First, for my last post, there was concern posted that people could be stealing my stuff and selling it themselves. Thanks for the concern, but what I post on the blog is so small that it won't even make a good 3x5. I'm crafty like that.
Second, there was some interest voiced in getting copies of the calender. This calender was designed to be printed as photographs, 8x12s to be exact. For my assignment, I have to bind them into an actual calender. Just to print this calender is 20$. I have not priced binding. I do not know how much it would cost to just do color copies, but it would not turn out as nice. That being said, anyone who wants one can request one and I will print and send it along to you without binding for you to display as you wish.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
School Assignment
I'm taking a digital photography and composting class this semester. It's a bit of a pre-req to some other classes I want to take later. For our final assignment, we have to make a photo calender. Here is mine. They get a little fuzzy at the compression level I use for the web, but trust me the originals are awesome.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Obligatory Belly Shots
Well, since it is apparently mandatory to have pictures of my belly...and share with the world, here they are:
(8 months)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Share and Share Alike
Thought I would share a little more of what I've done in my Digital Design class. First up, a mock layout for a website. I came up with an alternative layout for photogent.com. I have closed my business license for the time being, and in doing so have permanently dropped the Black Hat Photography. I've been meaning to update the site to reflect that. This is just an idea for an alternate website I used to fulfill a class assignment.
It's hard to see in this image, but that little window is rendered in blender and each image haas a reflection. here is just that image, click for slightly larger.
I had a lot of fun with this one. We had to make a logo to use in advertisements for a toy company. I love what I came up with.
We had an assignment where we had to make icons. First we needed to make two simple icons with the minimum number of details needed to identify what it is, then make 2 variations of each icon in different styles.
Here are my first three, silhouettes of a camera, a monitor and an ipod.
Then my first variations, done in blender. You know I had to do ONE set in 3d.
Once again we have my camera, my monitor, and my ipod.
The last set took me forever to figure out what I wanted to do, then forever to make it look JUST right. I present to you three merit badges I could of actually earned in scouts:
On the left we have the "fooling around with a camera" badge. On the right we have the classic "Listening to some music" badge. In the middle, the ever popular "Citizenship in my Living Room" (Required) badge.
Have you ever stopped to think that Ketchup is just a fruit paste? Like, Tomatoe Jam?
You may remember the Models I made for a classmate who is working on a game. If not find them in this section here. In my class, we have had 2 free projects where we are supposed to compose an original piece of work, in our field of study, using principles learned in the class.
Here is my first one, made with the models I made for my friends game.
Next up is one I made to b e a re-usable graphic. It started with very careful and deliberate composition of the image, then it turned to placing the image in a larger composition. Here is the end result.
And just because the original composition is hard to see in the final, here is the original work.
It's hard to see in this image, but that little window is rendered in blender and each image haas a reflection. here is just that image, click for slightly larger.
I had a lot of fun with this one. We had to make a logo to use in advertisements for a toy company. I love what I came up with.
We had an assignment where we had to make icons. First we needed to make two simple icons with the minimum number of details needed to identify what it is, then make 2 variations of each icon in different styles.
Here are my first three, silhouettes of a camera, a monitor and an ipod.Then my first variations, done in blender. You know I had to do ONE set in 3d.
Once again we have my camera, my monitor, and my ipod.The last set took me forever to figure out what I wanted to do, then forever to make it look JUST right. I present to you three merit badges I could of actually earned in scouts:
On the left we have the "fooling around with a camera" badge. On the right we have the classic "Listening to some music" badge. In the middle, the ever popular "Citizenship in my Living Room" (Required) badge.Have you ever stopped to think that Ketchup is just a fruit paste? Like, Tomatoe Jam?
You may remember the Models I made for a classmate who is working on a game. If not find them in this section here. In my class, we have had 2 free projects where we are supposed to compose an original piece of work, in our field of study, using principles learned in the class.
Here is my first one, made with the models I made for my friends game.
Next up is one I made to b e a re-usable graphic. It started with very careful and deliberate composition of the image, then it turned to placing the image in a larger composition. Here is the end result.
And just because the original composition is hard to see in the final, here is the original work.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Music Monday
Some music for you, from Igudesman and Joo. Some Beethoven and some Rachmaninoff. The "happy birthday" at the end of the Beethoven piece is like a stab in the back. I wonder how big Rachmaninoff's hands really were?
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Usefull Prenatal Education
We Took a prenatal class through the hospital that has been very boring and about 95% useless. That's about the amount of time the spent teaching the biology of the pregnancy to my biology teacher wife. We learned a couple of new things, but all in all I have been disappointed with it. I learned more from an email someone sent me years ago. I have included it here for your enjoyment.
A: If it’s the flu, you’ll get better.
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q: What is the most common pregnancy craving?
A: For men to be the ones who get pregnant.
Q: What’s the difference between a nine-month pregnant woman and a model?
A: Nothing, if the pregnant woman’s husband knows what’s good for him.
Q: The more pregnant I get, the more often strangers smile at me. Why?
A: ‘Cause you’re fatter than they are.
Q: I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she’s borderline irrational.
A: So what’s your question?
A: Head down, pressing firmly on your bladder.
Q: My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out your pregnant.
Q: What are forceps?
A: Giant baby tweezers.
Q: Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word “alimony” means anything to you.
Q: Does labor cause hemorrhoids?
A: Labor causes anything you want to blame it for.
Q: How long is the average woman in labor?
A: Whatever she says, divided by two.
Q: What does it mean when the baby’s head is crowning?
A: It means you feel as though not only a crown but the entire throne is trying to make its way out of you.
Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby’s diaper very quickly.
Q: Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.
Q: Will I love my dog less when the baby is born?
A: No, but your husband might get on your nerves.
Q: Under what circumstances should a baby not be circumcised?
A: When it’s a girl, for starters.
A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q: What does it mean when a baby is born with teeth?
A: It means that the baby’s mother may want to rethink her plans to nurse.
A: When you see teeth marks.
Friday, November 13, 2009
"Office Pool" Update!
Great News!
We thought of a prize for our office pool due date contest!
If you win, we will NOT ring a bell for you! Yes, that means that just like our P R E S I D E N T (and for about the same level of accomplishment!) you too can be a No-Bell Prize Winner!
We thought of a prize for our office pool due date contest!
If you win, we will NOT ring a bell for you! Yes, that means that just like our P R E S I D E N T (and for about the same level of accomplishment!) you too can be a No-Bell Prize Winner!
"Office Pool"
We are now just under the 5 week mark in the countdown to Lilly's due date. Paige has now began to understand EXACTLY what all other expectant mothers have complained about. At work Paige started the year as one of three expectant Teachers at the Junior Hugh, and as of this week is the only one still Expecting. Personally I expect this to continue until the week after Thanksgiving. Specifically, I shall say December 4. I also Expect that to be wrong, as I have never even been remotely close in these due date guessing games.
Lilly is due December 16. Now is your chance to make a guess as to when she REALLY intends to make her appearance. Do so by making a comment to this post. As I am a lowly unemployed college student, winners get the complete and total satisfaction of Knowing they were right in the face of scrupulously dubious odds. More than anything, I'm curious to see what everyone else thinks.
Lilly is due December 16. Now is your chance to make a guess as to when she REALLY intends to make her appearance. Do so by making a comment to this post. As I am a lowly unemployed college student, winners get the complete and total satisfaction of Knowing they were right in the face of scrupulously dubious odds. More than anything, I'm curious to see what everyone else thinks.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Pandora's Hopechest
Every now and again, you run into one of those home improvement projects that does not go according to plan. Such is the case with this one.
One of the things that has always bothered me about this house is the closet in the master bedroom. It is 8' 8" wide, as opposed to a standard closet that is either 6' or 8'. It is also 30 inches deep. Normal closets are at 24 inches. The strange width means that the closet bar and one shelf have ALWAYS sagged in the middle. The one shelf means that there is 2 feet of wasted unusable space in the top of the closet area.
The useless-ness of this closet has always been further ground under my skin by one of the other bedroom closets. It, inexplicably, HAS a closet organizer, and though it is poorly designed and poorly implemented, it still makes better use of the space than the master closet.
The first year we were married Paige invited a closet organizer company to come and give us a quote. We liked their design, but not the 7.5 thousand dollar price tag. Earlier this year Paige found a site where they design the closet for you, build the pieces, and ship them to you. You then install it yourself. Kind of like that furniture at Ikea. This would have been made of, oh, the same stuff as the Ikea furniture, and would have cost us 3.5 grand.
We seriously considered this offer, until we ran it by a friend of ours who works with wood to see if the price was reasonable. He looked it over then pointed out that the design was massively flawed. The drawing had been squished sideways until it "looked" like there was enough space for shirts to hang. In reality there was only 20 inches for hanging. Go measure one of your shirts, hanger and all, then come back and read this.
Yeah, see the problem?
Jake, our friend, also pointed out that to build the thing out of hardwood instead of Particle board would only cost 1200 dollars for wood and hardware. So, we made an offer. You do it for the less than the other offer, you keep the difference. He asked that instead we buy the tools necessary to build it up to that dollar amount (total, wood tools and hardware) and it was a deal.
That was in June, and in July we commenced what we thought would be a 2 month project.
By the end of July, we had the closet stripped out and were well under way. Or so we thought. Soon, every time we went to do anything we found a new problem, a new design issue, a new tool that had to be purchased or made. Or situations like the extra long quite close drawer guides we ordered 2 months ago. That we still don't have. Because the store lost the order. (those could be in as soon as tomorrow though.)
The 2 months stretched into three, and then four...
Yesterday we finally attached the cherry face frame to he maple box. I got the closet rods in, and we can start using a portion of what will eventually be our custom cabinetry closet replacement.
We are still, fortunately well under budget. We are just way over schedule.
As you can see from the picture, the drawers are still non existent, and eventually the entire space will be closed in with doors. But for now, we are finally seeing progress. I will post more as the project comes nearer completion.
One of the things that has always bothered me about this house is the closet in the master bedroom. It is 8' 8" wide, as opposed to a standard closet that is either 6' or 8'. It is also 30 inches deep. Normal closets are at 24 inches. The strange width means that the closet bar and one shelf have ALWAYS sagged in the middle. The one shelf means that there is 2 feet of wasted unusable space in the top of the closet area.
The useless-ness of this closet has always been further ground under my skin by one of the other bedroom closets. It, inexplicably, HAS a closet organizer, and though it is poorly designed and poorly implemented, it still makes better use of the space than the master closet.
The first year we were married Paige invited a closet organizer company to come and give us a quote. We liked their design, but not the 7.5 thousand dollar price tag. Earlier this year Paige found a site where they design the closet for you, build the pieces, and ship them to you. You then install it yourself. Kind of like that furniture at Ikea. This would have been made of, oh, the same stuff as the Ikea furniture, and would have cost us 3.5 grand.
We seriously considered this offer, until we ran it by a friend of ours who works with wood to see if the price was reasonable. He looked it over then pointed out that the design was massively flawed. The drawing had been squished sideways until it "looked" like there was enough space for shirts to hang. In reality there was only 20 inches for hanging. Go measure one of your shirts, hanger and all, then come back and read this.
Yeah, see the problem?
Jake, our friend, also pointed out that to build the thing out of hardwood instead of Particle board would only cost 1200 dollars for wood and hardware. So, we made an offer. You do it for the less than the other offer, you keep the difference. He asked that instead we buy the tools necessary to build it up to that dollar amount (total, wood tools and hardware) and it was a deal.
That was in June, and in July we commenced what we thought would be a 2 month project.
By the end of July, we had the closet stripped out and were well under way. Or so we thought. Soon, every time we went to do anything we found a new problem, a new design issue, a new tool that had to be purchased or made. Or situations like the extra long quite close drawer guides we ordered 2 months ago. That we still don't have. Because the store lost the order. (those could be in as soon as tomorrow though.)
The 2 months stretched into three, and then four...
Yesterday we finally attached the cherry face frame to he maple box. I got the closet rods in, and we can start using a portion of what will eventually be our custom cabinetry closet replacement.
We are still, fortunately well under budget. We are just way over schedule.
As you can see from the picture, the drawers are still non existent, and eventually the entire space will be closed in with doors. But for now, we are finally seeing progress. I will post more as the project comes nearer completion.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Music Monday
So fun to share.
These two gentlemen are highly educated. One is a civil engineer, and the other is an electrical engineer. They have been friends since childhood when they were both kept inside at lunch one day for writing profanity on their desks. They were forced to draw unicorns during lunch which they claim cured them of the desire to write profanity AND made them fast friends.
About the same time in life they decided they hated their jobs. They quit and now call themselves "Internetainers". They are Rhett and Link, and they make a living writing songs, making videos and making commercials.
So here are two from Rhett and Link about overdoing it on the internet.
Internet Overdose Song
These two gentlemen are highly educated. One is a civil engineer, and the other is an electrical engineer. They have been friends since childhood when they were both kept inside at lunch one day for writing profanity on their desks. They were forced to draw unicorns during lunch which they claim cured them of the desire to write profanity AND made them fast friends.
About the same time in life they decided they hated their jobs. They quit and now call themselves "Internetainers". They are Rhett and Link, and they make a living writing songs, making videos and making commercials.
So here are two from Rhett and Link about overdoing it on the internet.
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