Back to Lynda My Love

Hmph.  Back to more learning videos.  I’ve decided to really tackle Illustrator next.  I can do schematics in Inkscape (which at this point I consider a fine, free substitution/fill in for Illustrator — we’ll see if that changes as I learn...

Rain?!

It’s raining. Yes, it most parts of the country, not that unusual of an event, but it’s not typical of our weather patterns in Los Angeles.  Not that I’m complaining, too much;  the plants are loving it.  I don’t have to water the garage...

Snake in the (Sweet)Grass mitts released

Here they are!  and on Ravelry. It seems like a lot in the last week or so (to me at least) but I don’t have anything else that’s going to be published in the short term. I do have a list of projects, of course, that are in various stages, including some...

Recipe of the Week May 13th 2010 and thoughts on recipes

I’m not that good at following recipes explicitly.   This works fine with some things (stews, chili, meatloaf, etc) and gives mixed results with others (primarily, of course, baked goods). I very quickly learned, however, that when Thomas Keller says to do...

Don’t Fence Me In

is live! Now that I’m getting more comfortable with InDesign I’m liking it much, much more than doing the same thing in Word.  At the very least, if you put something somewhere:  text box, picture, etc — it stays where you put it even if you change...