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...was only increased when I actually read the definition.
Luckily I have my monogrammed virgin-silk single-use handkerchiefs here to console me.
Luckily I have my monogrammed virgin-silk single-use handkerchiefs here to console me.
Whining...
Oct. 25th, 2008 06:36 pm1) Today, the little bell in my head that says "it's time to go to Cafe Mundi!" went off. I hopped in my car, and headed up I-35. Because of the world's second-least relevant sport, I ended up stuck on the highway for 45 minutes, long enough for Mundi to be closed by the time I would have gotten there.
2) Miffed but unstoppable, I looped around and headed down the the Green Muse off of Oltorf. There was surprisingly small number of cars when I got there. I got inside and discovered that a) their main espresso machine was broken and b) their internet access was *painfully* slow. So slow, in fact, it was *very* difficult and time consuming to post this complaint!
In other news, I may have to go to the Gadjo Disko party as Darth Bobo.
2) Miffed but unstoppable, I looped around and headed down the the Green Muse off of Oltorf. There was surprisingly small number of cars when I got there. I got inside and discovered that a) their main espresso machine was broken and b) their internet access was *painfully* slow. So slow, in fact, it was *very* difficult and time consuming to post this complaint!
In other news, I may have to go to the Gadjo Disko party as Darth Bobo.
IS-1 Outing II - South Downtown Austin
Aug. 8th, 2008 03:16 am
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After getting my filter for doing visible-light-only photography, I found myself wandering around downtown taking, shockingly, *pictures*.
Whining about a few truly idiotic feature choices aside, the new camera *rules*. The only regrets about buying it will belong to the offspring of the design engineers.
Danger Will Robinson!
Aug. 6th, 2008 03:04 pmWith the Farmer's Market starting in less than an hour, and the Brown Santa having not yet alighted upon my doorstep, we are skirting dangerously close to the "The World Expects Me to Change My Plans to Accommodate It" territory...
It was not, after all, *my* decision to deliver the camera that can see through people's clothes on the same day as Poly First Wednesday!
It was not, after all, *my* decision to deliver the camera that can see through people's clothes on the same day as Poly First Wednesday!
NOOOOooooooOOOO!
Aug. 3rd, 2008 07:53 pmThe filter necessary for my camera to take normal optical shots will arrive ONE WHOLE DAY after the camera itself!
My life is *over*.
If you hear incoherent screaming from the direction of central Texas on Wednesday afternoon, you'll know why.
Yet another cautionary tale that white male privilege is *not* enough.
My life is *over*.
If you hear incoherent screaming from the direction of central Texas on Wednesday afternoon, you'll know why.
Yet another cautionary tale that white male privilege is *not* enough.
Fucking stilts.
May. 21st, 2008 01:56 am...so I decided that I wanted to firedance on stilts again for the Procession this year. I spent a lot of time and effort finding various stilt-related bits to use, including some medical foot immobilizers that looked perfect for improving the ever-problematic calf-ankle stability. So far, they've gone through three or four modifications, and they still aren't working right. I've tried both with the stabilizers and without, and looked at several online sites for stilt-making, taking the best features of each design. So far, not go. Naturally, I'm pissed off. I could just Let This Go in the Grand Tradition of Last-Minute Projects, but instead I think I'm going to Take It Personally in the Grand Tradition of Last-Minute Projects.
Now, one could argue that, strictly speaking, I don't *need* to be 10 feet, 2 inches tall just to make a good impression, and the fact that the lift on these stilts is almost twice the highest of any other's I've made would certainly account for a lot of the torsion drama occurring around my most-hard-to-repair joints. If *all* else fails, I may start taking off a few inches at a time to see how much that increases the (relative) sanity of the situation.
Considering how little other prep I've got done for Flipside this year, things aren't looking good. Hopefully a little mod that Circus Boy Tym showed me will save the day.
Now, one could argue that, strictly speaking, I don't *need* to be 10 feet, 2 inches tall just to make a good impression, and the fact that the lift on these stilts is almost twice the highest of any other's I've made would certainly account for a lot of the torsion drama occurring around my most-hard-to-repair joints. If *all* else fails, I may start taking off a few inches at a time to see how much that increases the (relative) sanity of the situation.
Considering how little other prep I've got done for Flipside this year, things aren't looking good. Hopefully a little mod that Circus Boy Tym showed me will save the day.
