The only book I'm reading at the moment is Sara Gruen's noval, Water for Elephants. Which I think is fantastic.
As for Twilight, never saw the movie, doubt I'll ever read the books.
I'd like to see that:D,I love making graphic arts...don't make them as much as I used to. I'd make a shop but i'd be too busy to finish my requests!
Maybe I'll make a showcase of my stuff instead.
I found Gimp decently easy to figure out...It just took a few hours to understand all the tools and to download a bunch of brushes =P
I'm not reading anything either...I haven't picked up a book in a while. I'm always on the computer until I go to be nowadays =/
I mean basic things in Photoshop, like selective B&W, take so many different steps in GIMP.
But still, it's free. :D
That's why I don't like it, haha. Gimp is complicated, Pixen is so limited..I really just have to spring for photoshop. I might dual it with someone, but idk...$700 for a Mac version is ridiculous, but what can ya do.
I usually don't mind taking my time in GIMP, really. Doing it the hard way makes me feel more accomplished in the end :D
But I toyed arond with the free trial of Photoshop, and I fell in love o.o