Wikipedia is great, but having so much information so close to hand isn’t *always* a good thing.
Anyway, enjoy your day.
:)
Wikipedia is great, but having so much information so close to hand isn’t *always* a good thing.
Anyway, enjoy your day.
:)
Toni’s page was actually done a while back, but I just got the OK from her to open it up. Enjoy.
I counted up the number of people who are waiting on me for photos.
The number is embarassingly high.
Slow, steady progress *is* being made, though that might not be visible to the outside world. I anticipate this week finishing off one, perhaps even two, of my backlog entries, at which point I will dance the happy dance, then go heads-down back to work.
I should never have gotten so far ahead in the photos, though of course one hates to pass up any opportunity to shoot.
But post-processing takes time, and attention, and labor, and persistence. And the reality is, I don’t have the time for this I once did.
There’s no question that I’ll be doing fewer shows, and far fewer shoots, this coming year. Even if Ian (or anyone else) wants to pay me to do so, I’d have to think long and hard before letting a pastime that I enjoy so much become a “job” again.
It damn near ruined photography for me, last time I did.
In the meantime, I appreciate everyone who’s been so patient with me so far, particularly Tim and Pete, who have publication deadlines to deal with.
Those who *haven’t* been *quite* as patient should consider that distractions can actually *slow* the process considerably.
Overheard on CNN today, from one of the victims of a spate of deadly tornadoes that ripped through Central Florida:
Eat your heart out, Ray Nagin.
I like cold weather.
I like warm weather.
At this time of year in North Florida, though, I feel the urge to shake my fist at the sky and yell, “Pick one!”
Still, I must admit that certain combinations of cool air and relative humidity make the bike run a treat.
“Coupla miles to work, no problem,” it suggests, “though don’t forget that Cincinnati’s just a couple more miles down the road. You up for it?”
A couple of days after UF won the national football title, the president of in-state rival school Florida State published a sincere letter of congratulations in the local paper.
Kudos to FSU for that wonderful display of great sportsmanship.
It’s good to see others share the belief that sportsmanship is meant to be the core of college athletics.
Space Mountain has new cars.
The old cars had a sort of embedded pistol-grip handle that enabled you to brace yourself by both pushing and pulling.
The new cars have a sort of armchair grip, padded and fairly comfortable if you’re just sitting there.
“Just sitting there”, however, isn’t what Space Mountain is for. It’s for whipping you around sharp turns, quick rises, and steep drops.
Without the ability to brace properly, I absorbed all that in the spinal erectors (or “middle back” as it’s familiarly known).
Luckily my back is strong, so I was just sore for a day or so.
On the plus side, the addition of the Jack Sparrow character to “Pirates of the Caribbean” was done with a nice, gentle touch.
He’s been inserted into scenes that were a little embarrassingly non-PC anyway, and in such a way as to not overwhelm or even significantly alter the feel of the original show.
The character is also very animated, and very lifelike.
Contrary to my fears, I think Disney handled this quite well.