WHOA! GONE AWAY FAR TOO LONG...
AND, AS I HAVE PROMISED, I HAVE FAILED...
my scanner still isn't working, my parents didn't get me one for my birthday, and I'm saving up for either repairs, or a brand new one...HOWEVER...I was given a nifty little camera that I can upload photos and/or videos now...Not sure which I want to do yet, and I'm semi-disabled in that area *runs to grab the 6-language instructions*
In the mean time, I have a photo I took in Secondlife, and putz'd around with it in photoshop. I am thoroughly pleased with my 1/1,000,000th understanding of it. I know it's not much, but I'm working on it, thankies :D