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Lynda the Guppy
aka The Fish With Sticks
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
A Love Affair with Photoshop
I've recently acquired a copy of Photoshop. I. Love. It. I've become hooked on Pioneer Woman's blog, and she posts some really amazing pictures. She periodically posts How-To-Photoshop posts that tell you how to make your photos look like hers. So I've been playing around and using her tips as a starting point, and have been editing some of my photos.
I took some of my travel photos and used some Photoshop tricks and here's what I came up with. First will be the Straight out of the Camera shot, followed by the same photo, but edited.
I took some of my travel photos and used some Photoshop tricks and here's what I came up with. First will be the Straight out of the Camera shot, followed by the same photo, but edited.
As you can see, I went for subtlety for some, and just went wild for others. Either way, it was just plain fun.
I love this program.
Lynda the Guppy
aka The Fish With Sticks
I love this program.
Lynda the Guppy
aka The Fish With Sticks
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Walking for a Cause
Once again, my mom, aunt, friend, and I all participated in the Revlon Run/Walk today. It took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum, and I volunteered as a finish line timer. And just like last year, it was the most inspiring, amazing, incredible (and FUN!) day.
Last week I went to the Volunteer meeting to pick up my t-shirt and get my team assignment.
There were teams with great t-shirts that made me laugh, like “Saving Second Base” and “Save the Ta-Tas";
There was a little girl who was pushed the whole way to the stadium in a wheelchair...and then was helped by her mother to walk to the finish line under her own steam;
There were women, men, kids with signs saying they walked for family, friends, etc. who had fought and survived...and wonderful people who walked for those who had fought and lost the battle;
There were women who were singing along to the Go-Gos at the top of their lungs...just like I was. And possibly a boogie or two;
There was a group of three women...one was a sister, one was a daughter, and one was a niece walking for their sister/mother/aunt who had lost her battle against cancer the day before;
There was a woman who came through my lane who looked like every single step was a struggle. She was exhausted and still she looked at me, sighed with relief, gave me the biggest smile I’d ever seen and said “I made it.” She was a survivor of two months.
The Revlon Run/Walk is always such an emotional day for me. It’s the most amazing, powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring event. You cannot comprehend the immense feeling of pride to be a human being that day in that stadium. And as a volunteer, it feels so wonderful to help support all these amazing women and their families. I spent most of the day laughing through my tears, and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.
In fact, I’ll do it all again May 9, 2009.
Who wants to join me?
Lynda the Guppy
aka The Fish with Sticks
Last week I went to the Volunteer meeting to pick up my t-shirt and get my team assignment.
When I walked in the stadium, it looked pretty empty...
Unlike Race Day...
There were tables of medals...
And an army of people to hand them out...
The Olympic Torch was lit...
There were volunteers handing out Survivor Roses...
The runners start arriving...
And two hours later, the walkers are still pouring in...
And the Go-Gos were there!
There were tables of medals...
And an army of people to hand them out...
The Olympic Torch was lit...
There were volunteers handing out Survivor Roses...
The runners start arriving...
And two hours later, the walkers are still pouring in...
And the Go-Gos were there!
There were teams with great t-shirts that made me laugh, like “Saving Second Base” and “Save the Ta-Tas";
There was a little girl who was pushed the whole way to the stadium in a wheelchair...and then was helped by her mother to walk to the finish line under her own steam;
There were women, men, kids with signs saying they walked for family, friends, etc. who had fought and survived...and wonderful people who walked for those who had fought and lost the battle;
There were women who were singing along to the Go-Gos at the top of their lungs...just like I was. And possibly a boogie or two;
There was a group of three women...one was a sister, one was a daughter, and one was a niece walking for their sister/mother/aunt who had lost her battle against cancer the day before;
There was a woman who came through my lane who looked like every single step was a struggle. She was exhausted and still she looked at me, sighed with relief, gave me the biggest smile I’d ever seen and said “I made it.” She was a survivor of two months.
The Revlon Run/Walk is always such an emotional day for me. It’s the most amazing, powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring event. You cannot comprehend the immense feeling of pride to be a human being that day in that stadium. And as a volunteer, it feels so wonderful to help support all these amazing women and their families. I spent most of the day laughing through my tears, and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.
In fact, I’ll do it all again May 9, 2009.
Who wants to join me?
Lynda the Guppy
aka The Fish with Sticks
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