May 2013 Note: This was written back in December 2012. It has hung out in the Drafts folder since then. I’m not sure why I didn’t put it up at the time, but here it is now. It’s 2012. In the suburban, broadband-connected world I live in I have high expectations for internet customer service. …
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Advanced Directive: Things I didn’t Know
Next week I’m going in for a cortisone injection in my back. The purpose is to break an inflammation/pain cycle having to deal with this and then finish my round of physical therapy. While filling out the standard new-doctor’s-office forms, I was forced to accept several documents before proceeding. These forms were HIPAA and Privacy …
Jenn: Week 31
Urushiol Horror!
I was filling out a form online for a medical appointment and I had to go look up the proper spelling of “Urushiol”, the chemical that causes poison ivy to getcha. To my horror, I learned that the chemical is used to lacquer artwork in Japan, and it can be cured incorrectly! One other interesting …
Put Things in Their Place
Here’s another great example of “always put your stuff away.” The 1/8″ to 1/4″ adapter that came from my headphones was missing. I searched for a week and ended up finding it in the headphones plug of my audio interface, where I had unplugged it “just for a few”. I needed up putting the audio …
Knitting!
I have a lot of friends who are into the fabric arts. Jenn is an accomplished crotchet ninja and she once tried to teach me (at my request) how to utilize the single hook to craft things. I failed. I failed in the sense that I couldn’t get over the initial hump of figuring out …
Two Lessons
The first lesson was in lighting. I consider myself to be an adequate amateur photographer with a good grasp of the fundamentals. However, occasionally I manage to expose my ignorance in a fashion that makes me chuckle. Exhibit one! I took this as a “before” picture. When I captured it, I looked at the view …
Testing Some New Settings
Everything I’m testing should be invisible to you. If something is weird, then either I or the process got SNAFU’d. I find it interesting when I take self portraits that I just can’t manage a very good smile. I’m usually pretty good about smiling for other people’s pictures, but for the ones I take of …
Linear Projections for the Win
I’m going to leave these two things here for everyone to reflect on. The top is today’s google trends search. The bottom is an xkcd comic from April(?) 2012. The crossover point, by the way, is November, 2012
Jenn’s Back Yard
We are in Newry, Maine for a baby shower with Jenn’s family and some friends who’ve come up to join up. I went out for a stroll this afternoon and here are some pictures of the place where Jenn grew up.