I've mentioned this before, but I love fireflies! Lightning bugs, whatever...you just don't see them in Southern California, so I look forward to them every year. The weather has been really crazy here with fluctuating temperatures and the horrific outbreak of tornadoes, but it seems to be finally settling into something resembling normal. Today is 89 with a heat index of 97, 56% humidity with dew points at 73 - not officially summer yet, but it sure feels official. It's what we've come to expect for this time of year.
Good Ol' Days was hot- horribly hot! We went downtown for a couple of hours, and I got so hot that I felt sick. It's really hard to enjoy the festivities when it's that hot. The boys got to buy a couple of things, plus they got invited to go swimming when we got home, so I didn't feel too bad about cutting the day short.They each got a cheap air gun that shoots little plastic pellets, so they spent the evening setting up action figures in the back yard and shooting them. Later, I was checking to make sure they were empty and pointed it at the floor when I shot it - practicing safety and all - and promptly shot my husband in the butt when the pellet ricocheted off of the floor. Nice shootin', Tex!
My dad has been in California visiting his sister and other family members, so the boys have had to spend the weekdays with their grandparents. Let me just say, we all can't wait until my dad gets back tonight, and I will leave it at that.
I am about to finish up with Fundamentals of Media Communication and I am so glad. The instructor is good, although hard to understand at times as I think English is not her native language, but otherwise no issues there. The class is really about the history of media and is soooo dry! I have a 10-15 page research paper due this Saturday on the topic of my choice (The Effect of E-Readers on Literacy) and hmm, well if I do the minimum pages of 10, then I only have 8 more to go. Now, I do have the research all done, but I have to organize the material and write it. Thankfully, they require double spaced lines! My last class was Fundamentals of Design and we got to play with Photoshop and Illustrator. I thought sure the Media class would be fun too - I was so wrong. Next I have Fundamentals of Digital Imaging, and then after a short summer break, Color Theory. Somebody told me Color Theory was boring, but I'm hoping for the best.
