I started a class in Flash last night. Sadly, I am computer illiterate. Well, I thought so anyway.
I was surprised to realize that Flash is, essentially, stop-motion animation, and something in my head just clicked. Frames per second made sense....I understood the difference between frame-by-frame animation and using tweens. I ended up creating a working Flash my first night of class. Its 3 simple balls bouncing around the screen, but I made it...and it doesn't look half bad, all things considered.
My assignment this week is to create a stick figure running in space for 12 frames and then next week we'll make him run across a backdrop.
Stand back Tim Burton...there's a new girl in town....
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
ZOOM! ZOOM!
"We have the technology....we can rebuild him"
Okay, so Bing isn't a 6 million dollar man (if he was I certainly couldn't afford to keep him around) but his recent "transplant" was certainly a success.
I picked my car up from the mechanic yesterday and, on the short drive back to the office, I noticed that something felt....different.
I was excited to test my theory, but had to get back to work. The test would just have to wait.
I drove to class, avoiding the traffic jam on the freeway by taking a side road....still looking forward to the experiment. After class I made a beeline for my baby and together we hit the open road.
Oh the acceleration. The total ZOOM of my baby now that he has his new fuel injector. The cars on the freeway weren't about to catch up with us now....I had called a mechanic before about how my baby's "get-up-and-go-just-got-up-and-went" and he said that it was probably just due to the age of my car. Bing has been sluggish for months now...I actually got used to having a car without guts. Turns out I was wrong, my baby has plenty of zip left in him!
Sadly my exit came all too quickly....but I AM driving to Springville tonight to help Cynthia's daughter with a photography assignment.
I can take to the freeway.
Zoom! Zoom!
Okay, so Bing isn't a 6 million dollar man (if he was I certainly couldn't afford to keep him around) but his recent "transplant" was certainly a success.
I picked my car up from the mechanic yesterday and, on the short drive back to the office, I noticed that something felt....different.
I was excited to test my theory, but had to get back to work. The test would just have to wait.
I drove to class, avoiding the traffic jam on the freeway by taking a side road....still looking forward to the experiment. After class I made a beeline for my baby and together we hit the open road.
Oh the acceleration. The total ZOOM of my baby now that he has his new fuel injector. The cars on the freeway weren't about to catch up with us now....I had called a mechanic before about how my baby's "get-up-and-go-just-got-up-and-went" and he said that it was probably just due to the age of my car. Bing has been sluggish for months now...I actually got used to having a car without guts. Turns out I was wrong, my baby has plenty of zip left in him!
Sadly my exit came all too quickly....but I AM driving to Springville tonight to help Cynthia's daughter with a photography assignment.
I can take to the freeway.
Zoom! Zoom!
Monday, February 2, 2009
35 Things
TYPE ONLY 1 WORD. IT'S HARDER THAN YOU THINK!!!
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? unknown
3. Your hair? short
4. Your mother? concerned
5. Your father? work
6. Your favorite thing? cat(s)
7. Your dream last night? vivid
8. Your favorite drink? soda
9. Your dream/goal? crafts
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your fear? stuck
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
13. Where were you last night? Jason's
14. What you're not? sick
15. Muffins? no
16. One of your wish list items? degree
17. Where you grew up? Washington
18. The last thing you did? type
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? color
21. Your pet? sleeping
22. Your computer? sick
23. Your life? unorganized
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing someone? yes
27. Something you're not wearing? jewelry
28. Favorite Store? Antique
29. Your summer? melting
30. Your favorite color? many
31. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
32. Last time you cried? january
33. Four places I go over and over? work, school, home, Jason's
34. Four of my favorite foods? strawberries, stroganoff, ribs, rice
35. Four places I would rather be right now? home, Washington, redwoods, lake
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Your significant other? unknown
3. Your hair? short
4. Your mother? concerned
5. Your father? work
6. Your favorite thing? cat(s)
7. Your dream last night? vivid
8. Your favorite drink? soda
9. Your dream/goal? crafts
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your fear? stuck
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
13. Where were you last night? Jason's
14. What you're not? sick
15. Muffins? no
16. One of your wish list items? degree
17. Where you grew up? Washington
18. The last thing you did? type
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? color
21. Your pet? sleeping
22. Your computer? sick
23. Your life? unorganized
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing someone? yes
27. Something you're not wearing? jewelry
28. Favorite Store? Antique
29. Your summer? melting
30. Your favorite color? many
31. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
32. Last time you cried? january
33. Four places I go over and over? work, school, home, Jason's
34. Four of my favorite foods? strawberries, stroganoff, ribs, rice
35. Four places I would rather be right now? home, Washington, redwoods, lake
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