One thing that humbles me
deeply is to see that human genius has its limits while human stupidity does
not.
(footnote:I'm running out of good puns so I've decided to switch to PARAPROSDOKIANS.
PARAPROSDOKIANS (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.)
Here are two more from the collaboration with my friend Carol.
I struggled with the first one….not sure why. I just wasn’t pleased with the
way she was turning out. I finally admitted defeat….or is it acceptance? Either
way I call her done.
After
This was just mindless fooling around on my tablet. I
like it.
Things are changing way too fast around here. Well, it’s not
so much things are changing, although they are and change is, you know, HARD! It’s that the changes bring with
them a host of new technology.
We got a new Cable system that brought with it a new menu to
learn……with MORE menus within the menus! I was never very good at outlines in
school, the Roman numerals, headings, sub-headings, lettering….blah, blah,
blah…. all these menus bring back some very unpleasant memories.
Not to mention a new remote!
Now we have a new washer and dryer I swear was designed
by NASA engineers! Just LOOKING at
it intimidates me! I want to wash my clothes not orbit the earth!
There are soooo many menus! If the pre-programmed choices
don’t suit your needs….the menus have drill down menus….. and don’t even ask
about the app for your phone that offers even MORE choices! (I’m not kidding…an APP!)
I used to have HOT/WARM/COLD to choose from on the old
washer. Now I can actually choose the EXACT water temperature! Like I know
what temperature is best for my clothes! I know water boils at 212°…….that is
the extent of my water temperature knowledge.
Now it wants me to choose the type of cycle I want, the
water temperature, the SPIN speed!!!! Do I want steam????
Wrinkle reducing?????……in the washing machine? WHAAAAAT????
I just want to do a load of laundry for God’s sake! I mean,
I don’t even separate the clothes anymore. With just the two of us in the
house there’s very little laundry to do so I just lump everything together in
one big load!
I guess for people with a lot of laundry to do, big
families, families with kids, who participate in sports…..these new
machines are great. But for we empty nesters I don’t really need all the bells
and whistles. So I’m suggesting to all the washer/dryer manufacturers of the
world, it might be a selling point to add an ‘old fart’ cycle to your
machines……for all us oldsters out here who just want to clean our
clothes.
Just sayin’.
PS A little added bonus for you....the 'Dryer Song'! (I had 'issues' uploading this video and I clipped it one note too short, lol. Just pretend the whole thing is there....I don't have the patience to re-record and fight to upload it again....)
Women
will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a
bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
(footnote:I'm running out of good puns so I've decided to switch to PARAPROSDOKIANS.
PARAPROSDOKIANS (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous.)
.......when you replace the toilet paper roll in your son's bathroom with the end coming over the top, because that's the way he prefers it....even though it goes against every fiber of your being......
A few weeks ago, in a burst of artistic fervor, I suggested
to my online friend Carol we should exchange background pages to see what the
other would do with them.
I ♥♥♥LOVE♥♥♥ her background pages….and as you know from this blog
I am ‘background impaired’!
So…..we created and mailed our respective pages. She even
sent me a finished piece on one of my backgrounds! I just adore her ‘girls’!
They have such soul.
Isn’t she sweet?
As an added bonus she made a tiny sketchbook from one of my backgrounds
adding Khadi paper inside for me to play with. It even has a dangly bead!
I took her papers and propped them up on my easel so I could
‘ruminate’ on them before taking pen to paper. As they sat on the easel I
became more and more apprehensive about ruining them.
Sooooo…..I scanned them into the computer, opened one on
Tabley and played in Sketchbook Pro. That way I could try out
different ideas without messing up the original! Plus I can use them over and
over!
This is the first one. Isn't it YUMMY?
From this.....
To THIS!
Here is my first attempt. I like how working on a piece started by someone else pushed me out of my usual style.
(She reminds me of an old friend, I call her 'Ginny'.)
