it’s not the course we plot, but we still can make the most of the voyage. 

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So, I went to my endodontist (who writes a blog, which just amazes me) and he redid my root canal. It sucked majorly. Still does, actually. My jaw hurts and I have a massive headache. At least it was entertaining while I was there anyway. My endodontist sings along with a random iTunes selection while he does this stuff. So it’s amusing and yet, I can tell you, he has a nice voice. And he knows the words (mostly). At least he wasn’t asking me questions while I was all jammed up (they use this plastic protector and it pretty much covers the whole mouth.) What I did enjoy was that even though it was really cold in there, they had blankets for patients and offered me one while they were working on me. I was wearing my turtleneck and sweater and was still cold. I mean, they completely stopped working on my mouth to get me a blanket. I was thrilled by that! And then, after it was done, I suggested that he think of adding The Format & Plain White Ts to his iTunes and he bought an album from both right then and there. I can appreciate a person who loves music and trusts my opinion even though I could have been completely off base, ya know? Even with the pain, it was a good day.

Shouldn’t we all be so thrilled with simple things? I have the day off from work tomorrow but I’m finding that it’s probably not going to be a real day off. I’ll be spending the morning at the dentist and then the afternoon doing who knows what. I should be working, heaven knows there’s plenty of items left undone currently. But I don’t want to! I want to goof off. That’s not very productive, now is it? Anyway, I’ve got nothing much to report here. Simply a boring day with a boring evening. I am not complaining!

Sometimes, things are better left unsaid. And that has become my mantra at work. For the most part, I’m sure they see my unhappiness written all over my face. I’m a bit transparent like that, even though I don’t want to be. I want to be fantastic and enjoyable and hard working. Well, I know I’m all these things (no shame here, lol) but I don’t always feel like I’m getting them across because I really am beginning to dislike my job more and more. Times are definitely shifting and changing. So, in that vein, I’m proud to announce that in February, I should be the proud owner of a fancy new domain for my photography business. The time is right, I think. I’m also thinking of putting prints up in Etsy. Anyone use them enough to know if it’s worth it for photo prints? Or anything else for that matter? I’ve got a site there but it’s been pretty dormant. I probably should consider putting some jewelry up there, too. For prettiness.

I’m also thinking of creating some custom brush sets for Photoshop (and maybe PSP, if I can figure out the whole tubing process). If anyone has tips in that respect, I’m all ears! Anyway, I’m off to bed now. I had meant to call Darren but didn’t remember to do so earlier. He wanted to visit Mexico this weekend and I won’t be able to because J’s company is sorta dumb and accidentally didn’t pay him a whole paycheck. Instead, they only paid him half a paycheck. Yes, it sucks as much as it sounds like. I’m just grinning and bearing it at this point in the game. Anyway, I’m off! Y’all have fun!

The below images are being used for my pics of the day. I spent the evening working on them in prep for Valentine’s Day. It really is just around the corner, isn’t it. Just amazing where the time goes anymore. Anyway, what do you think?

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By the way, the above cards were made using brushes from graphics-illustrations.com & I just LOVE them! Oh, and looky, I’ve dropped a couple of pounds! Woot! I definitely dig losing weight without killing myself. Okay, off to bed for me, I’m so glad the valentines are done!