I got a call from Comcast--the guy is running late but should be here... sometime.
ION, tonight I go to an orientation at the cat-rescue place I applied to volunteer at (as a photographer). So apparently that's actually gonna happen.
Does anyone have a favorite pet shelter adoption site that has good pictures of the pets up for adoption? I wanna get some sense of what other pet photographers are doing.
I found a how-to video for shelter pet photography that was useful. They recommended using a 50mm lens with the aperture open all the way to get a nice blurred background that draws the viewers' attention to the pet.
Here's a picture of Squeaky I took following that advice: [link] (I used a 35mm lens which would be the equivalent of a 52.5mm lens on a full-size DSLR.)
Great picture tommyrot. Best of luck to you.
So. Two root canals. Maybe both today. Maybe just one. Trying to work out logistics now.
That's a great picture, tommy. She has gorgeous eyes.
I'm at the busiest Panera in the world (I think it's official, actually -- I have never seen so many people out for lunch on a Monday) writing with a friend.
Trying to write, anyway. I have 400 words so far. Whoo?
Oh, Suzi, ouch. No way it can wait till after vacation? You need all the massages and fruity drinks and cabana boys, lady.
Totally random question, but does anyone here use a rain barrel and/or have any recommendations/advice to share on them?
I am looking into ways to be able to water plants and such this summer, even with the drought, so this would be more a collected-water-from-the-house barrel more than a rain barrel, but I think the basic premise should be the same.
Ouch, Suzi. I hope it all works out, and results in less pain eventually.
Yikes, Suzi! Wishing you easy procedure~ma.
Ok, so some of you saw this on fb, but I wanted to link for those who didn't: this is the photo I submitted yesterday to Skateistan's #dayinthelife photo exchange event for International Women's Day. The girls in their skateboarding program in Afghanistan will judge the photos and choose a winner. I just love the idea of these young women looking at photos of adult women all over the world in their various roles and learning to visualize a different future for themselves. I just really really like this org.
Liese, I saw this on FB but didn't know anything about the organization. That is such a fabulous idea! Man, that just put a big smile on my face. So cool.
So today, I dropped off the kid at daycare, then had to run back out to the car to get her extra pair of pants. Then I headed off to work, only to realize that I had left the bag with my books and work laptop in it at home, so I turned back around to get it. 20 minutes late to work. Then after half an hour, I realized that I had ALSO forgotten my lanyard (with my badge and keys on it) in my car... which M took today, so he could return the 20 folding chairs I rented for my friend's baby shower on Saturday. ARGH. Also, I only had 10 minutes for lunch, and now I have to go interview a candidate for the Library Director position. Given how scatterbrained I am today, I'll be lucky to remember my own name, let alone his...
Dag, Suzi -- you did not need one more thing on your plate! Although, if you are in pain, the work should help with that, at least...
