Monthly Archives: November 2010
Women of WordPress
| November 26, 2010 | Posted by ThatGrrl at StumbleUpon under Writing |
http://weblogs.about.com/b/2010/11/26/women-of-wordpress.htm
Thank you Susan. My post about women involved in developing, promoting and writing about WordPress was linked on the Blogging topic at About.com. That was a nice surprise today.
No Make Up for a Day
| November 26, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Facebook: No Make Up for a Day – December 1st to December 2nd.
Will you go bare for the day?
Looking at Courses at Georgian College
| November 25, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Creative Fat Grrl |
The problem is that none of these seem to be available right now, cancelled, or in another town. I’m going to send a note and see what they say about them and the availability.
Writing for Profit (COMU 0055)
Turn your love and writing talent into money through editorial publications, promotional material, greeting cards and ghost writing. This course is for committed writers who want to make money through freelance work.
Intro to Writing for Newspaper (COMU 0032)
Community newpapers are always looking for savvy writers and this five-hour workshop will help you break into the local scene by helping you think and write like a seasoned reporter. Learn how to hook your reader with great leads and write with precision using Canadian Press style.
Creative Writing Fundamentals (COMU 0048)
While learning the basics of good writing, students are introduced to a variety of writing styles and Canadian writers. Classes consist of lectures, discussions, readings, critiques and films. Students are encouraged to read aloud their short works of prose and poetry to receive constructive, oral feedback.
Cartoon Basics (DART 0084)
This course introduces the basic elements necessary to design and construct cartoons for a variety of media. Instructor Bob Kain.
Finding the Fixed Sys Font
| November 23, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Illustration and Art, The Internet Unplugged |
Once upon a time when I made ASCII Art, I was a great fan of the FixedSys font. It is a monospace font which works very well for illustrating with text. However, in my Windows Vista computer the FixedSys font is missing. I looked for it, tried other options, but was not happy. So I went online to see what people were writing about it.
I now know that FixedSys has been given an upgrade of sorts and is now known as Consolas. I found Consolas and gave it a try. It is nicer, maybe nicer and smoother than the old FixedSys.
While searching for information I found the font called FixedSys Excelsior. It is like the old fashioned FixedSys but it is less smooth than the new Consolas font. You can see a pretty drastic difference in the two fonts when I show them in an ASCII art illustration of the Canadian flag.
Snowflake Photo
| November 16, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Illustration and Art |
I have been looking at a lot of snowflake photos. This one, with beads, is one of the most unusual I have seen in the past couple of days. Very pretty.
Take All Your Chances While You Can
| November 16, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
“Chances” – By Athelete (As heard on Doctor Who)
Take all your chances while you can
You never know when they’ll pass you by
Like a sum the mathematician cannot solve
Like me trying my hardest to explain
It’s all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can’t calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
Take me over
If I had the chance to start again
Then you would be the one I’d come and find
Like the poster of Berlin on my wall
Maybe there’s a chance our walls might fall
It’s all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can’t calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
It’s all about your cries and kisses
Those first steps that I can’t calculate
I need some more of you to take me over
I know I because I cant calculate
How to respect you
How to start again
How to start again
How to start again
It’s all about you
Hope in Unlikely Places
| November 12, 2010 | Posted by thatgrrl under Creative Fat Grrl |
Butterfly Kiss of Hope
Never give up on hope, for hope waits to be born in unlikely places.
Hope is everywhere, you’ll find it in the flowers, in the air,
It’s delivered to you by butterflies wearing different faces,
When one softly brushes your cheek with a kiss, you’ll know it’s there.J. Hinkle, Thoughtful Angels… and Friends.
I also posted this to WordGrrls.com
