Moonlit Minds

Just to remind everybody that going out and enjoying Autumn sun is important
We are inviting everybody for a walk (pictures to come soon!)
Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

…what is a day without a night?
Well, in my modest opinion – everything gets tiring and flat…
A knitwear without the wholes would not be the real knitwear – imagine work without breaks, life without mistakes and so on…
And why I decided to write about it? Because I noticed that many people around are afraid not to be perfect. They try to present themselves as successful, “eternally happy”, simply “the best”. This strategy can, of course, be effective but only in the short term. In the long run it usually leads to premature burn out. And not only the person gets tired of “keeping the mask” – people around start also to be tired, less and less interested in.
I do not know if it is a very well known fact but public persons trained to show up and keep attention of others – like TV hosts for example – are often asked to make at least one mistake… This make them more human and more acceptable.
So, do not be afraid to show off your shadows from time to time (well, living in constant night could be boring, too ) – this can convince others that you are “the one of us”, the person who makes mistakes and can learn from it, someone who one can trust…
Just my 2¢ – for: what is the light without the shadow…?
Good night!

This is Johnny. He is slightly depressed about his current situation. We will be following Johnny and his gang while they’re coping with the obstacles of life.

…known also as self-marketing. Let me present you my free association on the subject in a form of another doodle.

Wishing everybody sweet dreams…

Another doodle created to prevent frustration coming from Google Reader overload…
Good night and
- enjoy!

Sticky family #1

We just got our first tablet – Wacom Bamboo.
It works very well – on Ubuntu/Linux and on Windows 7 .
Above: the first very quick ‘creation’ in Gimp
I hope to make more and post them here.
Enjoy!

EDIT: This is a simple and small Wacom Bamboo A6 – but I simply love it

It’s working on Linux/Ubuntu right of the box. To make it even more usable I followed the instructions on Ubuntu Community Documentation page here

If you want to play with it in GIMP you have to go to: Preferences->Input devices->Configure Extended input devices.

In the list you should be able to pick the various devices — they are called

“stylus” (tip of your pen)

“eraser” (back tip of your pen)

“cursor” (the wacom mouse if you have it)

“pad” (the buttons/slider on some tablets — not all versions have them).

“puck” (not sure what heck this is, but some Windows users have reported seeing such a device name.)

Activate all devices (except the “pad”) to mode “Screen”, which seems to work best for most people. If you find that your cursor has a strange offset, try is to switch to the the “Windows” setting instead, your mileage may vary. Always leave “pad” disabled in the GIMP prefs, GIMP’s not using it anyway and turning it on will only mess things up.

The above quote is taken from GimpTalk where you can find more useful tips