I am taking part in the Veracity 31 day blog challenge! Week 3 theme is Picture-A-Day! Post a picture of the book you are currently reading and tell us how you are enjoying the book so far. If you’re not reading one, show a picture of a book you would like to read and tell us why.

I started reading The Hunger Games a little over a month ago and I am only a few pages in, because I fail – haha. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this book but have been a bit distracted, but I am enjoying it so far As you can see I only have one book currently on my iPad because once again, I fail. I have quite a few books on my laptop that I need to put back on my iPad but I have yet to do it One of which is The Game of Thrones which I am SO excited to read (loved the first season of the show!) and may start reading that instead of The Hunger Games.

I am taking part in the Veracity 31 day blog challenge! Day 13  prompt is: How has having a website and being involved in online communities and forums changed your life? What do you think you’d be doing online if you never got into making websites or online communities?

I  have made several friends through the years because of the internet and having a website alone allows me to interact with people I normally would not (due to distance, age gap, etc). I’d say it has changed my life for the better, I would not be wanting to be a professional graphic designer and would not be in school for it if it was not for the internet and having websites and of course the lovely online communities I have been apart of.

If I didn’t make websites or wasn’t involved in forums and such I’d probably game a lot more on my actual xbox 360 verses spending hours coding or just being on the computer in general. I love having websites though and I couldn’t imagine not doing it let alone fully imagine what I’d be doing without it. Internet has affected me and I am sure the majority of people in both a positive and negative way, but the positive out ways the negative by a lot

I am taking part in the Veracity 31 day blog challenge! Day 12  prompt is: What are some of your must have programs on your computer? For those with smart phones or tablets, what are some must have applications on your devices? List no more than 5 for each.

For my computer(s) I must have:

• Photoshop, even if it’s just for editing a quick photo verses making a full fledged layout I must have it.
• FTP, on my macbook pro I use cyberduck and on my desktop I have FileZilla. I must have some sort of an FTP program.
• iTunes, mainly use it now to sync stuff on my iPhone and iPad from my macbook pro but when I do listen to music on my laptop or desktop it’s my program of choice.
• World of Warcraft,  it’s a must when it comes to my desktop! I took it off my laptop since it’s not needed on both devices but it’s a must have for me.
• Google Chrome, the only web browser I use and will only use. On both my laptop and desktop.

For my iPhone or iPad I must have:

• Bing, I recently installed it on my iPad and I LOVE using it to do searches!
• Weather HD, the best weather app I have used on both my iPhone and iPad. It shows visually what the weather will be like which I like.
• Weight Watchers Mobile, I have it installed on both my iPhone and iPad. I signed up a few weeks ago for Weight Watchers (which I am enjoying so far!) and having access to it right in the palm of my hands makes it easier to track what I am eating. Although I am not using it as much as I should be I am trying to use it everyday!
• Games, from angry birds to cut the rope I have to have some sort of games on my devices. For those days at work when I am bored during my break or when I am at school I like to entertain myself with something.
• To Do List, I have used several apps when it comes to do lists and keeping things in order. For regular to do lists I love one called aNote but for school I recently installed iStudiez Pro on my iPad to keep track of my assignments and grades.

I’ve been brain storming a post with a list of my favorite and must have apps for both the iPhone and iPad which I will post in the future but this is a general idea of my must haves.