Comments for AbsurdBeats

Comment on So when they ask me later, I won’t tell them how it’s going by Christine

Christine — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:36:15 +0000

Tell me about it.

I think an infusion of beer is required. Get those papers done sooner than later. I think we’re planning a powwow this weekend.

Comment on So when they ask me later, I won’t tell them how it’s going by geekhiker

geekhiker — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:08 +0000

My Mom was a teacher when I was a kid. I always told her just to give ‘em all “B’s”. She never took my advice.

I probably wouldn’t have made the best teacher…

Comment on Screwed by geekhiker

geekhiker — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:12:26 +0000

Just imagine if men, with all their inherited rights and privileges, carried the child. Coverage for abortions would have been written into the Bill of Rights.

I remember reading an article on the changing definition of what a viable child has been, and how it’s been moved steadily back over the years. Whereas hundreds of years ago conception wasn’t really real until “the quickening”, now it goes all the way back to a fertilized egg. The title of the article, as I recall, was “Conception begins at ‘What’s your sign?’”

Comment on Gettin’ oot and aboot by geekhiker

geekhiker — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:07:35 +0000

I suppose until the purchase time comes, you could always just plan a photo weekend and rent a body and a couple of lenses for the occasion. I’ve done it before and it’s kinda fun.

Someday I’m actually gonna make it to NYC…

Comment on Gettin’ oot and aboot by blithe

blithe — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:49:04 +0000

Yes well…pink wasn’t top of my list. But the options were silver, black and pink (very pale silvery pink but pink nonetheless). And we run the house as a semi-democracy (ie. the kids get a say unless I tell them they can’t) and there was much eloquent pink advocacy and I am just a poor sucker…so there you are. I try to cope with the shame.

Comment on Gettin’ oot and aboot by absurdbeats

absurdbeats — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:03 +0000

No, I hadn’t heard of it.

Thanks for the tip.

And Ms. Blithe: a pink camera—really?

But hey, I believe in choice. . . .

Comment on Gettin’ oot and aboot by blithe

blithe — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:47:40 +0000

Have you tried Gimp yet? (open source and free) I hated it when I started out using it but practice and a newer, better release have converted me. More control of individual processes than Photoshop and therefore a lot to learn and fiddle with but it more than serves my purposes. I mainly resize, crop, sharpen and adjust colour balance and it does all of these just fine.

And I dither on the camera. While I would love a “better” camera, all of the photos on my blog are taken with a point and click (Sony Cybershot 7.2 megapixels), tidied up sometimes with Gimp and are more than adequate for the purpose. I may not look very professional as I photograph (why do people look down on pink cameras?!) but I somehow managed to win a photo contest recently with a shot taken on it.

Comment on What shall we use to fill the empty spaces? by absurdbeats

absurdbeats — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:10:59 +0000

Gonzo kitty’s thing is to crawl up my chest, his face just under my chin and purr purr purr.

Right before his bites me.

This is not a ritual I want to encourage.

Comment on What shall we use to fill the empty spaces? by Mo

Mo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:19:04 +0000

I love that! Maybe Psycho Kitty will come up with her own version of that.

Comment on What shall we use to fill the empty spaces? by geekhiker

geekhiker — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:10:18 +0000

*chuckle* This is pretty much the perfect description of cat behavior. I mean, of course princesses don’t lift their own covers!