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Oh, yay!
I thought I couldn't use my scanner without Lexmark's original software's 'acquire' feature. What I didn't know is that other image editing softwares could do the same. Just like half an hour ago, I saw the 'acquire' option in The Gimp's 'File' menu
by accident, and decided to click on it. When I did, I was so happy to discover that it would probably work to acquire images directly from my Lexmark All-in-One model. So I went to the back of my house where that old machine is, and tried it.
As a result of testing, I got this image:
It's just the cover of my good old basic origami book. The acquire feature from Gimp is very complete. And I am more than happy to know about its existence.
Now I can start sketching and scanning pages for my manga! Thank you so much, Gimp!
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... as soon as I get in the mood!
I am waiting for my mood to get good enough so that I can pick up my tablet, run my graphics editor, and open Notepad++; and work on a new
domain portal page, finish this blog, make the other sites look like this one, and... what else? God, so many things!
There are several special sites or pages that I need to make or just finish. For example, the
guestbook, the
bookshelf, the
art site, a radio blog, and Arwym Starlight's (the character) special website. And this blog, of course. But I am too lazy.
So, for the moment, I'll go play some games or read a book. Until I stop being lazy, that is...
Bye!
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Every time I join a community, I am asked, at least once, where my nickname, Arwym Starlight, comes from. I always answer briefly. Arwym Starlight is the name of a part of me that ruled over my actions for many years. And it was not in the character herself, but in her thoughts and feelings, where we had so much in common.
However, her time is coming to an end. Because I am trying to move on. And sometimes, I even consider changing my nickname, as a symbol of my closing that chapter of my life forever. But life doesn't work that way. I don't have to close any chapters. I don't have to forget or ignore whatever happened in my past. I have to live with it. And bearing the name of Arwym Starlight on the net is fine, because I am aware of what she means to me and others who have known me long and well enough to understand what I might be talking about. It's okay to keep her, and it's okay to remember her.
But that doesn't tell you who she is, right? It just tells you who I am.
So I am going to link you to one of the many places where I talked about Arwym Starlight, my most important roleplaying character. I don't roleplay as her anymore. Well, not 'till now. But I am considering the idea of returning to a few roleplaying communities and finishing her story once and for all.
The following link will show you a pretty badly written summary of Arwym's story until certain point. It doesn't tell you much either. Only in my mind you'd be able to find everything that relates to Arwym, the character. This profile was written in 2005. By that time, I was a different person. I am someone who constantly evolves and changes her mind. That is one of the reasons why I find it so hard to define who I am. The same happens to Arwym. She is in a constant process of evolution. Her story has changed a lot since I wrote this. But it's the most recent written version of her profile, so...
here we go.
I have decided to try something I had tried in the past, but failed: a website dedicated only to Arwym Starlight, the character. Biographies, character sheets, small details, galleries of artwork, music that would describe her in different ways, places where she roleplays at, etc. Everything about her persona. I think it's a great idea. I have a wider knowledge of her, so it's probably easier to do this now. And I am motivated. So I'll give this idea another chance.
I'll talk more about this later. But now I must go to work.
Thank you for reading.
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Well... I am out of the university this next quarter that starts on April. There were not enough courses for me to take. I had to have at least 4 to receive student aid. Without student aid, it would be too expensive. So, since this was not possible, my mom suggested that I retire for the quarter and begin to prepare for the transfer. Because I am going to do everything I can to transfer to the program I really want.
So yeah. More free time now. Well, actually... More work. I am going to work more now, earn more money, and save it... Then pay my laptop and save the rest for emergencies, or the studies themselves.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Edit: This problem was solved. I was able to enroll in the end.
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Yups... Just how I felt after realizing that the RSS feeds links problem was the stupidest thing in the world. It was just an option I seemed to ignore every time I visited the options panel. Silly me. God... I still feel stupid.
Well, so yeah. One less problem to worry about. XD
Thank you, Jenny!
