After some weeks of above normal temperatures, snowpack melting on all sun exposed areas, and it generally feeling like summer, today’s brisk temperatures were a reminder of early spring. Like most things in early spring, the grantee of warm weather and the hope of wearing swim trucks outside is often forced. The act of coming out of the caves of winter, blinking wearily into the bright whiteness of skin that has not seen sunshine in months, is a ungainly experience....
Creative Writing has something called Scenes, and it helps slow down the story and really describe what is happening. So I like this tool. YouTube channel Writing With Andrew has a video titled “Inviting your Readers into: Scene and Summary” and “A Starting Guide for Writing Nonfiction.” Basically in the videos he highlights that scenes fill out the moment that I am trying to capture with sensory details, dialogues and specific interactions....
The indi game art scene has a particular simplicity and look to it. Often pixel art, but sometimes basic 3d but also looking like hand drawn. I am looking forward to learning how to make more art with some of the online courses I purchased with GameDev.tv which are focused on Blender and Asprite. Digital art luckily can come in many forms. Sometimes art can be had drawn on paper and then scanned and animated....
With the extreme drought and lack of rain or snow, I have been looking into alternatives to Kentucky Bluegrass. First I thought white clover, then micro clover and fescue mix, then flowering mix, and even buckwheat. But then I came across Yarrow. I have seen this one before and I love its fern like leaves. So now I think I want pretty much all these. Gone are the days for the bluegrass....
My backpack was so heavy for this mornings run commute. I wish I had run back to the flat with it on too, but I took a bus back. Feels good to be getting stronger. Heavy run commutes will help for future ultras and uphill races.