The Eyes Have It!

Antacid: Recently it was brought to my attention that Rolaids are made of chalk, baking soda , calcium and flavoring (in my case, peppermint). I have found Rolaids to be most helpful when I have heartburn or a sudden case of acid reflux in the middle of the night. Toothpaste: In my home there is baking soda and peroxide toothpaste. This reminds me of my mom sprinkling baking soda into my hand when I was a child. She told me to dampen my toothbrush at the sink and use the resulting paste on my hand to brush my teeth. I have been noticing more about the use of baking soda for other things! Hair and Skin Care: " Baking Soda , alias sodium bicarbonate, is a naturally occurring substance that is found in all living things, where it helps regulate their pH balance. ..." (I remember I used to buy a face wash product in a green bottle that was for that!) "It's time to use hair care that's health care. Your scalp is very porous and can easily absorb harmful chemicals. Man...

Someone gave me 1 1/2 pounds of fudge tonight!! (Half a pound each of peanut butter, vanilla and walnut fudge.) Reminds me of what my mom used to make when I was a kid. Reminds me of what my Irish grandma used to cook when we visited . Makes me yearn for old-fashioned ways of raising food, wishing we had a garden and maybe a fish pond . I miss the days of hanging the clothes on a line and bringing things in from the garden .

I haven't been blogging regularly like I used to and apologize for that to anyone who actually has read my ramblings. Maybe I've had cabin fever because of the season change, but many things I usually found enjoyable seem boring at times and I can't make myself concentrate on doing things I would do all the time. Perhaps it's a way of realizing a need for changes. *shrugs* I've also wondered if anyone actually reads my blogs or wants to. I've recently began to wonder if I would be missed if I just disappeared for awhile, unannounced. Maybe I'm feeling insecure on top of confused about some things. I might just keep on keeping on in spite of it all and find out if this is worth the time and energy. All I know is that I need the outlet of the internet and friends outside of my 4 walls (X how many rooms are here in RL). I'm considering doing some promo work for DNA Lounge and Booty USA. Will I be able to keep up with something more complicated? I'd lik...

A couple of days ago it was so pleasant outdoors that I took a long walk and some photos of an area a few miles north of where I live. If I had been dressed warmer, I would have stayed out longer and had more proof. What I'm posting is just a few that I've edited so far and I'll post the Photoshopped versions of some. http://www.flickr.com/photos/brenferris Yesterday I was in a baking mood for some odd reason and made decadent fudge brownies. I used a smaller pan so they would be thick and added coconut, chopped pecans and sprinkled sliced almonds on top! I might hang a pic of them, although they are half devoured by family.

Okay, since I posted that, I remembered the name of the fractal program I missed so I dl'd it and turns out I got a better version of it with more options than before. I only am not sure how to save it in a standard picture file type but will figure it out soon. I discovered that I have some programs similar to ones I had before, besides dl'ing dogwaffle to play with again. I'll need to use some good tuts for these programs. I have scribus and blender, which look like great programs! Just got through playing bejeweled and need a break so I'll see what I can accomplish afk before the tea house poetry reading in SL at 7 my time.

Things were going fine for a long while, then my XP got blue screens, decided not to work and I hit ctrl-F5 (or whatever it was) to start it over and lost everything I had on it. This was back in 10 or 11, '07. I made sure to get Photoshop 7.0 and some other basic programs I needed but gone are the days of playing with other programs I dl'd because I lost the faves lists and can't remember names of most or where they were. Today I'm missing the fractal program I had (can't remember the name) and there are time I miss Dogwaffle, but don't have the key info someone gave me. I also was going to learn Max 3DS....perhaps I had too much and it was time to clean things up? I lost all I had in Swish too. Oh well, the change came at a hectic time, holidays to plan for and I was sick often. So now I am back to wondering about getting some of the programs replaced that I lost but don't want to pester anyone for the info. I think it discouraged me about working hard on ...

I see people who remind me of people I knew, People I loved and were close to. I see people I know that I'm not close to and who barely know me. I should be used to losing those I love. It shouldn't hurt anymore. It should be easy to make new friends and replace those I lost. But are we just someone's extra lost sock to replace with a new pair? We are people with feelings and it hurts to love and then lose. But it's better than to have never loved at all! So I will continue loving and not be afraid of possibly losing again. I will also appreciate those who love me!