Still here
You know, i've read dozens (okay, couples... or maybe just one) of weblogs where the last post for months or years is titled "still here" or "blog slacker again" or something... and it's been, like, seven days since i posted. Or if i don't exaggerate, three. But that ain't gonna be me, so i'm posting again mostly to say that i'm busy every time i sit at the computer. I'm coloring comics drawn by my friend Steve. The GIMP 2.6 is the latest release of my favorite piece of open source software. It's an incremental release, with only minor tweaks, but those minor tweaks are really kind of excellent. Like, you can take a paint brush and start OFF THE PAGE to draw onto the image. This is new. And, um, actually i think that's the only tweak like that. But it's a good one.In other news, i prefer the taste of Gala apples to Honeycrisp. The flavor of the Honeycrisp apple has never been all that impressive, but the texture! The bite! And it's certainly sweet! But the Gala apple is to the Honeycrisp as a nice red wine is to Sprite. More tasty. But not as... enthusiastic? But then, yesterday at the apple orchard, i tried a Red Delicious. Maybe i just got a bad one, but it was powdery and bitter, with a tough skin. Delicious schmelicious.
Hmmm, I’ve always liked the Red Delicious. I think they do tend to have a tougher skin, but they’re usually very juicy and tasty. You should give them another try sometime.
-- Steve - 08 October '08 - 23:45