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I so love Adobe Illustrator. It totally r0x0rs. I'm putting together a new layout for my website, which is sorely in need of an update. I picked up a couple of images from iStockPhoto.com (which is also totally awesome and cheap) for a couple of bucks, which look cool, and I'm still debating on the colour of things. I have a blue version and a red version. Maybe I'll post 'em and see what people think.

In other news my keyboard is starting to act up. The 'l' key is not responding as well as it should. Why is it that laptop keyboards never seem to last? The good part is that I have the super dooper warranty that will cover anything for two years, so if it really does give up the ghost, I will get a replacement keyboard. Warranties rule.

I'm thinking about picking up a firewire card for my laptop so that I can make some more music (Sarah decided that she would start using the computer with all my music on it for some reason I can't quite fathom - it's a piece of shit otherwise, it's an old Mac mini, with bugger all RAM and a crappy hard disc, but it runs Cubase okay). Ever since we put the music gear in the living room, I've been playing a lot more than I have for months. Even Riordon is showing some interest every so often, which is very happy.

Our Christmas cards are coming along. We have most of the pieces cut out now, and it's firinel's turn to sew things together. After that we have some stamping and some gluing to happen. Not sure who's been assigned what exactly, but I'm sure we'll figure that out when we get to it.

New Website LnF

Okay - this is what I currently have. Don't forget to check the mouse over effect on the links too!

http://spectrum.myriadcolours.com/~aturner/

Let me know what you think!

Update: I've removed the mouse, fixed the shadow and made the black line extend all the way across. I've also started to add pages with titles.

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Stopped by St. Jude Religious Store today on the way to pick up [Bad username or site: marnanel'/ @ livejournal.com] from work. Picked up a new prayer book as Sarah hasn't found mine yet, a 2008 liturgy guide and a prayer card for Our Lady of Mental Peace. I rather liked the prayer on it:

Mother of Tranquility and Mother of Hope, look upon me in this time of my weakness and unrest.
Teach my searching heart to know that God's Love for me is unchanging and unchangeable; and, that true human love can only begin and grow by touching His Love.
Let your gentle Peace which this world cannot give be always with me. And help me to bring this same Peace into the lives of others.
Our Lady of Mental Peace, pray for me.