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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
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Another-another thought on the significance of Twilight, encompassing both the reaction to Robert Pattinson and Robert Pattinson's reaction to Edward Cullen and building from there:
But the issue of Our Cultural Discomfort With Objectifying Robert Pattinson, which is a very important phenomenon that I just made up and decided that we should focus on, is perhaps best illuminated by how different it is from our generalized Cultural Discomfort with [Transformers's] Megan Fox...
...People outside the superfan matrix don’t tend to have strong feelings about The Pattz, but they do tend to get all squirmy and giggly and uncomfortable with the way that so many women relate to his filmed image (for example, by screen-printing it on their underpants) and/or his person.
Because those women are acting in a way that is typically reserved for men. And they’re treating Pattinson like a girl. The writer of Tiger Beatdown explains more. |
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This may be long and rambling. It'll likely be at least a little difficult. You're warned.
( You click on this to read what I'm talking about. It's about my going to a memorial. )
This weekend, after all this: it's a weekend to be there for family, to feel restorative energy, to rest. To recover. To figure out what happens next. And to have more energy for it.
That was only some of my time in Spokane for Ruth Ann Nelson's memorial. There's plenty I didn't tell you. This covers the broad bases.
My Aunt Ruth Ann deserves more words than this. I've thought of plenty, plenty of which I won't share here, as they're too private. But this...this will have to do.
Again -- still -- and no surprise -- I love you, Aunt Ruth Ann, and I miss you. |
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ONTD posted an interview I did for Fandomania. Amusing comments. A lesbian thinks I'm hot. Sorry, Peter Vadala.
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 10:08 am
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I'm sure there are many other topics like this, but I just don't have the time to sift through the community... however I'm having trouble deciding whether or not I should upgrade to a Nikon D90 or a D300. I've been using my D40 for close to 2 years now and now that I have a new job and more money, I decided to get a better camera. I just wanted to know from anyone who's ever used or knows anything about the two models about their personal opinions, experiences, etc.
Just to give a little background, I mostly do events (such as dance shows and concerts), portrait, landscape and urban photography, but I also experiment a lot with interesting concepts like light graffiti. I am also highly aware that there are NUMEROUS topics about this issue littered across the internet, and that if you provide links to webpages, chances are I've already read it. I've been debating about this for weeks now, and really need some constructive advice to help seal the deal.
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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 06:55 am
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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 06:47 am
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Running with dogs. Eating much food. Getting some football. REALLY laughing at some stuff. Visiting with family. Visiting with friends. Feeling truly relaxed for the first time in, well, a while.
I'm thankful for this day. Heck, I'll probably be thankful for this whole weekend. I'm also thankful for work that agrees with me, and the friends on the phone who yelled "HI, CHRIS!" simultaneously last night, and how I was able to help my family do something important, and how my family was able to help me.
Details, as this entry seems a little disjointed and out-of-context without them: this morning my mom and my Aunt Nancy Weare picked me up and drove me out to Mom and Dad's house for Thanksgiving. We drove through picturesque fog on our way through Portland, then stopped for last-minute groceries and pie, and since then we've been ensconsed in my folks' Dundee, Oregon home, visiting and reminiscing. They're dog-sitting two family dogs, older chocolate lab Molly and exuberant just-past-puppy yellow lab Maggie. Good dogs. It was just the four of us for Thanksgiving, and that was just fine. The dogs got dog food. No feeding of scraps. Thst was just fine, too.
May this have been a good day for all of you. |
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 07:29 pm
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 07:08 pm
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 08:26 pm
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I've been avoiding all things Gaga, suspecting I'd be hooked, sooner or later. Now I've seen the video for "Bad Romance," and, well, it's happened. There's such an weird and wonderful mix of influences here (The Eurythmics, Bowie, Nomi, Nina Hagan, Queen, Lene Lovich, Grace Jones, and, well, it just goes on and on). Wow.
The Lady can sing.Current Mood:  assimilated Current Music: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance" |
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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 01:29 am
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ambient_1 © 2009Current Mood: creative Current Music: Yalla Chant (Transglobal Underground Remix)-Natacha Atlas-The Remix Collection |
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 Current Mood:  amused Current Music: BT - Music From And Inspired By The Film Monster |
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Nov. 27th, 2009 @ 12:13 am
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f5, 1/10, ISO800
Since somebody asked me about the noise of GF1 at high ISO I took this picture with rather difficult subject - animal fur. Under the cut is 100% crop of the image above.
( 100% crop )
To my eye, the chroma noise is noticeable, but not excessive and luminosity noise is barely visible at all.
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 09:45 pm
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Zagreb, Croatia, 26.11.2009.
For more:
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 06:56 pm
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Hey guys!
I'm gonna make a collection of images that I want printed out in A3 or possibly even A2.
Which resolution should I make the base-image in Adobe Photoshop? Right now it's 3888x2592 but it looks a bit small and I wonder if it print out well in a large format.
What are the higher resolutions? For example for a 12MP image.
Thanks and hope you understand the question :) |
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Nov. 26th, 2009 @ 11:25 am
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Yesterday I began a new vignette for Sirenia Digest #48. I wrote 1,012 words. For the moment, I'm calling it "Exuvium," but that might change, as it could be confused with the epilogue of Silk.
Otherwise, yesterday was fairly unremarkable. Last night, though, after dinner, Spooky and I played eight frakkin' straight hours of WoW. I think that's our record. Shaharrazad and Suraa finally completed Dire Maul, and then, for some reason known only to them Elder Gods what waste their time with addictive MMORPGs, I rolled a new character (my tenth) on the Venture Co. server (we have friends over there). An undead named...wait for it...Shaharrazad. Spooky already had an undead on that server (Artemizia), though she was still at Level 1. So...we were up until four a.m. and made it to Level 7. This is my first time to play an undead, and there's actually a perfectly rational explanation for this whole thing. Okay, maybe it's not exactly perfect or rational. Sure, there's not much in the way of RP in this MMO[RP]G, but we still make up backstories for our characters, as we sit here playing. Shah and Suraa's have become rather complex. And...no, I'm not getting into this, maybe some other time. But yeah, eight hours of WoW.
Please have a look at the current eBay auctions, and also at Spooky's most excellent Cephalopodmas ornaments (only five remaining), inspired by New England headstones, and featuring everyone's favorite Old One.Current Mood:  geeky Current Music: Sigur Rós, "Hoppipolla" |
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and definitely there are no traffic jams..Current Mood: cheerful |
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