A Daring Rescue

Found this old German postcard on Ebay. I find it so realistic and detailed. It is sad that the postcard is not in very good condition  if you see the original but never the less it is a great piece of art and the fact that it looks old gives to it a greater value for some collectors as well. I remark here the great realism and imagine that Herr Von Stroheim could perfectly have directed a scene like this one (there is one I remember where he appears in it in a silent movie, I think it’s Foolish Wives or Blind Husbands….) And coincidentally, this postcard is German. Von Stroheim was Austrian but had the perfect German allure during his Hollywood and French eras of great cinema.,

My cat does not leave me alone…

Another day has passed by, although to me it is a beginning. After having taken my dad to the doctor’s visit, and everything went well, I am again decorating, creating and finding new ways to develop my imagination. But really, I must get a Wacom Bamboo soon, even if my mouse is so accurate there is nothing like handwriting, or drawing with a pen or pencil.  I got the book Captivating, but first I need to end the other one which is taking me long as I do not read much lately.

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During the weekend I must finish with the second week tutorials, and also continue with the scrapping  tutorials…. Read Twitter news, try some programs and starting to get embellishments from my own camera as well.

Ciao

Nuttie

I could not belong to all these places at the same time. I would become nuts….

 

So many tuts so little time…

Today I have started my first lesson on Scrapbooking. I mean the serious ones, not just the ones I take while I random different places and taking more advanced lessons, thus letting me a bit exhausted! I have started with the basics and learned tips that I really didn’t know. These lessons are going to take me many days, probably weeks, but while I learn I will be able to start creating my own embellishments, and kits. I like the idea of using other great creator’s kits, be them free or not. In fact, I have just finished scrapbooking a lovely poster that I intend to print at the lab, as my new printer has A3 dimensions which is good but not for big posters. I see the fabulous creations people do and I feel inspired. I also love drawing myself certain little designs for children mainly, very sweet, so perhaps I will upload them to deviantart. I will see.

I also have to start with lessons for Adobe Photoshop Elements and especially Adobe Acrobat. I want to get a Bamboo kit, this is so important!

Although I love PSP I realize that there is a great way of developing creativity using Adobe Photoshop so I will do that too, lots of tutorials here and there, I need to make a weekly list, if not I could become nuts!

Scrapbooking is lovely, it is what allows us to do things for others and also to create things for our own satisfaction. Ah, internet is always helping out with Scrapbooking.

 

WWW Stendhal Syndrome

 

It is great to have connections over internet regarding all sorts of things and subjects we like/enjoy. But after sometime I have discovered that some places are perhaps less appealing to me and frankly I could not say why exactly. So today I received a comment that I should approve on one of my pages inviting me to be a member of a group at yahoo dedicated to Clara Bow…. Clara Bow is one of  the silent actress I have seen less movies about. I like her allure, her pose and I know there is a serious association dedicated to this actress. I remember only Pandora’s Box featuring CB. I have read a lot about her about three years ago. I do not have time to do all the things I like. I would become nuts. And this is what Internet can give us, a magical extremely vast array of places where one can get immersed for hours without realizing. Then, feel tired and still wanting to see more. The Stendhal Syndrome right in front of your computer.

Stupid question of the day:

Why do women have sex? (Check the answer in case you don’t know)
Do we need to explain that?
Why do I like eating, why do I like good weather, why do I like shopping, why do I like holidays, why do I like working in what I like, why do I like having spare time, why do I like having friends?
Do we really need high tech explanations for this? Awesome.