Saturday, March 01, 2008

fun with photoshop

so, i have a wee photoshop bone in my body. i think it's close to the technophile bone, and directly descendant from the gene that made me want to play with calculators as a small child. buttons are my friends. unfortunately, none of this translates into loving to sit in front of a computer when i happen to be at work... unless i get to play with photoshop.

anyway, that said, i finally created my own little cbefm widget that lets you see where i am in my cycle. i have to show you the "peak" one because it's just so darn cute. is it just me, or do those little digital eggs just make you feel so warm and fertile inside?

unfortunately, i'm not enough of a technogeek to know how to make this cycle automatically, so at present, i have to update that little photo on a daily basis... it also means that i created 30+ jpegs of the widget, so i could cover most cases without having to go back into photoshop. if you are eager for the hard labor of updating your blog picture on a daily basis, i will be happy to send you a jpeg set corresponding to your general cbefm cycle... i just need to know what days you generally get low, high, and peak readings.

even better though would be to find someone tech savvy enough to show me how to get this to automatically update... i currently have the source file set up in layers, so i can relatively easily create a jpeg, but i'm sure that there's an easier way.
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oh, and on another note, you'd think that after 15 months of trying, i would be able to nail down my ovulation date. according to my ff.com chart, i ovulated before i got a "peak" reading on my monitor... does that make any sense? as always, your shared wisdom is appreciated.

4 comments:

Amanda said...

If you get it set up, I'd LOVE the widget!!! And hopefully, I'll see that same little picture in a couple of days (exact same...it should be CD17)! Hooray for the eggie!

And I'd go with the CBEFM.

S said...

I love your new little widget. I agree with you about that little eggie...how in the world can a picture make one so happy???

moosk said...

thanks! now i just have to remember to update it. haha!

a, i'll let you know if/when i get this set-up so it automatically updates (or at least so you can quickly enter the day & fertility level).

Amanda said...

I hope you don't mind, but I snagged your CD17 O pic. If you'd rather I not, just let me know! Thank you!