"Assignments"

I think I made a mistake somewhere along the line.

It must have been back when I started learning Photoshop. My sister and I made the great (albeit illegal) leap to Photoshop CS2 at some point during... I think it was the summer before sophomore year. Back in the day we had PS 6 (though I started at our old house with PS5), and we never touched it, but as soon as I got it in my head to expand my artistic repertoire digitally, I was completely addicted. Le sigh...

Now, I love photoshop, don't get me wrong! Would I be able to produce such lovely things as this without it? http://whiteprincess.deviantart.com (that's just my drawings, all of my heavy duty PS work is on my photobucket, but I can't let you see that just yet, maybe later) But since I began to delve into the greatness of Adobe's creation, I've become some kind of computer go-to gal. And to be honest, I don't really like it.

To be fair, I don't mind when people ask me in class if I can help them with something (especially if I am trying to avoid homework). If I can help them, I'm happy. And I guess it really only bothers me when my father asks for help.

Oh yes, you read that right. My father is so ridiculously computer illiterate, he can't install his own programs, or check his email without my help. Somehow I am saved from helping him with Quicken (that's Mom's domain) but if it has to do with the internet, he calls me in almost every ten minutes.

The other day the web browser wouldn't open (we usually use the SBC Yahoo browser on the PCs because it's handy), so he bellowed for me and in a ran. Apparently, he's not familiar with the concept of have more than one browser! So I opened Firefox and said, "Go wild." then walked out.

THAT'S IT! THAT'S ALL I HAD TO DO! And I swear I've done this at least ten if not twenty times for him already!

Mom just spent $500 upgrading their computer so he can play his stupid RC model plane simulator (that he spent $200 on), and when I tell him it's going to be much faster and more responsive now, all he says is, "I just want it to do what I want!" But see Dad, that's not how computer's work exactly! You have to find its way to do what you want, not your way. I understand that he is a mechanically minded person, I mean jesus, he installs window blinds for a living. Stick him in front of a car that needs fixing and he'll probably be able to help. But put him in front of a computer and you may have nothing but a pile of rubble in a while.

I have no idea how to end this and lunch just started so I'm out. Maybe I'll eat something today...