Satellite Delay.
Ok, not really. I've just been getting acclimated here, that's where I've been. It's a longish process- first, I have to go through the hand-over period, when my predecessor is still on board to get me up to speed on the state of affairs. During this time period, I live in a temporary room assignment, as he was still living in the room I'll occupy for the duration of the contract. Then, as soon as he left and I moved in to my room, I fell really ill. You have to understand, I NEVER get sick. A normal cold is unusual enough, but one that is bad enough to level me for a couple days? Highly unusual. I'm still getting over it.
So here we are. I've had a few random bits to tell you.
First of all, I made a horrifying discovery. I had been using this minimal program to resize my photos I was going to post. Kinda along the same lines of the now-available Photoshop Express- stripped down for sake of not consuming the resources something like Photoshop proper does, if you just have to do simple things.
Well.
I was resizing some pics the other day when I had one of the originals open next to a newly resized on with said program. To my horror, I only then realized that it had been pretty much bleaching the color out of my pics this whole time. And ya know, I always knew the pics I was posting didn't look as good as the originals but couldn't really put my finger on why. Ugh. I hate even thinking about it. Anyway, I'm just using PS now, fuck it.
Second of all, I got a camera. I didn't purchase an SLR. Reasoning- If I was going to buy one, I really wanted to get one with live view, which gets more expensive. And the main reason is, let's face it, with SLRs, the buying doesn;t end with the body and a couple lenses. In fact, if you're like me, you could end that sentence at "the buying doesn't end." I have other expensive hobbies I've been neglecting as it is (buying audio gear), so I'm not in a position to go starting another one.
So I bought a nice Canon point-and-shoot. And I have to say, I'm soooooo glad to have it over my old piece of shit. God I hated that thing. Sure it was thin and fit in my pocket, but the joy ended there. The pics I've already taken with the new one are just stunning compared, which brings me to Third of All.
Third of all, I changed my layout because I was thought my old one was too plain and frankly, I was getting tired of the little non-sequitur blurbs they were putting on the comments bar that two thirds of the time weren't funny.
Fourth of all, I, of course, have new pics to show! Thailand! Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia!
BUT.
Before I put an entry up with them, I have some others to show. Below is an amalgamation of pictures I've wanted to show for whatever reason but haven't had a context really, so I'm going to show them now because I just plain want to.
Well, let's tie up the big loose end first- the rest of the world cruise. I didn't take any pictures in Barcelona because I've been there many times and spent the day with a buddy of mine that lives there. Then my camera broke. But in Athens I took a few pics of the Parthenon-
With the second one I was trying to get the old/new juxtaposition, but it was hard to get a good angle. Honestly, I was a little disappointed with the Parthenon. The amount of people there at once was overwhelming, and it was under restoration so there was scaffolding all around it (which aparently has been going on for a long time).
But then we went to Sorrento, Italy, which very well may be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I hadn't been there and was absolutely stunned. A lot of the places in Italy I've been have been dirty and delapitated. This must be an example of the Italy I've heard about, a place so gorgeous it could make you shed tears.
I had a folder of final pics from New Zealand I never put any of up.
This sign was outside of the House of Representatives. I Thought it was funny how a sign about a matter like this was signed "The Speaker of the House of Representatives."-
Kinda like "No Smoking. Signed- The President of the Untied States of America."
This pic of the gnome is one of my favorites ever of just a random scene.
Rivaled by one I took a few years ago in Portugal:
Here's one taken by a friend of mine while we were in Brisbane that was worth sharing just cuz it's so cute:
Remember me mentioning I took a day-long helicopter flight from Perth to Albany and back and like an asshole I never posted any pics of it? Here's a few:
We had to stop and refuel twice:
There's a lot of places in Australia that the ground is very much like wwhat you would think the surface of Mars would be like:
At one point in the flight we spotted a group of kangaroos and swooped down ten feet over thier heads to get pics. It was hard catching them, especially since they blended in, so here's one with the kangaroo circled:
On the way back, we flew over my home away from home. What’s funny is as I write this, it’s sitting on the same pier here in Freemantle as it was this day:
A picture of a co-worker covered in whipped cream, jello, and spaghetti sauce, holding a dead fish. Cuz that's how we roll.
And finally, this from NYC, just cuz I liked the picture.
So here we are. I've had a few random bits to tell you.
First of all, I made a horrifying discovery. I had been using this minimal program to resize my photos I was going to post. Kinda along the same lines of the now-available Photoshop Express- stripped down for sake of not consuming the resources something like Photoshop proper does, if you just have to do simple things.
Well.
I was resizing some pics the other day when I had one of the originals open next to a newly resized on with said program. To my horror, I only then realized that it had been pretty much bleaching the color out of my pics this whole time. And ya know, I always knew the pics I was posting didn't look as good as the originals but couldn't really put my finger on why. Ugh. I hate even thinking about it. Anyway, I'm just using PS now, fuck it.
Second of all, I got a camera. I didn't purchase an SLR. Reasoning- If I was going to buy one, I really wanted to get one with live view, which gets more expensive. And the main reason is, let's face it, with SLRs, the buying doesn;t end with the body and a couple lenses. In fact, if you're like me, you could end that sentence at "the buying doesn't end." I have other expensive hobbies I've been neglecting as it is (buying audio gear), so I'm not in a position to go starting another one.
So I bought a nice Canon point-and-shoot. And I have to say, I'm soooooo glad to have it over my old piece of shit. God I hated that thing. Sure it was thin and fit in my pocket, but the joy ended there. The pics I've already taken with the new one are just stunning compared, which brings me to Third of All.
Third of all, I changed my layout because I was thought my old one was too plain and frankly, I was getting tired of the little non-sequitur blurbs they were putting on the comments bar that two thirds of the time weren't funny.
Fourth of all, I, of course, have new pics to show! Thailand! Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia!
BUT.
Before I put an entry up with them, I have some others to show. Below is an amalgamation of pictures I've wanted to show for whatever reason but haven't had a context really, so I'm going to show them now because I just plain want to.
Well, let's tie up the big loose end first- the rest of the world cruise. I didn't take any pictures in Barcelona because I've been there many times and spent the day with a buddy of mine that lives there. Then my camera broke. But in Athens I took a few pics of the Parthenon-
With the second one I was trying to get the old/new juxtaposition, but it was hard to get a good angle. Honestly, I was a little disappointed with the Parthenon. The amount of people there at once was overwhelming, and it was under restoration so there was scaffolding all around it (which aparently has been going on for a long time).
But then we went to Sorrento, Italy, which very well may be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I hadn't been there and was absolutely stunned. A lot of the places in Italy I've been have been dirty and delapitated. This must be an example of the Italy I've heard about, a place so gorgeous it could make you shed tears.
I had a folder of final pics from New Zealand I never put any of up.
This sign was outside of the House of Representatives. I Thought it was funny how a sign about a matter like this was signed "The Speaker of the House of Representatives."-
Kinda like "No Smoking. Signed- The President of the Untied States of America."
This pic of the gnome is one of my favorites ever of just a random scene.
Rivaled by one I took a few years ago in Portugal:
Here's one taken by a friend of mine while we were in Brisbane that was worth sharing just cuz it's so cute:
Remember me mentioning I took a day-long helicopter flight from Perth to Albany and back and like an asshole I never posted any pics of it? Here's a few:
We had to stop and refuel twice:
There's a lot of places in Australia that the ground is very much like wwhat you would think the surface of Mars would be like:
At one point in the flight we spotted a group of kangaroos and swooped down ten feet over thier heads to get pics. It was hard catching them, especially since they blended in, so here's one with the kangaroo circled:
On the way back, we flew over my home away from home. What’s funny is as I write this, it’s sitting on the same pier here in Freemantle as it was this day:
A picture of a co-worker covered in whipped cream, jello, and spaghetti sauce, holding a dead fish. Cuz that's how we roll.
And finally, this from NYC, just cuz I liked the picture.