Power Control

There was a power failure just now. When I got the power back up, there was a *bzz…bzz* sound coming from the mess of cables under my desk. Upon inspection I found out that the failure was due to…. my cat.

One of my cats had peed onto my multi-plug extension outlet rendering it wet and useless. I’m thinking of banning them from entering the room. I know I’ve thought of this a hundred times before but AAARGH! this time it’s too much!

I’m typing all this on a UMPC with an uncomfortably small keyboard. I can’t do any work now. My computer refuses to start up after the power went off just now. So very, very annoying!

The “No Cats in the Room” rule will be on with immediate effect. At least until one of them gives me the Puss in Boots dilated-pupils, I’m-so-cute-and-innocent look.

Tutorial: Creating Dotted Lines Using Photoshop

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to customize a brush in Adobe® Photoshop® to create dotted lines.

There are a total of 8 images (about 150kb), not including the masthead, in this tutorial.

Step 1

Select the Brush tool from your tools palette, alternatively, just type “B” on your keyboard.
If the tools palette is not visible, go to the menubar and click Window > Tools.

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Happiness is…

Today, happiness is:

Seeing my little cat falling asleep in the middle of playing with a measuring tape
Warm coffee that tastes like golden sunshine, sweet cinnamon and roasted chestnuts
Squeezing the tummy of my fat cat, who was asleep on its back
My room resplendent in the rich glow of a warm morning

2 Fast, 2 Busy

Growing Happiness is 2 months old.
This month I’m busy with:

Creating themed entries for NaBloPoMo
Drinking soy everyday (Yup, I still do)
Trying to read a book a week
Trying to update my other site every other day
Working on a large project for a client

My days seem to be zooming past me at breakneck speed. With a project deadline in April, something’s gotta give. Because of this, I need to make some adjustments to the plan. I don’t think I can afford to post themed lists for the next two weeks because I’m too busy to even think of a theme that I could follow through for a week. I will continue to post here daily though (and most probably try to incorporate some kind of list).

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Up And Running

Things accomplished this week:

Moved to a new server – after many, many frustrating down times (5 times a week?!! Unacceptable!)
Changed to a 3-column layout – aah much better… my sidebar was getting a bit too long
Fixed the comment bug – there was a bug in the 3-column format.
Wrote 5 posts based on the theme “Entertainment”

I’m inspired by Lady S‘ list of Happy Things. I’ve read the same book — 14,000 Things to be Happy About — some time ago. I do have similar lists, but they are written over multiple entries in my blogs and numerous sketchbooks, so maybe it’s time to put them all in one list. I’m also thinking of tackling the top 100 movies of all time. But which from list? AFI? Time? Rotten Tomatoes?

Thanks for the Entertainment

Cats (my own and in general)
The Office (both the British and American versions)
Oprah
Project Runway
Heroes (I hope season 3 is good)
America’s Next Top Model (heh…)
Tonight Show with Jay Leno
THE INTERNETS

Have a good Friday and enjoy the weekend!