#96 Do Spring Cleaning on the Computer - Done!

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Today, I spent the entire day cleaning up my computer.
I deleted a a couple of programs that we no longer use,
Cleaned up My Documents and got rid of a bunch of files left over from home schooling,
Cleaned up the Shared Files,
Cleaned up the Desktop,
Cleaned and sorted my Email and Bookmarks,
Ran Scandisk,
Ran Defrag,
Then I bought and downloaded a program called Registry Mechanic. It searches the computer for file fragments that are left over from deleted files and all sorts of little nuisances. I ran it and it found, YIKES, 971 problems! It corrected them and now my computer doesn't give me a nasty error message every time I turn it on, and it seems to start up and run a lot faster. Yeah!

Not a bad days work, but now I reeeally need to stretch.

#29 26 Things - Done!

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Okay, I couldn't stand it. I created my Photosite and I had to put something new in it, so I completed the 26 Things Photography Scavenger Hunt.

It was fun and challenging. It forced me the think outside the box and helped get the creative juices flowing. The longer I thought about each word, the more ideas I came up with. I took pictures of things I wouldn't normally take pictures of. It was a great little exercise.

See it at my PhotoSite.

A couple of new things

First of all, Mom put her pictures on PhotoSite.com and I really liked the way it looked, so I checked into it a little closer this weekend. Wow. I like it a lot better than Flickr. Probably the same learning curve, but a better look for your efforts. PhotoSite has more variety, more control, more organizational choices. Another plus with PhotoSite, is that most of my photography projects are for 25 photos and I imagined them in a 5 X 5 layout. I couldn't find that I had a 5 X 5 option in Flickr, or could even choose the layout for that matter. Flickr is great if you want to share your pictures with the world and be a part of a very large photo community, but I just want to share photos with family and friends and I think PhotoSite is better suited for my needs. Thanks Mom.

See my new PhotoSite at http://carpediem.photosite.com. It's pretty weak right now, not very many pictures, but I think you can see the potential. I like that you can create albums then create chapters within the albums. I'm not sure I'll keep it that way but its a nice option to have.

Secondly, I emailed Michael Green at Triplux and asked that my blog be added to his 101 in 1001 list. Yeah!!! I'm on the list. I think the 101 list is a great motivational tool and I've gotten a lot of inspiration from looking at other 101 lists and reading about their progress. I want to help spread the joy, if I can.

See it at http://www.triplux.com/1001/otherlists.asp. Jeri's 101 in 1001 is waaaay at the bottom.

#74 Try Ten Different Coffees - Done!

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This Cafe Vienna marks the tenth coffee and the seventh task completed.

You can see all ten on My Food and Drinks page.

Writing with POWER

This is the cover of my screenwriting booklet, Writing with POWER.

I started writing it when Mom and I went to Memphis. It kept me busy during the day while she was in class. I continued working on it when we came home and I finally finished it this morning.

While I was homeschooling the boys, I found a writing curriculum that taught students to TOWER their writing. Think, Outline, Write, Edit, Rewrite. I loved the acronym and adapted it a bit for my screenwriting booklet.

The 38 page booklet is a glorified version of notes taken from my favorite screenwriting, or fiction writing, books and is organized into 4 chapters.

Chapter 1 - Ponder your Story
Chapter 2 - Organize your Story
Chapter 3 - Write your Story
Chapter 4 - Evaluate and Rewrite your Story

Now instead of reaching for 20 screenwriting books, I can reach for this one little booklet. It will continue to be a work in progress. As I learn or remember neat little tricks or techniques, they will be added to the booklet. With my booklet finished, at least the POW stages, I can start working on my screenplays again.

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