Happy New... Wristwatch?

Yes, I got a new watch for Christmas.  I also got lots of new books and 100 dollars in Chapters giftcards.  I also got the gift of enough money to buy an Xbox 360.  Christmas was the best day of my winter break.  Boxing day was second best, as that was when I got my Xbox.  The rest of break, I mainly stayed home and enjoyed my time away from school.

My Weekend...

... Was actually not very fascinating.  I stayed home all weekend and did homework and fun stuff like reading books.

Winter

I like the cold a lot, but if I need to, I will wear a warm winter coat, boots and gloves.  Why gloves and not mittens, you may wonder.  Well, I personally dislike mittens.  As for keeping my head warm, my hair does that well enough.  I am slightly looking forward to the opening day at Silver Star and Big White tomorrow, because I like to ski, but slightly not because my life is already hectic enough without skiing.

Seasons

I like all seasons quite a bit, and all of them have things I like about them and things I dislike.  Summer brings a vacation from school, but is often just too warm.  Winter has so many holidays, but I'm always stuck with static electricity every winter.  Fall is so fun at first, with bright coloured leaves, but after a while it becomes somewhat dreary.  However, spring stands out above the rest.  It is a time of bright colours and welcome warmth after the cold gray of winter, and a time of new growth.  Spring is the season of my birthday and spring break.  Spring is by far my favourite season.

Halloween

Many people dress up as skeletons on halloween.  I am too - prehistoric version.  Prepare to see a velociraptor fossil wandering about in search of prey (or maybe just candy) this halloween.  Also, be sure to stay away from any small girls dressed as palm trees, as the only one I know of is my (slightly hyper) sister.  Before halloween, however, my school has several halloween-themed activities in the foyer at lunch, most of which I plan to participate in.  In fact, I have already participated in one, the object of which being to eat a whole pie (pumpkin pie, to be specific).  The catch?  No hands allowed.  I also plan to go to the school's halloween dance, though I might not dance much.  I'd prefer the haunted house that's going to be there..  Happy halloween!

Scanned Pictures

My first scan - a collage of dinosaurs pasted on top of a picture of a hurricane.

This is a scanned picture of a collection of leaves I acquired on October 15th shortly before I scanned them.  My favourite leaf is near the bottom of the page, small, coloured in orange, a little yellow, green and a little white.  Can you find it?

This is a picture of my hands, part of my arms, my watch and some of my hair.

This is an edited version of the above picture.  It is done in black and white, but my hands have been made to look lighter in colour.

This is similar to the above picture, but in normal black and white.

This was certainly the hardest scan to do, as the computer mouse in the picture was connected to the same computer as the scanner I was scanning it with.  It is also  one of my favourites.

This is the same picture as before, edited into black and white.

This is the same as the above picture, only edited to again make my hand look lighter.

This was edited from the same original  scan as the above two pictures.  In it, I edited the colours to more prominently show the cyan.

This is one of my favourites.  It was done with the scanner lid open, so my hands are contrasted by the black background.  The watch also shows the precise time it was scanned.

This is yet another edited version of a scan I did, again recoloured to make my hands look lighter.

This is yet another scan done in gray.

Crazy Face

This was done with Photoshop.  I could never look like this without it.

My Logo

Save the krill!

Indecisive?

I've found it hard to decide on some things, such as what to make this post about.  Yet I can decide on other things in a matter of seconds.  In your opinion, does that make me indecisive, or not?  I thought I was, but now I'm not sure...

Save the Krill!

My idea for a website/logo assignment is 'Save the Krill!'  I chose this topic because I feel that krill do not get the respect and recognition they deserve.  They have an important role in the ecosystem - they swin back and forth between the ocean floor and the surface, which stirs up nutrients for other organisms.  Yet all people think of when they hear about krill is tiny shrimp things that whales eat.  Krill deserve our respect!