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Cyd  

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News and Birthday Presents

Journal Entry: Wed May 7, 2008, 10:28 AM
  • Mood: dA Love
  • Reading: Then God Whispers Your Name, Max Lucado
  • Eating: Yogurt
  • Drinking: Coffee
News


I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the presents and well wishes from my DA friends. :hug:sss. I was almost overwelmed by the love you all showered on me.

I had a wonderful day yesterday, even though I had to work (it was the first day of the summer session :(). When I got home hubby kept me so occupied that I never got a chance to get on the internet last night. He took me out to a very nice New Orleans style restaurant, and then to see Ironman (which really rocked btw). At home I was treated to chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate (sugar free of course). What floored me to the max was that my estranged daughter called, JUST to wish me a Happy Birthday. She hasn't remembered my birthday for about three years. I guess miracles do happen!

I wanted to share what hubby bought me for my birthday (a few days early). I really love that man!




In other news, I opened a second DA account where I intend to post photomanips and stock items. It’s :iconlightkeeper7: in case anyone is interested. I made several sets of fractal wings, which I am going to put up as stock items. I haven’t exactly decided which account I will post them in yet, so if anyone has an opinion please voice it. I don’t want to flood this account with a lot of non-fractal items. I probably won’t be writing many journal articles or doing features from that account because I really don’t want to pay for two subs.



Thought for the Day


April 30 - On Imagination

Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited while imagination embraces the entire world.
Albert Einstein

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Charles F. Kettering

Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
George Bernard Shaw

April 29

Something new I want to do. I may not be able to get to it daily, but I'm going to try. Hopefully no one will think I'm doing this to increase my pageviews, because those don't really matter that much to me. I am inspired to do it by a story I heard this week.

A corporate consultant visited a grocery store in order to help increase the store's sales. She suggested to the store's employees that they try somehow to make the customer's visits to the store a memorable one, in a good way. One of the baggers, a boy with Down's Syndrome named Johnny, decided that he would slip a little something into one of the bags of each of the customers. He called it his "Thought for the Day". He got the help of his father, who typed the thoughts out on the computer and made copies of them. They included quotes, stories, and when he couldn't come up with anything, just thoughts from the boy himself.

It made a very positive impact on the store, which filtered through to the other employees. So much so, that whatever register Johnny happened to be at that day had a much longer line than any other. Customers often would not move even if offered a shorter line because they wanted that little slip of paper with the thought for the day.

I was so inspired by that story, I decided I wanted to be a "Johnny" to my own circle of friends.




Many Thanks ...


My Birthday was May 6, and I wanted to say thanks for the very lovely gifts I recieved from my DA friends.

From *SpringLilac Vera is such a sweet person that so many of her deviations are gifts for others. :hug:s and more :hug:s sweetie!



From =MagePrydain. How did you know I miss the blossoming of the redbuds here in warm South Florida?



From *mistywisp, whose etched flowers I adore :hug:



From *phoenix75 Very elegant. Thanks Kim :cuddle:



From =Colliemom, who KNOWS how much a like planty fractals :blowkiss:



Loads of :hug:s to =Kabuchan, I really love this



Despite the trials she's been through lately, *MzKitty45601 is always thinking of others. Thanks from the bottom of my heart darlin'.


My beautiful present from :icondragonfly113:


So very sweet of you hun.

:iconluffsfromafriend: made me a very pretty stamp. It really made my day!



Thank you so much sweetie :blowkiss:


I am doing a happy dance that I have fractals recently featured in DA news articles. April's Color is Green [link] and Two Fractals on the most recent Green Fractal Friday: Irish Rosette and In Praise of the Emerald Isle. On the Fringes was featured on the Wall of Wows [link] and Spring Fever on the Wall of Wows [link] Mandarin Tapestry was featured in Fabulous Fractal Prints 2 [link] and Strange Shores was featured in AnnaKirsten's Terrific Tuesday [link] .

Recently featured by:

:iconmzkitty45601: :iconbaba49: :iconmistywisp: :iconzoozee: :iconcolliemom: :iconultra-fractal: :iconsweetangel1: :iconim1happy:




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Devious Information

  • Current Age: As young as I feel
  • Current Residence: South East
  • Interests: painting, fractaling, writing fanfics, X-Men
  • Favourite movie: Romancing the Stone
  • Favourite band or musician: Styx
  • Favourite genre of music: Contemporary Christian
  • Favourite artist: Renoir, Degas and Rodin
  • Favourite poet or writer: C.S. Lewis
  • Favourite photographer: Imogen Cunningham
  • Favourite style or digital art: Fractals
  • Favourite cartoon character: Nightcrawler
  • Tools of the Trade: brush and paint... or a computer mouse

Devious Comments

=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 4 hours 21 minutes ago Mood: Joy
You've been tagged! Please don't hold it against me ... LOL [link]

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Kabu

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
Matsuo B
*winklepickers:iconwinklepickers: 19 hours 2 minutes ago
That's very attractive. :D
Thank you for the link.

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Member of *FractalDreams
Member of *TreesClub
=u-woman:iconu-woman: 20 hours 32 minutes ago
I hope you had a good one! :hug:
=Dragonfly113:iconDragonfly113: 22 hours 7 minutes ago
You are sooo very welcome, Cyd!:heart:

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Greetings :greetings:
Brigitte
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 1 day 1 hour ago
Thank you so much for your wellwishes. :hug:
Sorry it took me so long to reply :blush:

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 1 day 1 hour ago
I had a terrific birthday! And I love your little message. Thanks so much Brigitte :blowkiss:

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 1 day 1 hour ago
Thanks :)
I want to get a Jade vine, if I can find one [link] They are absolutely gorgeous, but they only grow in fairly frost-free zones.

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
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*winklepickers:iconwinklepickers: 1 day 17 hours ago
Thank you for the fave.

What a nice birthday present. What will you grow on it? There is a real choice of climbing plants.

Personally I would love some stock of wings. So I'll be watching to see what you decide. :)

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=zoozee:iconzoozee: 2 days 11 hours ago Mood: Love
Thank you SO much for faving Cheyenne :heart:

Your support means truly a lot to me :rose:

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:star: Have a terrific day :star:

zoozee :rose:
=Dragonfly113:iconDragonfly113: 2 days 12 hours ago
:party::sing:.Happy.:dance::juggle:
:party::sing::airborne::dance::juggle:
:party::sing:Birthday:dance::juggle:
:party::sing::airborne::dance::juggle:
:party::sing:.To You.:dance::juggle:
:party::sing::airborne::dance::juggle:

One day too late, but I hope you had a wonderful day, Cyd!:heart::heart::heart:

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Greetings :greetings:
Brigitte
=zoozee:iconzoozee: 3 days 38 minutes ago Mood: Love
Thank you SO much for faving A View To The Future :heart:

Your support means truly a lot to me :rose:

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:star: Have a terrific day :star:

zoozee :rose:
*kayandjay100:iconkayandjay100: 3 days 6 hours ago
:hug::rose:

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Do you ever get a feeling ~ that just beyond the city lights ~ there must be a new horizon?

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*Ultra-Fractal [link]
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=u-woman:iconu-woman: 3 days 12 hours ago
Happy Birthday! :airborne::cake::party::music::sing::dance::absolut::drunk:
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 3 days 13 hours ago
Aww, thanks so much Coco. :iconfurryhuggleplz:
Hubby is taking me out to a fancy restaurant tonight, so I know I'll have a good one. :XD:

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*kayandjay100:iconkayandjay100: 3 days 14 hours ago Mood: Joy
Many thanks Cyd for adding "Kabufract" to your :+fav:s ~ I so appreciate that! :hug: Coco

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Do you ever get a feeling ~ that just beyond the city lights ~ there must be a new horizon?

Proud member of:
*Ultra-Fractal [link]
*FractalDreams [link]
=ImagersFractalDDs [link]
~favocal:iconfavocal: 3 days 15 hours ago
Hey :wave: Thanks a lot for the :+fav: on Precieux :hug:

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You love macro shots? Come and join the new *Close-Ups I'm the admin and would love to see you around :)
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Good nature shots? Or macro? You can find it in here, in my gallery:gallery:
*baba49:iconbaba49: 3 days 19 hours ago
Thank you for the :+fav:s :bow:

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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.



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=Dragonfly113:iconDragonfly113: 3 days 21 hours ago
Thank you so very much, Cyd!:dance:

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Greetings :greetings:
Brigitte
=Kabuchan:iconKabuchan: 3 days 22 hours ago
Thank you so much for the :+fav:s ... :hug:

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Kabu

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."
Matsuo B
*kayandjay100:iconkayandjay100: 4 days 20 minutes ago Mood: Love
Best wishes and many happy returns Cyd on your birthday today ~ hope it's a great one! :heart::cake::heart:

:hug: Coco

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Do you ever get a feeling ~ that just beyond the city lights ~ there must be a new horizon?

Proud member of:
*Ultra-Fractal [link]
*FractalDreams [link]
=ImagersFractalDDs [link]
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 4 days 1 hour ago
As always Brigitte, it was my pleasure :hug: :blowkiss:

Your photomanipulations are fabulous.

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 4 days 1 hour ago
Thanks for the Birthday wishes hon! :hug: :heart:

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*Shadoweddancer:iconShadoweddancer: 4 days 1 hour ago
It was my pleasure. :hug: Your artwork is lovely.

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Love your enemies, it will drive them nuts :cuddle:

:painter: :butterflytwo:

*Apophysis *FractalDreams *Tubaholics-Anonymous
*Velvet--Glove:iconVelvet--Glove: 4 days 9 hours ago
Thank you very much for the faves today, Cyd. :) :hug:

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:flaguk: Chris

I support NNTR - no need to reply or thank me for every comment, reply or fave... use the time to create more beautiful art instead!