Inkscape strikes back

Like the first time I used Inkscape, (and what I thought to be last... *Sigh* I'm giving it another shot. Again, not excited. I reinstalled it so hopefully this time it will work at least a little better? Idk, I've heard from other people that it's been wonky for them too.) I'm going to document my progress and uh, hopefully I actually make progress this time. I'm really nervous and not excited, but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess. I should totally take a picture of the face I'm making while typing this. I haven't looked at myself but I know my brow is furrowed with worry and I'm pretty sure I'm scowling, but I have a RBF (have to censor that) so idk I think I'm always scowling. (Took a picture, I look scary. And angry. TO BAD FOR YOU GUYS I'M REMAINING ANONYMOUS [at least not showing my face {but you could probably find a picture of me somewhere so idk}]) I think I'm subconsciously stalling my impending and inevitable doom from this program. I guess I'll just start.

2:41 PM

I've opened the program and I'm so nervous that it's totally not going to work, but uh, I'm going to go into the window now. Wish me luck...

Still the same outdated layout I know and... yeah. Shapes are working, but they're not the default even though I erased my settings when I uninstalled the program. Instead of a blue rectangle with a black outline, it's a pure black rectangle with rounded sides? I guess I'll fiddle around with it. I'm really relieved it's not doing the bullheck it was doing last time. (And I'm hoping it will continue to work)

I'm also realizing that most of the time doing the tutorial was just trying to get it to work and not actually learning anything, so I'm going to reference the tutorial a lot I'm guessing.

My stomach starts hurting when I'm stressed. It's definitely starting to hurt. 

3:08 PM

Progress is being made and it's going surprisingly well! This project isn't my, uh, cup o' tea, but I'm working on it. I've been fiddling around with it and I think I have a good start.

I mean, it's a start. It's a start.

3:50

I've just been working and suddenly the program without warning just closed. No message or pop up, it just closed, as if I had manually shut down the program with alt+f4 or with a task manager. I'm pretty sure my progress is all just gone. I have no idea what happened. I'm so confused... and sad... I had hopes for you Inkscape, and yet again, you let me down. I really have no clue what happened. It just closed without warning and all at once. I guess I'll have to start from what I screenshotted or something... I don't know... 

I opened the screenshot (seen above) and it's really low resolution despite being saved as a png, but I don't really have any other options. I'm so disappointed, because it was working so well! *sigh* Inkscape never fails do disappoint.

It even got rid of my custom patterns. That's hecking great.

4:05

I did a little more and I luckily saved it this time, but I just tried to zoom to show my mom how vector works (I didn't even do it in rapid succession because I know this program can't handle it) and this piece of poop program crashed.

I CAN'T DO THIS

4:15

I took a little break. I'm going to try again...

5:05

You know what? I filled out all the requirements for the assignment. Except for the having fun part. I definitely did not have fun, but the program mostly worked how it's supposed to if we ignore the crash and the sudden closing. I took out a little frustration on the publisher and the author of the science book. 

So much for saving it as a png... Like last time when I tried to save it as a png, this is not what the actual thing looked like.

This is what it's supposed to look like. I hate this program.

It gives you an option to save it as a png, but you have to export it to actually get it to work. That's kind of stupid in my opinion.

Well, here's Earth Science by Eenk Skapé Sucz, published by Krappprogram Publishers. I think it's Dutch or something. 
(FYI: the photos I used for the bubbles are all from a royalty free stock photo site)

Since the program worked as it's supposed to (I refuse to say it works well) and it only crashed twice, I'd give it a solid 4.9/10. Hey, that's more than double the score of last time. Still not a good program though.

Like last time, it's not fun like doing it with other programs is. It doesn't feel like I'm creating something... It just feels like I'm making shapes and filling them in with patterns. It's not creatively engaging or even what I define as digital art. I dunno, I feel like I would have a lot more fun in another program. I will give it props for being good and somewhat easy for making stuff like this if you need something like this; however, it's just not... artsy enough for what I usually do, if that makes sense.

Not necessarily frustrated, but not happy either,

-Dan Fenn (BlurryGrawlix)

Post Script for Mrs. Girot,
I don't know who you lost, but I genuinely send you sincere condolences. May they rest in peace.