Thing 9: Cook Up a Picture with ImageChef!

     Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile since I've last posted. On the upside, I have so much to tell you :) You see, Thing 9 is perfect for right now. The task is to play with photo generators and create neat things. Well, I found several adorable pictures that I was able to manipulate. The first one I did was a tree trunk. You see, this past weekend was my anniversary so my boyfriend and I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to celebrate the occasion. While we were there, we could not stop talking about how beautiful it was (especially the trees). So it's incredibly convenient that I discovered this neat little tool. It's perfect!

 

     As I kept creating different pictures, I realized that these would be great tools to help motivate students! Needless to say, my next creation was very inspirational to myself... I'm sure you'll agree with me on this one:

     "Almost here." That's exactly how I feel about Spring Break. Give me that break already!! I can literally visualize Destin, Florida as I sit in bed and write this post. There are the calm waves of the beach and the warm sand beneath my chair. With the sun beating down on me, endorphins are bursting right out of my body and I can't help but feel happy. And relaxed. Not to mention the fact that I already have a well-planned schedule of all the homework assignments I want to get done. (Sounds great, right?) But nonetheless, I am anxiously waiting for that break to get here. It means half of the semester is over and the other half is quickly arriving. With that preceding thought in mind, I instantly thought of the one thing that has successfully (for the most part, anyway) gotten me through this half of the semester. And that perfect thing happens to be coffee.

 

     I know that I said coffee helped me through this semester, but what I meant to say was that Mugsy's Coffee has helped me. You see, Mugsy's Coffee Co. (located on 41-A, across from Gate 3) is the greatest coffee shop ever. I'm not kidding. Granted, I live nowhere near that side of town. But I will tell you that I will drive the 45 minutes it takes me to get there just to have a venti Peppermint Patti- nonfat, no whip. And I always get a cow sticker clinging to the lid of my cardboard cup. Sometimes, the sticker is a star. What I'm getting at here is that I live for that stuff. It's my own personal motivation and can really turn my day around. Even a picture of coffee with the name swirled in it, makes me happy. If pictures are enough to turn frowns upside down, then let's use them in classrooms! ImageChef.com did a fantastic job of allowing me to use their pictures and personalize them. It didn't cost a thing and like I said, if we can use them to emit positive energy, what are we waiting for? Forget motivational posters. Personalize student pictures!

Yours,

TPlummer