Randomnesses

So, the weather in oHIo pulled a total fakeout on us oHIoans. It was 60 degrees and sunny for a few days a while back, but lately, it's been cloudy and/or bitter cold. Too cold for this chicken to go outside for more than 20 minutes to take photos.

At least, that is my excuse for this post.

I've been GIMPed. I can now do cool things like this



Granted, it's an old point-and-shoot photograph that is a little underexposed, and the composition isn't the best, but I had fun coloring in apples and my niece Alexis. (Check out the butt-shaped apple in my mom's hand. Totally Rad.) And I would have totally done this with one of my doggy pictures, but my dogs are black (and white) already, so adding color wouldn't make a lick of difference.

GIMP does, however, make these kinds of differences

BEFORE



AFTER



And, in my lone venture outside with the little ruffians, I did manage to get this shot



You can get GIMPed, too, if you are interested in an application that acts a bit like photoshop but is about $400 cheaper (that is, free).

Fotografia

Images from the photo shoot in Newark.

Alexis being cuuuuute :)

I think I'll hang a copy of this in my bathroom.

After he wrote this, Andy wrote "POOP" in the sand.

The deceased horseshoe crab

Such a tragic story...looking out to sea, where he wishes he was. Tear.

Oh, and just as an update on the word count...23,436 as of right now. I'm taking a quick break to post this. My goal is 25,000 by the end of the day.