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Alright...I am trying this out. I consider myself fairly technologically literate. I can navigate around and am always trying to learn about new computer-related stuff. My cool friend, Elle, is a whiz at this stuff (hence the really awesome blog design I have). But even though I don't know HOW to make graphics, given the time, I'm confident enough in my abilities to know that I could LEARN . Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to sit down and teach myself this art, so it's not something that I can do at the present time. Anyway,

I've recently learned about been frustrated by the whole DVD-making experience. The software I've been using has given me fit after fit (not to mention that I started out using a laptop that just didn't have a ton of space on it - hence the beginning of some of my problems & frustration). We used the laptop for a while, and FINALLY our new desktop (hooray GI Bill!!) came in. I have been using a great external hard drive to save & then transfer my huge files from the laptop to desktop. Both our laptop AND desktop have quit recognizing said hard drive. Period. And I have a great video on that hard drive that needs editing. It's also on the laptop, but the editing software is on the desktop. Grrr... Instead of getting ANYTHING done last night, I fooled with trying to set up a wireless sharing connection between the two computers and did it work? No.

I have a lot to learn.

But in the meantime, I also decided to try my hand at testing out the whole posting videos to blogger thing. So here is my first blog video, assuming it will work. I apologize right now for its lack of interestingness....as well as for my extreme Southern accent. But, well, neither can really be helped at this point. ;)

This is our adventure to the partially frozen, partially soggy beach in Vladivostok. For my sake, try not to fall asleep... please?