Painfully Hopeful

To everything… turn, turn, turn

It’s winter and, while around these parts it’s no where near as bad as last year, this season can be a dismal time. For those who are buried in snow, stranded in airports and train stations, and whose lives have been pummeled by these storms. This one is for you. Warmth is coming. Let’s not…

Automation Fun

I really enjoy writing in Markdown. The plaintext syntax allows me to write quickly without worrying how things look. Its wonderful. A side-effect of writing in a plain text format is the relative ease by which I can add automation to my writing workflow. Repetitive tasks can be invoked with a tap or key-stroke, saving…

A fun trick with Photoshop

I have to say I’m having a great deal of fun with Photoshop. As some one who used The GIMP for years, and then moved over to Pixelmator, I never thought I’d say that. These two applications did what I wanted them to do, and they did it well 1. So well, in fact that…

A Movement into Wilderness

The season of Lent began this week with Ash Wednesday. Lent, a forty day journey with Jesus, is a time of preparation. During this time we make space to pause, reflect, strengthen ourselves for the journey to come. This time of space comes to a climax with the events of Holy Week, and finds it’s…

Final Cut Pro X – Getting Unpacked

Last week I wrote a short post about my first experience with Final Cut Pro X. Over the few days I’ve gotten to play with the interface some more so I thought I’d share some expanded thoughts. My biggest issue with the design of Final Cut Pro X was the implementation of an iMovie-like shared…

Missing the Joke

When I first moved to my new home I felt cut adrift. I’d moved to pursue a job several states away from my family and friends and was, literally, lost. I didn’t know the roads, where to buy groceries, or even who to call to get my Internet connection set up in my apartment. I’d…