I ordered a Miskatonic University parking decal to put on the Jeep. It's going to go next to the old Mormon temple parking sticker that's already on it. Too much of a pain to try to take it off, I'll just have some fun with it instead.

Compare to these actual tintypes that were taken this year (including one of the last pictures of Phillip Seymour Hoffman). It was much harder to get a sharp picture with period gear.

It is harder to get a sharp image with actual tintype cameras, but according to some folks I know who actually do tintype photography, the ones featured in the article are not good examples. t /tintype hipster snobbery

I wonder if there are any tintype classes I could find around here? I don't have the resources to own a camera or the other appurtenances (chemicals! darkroom!) but a class where those were supplied would be wonderous.

Snobbery is all well and good, but just getting a recognizable photograph out of that, let alone one that shows off so much character, is no mean achievement.

Ah, a rich full breakfast: Valencia orange, pork belly scrambled eggs , and coffee with cream.

I would prefer to now take a nap, but I will go to work instead.

And I just learned that it's "Math, Science & Physics Day" at Six Flags on Friday. Not something I'm going to go to, but what a good idea!

Jesse, did you end up getting flowers for your mom?

I did, which was nice, especially since my father was not having a good day and she was already crying when I gave them to her.

Oh, man, that must be hard.

Yeah, it's hard because he's so up and down, and she just whipsaws from great to terrible.

Ugh. Cars are a pain. Tim's car is in the shop getting his brake lines repaired, and last night, driving back from his nephew's graduation, MY brakes got REALLY soft and spongy. (We wondered for about 5 seconds if someone tampered with both of our brake systems, and then we remembered we both drive really old cars.) So he walked to work this morning (it's about a mile and a half) and is going to borrow a truck from work so I can get my car up to the repair place and get myself back home. Boo.

We need to get a new car, but aren't really planning on doing that until later in the year. And these repairs aren't going to change the timeline, because I really don't want to rush into buying a car just because of repairs. But it is lousy timing. And it means we are technically car-less today, which is weird.

And I just learned that it's "Math, Science & Physics Day" at Six Flags on Friday. Not something I'm going to go to, but what a good idea!

My physics class went to that when I was in high school. Lots of fun.