Bossa Nova For The Win
I've consulted with the cats and they agree. There are three types of people: people who are going to see Nouvelle Vague in concert, people who don't know they need bossa nova covers of 80's classics, and people who aren't truly children of the 80's. Me? I'm in the first category. How about you?
I've consulted with the cats and they agree. There are three types of people: people who are going to see Nouvelle Vague in concert, people who don't know they need bossa nova covers of 80's classics, and people who aren't truly children of the 80's. Me? I'm in the first category. How about you?
Carpe Diem, the Cat Version
One of the stranger artifacts of working from home is that Heisenberg has decided that I should throw his little ratty ball-toy down the hall at least four or five times every day. He has a special little cry that amounts to "Hey, come play with me" that he often makes while holding the ball in his mouth to get my attention. What's funny is that he makes the same call sometimes when he just wants me to watch him play with the ball and doesn't actually want me to do anything. Sometimes I can just talk to him about what he's doing and sometimes I need to come throw the ball myself. I haven't been able to figure out the difference so far.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
One of the stranger artifacts of working from home is that Heisenberg has decided that I should throw his little ratty ball-toy down the hall at least four or five times every day. He has a special little cry that amounts to "Hey, come play with me" that he often makes while holding the ball in his mouth to get my attention. What's funny is that he makes the same call sometimes when he just wants me to watch him play with the ball and doesn't actually want me to do anything. Sometimes I can just talk to him about what he's doing and sometimes I need to come throw the ball myself. I haven't been able to figure out the difference so far.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
Lovely Time Lapse Video
What a perfectly lovely project (you should really click through and watch it at a higher resolution):
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
What a perfectly lovely project (you should really click through and watch it at a higher resolution):
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
I, For One, Welcome Our New Cephalopod Overlords
First only humans used tools. Then we found some primates doing so. Later came dolphins and then we found some frigging birds using tools! Now they've found an octopus that does so. Be sure to watch the video at that link, it's pretty funny.
(via Dinosaur Comics)
First only humans used tools. Then we found some primates doing so. Later came dolphins and then we found some frigging birds using tools! Now they've found an octopus that does so. Be sure to watch the video at that link, it's pretty funny.
(via Dinosaur Comics)
(via Dinosaur Comics)
Photo Credit
One of my photos from this summer was selected to use in an online tour guide for San Francisco. It is one of my better photos I think (it's actually my current desktop photo on my main monitor). It's not anything that I get paid for or anything but I do get credited which is pretty cool. The site that used it is called Schmap and they do guides for a variety of cities.
They used one of my shots from Sausalito as a reference for a place called "Sausalito Bay Adventures" which is actually in San Francisco and I didn't take the photo from a boat so I'm not convinced it's a fantastic fit, but whatever. I guess you could see a very similar view from a powerboat if you sailed it across it across the Bay and looked back. Anyway, you can see the image on their site if you'd like.
One day I'll process the rest of the photos sitting in my "to be processed" folder in Aperture. :-)
One of my photos from this summer was selected to use in an online tour guide for San Francisco. It is one of my better photos I think (it's actually my current desktop photo on my main monitor). It's not anything that I get paid for or anything but I do get credited which is pretty cool. The site that used it is called Schmap and they do guides for a variety of cities.
They used one of my shots from Sausalito as a reference for a place called "Sausalito Bay Adventures" which is actually in San Francisco and I didn't take the photo from a boat so I'm not convinced it's a fantastic fit, but whatever. I guess you could see a very similar view from a powerboat if you sailed it across it across the Bay and looked back. Anyway, you can see the image on their site if you'd like.
One day I'll process the rest of the photos sitting in my "to be processed" folder in Aperture. :-)
They used one of my shots from Sausalito as a reference for a place called "Sausalito Bay Adventures" which is actually in San Francisco and I didn't take the photo from a boat so I'm not convinced it's a fantastic fit, but whatever. I guess you could see a very similar view from a powerboat if you sailed it across it across the Bay and looked back. Anyway, you can see the image on their site if you'd like.
One day I'll process the rest of the photos sitting in my "to be processed" folder in Aperture. :-)