That distinct outline that separates figures from background is a good element to look for in a photo reference for drawings.

I don't mind bleeding everything over into each other, for mood, and stuff, but for some reason I was having difficulty articulating the most flexible sort of a picture. Thanks for spelling it out in the little words.

Grump. Oven repair guy can't come until tomorrow. Yes, we have a microwave and a toaster oven and the stovetop burners work just fine. Still grumpy.

put some spices in water on the stovetop to smell up your house real nice. Also soup. It might distract you from down oven.

Sorry to hear that, Daniel, hope something better comes along quick.

I'm working at home today. Feeling a little ooky and I just...couldn't this morning. And they've just instituted what they are calling "skip level" reviews so I have write a review of my manager sometime this week. I'm anxious to communicate some of the issues I have with her without sounding disgruntled or like I think she can't do her job. Also, she only has 3 people who report to her so I'm a little worried she'll know exactly who says what about her in the review. Not that I'm worried that she'll somehow retaliate but I don't want to hurt her feelings. arghward!

Paging Steph! My school is looking for an editor to help our nurse researchers prepare their papers for publication. They have been apparently having trouble finding one. It is part time and my boss thinks that distance working might be possible. If this sounds interesting to you I can explore getting a better job description and get you contact info

Yeah, if you can get a more thorough job description, I'd be interested in the possibility. Let me know.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Very exciting birthday: teaching, meeting with students who are trying to decide whether or not to drop the class before the late-drop deadline on Friday, and typesetting the final exam. (The typesetting would actually be a lot easier if everyone had just given me their input handwritten, and then I could type it up the right way. Some of them emailed it to me already in TeX form, but it's really badly done, and I have to spend way more time going through it and rearranging parentheses and stuff than it would take to just do it myself.)

Will do, Steph.

Thanks, Sophia!

Happy Birthday, Hil! I hope you have some fun and/or yummy food to celebrate.

Happy birthday, Hil!

Happy Birthday, Hil!