December 9, 2015

It's already after ten o'clock and I should have started this earlier because I'm tired. Let's move on.

Today was an early release day and I didn't have much going on. I had three classes in the lab this morning and one in the afternoon, so it was a full, short day but not a very exciting one. In the free time in between classes I made a cross stitch brush in Gimp. A few actually. I started by searching the web for the same thing but couldn't find anything that matched what I was seeing in my head. Most of the stuff I came across was about making patterns or turning pictures into patterns. I just wanted a stitch. So I ended up making one. I made one that is 64x64 and a couple that are 32x32. It took me forever to get the smaller ones to allow color. At first they would only come out black, which was inconvenient. But I got it figured out. The only thing I don't like is that they aren't really scalable. I have to use them at the specified size because if I change the size they start looking wonky. But I think they will serve the purpose I want to use them for. If I have some time tomorrow I'll see what they look like in an actual pattern.

After work I bought stamps and a Powerball ticket before heading home. Then I took advantage of the early release and trimmed my Christmas tree. In the sense of adding ornaments. I put on most of my grandma's and most of the ones my sister made this year. I also set up my houses and the other random decorations I had. It looks really good, I've got to say. Tomorrow I'm going to email my grandma and attach a picture. It's got her ornaments, the houses I used to put up for her, and the train that not only I played with as a kid but also my dad when he was a kid. So there's all sorts of history there and it's awesome.

At Chipotle for the last while the price of my order has been the year I was born. The girl at the register tonight commented when she saw the total on how it would be cool if I was born that year. She couldn't believe it when I said it actually was. It was kind of funny.

My burrito tonight was delicious and the videos I showed went over well, almost all winners. After dinner I showed off my tree. Then I went back to working on my owl cross stitch. I finished the lighter inside color and the beak, leaving just the eyes and feet. I also wanted to read but I got sucked into the cross stitch. I also tried out a possible setup for recording the process, with the goal of making a sped up video of an entire project. I think it would be interesting to see it come together. My webcam isn't the best when it comes to getting close to it with the cross stitch. It either isn't focusing or it can't focus. Either way, it's unfocused. I also have to hold it farther away than I normally would to keep it in frame but it is doable. I might try it with the next project.

Now I'm going to go to bed because it is almost eleven o'clock. I feel like there was something I wanted to write about that I forgot about yesterday. And if that is the case I have forgotten about it again, so oh well. Anyway. Bed time.