Ziggy sighting

Got a phone call from (f)AD tonight. She's doing okay. She's been getting a lot of compliments from the managers at the coffeehouse she's now working at, they're very impressed with her ability to learn recipes and handle rushes. She and Alex are saving money for a place of their own, but things at the punk house she's staying at are probably going to force them into make a decision more quickly than I would prefer, vis-a-vis the apartment search. Not that I have any say in such matters.....

I just keep mumbling my mantra under my breath. She's a big girl and she can take care of herself. She's a big girl and she can take care of herself.... This is the problem with playing the Humbert.

(f)AD is freaking out a bit about her future, as questions about the next few months of her life loom larger with no answers in sight, it becomes harder for her to think about what happens after the big day. It's okay, I tried to tell her, you're just down in the valley. Sometimes you're up on a hill and you can see for miles around you, pick and choose the paths you want to take and see where the roads all lead. But right now you're down in the valley, and you just have to pick your way through the trees and be confidant that the hill you saw is up ahead.


( some pathetic mewling )

image idea

Photograph a box-shape of pins:

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With a ruler next to it, showing one inch in width. Using a scale ruler, photograph the same box, with the scale set to various sizes. Because the scale ruler shows markings as if it were an inch (even though it may be, for example 1/4 inch = 1 inch), it will appear to the viewer that the size of the pins has changed.

In this way, I will be able to demo to people the difference between resolution and image dimensions.

Note: If you don't understand that, you really needn't worry about it. It's just me geeking out.

cool phrase of the day

I'm in the digital lab, scanning some junk of no particular importance. Another student asks for some help, but I don't know the answer, so I Google it. A few minutes later, and we've got it.

"Alright! Dude, you are a total god!" she tells me, by way of thanks.
No, my child, I reply, I am but a mere Prophet of Google, humbly spreading the word.