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Dear friends, Sometimes I curse this all-encompassing device called the "laptop." It may be one of my best friends, my source of income and the reason I rarely have to step foot in a bank, but it's also the cause of some pretty severe eye strain, headaches and sickness sometimes. It's called Computer Vision Syndrome. Quelle chose! To be so brutally treated by a device I love so much. At times it seems I can't put the thing away - after writing a finely-worded treatise on the current state of grocery store dried cat food, I'll often find myself wandering the vast alleys of the world wide web, looking for information on everything from catnip to ancient musical instruments. The result? Red, watery eyes, light sensitivity, and a grievous headache right in the spot I usually love to give and receive headbonks. Sometimes my neck and shoulders hurt, too. This is no good, friends. What's a freelance internet-addicted cat to do? There are actually a few ways to deal with this problem, and a lot of them have to do with self-restraint. I'm sure you know that when it comes to life's pleasures, cats are not famous for their self-restraint. I am no exception, so how can I expect to wean myself off of long hours of screen-staring? With a gadget, of course. I've just installed EyeDefender on my computer, and it's going to do the work for me by manipulating my intense devotion to machines and cool software. Hurray! (Or hooray, or huzza, even.) What's this little program do, you ask? Basically it's timing me, and at intervals of 25 minutes, it's going to tell me to get the hell off the computer for 5 minutes. The screen will blank out and then display a few different moving patterns designed to get my eyes moving, assuming I haven't wandered off somewhere. The latter is ideal. What else can we do to soften the strain on our poor, beautiful eyes while still making a living AND having fun on the computer? Let in some natural light. Experts suggest putting the computer perpendicular to a window, so that the natural light can hit the screen as well as your long-suffering eyeballs. And that button with the picture of a big sun, next to the one with the little sun? Stop pressing it. Turn the brightness down a notch or two - it can make a big difference at the end of the day. I've got 3 minutes left before break time, so I suppose I'll go putter in the garden for a few minutes. I think there are some juicy little geckos calling my name. Take care!
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Hi friends, it's Homer here! Recently I happily stumbled upon the page of the lovely Miss Hazel Fluffypants, a freelance writer just like me! We exchanged intermews, and I'd like to share our Q&A with you :) Follow Miss Hazel via her webpage or Facebook for more info! 1. Why did you get into writing? Well, initially, the keyboard felt warm on my paws. I also intermewed quite a few social media cats in my first year of blogging, fascinated by the community we are not otherwise able to have due to our limited communication infrastructure. We have stories to tell, good stories, and I want to help. I also love making my readers laugh and feel good at the same time, and as a cat, I am pretty good at it. Sometimes I do goofy things, like when I close the door in your face, or knead you in the pudge, but if you are upset, I will snuggle you, and if you are fixing a broken sink, I will be there, ready to help as if I was a plumber in a previous life. 2. Did you find it difficult to find work due to discrimination against feline writers? I often use my human's name to book jobs. I just ran into this problem last week! The internet has made us famous because we do so many funny things, like yesterday when I figured out how to get on top of the fridge. Unfortunately, though, some people tend to take our work less seriously, but that's okay. We just have to work twice as hard, and sleep only 22 hours a day instead of the average 25. 3. What is special about your person? My Pops is the best. He lets me use his keyboard to write and also throws me pieces of my dry food, and I try to catch them. Sometimes I do! 4. My step-sister Minnie Mew is a calico like you, but she is grumpy and won't let me play with her. Can I play with you? Yes, please! No one plays with me, even though literally everyone plays with me all the time, but I meow as if they don't. 5. What is your favourite thing to write? Holiday stories! I am working on one right meow for Halloween! 6. Is everything you write on the computer, or do you do a bit of pen-and-paper scribbling once in awhile? Pawing at a keyboard is more expedient due to my conspicuous lack of thumbs, but I do find it important to use my paws to paw-write things, since it uses the part of the brain associated with the subconscious. If I am stuck on a part of my story, I just paw it out on paper and find the answer was there all along. 7. What is the worst writing job you've ever had? Hmm, I don't think I have one! I have been lucky to work on some wonderful projects in my short life so far. Cool! Thanks for chatting, pretty kitty! Headbonks and purrs to you <3 |
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