Monday, January 11, 2021

'Day 3083: Back, just barely.

  

   

“16-19” : collage & digital collage.




 
 
 


Back posting, but just barely. 


The paragraphs below were written early last week on my iPad-Pro, which taunts me with my lack of operating skills. When I was ready to post, it disappeared even though I had been saving as I went. The resulting language was the repetition of one 4 letter word that starts with s, not f. Today I opened the lists of posts, and there it was saved and ready to go. So I am sending it a week later.

My new laptop should be in today, so I hope to be all hooked up and ready to post by Wednesday/Thursday. Patience is tough.

“My significant other, my Mac Pro got fried by limeade. Truthfully, my big fat elbow knocked the glass over and onto the helpless keyboard, and wham-o, toasted! 1T of data was recovered.”

GH#1 worked on my disable phone and iPad and got them up and going. I am typing this on my iPad Pro, but am inadequate at maneuvering a stylus and keyboard. This simple paragraph has been a long production.

I am not going to be as picky about the looks of this post, since I am just barely in control. The smiles, I just blindly picked and if they came through they stayed. I am not sure about including the music, videos, or just because since my access and skills are so limited.

I will be buying a new laptop, but I have to get a “sled” to transfer the 1T of date to a new machine. If that sounds like I know what I am doing, I don’t. Meanwhile, I will try to get an assemblage of a blog and maybe learn my way around this sweet little iPad better?



Bare bones blog: in Japanese there is a word, kaizen, used often in business as continual improved effort. I will try harder tomorrow.



           A shot of rooftops in Menerbes, France, September 2019, 

when this works seemed a lot simpler.


  
                         

Smiles for Friday ... 

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                    Thanks for visiting today and your patience,

 

 

 

Monday, January 4, 2021

Day 3084:


 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 



Want music?




Click here for  Lionel Richie, Love Will Find A Way.
then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?
 
 
 


I'm back! To explain, I started the new year off, on January 1, 2021 by spilling a glass of limeade onto my open laptop keyboard. I panicked and called Superman who guided me through the google directions.  I waited the 48 hours and found that it doesn't evaporate but corrodes.  I called Apple, usually amazing and able to solve my problems. This time the Apple stores were backed up with no opening for 2 weeks. They recommended calling an Apple affiliate. At this point I called Brandon, my other tech genius. He got on line looked at ratings and said "try Mac Guys in Costa Mesa, they have a great ratings". January 4: I called and drove to CM to deliver my significant other before they closed at 5pm. The look Mac Guy, Mike gave me I knew I was in trouble. I called back the next day to find that I had fried my MacPro. However they would be able to retrieve my data! Next step, a new laptop. The Apple stores were backed up, but Mac Guys had a shipment of two coming in Monday, January 11, and with Brandon's help, I reserved one. I picked it up on the 11th after they installed the data, and my hero, Brandon came over to get me hooked up correctly. I still don't have my Photoshop transferred to this laptop, but that is on tomorrow's list. If all this makes you tired to read, you know how I feel, though I am very lucky how it all worked out.

I am carrying on today with Day 3084, although no longer consecutive days, it seemed the best way to go. Thank so many of you who wrote to check, and even those with generous offers, I am indeed blessed. I will try for daily posts as before, and try to keep this silly blog fun, upbeat and unexpected. Thank you Brandon and every one.

 
 
 
 


•  An amazing 3-minute video, owls, here.
•  A 2+minute video,  ducklings, here
•  A cute 1-minute video, raccoon, here.


 

Throwback Thursday ...

 


Demura Sensei, Kangieko, Huntington Beach, CA. 2010

 


 
                        

Smiles for Monday ...
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 


 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 


                                                               Thanks for coming back today.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Day 3082: Mac Pro in Quarantine!




 













 

I apologize, my significant other is still in quarantine and I am trying to bridge the learning curve on my Mac Pro, so as not to miss a day. It shouldn’t be this hard, but just to mount the photo art above, I inadvertently deleted it almost a dozen times. I am having trouble scrolling and various simple tasks.


 I have a blog format that I use, bit on this IPad Pro, it doesn’t show up. So I will stop and see tomorrow what shows up> I apologize.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 



Want music?




Click here for  
then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?
 
 
 


Still another angel, they keep coming ...


Ruby: junk mail angel #15, collage & acrylic




    They may seem similar, but they are changing back from the first.

This one used acrylic brushed papers as well as junk mail.

Meanwhile, here's a quick step-by step of #15 ...



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     (fashion-forward angel?)



 
 


•  An amazing 3+minute video,  here.
•  A fascinating 5-minute video, , here
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A smiles for Sunday ...
 
 


                                                               Thanks for visiting today.