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So….
Hi.
I’ve been taking a lot of extra time off recently.

I went missing four weeks in December.
Last month I took an extra week off.
And now I just did it again.
There’s a reason.
Family.
Same thing like last time.
We were park walking and getting picture for the contest.
This time?
Oh.
I was just chillin’ with the bro.
I usually go hang out with the them.
I’d do that anytime.
Like when they are at Wally World.
I stop and stay hi!
Even if it's a busy day.
I’d do anything for more family time.
So, I just haven't been home long enough to do anything.
I had it all done.
It was the BTS video.
It took a while to edit and it had issues rendering.
Ok.
Those are my excuses.
Not all of them.
Just the big ones.
Ok.
How’s life?
That’s nice.
Don’t care.
On to my story.
My week… Well…. Weeks have been slow and boring.
Work is work.
However, today was not so good.
Last year, I quit Wally World.
It’s been a year.
Then, a month after that I got my hole in my lung.
Spontaneous pneumothorax.
Fancy.
The doctor believed it was from the job.
He said it was a good thing that I left.
Since I got back, I’ve been nervous.
Will it happen again?
I got my answer today…
It's back.
It’s not as bad.
Before I wouldn't feel anything.
But now, I get these occasional pains.
I called it the squishy sound when it happened the first time.
It’s more of a gargle.
That’s a better description.
It’s air getting out of my lung.
Leaking into the fluid around the lung.
Making bubbles.
The bubbles pop and hurt.
Anyways, I decided to do some research.
How are they formed?
A pocket on the lung called bleb forms and pops.
Creating the hole in the lung.
How do I fix it?
………surgery.
For the bad ones.
Mine wasn't that bad.
So, I just needed to rest for a week and it fixed itself.
For the bad ones, the insert a tube into the lung of inflate the hole.
Making it stick to the lung cavity again.
However, it’ll just come back again.
Is there a way to permanently fix it?
…………………………………no.
So far, all that I have seen is temporary quick fix.
There is no permanent fix.
I have to live with it forever.
So, what am I going to do…..
Right now…. I don't know.
I want to schedule a checkup with the doc that treated me in the hospital.
I need an x-ray to confirm it’s back.
Then, I need him to whip up a letter saying that I can't push carts anymore.
I’ll be able to use that to get me inside the store.
Hopefully.
Even though……
I don't want to go inside.
I hate people.
Unless they put me in clearance with my mom. ;-)
That’s the plan right now.
I’ll just have to take it easy for a bit at work.
Not work so hard.
If they get mad, they can just deal with it.
My lung could collapse at any time.
I’m nervous.
I said that….
I’ll say it again.
I’M NERVOUS!
 But, that’s enough about me.
I’ll talk more about it next week when I have the plan better…..planned.
ON TO THE PICTURE!
The picture also tells the story about why I pushed this off for an extra week.
I needed some time to think.
I’ve been worrying way too much.
School is getting closer.
Will things work out?
And now my lung.
I’m a mess in the brain.
I didn't realize what I was doing.
I said in the BTS video that I had a story to tell with the picture.
Now that I’m looking at it……
There’s a lot off stories in there.
What are they you ask?
I’m not going to tell you.
You figure it out!
Look at the whole picture.
Not just me.
Look at the surroundings.
I’ll probably say what it’s about next week.
I would say it right now.
But I want to think of a good description.
That will accurately say what the story is.
NOW!
How did I pull it off you say??!?!
Photoshop of course!
Here are the two original pictures…

Ok, all I did was select my coat in one picture and paste it onto the other.
See…

It was pretty simple.
I forgot to save a picture with new pasted coat and one side still in color.
I went to fast and did the selective coloring right away.
Anyways, for the coloring I wanted something interesting.
So, like I said, I did selective coloring.
I wanted one side dark and gloomy and the other side bright and sunny.
I think it all worked out nicely!
COMPARE!!

Hover your mouse (the computer one :-P) over the original picture to see the after editing one.
If you're on a touchscreen device, just tap on the picture. You may have to tap more than once.

Now compare just the things I did in Photoshop.

AMAZING!!
Just what I wanted!
Let's try the Image Slider.
Here's how it works...
There's a blue bar in the middle of the picture.
That's the slider.
The slider will disappear when you move your mouse off of the image.
I did that so you can really see the split.
But, it'll come back when you hover over it again.
You can CLICK on it and DRAG it around to get our on split image.
Or, you can use these presets.
Before FULL, After FULL, 50/50, Before a QUARTER, or After a QUARTER.

Before

After

THAT’S IT!
The BTS video is a little long.
It’s 39 minutes and 39 seconds.
It took me a while to actually think of an idea.
So, I spent a lot of time just walking around the house……looking.
I also included a few extra bits in there.
You can CLICK HERE to see the video or watch it below. 
ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I’m done.
I didn’t really go into detail about how I Photoshopped everything.
The video explains it all.
I did a bunch of little things to make it all work out.
Selection boxes, clone stamping….fancy things.
COME BACK NEXT WEEK!!!
Hopefully I'll do something!