we are huge fans of sushi and all types of asian food, so just recently i thought it would be a great idea to get all of us our own chopsticks. here are some of the awesome chopsticks out there that i am considering.
my favorite type of sushi? definitely the philly roll. i absolutely love salmon and love the combo of salmon and crea cheese in the philly. what about you, what is your favorite type of sushi?
okay, so i know this is supposed to be about tv, but music came to tv with the invention of mtv. if you know me, you know that for years i have had a love for drew barrymore for years now (i will go into that little obsession another day).
AND, if you have been following me for awhile, you would know that we took the kids to see miranda cosgrove in concert this past summer. the kids love her, but i have become a bit fond of her myself since that day as well.
okay, so anyways here's the point...
drew barrymore just directed a new supervideo for mtv and it features miranda cosgrove as one of the characters (very different from her character carly on icarly). the production is a romeo and juliet/ west side story style video of the song our deal by best coast.
i love best coast, by the way, and i think this video is pretty great. regardless of the fact that we all have seen this story so many times before.
it's
been years since i have actually watched mtv because it's just not like it used
to be. where did the music videos go? in a day's time, there are only a
couple of hours that actually play music videos. shouldn't it be called
something other than mtv now?
this little boy has definitely hit the terrible two's. everything is pretty much a meltdown if things don't go 100% his way. most days, he wakes up grumpy, but only because he wanted to sleep longer. most days, he throws his cup of milk, but only because he wants chocolate milk. most days, he bangs his fist on his highchair, but only because he wants chips and cookies instead of all veggies, most meats, and some fruits. he also screams, hits, kicks, and runs away for a variety of other reasons. and there's always one thing that can fix it all, no matter how big or small the tragedy of the moment is...
bath time!
(some days he takes a few of them just so we can have a break from all the grumpiness.)
with the announcement that picnik is closing up shop in april, many of those who use this site to edit their photos are wondering where they will go next. although picnik is a great place for beginners, i know several great photographers who just preferred to use it because it was easy, not to mention free (for the basic package).
so now that you are out to look for a new way to edit your photos, here are a few that i recommend.
google+ creative kit - i chose this one first because picnik is actually working with google and google+ to offer this to you. some of the features it offers are similar, if not the same as picnik. if you are a google+ member, you simply choose one of your photos and click on it to bring up the lightbox view and click on the creative kit icon at the top. that will bring up the google+ creative kit. it is pretty easy to navigate without a bunch of instructions.
fotoflexer - this is also very similar to picnik, however, it just doesn't have that pizazz that picnik has.
picasa- i think i was using this before i was using picnik, and way before i started using photoshop.
gimp - if you want something that is more like photoshop, this is what you should use.
pixlr - another great alternative to photoshop that a lot of people use.
i included free programs so that you can gain experience before moving on to the programs you must pay for. after all of the programs i listed above, you will pretty much be moving into the programs like lightroom, elements, and photoshop, which you must pay for. as far as advice when choosing between lightroom, elements, and photoshop, all i can really say is that it is based on what you like and what you feel comfortable with. there are always free trials of each program available for you to test before buying. i definitely recommend doing that before making a final decision.
all of these photos were edited in one or more of the free programs and sites i suggested above.
