Trying to Install Ubuntu

Windows Vista is making things very difficult but I’m not giving up yet. I have CDs for an old version but the latest, 7.04 seems to do a better job of working alongside Windows. Not that I really am fond of Windows, especially Vista, but some things will not run on a Linux (Ubuntu) operating system.… Read the rest

Indie Bloggers WC #15: Under All That Fur…

Indie Blogger Weekly Challenge: Not more than 234 words regarding:

You and your twin sister are photographers for national geographic on assignment to cover a famous interspecial linguistics professor who’s spent the last 10 years on a mountain in Borneo studying the language of silver back mountain gorillas. You think this is total bullshit and your sister is bitching about how much easier it would be to just work for Get Up & Go Girl!

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Compatibility from Plenty of Fish

Plenty of Fish: Your Compatibility Test Results

Self-Confidence

As someone with high self-confidence, you feel quite comfortable interacting with other people. Indeed, you find the company of others very stimulating and enjoy meeting new people. Your relaxed demeanor in groups makes people around you comfortable too. Perhaps because you feel comfortable talking about yourself, others tend to enjoy being around you and perceive you as socially competent.

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Zach Lipovsky

I’m watching On the Lot, the reality show about film makers trying to win an opportunity with the big shots. There is one Canadian guy on the show and of course I’m wishing him luck. He seems to be doing well and his films so far are holding up well. So, good luck to Zack Lipovsky.… Read the rest

Cause You’re Beautiful… If You Believe You Are

Oprah is talking about how people see themselves and how people from different cultures want to look more western/ white. It’s interesting.

One young woman created a film showing kids who had a choice between two dolls, one white and the other coloured. Each kid (of those she showed) picked the white doll as the pretty one, the nice one and the one they would most like to have.… Read the rest

Prada… Is it Real?


I bought this purse at Goodwill yesterday. I just liked the look of it and it was the right size with the right amount of pockets and zippered sections for me. But, is it one of those Prada things as in “The Devil Wears Prada”? That’s interesting. I am sending this photo to someone who might know.… Read the rest

Pictures for Word Spinners

A writer can be more than the words they spin.

Ever thought of drawing something to go with your writing? Or taking a photograph to go with your article? Or even backwards, creating words to go with your drawings, like a comic? Scanning pictures, drawings or photographs into your journal or blog?

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.… Read the rest

Pictures for Word Spinners

A writer can be more than the words they spin.

Ever thought of drawing something to go with your writing? Or taking a photograph to go with your article? Or even backwards, creating words to go with your drawings, like a comic? Scanning pictures, drawings or photographs into your journal or blog?

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.… Read the rest