A few days ago on the way back from the store, I saw the most beautiful sky. It was after a storm and the sky was still thick with clouds against a steel blue sky. If I could paint clouds like that! The parking lot was full of crows. It is always crows or seagulls. Seems when one arrives, they chase the others off.
I don’t get out enough. I was on my way to Borders Books, but it seems they closed down. When did that happen? Yes, I read they were closing up shop, but somehow, I thought our store survived because they were open after I read about it.
I went to Borders because I need books to teach me how to use Adobe CS 5.5 Design Premium software. It is a package of programs for print and web design. The full price for this program is $1,899 but the Auxiliary got a license for me for only $150 (they paid for it).
At any rate, I get these programs- and there are several- InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop and several others, but I can’t figure out how to use them! Oh, I know my way around Acrobat (producing PDFs), and while my experience level in Photoshop Elements is ‘expert,’ my experience level in Photoshop CS5 is somewhere between ‘beginner’ and ‘intermediate.’ The rest of these programs, well, if there is a step below ‘beginner,’ then place me there! I opened these programs and all I could say was “Whoa, Nelly!” (Those are not the words I used. I can’t publish what I really said here on MyBloggers!) That is why I went to Borders, and with Borders gone, I had to order the books online. I am waiting for them to arrive. These programs don’t even include templates. Templates have to be purchased separately. At least with a template, I could muddle my way through. I am tempted to buy a template package, but I already spent $60 on books.
I already told the Bridge not to expect to see the Breeze in new designs and formats until next year. It will take me the rest of the year to figure out how to get started, and another year to become truly proficient. Even the courses are expensive- another $799 to learn the programs? I don’t think so! I will muddle through on my own.