GIMP and how it can save you too...

Hmm, you think to yourself, I want to perform an image manipulation related task, for example, making a header for my blog (hypothetical scenario here...) but I don't want to have to pay for photoshop. Well, do not fear as there are many alternatives, including GIMP.

Currently, I am using GIMP 2.6.8 and I can honestly say that it is one of the best free products you will ever find. While most people are too lazy to make an image themselves or don't feel they need it, some just worry that it'll look like crap, but once again, don't worry, GIMP is super easy to use... so you can easily fix your screw ups wherever they may be.

While at this point you are probably imagining me sounding like a constipated telemarketer, just listen to this: try it, it's free, and the download is small. If you hate it with a burning passion and wish to sacrifice it to your neighbours computer virus riddled flash drive, so be it, but it give it a try.

Oh yes, and enjoy the insanity quotes on the top right hand side of the page, under the intro, I swear I am not using them to justify my current mental state...

This little doggy can be the computer using man's best friend...

South Africa...

For those of you who are weirdly interested in my life (internet stalkers, I'm looking at you...) I will tell you this, I live in the country South Africa. If you live in the Northern hemisphere, you probably know South Africa as that place with the damn vuvuzelas...

Damn noisy things...

But there's a little more to us than THAT, oh, wait, you probably also remember all our politicians with their tendencies...

But the place is not ALL bad, we provide the world with comic entertainment, and for the last 100 years we have only had two leaders who have not been viciously mocked through cartoons... We provide the caricaturists with excellent source material...

And despite all the bad, I like it here, we have great vibe and constant sirens keep one well alert and ready for the next day. Thank-you and good day, I must now barricade the windows and make sure that the cats are armed, ammunition for cat-paw sized glocks doesn't come cheap these days...

A funny story for you...

We all love our humour, especially when it involves some else's pain. But sometimes, life is just so cruel, so tragically hilarious, that inspires some one to write a joke very loosely based on their own experience... Take it away... Joe somebody:

The doctor said, ‘Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration.

You have a very rare condition, which causes your testicles to press on your spine and the pressure creates one hell of a headache. The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.’

Joe was shocked and depressed. He wondered if he had anything to live for. He had no choice but to go under the knife. When he left the hospital, he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself. As he walked down the street, he realized that he felt like a different person. He could make a new beginning and live a new life.

He saw a men’s clothing store and thought, ‘That’s what I need… A new suit.’ He entered the shop and told the salesman, ‘I’d like a new suit.’
The elderly tailor eyed him briefly and said, ‘Let’s see…. size 44 long.’
Joe laughed, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years!’ the tailor said.
Joe tried on the suit it fit perfectly.

As Joe admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, ‘How about a new shirt?’
Joe thought for a moment and then said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman eyed Joe and said, ‘Let’s see, 34 sleeves and 16-1/2 neck.
Joe was surprised, ‘That’s right, how did you know?’
‘Been in the business 60 years.’
Joe tried on the shirt and it fit perfectly.
Joe walked comfortably around the shop and the salesman asked,
‘How about some new underwear?’
Joe thought for a moment and said, ‘Sure.’
The salesman said, ‘Let’s see… size 36.
Joe laughed, ‘Ah ha! I got you! I’ve worn a size 34 since I was 18 years old.’
The salesman shook his head, ‘You can’t wear a size 34. A size 34 would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a headache.’

New suit – $400
New shirt – $36
New underwear – $6
Second Opinion – PRICELESS