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Thursday, December 7, 2006

Stuff...
Yes, I'm updating again so soon after my last one. It's a miracle! Hey, this is the time of year for miracles isn't it? ^_^

Anyway, one of the main reasons I decided to update is because I just happened to visit the Otaku home page the other night and I ran across this art contest. Ok, I went through an art contest once before on here (though, not an official Otaku contest, just a member contest). I actually won that contest, but never got my prize. So, I'm not one to quickly jump on contests. However, this one is an official Otaku contest. So, I was curious. Plus, it's for Breast Cancer Awareness. And it's quite a compliment to the Portfolio to have your art selected for the contest. And last, but not least the prizes are either a PS3 or a Nintendo Wii. I could definitely go for a Wii. ^_^
So, I am currently working on a piece for it. It's coming along pretty good. Of course, if you haven't heard of this contest, here's the link for all of the details CONTEST.

And now to the weather. It would seem others around the U.S. are facing similar conditions as I am. We have snow, lots and lots of snow. It's not too bad. I just hate it when it first hits us, and it makes driving trips a lot slower and longer. Then it freezes on the roads, making conditions even worse. Then it melts down, and freezes again. Which seems even worse. But by this time I have become accustomed to the conditions. So, I'm pretty much beyond the griping stage now. The only thing that can really get to me now is if we sit here for the next couple of weeks with snow. Then it melts off around the 20th and then no more snow. And wouldn't you know it... Christmas comes here in Northern Idaho with no snow. I mean this is an area where we get plenty of snow. But it is also not unheard of having a x-mas with no snow, or atleast no new snow. I hate that! Okay, I'm done rambling about weather.

Here's a pretty funny story that might give you a little chuckle. For several years now my family has used a small 4 foot artificial Christmas tree. We just never bothered to buy a bigger one. It's just a simple green spruce type tree. No addditional lights or frost or anything like that. We dress it up with all of the ornaments we have accumulated over the years. And of course a tree that size doesn't take much to light up. Well, last Sunday we were out at the house of the drummer of the band we are friends with during their practice. The drummer has land with tons and tons of trees. He tells us we can go ahead and take a tree from his property. So, we start looking around. Now, a lot of these "smaller" trees are covered with snow. Which makes them look fuller. They are also dwarfed by the much larger trees on the property. We pick one tree that looks good. It's quite tall, but we have a high ceiling in our front room. Okay, to make a long story short. We unded up choosing a tree that stands about 12 feet tall. Isn't quite as full as we thought, and not quite enough ornaments to cover it. I ended having to pull the lights off from around the garage door to add to the ones on the tree so it would be more lit up. I describe it as a very large version of a Charlie Brown tree. (If you don't know what I mean by that, watch the Charlie Brown Christmas.) ^_^
I think next year I will just purchase another (slightly larger) artificial tree.

Well, that's all for this update. I'll try to update again before Christmas. But if for any reason I am not able to, I wish everyone Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings, Happy Hannukah, etc. (I think Season's Greetings is the best one, because it is one that technically should not offend anyone. Just a simple greeting during the winter season.) ^_^

Anyway, take care my friends.
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