Beer & Doll-Faces

Yesterday, I went to a very nontraditional baby shower with my cousins. What made it nontraditional was that it was typical of a family gathering with women inside doing their thing and men outside drinking beer. Out of respect, I had to drink (I am almost 23, by the way) half a can of “reds,” as I learned Budweisers are called. “Blues,” if I remember correctly, are the Budd Lights. I abhor the taste of beer, so I was sipping it casually, thinking of a way to get out of it until the host approached me for toasting and sharing gulps. I willingly obliged only to find out that chugging beer is so much better than sipping it; it’s just easier to avoid the taste that way.

I’m really not a drinker, so I don’t know much about these things at all.

Now, onto something more constructive! It’s been awhile since I’ve done a tutorial, so I’ve decided to take on The Maiden and Hummingbird Photo Manipulation Photoshop Tutorial.

Photoshop Doll-Like Features
I added my own touches to it, of course, which included excluding the hummingbird. I didn’t like the hummingbird anyway. Doing this, I learned more about the liquify filter options and played around with one of my favorite Photoshop adjustments, curves.

K.A.N.Y.

Looking through my boyfriend’s old yearbooks, I saw an unfamiliar acronym: K.A.N.Y. He was so surprised when I asked him what that meant. He told me that it stands for Kick A** Next Year. To him, it was the cool thing to write back in the day, aside from the classic H.A.G.S. I swear it’s just a Fort Worth thing. Since I have never heard of it, that meant that none of my friends have either, and I’m more from the Dallas side of DFW. I even asked my little brother if he’s ever heard of it, and he said no. He went to high school in Ellis County. Things like that make me wonder just who came up with these anyway?

Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

My friend and I walked into GameStop today so that she could buy a second PS3 controller and the game, Resident Evil 5. She didn’t want to be the only one who seemed phased by the scary plot, so she asked me to play with her, and I obliged. At her boyfriend’s apartment, we learned how to play this game and only got about 20 minutes in before the boyfriend wanted to watch football. Next time!

On a completely unrelated note, I missed the Perseids on the first night but managed to catch it last night. I saw just enough.

Work-Out Routine

I’ve never consistently done a work-out routine before, but I am going to push myself to try and start/keep one. I googled “beginner work-out routine” (lame, I know) and am going to try this one. I’d elaborate more, but I have to go, now! I’ll keep y’all updated on my progress. I’d do progression photos, but no one wants to see flab here.

The Perseid Meteor Shower

All those years on Facebook with events about meteor showers, and it never dawned on me that the Perseid one happens annually. D’oh! Every time I’ve gone out to see it, though, either the weather has been terrible or I’ve honestly forgotten about it by the time night falls. This year’s is tonight (in the United States) with the best viewing times from midnight to 5 a.m. If you (or I) miss it, we may able to catch it tomorrow night as well.

For more information about its origins or how to watch it, visit this Yahoo! news post.

Perseid Meteor Shower