The Shift

I had never really realized just how living vegetables really are until I spent four hours in front of a computer watching produce training videos. Thanks, Hannaford Supermarket. The department switch is becoming a lot more involved than I thought. While working in produce there is a lot to remember and it requires a lot of individual thought.

I found a hardcover copy of Gibson’s Spook Country for half the price of the paperback. It took an enormous amount of willpower not to purchase it. I want to read it at some point this summer, but I can say the same about hundreds of other books. Still, Gibson is definitely near the top of the list.

Also, I got a rejection email back from one of my short stories. The editor was kind enough to offer me some feedback, so it turned out to be productive.

In more imporant new, The Gulf is still full of oil. This is terrible.

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Friday Morning Flash

I finished Neuromancer two nights ago, and I do have to say that I’m a little disappointed with the ending. It made sense with the story, but I grew so attached to the characters that it actually disappointed me that they went their separate ways. Also, I went 11/12 of the book thinking that main character was supposed to be Neuromancer. The twist worked really well. There’s two more books in this trilogy (Count Zero & Mona Lisa Overdrive), but right now I’m jumping back into some more contemporary stuff. However, I do want to look into some of his other works.

In one of my IT courses we are experimenting with Adobe Flash. This program is a lot more complicated then Photoshop, and it leaving me pulling hairs out. We’re trying to construct a kaleidoscope effect, but the directions are geared toward a later edition of the program. I’m not exactly sure that what the directions are asking for is possible. If it works, I’ll try to post it on here via html.

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