Mal: Cut it out. Job's not done until we're back on Serenity. Zoe: Sorry, sir. Didn't mean to enjoy the moment.

'Ariel'


Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


P.M. Marc - Feb 13, 2006 6:16:41 am PST #6860 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Flea, it does sound like sciatica. I had it during the last half of trimester the second, and boy, did it suck.

The good news is, it did go away when she got bigger, for whatever reason, so you might not have it the rest of the pregnancy. Call your OB or midwife and ask if they have any tricks for it--there may be some stretches you can do. (I can't remember what I did. I think I just suffered.)


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 13, 2006 6:25:18 am PST #6861 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Sophia, Royalty-Free images aren't, strictly speaking, free. It's just a one-time usage fee that gives your company or organization the right to use them perpetually, rather than having to pay for each use as is the case with Rights-Managed images. From the major companies they can average around $200 per hi-res image individually, though there are serious price breaks if you can find a CD with multiple images that you want to use. Fotosearch.com is a good place to use when searching for images (check the CD collections), though I'd suggest contacting the source company of each CD to see if you can negotiate a lower cost.

There's also a supposedly free alternative of photography at www.morguestock.com but the images don't have signed photo releases as part and parcel of the deal. I've been reluctant to use them myself for fear of loopholes in the legality, but you might want to read through their terms and FAQ to see if it's something that could be useful to you.


Jesse - Feb 13, 2006 6:54:10 am PST #6862 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Good lord -- I am again reminded that I don't understand how ita functions, due to being in and out of bed all morning with a migraine. I'm not sure if the nausea is from the headache or the drugs, but it was a bonus I was not looking for.

Sophia, your bosses are nuts.


Sue - Feb 13, 2006 6:59:38 am PST #6863 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Hi, I got snowed in during my trip to Lunenburg this weekend, and I just skipped 500+ messages. How is everyone?


Sophia Brooks - Feb 13, 2006 7:00:32 am PST #6864 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Thanks Matt!

Is anyone familiar with this site?

[link]

It looks to be inexpensive, although I might have to sell my soul to the devil to get these prices.

I just don't understand how my department (nursing entreprenuership), which is supposed to insubate business until they are ready to be on their own, seems to display a complete ignorance of standard publishing (and might I also add marketing) practices.


Kathy A - Feb 13, 2006 7:03:17 am PST #6865 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Your bosses need to be beaten, and then to be shown the court cases where law firms paid millon-dollar copyright fines for photocopying whole books and newsletters.

It's amazing when lawyers don't understand the concept of copyrights, isn't it? My old department had a two-year battle when one of the lawyers who was editing a book decided to lift an article whole-cloth and republish it in our product. Of course, the lawyer who was the original author saw it and immediately filed a lawsuit. Unfortunately, the employee who was stupid enough to do this had already been fired for being stupid about using her phone for personal calls (she was on the phone for about 7 hours of her 8-hour workday, and called friends across the country). The guy ended up settling after more than a year of legal wrangling.


Jesse - Feb 13, 2006 7:09:25 am PST #6866 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So, in light of our conversation a while back, Sheryl Crow is on today's Ellen, and Ellen brought up the breakup, and Sheryl was basically like, "Well, you live your life in the public eye, and that's how it goes."


Toddson - Feb 13, 2006 7:47:29 am PST #6867 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

sophia, try photo morgue.


Dana - Feb 13, 2006 7:56:31 am PST #6868 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I've also seen people link here for stock photos: [link]


Jessica - Feb 13, 2006 8:02:05 am PST #6869 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Corbis, ptui! t /obligatory competitor link response