Pull the trigger, and the nightmare stops...

http://www.upworthy.com/this-dude-just-used-jelly-beans-to-convince-me-to-live-my-life-to-the-fullest-2

That quote and this video have been hugely inspiring to me the last couple days. I realize that the quote in the title could be interpreted as super negative, and suicidal... and that's probably even how it was intended. I've been thinking of "pulling the trigger" more in terms of taking some fucking action already. Most of the problems in my life have been caused by my anxiety over taking the first step. In anything really... often, doing nothing is less stressful than the idea of choosing wrongly, or failing at something I care about. This causes what I like the call a vicious hate-spiral of disappointment. And the more angry I get at myself for failing to do something, the less likely I am to get something done.

Welp, as the video points out, time is short. And I plan on making the short amount of time that I have to myself amazing. I'm pulling the trigger on a bunch of things, from going back to school, to expanding my business.

Here's the link the Coheed and Cambria song that quote is referencing. Listen to it. It's amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSpP09UKnQ

HANKROLL'd - YouTube

I've been listening to a VLOG brothers playlist whilst arting. I came across this:

HANKROLL'd - YouTube:

'via Blog this'

This is the best thing I've seen today. It earns the Air Seal of Approval.

Internet Explorer, a forbidden love affair

As some of you might know, I make crafty things, and sell them, sometimes. My latest (and by far, most successful) venture is body products... mostly fun novelty soaps, as well as scrubs. I love making them... and I'm also pretty fond of selling them. The packaging part in between was never my favorite. To aid in this, I was buying Avery labels, using their online Design and Print function in Firefox, and then attempting to print them out.

I say attempting because the first couple would come out OK...











And then then next row would edge up...








And the row after that would move up 2 cm like it was trying to be one with the label above it



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It was understandably very frustrating. I would get maybe 4 usable labels off a sheet of 12. It was a giant waste of time and money. I researched the topic, and I couldn't really find a sane solution. It was either adjusting the printer settings on the Avery site (which I'd spent hours on, and didn't work), or use Internet Explorer.  How was that even an option? It's hated, and filled with viruses... and possibly monsters.

Fast forward to now... I'm starting to sell more, and I have a bunch of craft shows to plan for. As I also work a busy full-time job, and do freelance work... time wasting is not an option. I decided that Internet Explorer was worth a shot. And praise everything... it goddamn worked. All of these labels are usable, with minimal cutting necessary. This is a thing of beauty.

I'm sorry Internet Explorer. I was wrong to judge you. But I still love Google Chrome more. It meets all of my other needs. But when I need to print more labels, I'll be around again.