My First Attempt At Stencil Art

I have lately become fascinated with stencil art. It seems simple enough, but in reality it can be quite a difficult thing to master. Because at this point I lack the skills to make a stencil from scratch, I stole an image off of Bones And Skulls and used it for a stencil. Here it is. My first effort at stencil art.

To Switch, Or Not To Switch

I'm in a bit of a quandry.

I can't decide whether or not to buy a Macbook, a desktop Mac, or to stay with what I know, and buy a PC, and even then I am stuck with deciding between desktop system, or laptop.

Its a bit of a moot point at the moment because I can't actually afford to do any of the above, but I keep on dreaming of the day that I can afford a new system, and what I want to buy.

Mac seems to be a better choice to me, as their systems are reportedly much more stable (not that I have had any problems with a Windows based system, ever), and they seem to have a monopoly on cool. All their software just plain looks cool, and runs easily. Compare that with a Windows based system, that makes what should bea simple job very hard to do, and is vulnerable to a variety of security problems.

But that being said, I don't know too much about networking with a Mac, and I don't even know if it is possible to network a Mac, with a Windows based system. Another factor to consider is software compatability. A lot of software I use is not available for Mac systems, and I would need to find viable alternatives.

Decorating My Laptop

I am planning to decorate my laptop. I am sick of looking at the uninspiring matt silver casing, that I am confronted with every time I look at it.

So far, I have come up with two possible images with which to adorn the back of the lid. Both are variations of skulls.

The first is the Metal Blade Records "Pirate Logo", which is a skull with no bottom jaw, with crossed blades beneath it.

The second is a stencil art skull wearing a gas mask. I found the image here.

Unfortunately I don't have a link to a good quality image of the "Pirate Logo", because I had to trace it off a sampler CD sleeve.

I now just have to decide which to go with, and then, depending on which I choose, work out how best to transfer the image onto my laptop.