Posted by melissa on Mar 27, 2009 in
Uncategorized I decided that today was a good day to take an exam. I had enough sleep, ate a good breakfast and figured I was primed for being able to concentrate. DH said I should study, find some guides online, take sample tests, blah, blah, blah. I said - if I can’t pass this exam after using the program for 20 years then I’m an idiot
I called the testing center, no answer.
So, I jumped in the car and went over there. I paid my $150 and got all set up on a laptop for the test (I had to hand over my purse, first). It was hard. The questions were crazy. They were all multiple choice, all text - no screen shots or graphics at all.
It took me about 35 minutes to complete the 74 questions. I passed. It wasn’t easy. I should have at least read through the PDF from Adobe - Product Proficiency Exam Bulletin for Photoshop CS4. But, I didn’t.
I highly recommend a little studying. I know I’ll be studying for the Dreamweaver and Illustrator tests when I’m ready to take them!
Now, I can use this cool little logo everywhere!
Posted by melissa on Mar 24, 2009 in
Photoshop Tutorials Here is the first of what will be many Adobe Photoshop Tutorials in movie form for you. This one shows you the new scrubby slider (Targeted Adjustment) tool in CS4. Intimidated by curves? This makes it a snap to adjust colors, brightness and contrast all with one adjustment.
It didn’t work… the movie is a Flash file… have to find somewhere else to store it - hang in there!
Posted by melissa on Mar 17, 2009 in
Uncategorized Here are some photos as promised. We have a foundation for the house! It’s very exciting. The backyard is lower than I expected, about 6 ft. from the door, meaning we probably need a deck. I’m not happy about that. I wanted it to be more level so I could do a nice patio with stamped concrete or something. The yard itself is actually small. The trees are only about 10-12 feet from the house - less grass to keep alive and mow. The front yard is going to be huge. It’s a 1/2 acre lot, so there is still plenty of grass on the sides and front.
There is an old fence in the back by the trees with barbed wire - they need to remove it. It’s long and goes all the way back to a clearing past our property. Chuck and I checked it out last week, in addition to muddy shoes, we both had several ticks on us. We are not happy about the prospect of someone contracting lymes disease.
We had a party for Vivi on Sundy. She had a unicorn pinata full of candy. The weather sucked and hasn’t gotten any better this week. Cold and rainy. I don’t mind rain, it’s the cold that needs to go! And, the mud. We never had mud in Colorado. Even when it rained it would dry out very quickly.
Vivi’s favorite toys are Littlest Pet Shop animals. She got a bunch and a little day care play house for them.
Posted by melissa on Mar 13, 2009 in
family I have a new job with EEI Communications teaching Adobe products, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, etc. See my profile. I love to teach and I’m very excited about this new position. My goal is to teach one workshop per week - most classes are 2 days.
They poured the footers for the house week and we still have a target for the end of June. It’s been a long wait for them to break ground.
Vivi’s birthday is Monday. We are celebrating Sunday with a unicorn pinata and a cake from Costco (where else?). There is a family that lives behind us with 2 kids the same ages as Quinn and Vivs, so they are coming over to join us. More people, but much cheaper than her blowout tea party last year!
I’ll post some photos of the house progress and Vivi’s party next week.
