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Random Bits
Feb. 9th, 2011 01:16 am1. Mom points out that given that we (among other people) have possible Neanderthal genes, one should no longer use it as an ethnic slur.
2. I was jonesing for ice cream tonight and found a container in the fridge, homemade by a friend. As some of his stuff has Splenda (which will give me a migraine), I tasted just a teeny bit.
Bacon ice cream.
Who knew?
3. Did I mention I had fun at the Science museum Thursday night?
Rawr.
I saw no cuttlefish. Sniff.
4. Been working on the book. I need a revision metric, and I have none, especially for spaghetti writing like this.
5. Just heard about another "I survived Scientology" book, only this one's marketed as fiction. Hawaii, surfing, guy named Leif. Sign me up! Written by a guy who's already a successful regional indie filmmaker, btw.
6. Tonight, for the first time, Tanner jumped up on the couch uninvited. We're finally seeing her open up. She sat with me until I started sneezing. (I'm allergic to cats but I do love them.)
7. Our plums are blooming.
2. I was jonesing for ice cream tonight and found a container in the fridge, homemade by a friend. As some of his stuff has Splenda (which will give me a migraine), I tasted just a teeny bit.
Bacon ice cream.
Who knew?
3. Did I mention I had fun at the Science museum Thursday night?
Rawr.
I saw no cuttlefish. Sniff.
4. Been working on the book. I need a revision metric, and I have none, especially for spaghetti writing like this.
5. Just heard about another "I survived Scientology" book, only this one's marketed as fiction. Hawaii, surfing, guy named Leif. Sign me up! Written by a guy who's already a successful regional indie filmmaker, btw.
6. Tonight, for the first time, Tanner jumped up on the couch uninvited. We're finally seeing her open up. She sat with me until I started sneezing. (I'm allergic to cats but I do love them.)
7. Our plums are blooming.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
Nov. 14th, 2010 03:17 amEvery year, the fresnel lens at the Pigeon Point lighthouse is lit for two hours, just like it was lit in 1872 and times since -- except without the lard lamp.
You see pictures of these things and you never are quite sure: were they easy shots? Difficult ones?
With a tripod, not too difficult to get a really good shot. I took some 60-second shots, but also took some shorter shots on auto.
This is possibly the most "accurate" of the photos in what I saw vs. how the photo turned out:
You see pictures of these things and you never are quite sure: were they easy shots? Difficult ones?
With a tripod, not too difficult to get a really good shot. I took some 60-second shots, but also took some shorter shots on auto.
This is possibly the most "accurate" of the photos in what I saw vs. how the photo turned out:
Friday's Monterey Bay Aquarium Trip
Jul. 26th, 2010 12:29 pmFriday, we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Had a great time, walked myself to exhaustion, and got a couple of cool pictures, including this one of a cuttlefish. Not bad for an iPhone photo!
Aquarium Fun!
Jan. 4th, 2009 03:07 amMom and I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Friday. I took some good photos, including the user icon I'm using for this.
While not in great focus, I'm proudest of this one: I got an octopus to look at me.
More photos here.
I also got some pretty cool pictures of the jellies, though I forgot to look for the polyps and little jellies.
While not in great focus, I'm proudest of this one: I got an octopus to look at me.
More photos here.
I also got some pretty cool pictures of the jellies, though I forgot to look for the polyps and little jellies.
Journey to the Deep Sea Vents
Jul. 20th, 2008 11:49 pmI don't know how many of you follow ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hookahjoe, who has one of the more interesting jobs in the world for those of us who love travel and oceans: he works on a marine research vessel.
This is the deep sea vent photo entry.
I should warn that his blog is frequently not worksafe from language and occasional nudity, so keep that in mind if you want to see more. He can be an amazing photographer, especially of the everyday in foreign countries.
Here's one he calls the money shot:
( Here's some great shots from his blog, with links to the posts they came from, behind an LJ cut for you bandwidth-impaired types. )
hookahjoe, who has one of the more interesting jobs in the world for those of us who love travel and oceans: he works on a marine research vessel.This is the deep sea vent photo entry.
I should warn that his blog is frequently not worksafe from language and occasional nudity, so keep that in mind if you want to see more. He can be an amazing photographer, especially of the everyday in foreign countries.
Here's one he calls the money shot:
( Here's some great shots from his blog, with links to the posts they came from, behind an LJ cut for you bandwidth-impaired types. )
Tentacular
Jul. 10th, 2008 12:03 pmOctopuses and Rubik's cubes.
I know what the cuttlefish response would be: create the little cube patterns on their bodies.
ObCute Plush Cuttlefish:
I know what the cuttlefish response would be: create the little cube patterns on their bodies.
ObCute Plush Cuttlefish:
