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Places I’d love to go before I’m old...

2007-10-02T19:00:43Z

These are kind of in order, but I want to see each and their surrounding areas pretty damn bad! There are some beautiful sights to see and some really lovely hotels to stay at. It took my breath away just to look at pictures of the Grande Bretagne in Athens. Barcelona is particularly gorgeous, as is Stockholm and Dublin has unbeatable charm! They all seem amazing :) Hopefully I'll get to cross a few off soon.

Stockholm, Sweden
Dublin, Ireland
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Heiligendamm, Germany
Krakow, Poland
Zurich, Switzerland
Adelaide, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
Barcelona, Spain
Athens, Greece
Prague, Czech Republic
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hong Kong, China / Tokyo, Japan

Any advice, suggestions, things I have to see?

Icons! (finally)

2007-09-17T04:51:02Z

[ 26 ] Bubbles & Balloons
[ 39 ] Contest Icons
[ 24 ] Coffee & Tea
[ 90 ] Fashion
[ 11 ] Misc.

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I <3 Horses

2007-09-02T16:18:36Z

So sorry there haven't been any icons for the month of August. September will be different, I will have more time this month since my husband is deploying to Japan. I'll have to keep busy :)

In any case, here's part of the reason I've been so busy. I love our horses :)

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Interest Icons!!

2007-07-16T23:36:58Z

[12] Contest Icons
[70] Interest Icons (shareable)

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These are all of the interest icons requested in the milestone post. Thanks all, I hope you enjoy!!

_mysteria_ - House, M.D., Tim Burton, Rabbits.

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alannajean - Candles, Cats, Shopping.

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always_muneca - Strawberries, Computers, Keira Knightley.

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anat_daily - Traveling, Photography, Winter.

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basement_liz - Clouds, Owls, Lord of the Rings.

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girlboheme - Ducks, Storms, Hiking.

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mcollinknight - Cookies, Rubber Ducks, Italy.

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milamagnolia - London, Wentworth Miller, Girlmore Girls.

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misunderstood_b - Horses, Ireland, Sleeping.

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mooie_ogen - Orlando Bloom, Travel, Drawing.

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muse_juice - Photoshop, Guitars, Kate Walsh.

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narishun_kun - Tea, Aoi Miyazaki, Puppies.

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natz099 - Tigers, Casino Royale, Heroes.

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oldskoolsocks - Fashion, Charmed, Friends.

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sadiebabi - Marie Antoinette, Clark & Lana, Gwen Stefani.

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shalowater - Florida, Candy, Johnny Depp.

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thirteenreasons - Grey's Anatomy, Iced Tea, Dragonflies.

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vanille - Baking, Sanrio, Veronica Mars.

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x_cursive - Wales, Books, CSI.

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Notebook Textures

2007-07-12T21:53:53Z

I've been using quite a few of my own notebook textures lately, and while I know they are popular and there are quite a few sets, I just wanted to share mine because I think some of them are unique. I did almost all of the scanning on my own, except for two or three, namely the polaroids that are included in the larger textures. I decided to tack on the polaroid I get asked about so much ;) Anything I didn't scan came from sxc.

There are 36 icon sized textures and 3 large textures, and I hope you enjoy them!

Credit dusty_memories if you use them.
Comments are appreciated.

Select one by one or download the whole set.
(the large textures are only in the set)

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Friend of: 152

2007-07-09T17:17:49Z

A bit of a milestone for my journal! 152 friends!! Some of you have been watching since way back when, and some have joined me more recently, but I appreciate the support either way :) I am so glad that my work is enjoyed and for whatever reason, people like to see it. It really means a lot to me, and I wanted to share that.

To celebrate, I decided that it would be fun to make some interest icons. I'll leave that open for a while, so just comment if you'd like some! You can either leave it to me to pick, or tell me which of your interests you'd like in the icons. If you want to be more specific, you can link me to some of your favorite images :) Hope to see quite a few, because I'm in an icon mood! Sorry, closing now.

July 141

2007-07-08T23:23:01Z

[21] Contest Icons
[18] Fashion
[51] FFVII: AC, XII, & XIII
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Fanfic Memories

2007-07-07T03:56:18Z

I thought this was such a cool idea. I totally stole it, though :) First saw it done by kimouski .

Then

I published my first story on ff.net in May of 2006 as Randi Lynne. I had been writing a lot prior to that, but I hadn't known about a site where one could post fan fiction works for others to read and review. Initially, I wanted to know if I was any good. I knew I had a long way to go, but the process has really helped me learn quite a bit.

The first story I published was a FFVII RenoxTifa humor/romance called A Little Competition. The writing was full of description, but not in a good way -- pretty much weighed down with it. The premise wasn't that great, but I had to start somewhere! Since, I've learned a lot more and have been forming a better style. However, I feel I will continue to grow and change as I spread my wings. I have been working on some better, more developed ideas lately with a lot more to come.

My first review was from Hello-blondie. I was so surprised to see it, and I immediately loved the review factor! Still do ;)

2006-05-11 | ch 1,
Wow...This is really good!! I love it! I really can't wait for the next chapter! So please update soon!

Reasons?

The curiosity. I am very curious by nature and I also like to know what people think of things that I work with. This was perfect for me. Not only could I share the work I'd done and find out what people thought of it, but I had the chance to improve through concrit and the help of some very awesome authors. Despite some rough beginnings, I'd like to think that my experiences on ff.net are leading me to become a better writer. I've also had a lot of fun getting to know the other authors and have had very enjoyable chats with them! And if you promise not to tell.... I was a complete RP nerd! I used to role play FFVII and FFVIII in various AOL chats. That was what really got me started on fan fiction. My husband finds that completely amusing! I used to sit around until all hours role playing various characters with others.

Now

Much has changed, including my pen name which I turned to Sixth Night in honor of the night my husband came home from Iraq. Instead of one story, I have 15. Some are one-shots, some are multi-chapter. Some are finished, some may never be. I've written FFVII, Bones, and General Hospital. I've spread my wings quite a bit, but I've not yet taken flight. I still have a ways to go, but I think I'm getting there faster through reviews and chats with others. Perhaps the greatest achievement for me is that I have been reviewed by some of the authors I practically stalked before I began publishing things. These are authors I admire and having their input on my stories means the world to me. But don't feel as if that means I don't appreciate all the reviews I've been given. Believe me, I love each one because it means someone read and enjoyed something I worked on. Something I more than likely put a lot of care and imagination into. I love writing and publishing on ff.net and while it isn't always sunshine, it is definitely one of my favorite net hobbies aside from making icons!

Stats

15 Stories in 3 fandoms
10 WIPs
3 one-shots
1 discontinued
1 deleted (ElenaxVincent that was too far gone to be fixed. I have a new idea for that one, and will start fresh.)

I am on the favorites list of 47 members.
I am on the author alert list of 40 members.
I have submitted a total of 87 signed reviews to others.

Total words archived : 174,011 words.
Avg. number of words per entry : 10,876.
Numbers of hits to your profile page : 4899.

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Photoshop Actions Tutorial

2007-06-24T18:15:25Z

Since a few people asked how to use actions, I'm writing a small tutorial on how to make and use photoshop actions. I use Photoshop CS2, so I'm not sure how this will translate to earlier versions. There is also a diagram of the action window at the bottom of the tutorial.

Using actions:
Step one: download and save the actions set in an accessible place.
Step two: in photoshop, press alt+F9 to open the action window if it is not already displayed.
Step three: in the upper right hand corner of the action window there is a small circle with an arrow. press on the arrow to reveal a panel of options. select "Load Actions". open the action set you've saved.
Step four: the action window should now have this action set displayed below the default actions. find the action you want to use.
Step five: to play the action, simply select it by name and press play. the action will play to the end, at which point you can edit anything you like.

Making an action:
Step one: open the image you want to use to create the action.
Step two: find the icon on the bottom of the action window directly to the left of the trash can. that will create a new action. give the action a name and press OK. you will now be recording.
Step three: begin making actions such as "new fill layer," "new adjustment layer," and so on. If you make a mistake and want to delete anything, press the stop playing/recording button and select the step you do not want, press the delete icon. then simply press record to begin recording again.
Step four: once you've finished all the steps you want in the action, you can press stop recording/playing. to make sure you save the action, select the set name (Default Actions, dusty_memories actions, etc.) go into the action option menu and select save actions.

Diagram:

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2007-06-24T06:07:27Z

I've spent some time saving actions since they make my life easier! I always find that I get colouring and fall in love with it, then forget how I got it and sometimes can't ever quite get it again. I am no Photoshop expert, so I just played around with it a while back and figured out actions. They're wonderful! I save a lot of the colouring I end up liking and then just press play :) Well, then I got to thinking, maybe I'd share those actions to make life easier for anyone who feels like using this particular set. The nice part is, you can go back and edit the layers and kind of customize them so they're not carbon copy. The important thing is to remember that each action will make a totally different result depending on the image. You kind of have to pick images that work with the action. But it's easy once you've figured out that part.

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