Captain´s Log: Who´s the GIMP now?!

Well, I took the plunge today. I´ve briefly flirted with technology in the past, but today we tangoed. You see, I got out of class early today (due to some sort of almost standardized test). Permiteme tantito - Everytime I think of tests I can´t help but remember my last semester at the esteemed Washtenaw Community College, it was P. Patillo´s English 220 seminar, if I recall correctly. He posed a most troubling question; if quizzes are quizzical, then what are tests? Logically thinking I blurted out testical, right? Sorry, I get distracted by all of this Barry White in my ear - Back to the triumph. So my dear mother bought (yes, she´s not always THAT stingy) me a most technical manual having to do with GIMP 2.6 (an open source image editing program). To be honest, I haven´t really had the time or patience (remember I have some 200 students that are under the age of 10) to really bite into this graphic novel (sorry, really bad pun.) Today I got to thinking: So, I have this blog, I have this book and I have this extra time on my hands, I might as well try to learn a little. It was not quite a battle (maybe a skirmish?), but I held my ground, dug in and gave it hell. The fight was worth the ground gained; after about an hour of figuring out what picture to use, what font to use and what I wanted for lunch (a very important decision) I was able to functionally produce an almost noteworthy edited titlebar (see above, not at me dummy, at the titlebar, like I said). Yay me! So I can successfully say that I have conquered GIMP 2.6 (and I didn´t even need the suit, or gag for that matter!) As ever ungrateful as you may be, please take at least a split-second to bask in (or at least acknowledge) my glory.

The above picture of me is taken in front of the fuente outside of the Governor´s residence in Toluca, Edo. de Mexico. I know that the down coat is a little unnecessary in the scalding sunlight, but my backpack was full, and in the words of Dr. Evil - "throw me a frickin´ bone here..."