One Step, Fucknut

Whilst browsing pirated CDs in a shopping mall last week I came across some programs I’ve been fascinated with. One of which was Macromedia Flash Professional 8. “Wow” I thought to myself “I would really love to do a flash movie”. So I bought it, along with Adobe Photoshop CS2. So I got all excited, quickly rushed to the Laptop and installed Flash 8. “YES! Now I can make cool movies and other cool shit.” One little problem, I didn’t know how to use the piece of shit. The whole thing looked daunting! So many controls! So many features…WHERE DO I BEGIN? Photoshop CS2 was ok, I use Photoshop 7 all the time, and so the transition was minimal. I knew where everything was and what it does. But Flash, wow, that was a whole new animal. Everything is different. There were some principles that I knew, such as layering and keyframes. But everything else was a bit of a blur. In disappointment, I decided to leave it. It was all too much, I thought. I didn’t look at the program until recently. I took baby steps, learning what each thing does. I started from the very basics, even learning how to drag and drop. I was re-learning what I already knew and was expanding. Last night, I made a simple menu, then a ball moving along the screen. Maybe today I’ll expand on that. Now it’s all getting together, my vision was coming to fruition. One step at a time, that’s all it takes. Sometimes it’s better to ignore the grand picture and just get down to doing it step by step rather than looking at the wallop. Now yes, there are going to be some people that are going to say: “Well, there’s a simple solution…DON’T USE A COMPUTER. I use a typewriter to write 10,000 words essays to UNICEF to help feed the poor and hungry. This is another example of modern consumerism taking over…blah blah blah” ThankYOU fucknuts. The fact of doing things step by step is something ignored by me. I always looked at the bigger vision, but never did anything about it. So it’s only been recently when I actually DO my objectives. In turn, my grand visions have become smaller, more realistic. But when I complete those small realistic goals, they are really fulfilling and it sets me up to do more. So I actually do large goals by doing small goals and I do small goals by completing small objectives, so on and so forth. Just a random thought. Brain farting as usual. Ok, Mormon time is over. Now… I was watching the news last night and there was a report on a man being mugged. I felt sorry for that guy; it’s a serious problem around these parts. I’ve heard stories of people’s earrings get ripped off straight from their ears by muggers. I’ve had two cousins that were mugged by knifepoint. The thieves here, especially in highly concentrated areas, are organized. Once someone steals a wallet, phone, jewelry etc. etc. they will immediately pass it on to someone else, then another, then another. It’s an intricate system. Hang on; a certain someone is saying something. “Well, those people DESERVE to get mugged. The solution is simple, don’t wear any clothes, jewelry, don’t bring any pocket money, don’t have a cell phone and by all means DON’T GO OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE! I’ve been living inside a bubble for 15 years.” Words of wisdom. Was there any point to those last two paragraphs…NO. Bye Bye.