Yep, fall back! I can't wait.

Good luck, Sue!

I suck at flash photography. I would rather use natural light and push my camera way past its limits than try to figure out the proper way to light a scene.

This time of year, natural light isn't actually available at the time I want to take most of my pictures. And especially not when the time changes. I hate that.

But I have four lamps. I don't have to choose between natural light and flash, although those lights are hot as fuck and smell.

You need a very fast shutter/very sensitive light-catcher-thing, though, or subjects that stay very very still.

Fast lens kinda implies prime, and that takes a lot of choices away, or a lot of money. Also, it's hard to convince babies to stay still, but a little off camera flash can be not too traumatic for them.

Thanks you guys!

I survived! They asked seven fairly complex questions and I had two hours to answer. I swear I could have taken two hours to answer any one of them, so it felt like I just scratched the surface, but I managed to answer all of them. I only had about 5 minutes to read it all over, so I hope there aren't any embarrassing typos.

The HR guy said I would know the results in a few weeks. t /breath out

Sounds intense, Sue! Good luck!!!

We had a ton of bat people last night. Also, princesses. And a bunch of well-done creepy little zombies! Loads of kids between 530 & 730 & fun times drinking beer with the neighbors.

Evidently my 5 year old niece was a zombie princess! And my 5 year old nephew was the Doctor.

I hope it went well, Sue!

I didn't get nearly as many trick-or-treaters this year as last. As a result, I have a bunch of leftover candy, and no office to bring it to. I might could bring it to the gym, I guess...

I had no really cute or good costumes. ninjas, an Ariel, tourists, other non-memorable stuff. I game out handfuls of candy and still have half a bowl.

YAY SUE!!! fingers crossed for you! (even though it is not Texas)

I am going on a short roadtrip with one of my friends at the crack ass of pre-dawn tomorrow (3:30). We are a bit silly about it. It is for her oldest step-son's band competition (big deal actually and his school band is often State champions - btw - this will be mac's school). We plan to have lots of coffee and loud music and possibly some outlet shopping on the way back around noon.

I wish all you guys with leftover candy could come and live here - we passed several houses with signs up saying "Sorry, no more candy!!" and one where the woman had run out of candy and started handing out dimes.

Gingerbread plum clafoutis. I am SO making this. Possibly today, if I can get some decent plums. (It's a gluten-free recipe, so it calls for brown rice flour, but my guess is that you could use AP flour if you don't need to be GF).