The Keeping Divamum Sane Thread

[achambers]

Ok, now I really will (try to) shut up and sit on my hands for 2 weeks. This is gonna KILL me! :giggle

Having just come off a 'time out' because I was a judge I understand how Divamum is feeling right about now. It wasn't quite so bad for me , I had MC2 that I could participate in. But seeing all the threads and not being able to participate I was going a little :crazy .

So Divamum, here is a place for you to babble for the next 2 weeks.

[liflander]

strangely quiet so far....

[divamum]

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

:bow:bow:bow

Wow, now I know y'all care ::snif::

Yeah, I know I"ve been babbling of late but honestly - my "real life" has been so difficult and stressful the last month that I think I'd have gone slightly mad without dgrin and the challenges as a place I could "create", but TOTALLY unrelated to the rest of my artistic world. And this last challenge was a particularly "chatty" one feedback-thread-wise, so I've been enjoying it.

Thanks y'all! I promise to behave. Honest I do. Really. :D

This can now be the catchall "coffeeshop" thread. All welcome. Have at it!

[richtersl]

:lol3

[Tango]

Diva, those should stur things up....go listen to some Metallica haha...

[divamum]

Oh
muh
guhhhh

Metallica? HA! So not me :) :rofl

That said, we are an open-minded and mixed household here - the husband was on the road as a rock'n'roll musician for many years as well as a being a hard-core Medievalist AND post-modernist atonal kinda guy. ..... Our tastes are so ecclectic as to be laughable!!!

[pyry]

YES! Another thread we have our utterly silly way with!

I move that we all keep Kiki sane too and move the discussion about languages here and mix it with everything else that comes to mind :D

So if Diva doesn't mind?

To add to Pyry's comment Finnish sounds like jibberish because it's not related to any other languages spoken in Europe (except Estonian and Hungarian).

There are no gender nouns like "he" or "she", which simplify things somewhat but then, everything and everyone is an "it". :rofl

And Hungarian is a veeery far fetched relation. There is a group of languages other than Estonian and Finnish, but none of those are spoken widely.

Finnish has is a genderless third person pronoun 'hän', which translates as he or she depending on the context. However there is a tendency in spoken language to switch to 'se' (= 'it') even if that can sound a bit mean.

How do you say EXIF in Finnish?

'eksif'. Just dry the x up, if you're pronouncing it something like 'egsif'.

No letter "x" in the Finnish alphabet. So I guess it would be "eksif". :rofl Come to think of it, I don't think there's an "f", either....:scratch. In that case it would be "eksiv". But then, Finns often like to add extra vowels at the end, so then it would become "eskiviä". :D

I'm sure that Pyry will chime in with the correct answer. :rofl

We have an 'x' , how else would we ever find the spot? (The phoneme always written as 'ks' in native words - it's in the alphabet for compatibility basically)

'F' is there as well and actually gets some use occationally. Our alphabet is the same as in English with å, ä, and ö added, which then covers practically all spoken phonemes. Reading and pronouncing written words is very easy. There is a dialect that pronounces 'f' as 'v'.

eksifin eksifistä eksifiin eksifiä eksifiksi - confused yet? :lol3

Presumably something like "ellllxiiiiiifyy" (Finnish always seems to be i's, l's and y's) :D :giggle

Pronounce this: 'kaksi jäätelötötteröä'. :rofl
(translation: two cones of ice cream)

[divamum]

YES! Another thread we have our utterly silly way with!

I move that we all keep Kiki sane and move the discussion about languages here and mix it with everything else that comes to mind :D

:smile6

hyvä ajatus! :D (oh, how MUCH do I love the internet... nothing you can't find if you look hard enough... :)

Yeah, go for it - we don't have an OT forum here, so this can be a great catchall thread for all of us. Yippee!

And the Finnish ice cream cones now have me near appoplexy since I can't even START pronouncing that (I speak French, German, a bit of Italian and can pronounce Latin, Russian and Czech, but I've never needed to learn any of the Scandinavian languages, Hungarian or Finnish - except proper names, of course, which I ALWAYS make it my business to try and pronounce right, however clumsily)

[pyry]

hyvä ajatus!

:jawdrop

[divamum]

:jawdrop

:evil

[pyry]

And the Finnish ice cream cones now have me near appoplexy since I can't even START pronouncing that (I speak French, German, a bit of Italian and can pronounce Latin, Russian and Czech, but I've never needed to learn any of the Scandinavian languages, Hungarian or Finnish - except proper names, of course, which I ALWAYS make it my business to try and pronounce right, however clumsily)

I'll let you off that one :D We can try saying it one day on the first sharp-but-occasionally-not-shooters meet-up.

The two ice-cream cones come from the teacher who tried (and failed) to teach me German. It was the favourite phrase in Finnish of one her German friends who came to Finland and learned it here. When the friend went back to Germany, the words 'Kaksi jäätelötötteröä' got spray painted onto the Berlin wall in letters the size of cats.

[divamum]

I'll let you off that one :D We can try saying it one day on the first sharp-but-occasionally-not-shooters meet-up.

The two ice-cream cones come from the teacher who tried (and failed) to teach me German. It was the favourite phrase in Finnish of one her German friends who came to Finland and learned it here. When the friend went back to Germany, the words 'Kaksi jäätelötötteröä' got spray painted onto the Berlin wall in letters the size of cats.

Actually, we should just have it printed on the other side of the SBONSS tshirts as an identifying marker :D

Here's my best guess using English phoneme spelling (and "oe" = German o umlaut)

Kah-ksee yaw-teh-l oe-t oe-teh-r oe-aw

I know, not even close but hey, I tried! :D

[pyry]

Actually, we should just have it printed on the other side of the SBONSS tshirts as an identifying marker :D

Here's my best guess using English phoneme spelling (and "oe" = German o umlaut)

Kah-ksee yaw-teh-l oe-t oe-teh-r oe-aw

I know, not even close but hey, I tried! :D

You would have got your ice cream cones with that!

[leaforte]

Vie gehts? :dunno

Tchusch! :D:D:D

[divamum]

Hey Aaron, where'd your post go?! I followed that link before you deleted it (and the Metallica one too!)?

I guess this is your thread too since you're also embargoed from #15. At least we can sit it out together! :)

[Tango]

no worries...i thought them to be unusual posts and people might get the wrong idea... :thumb

[leaforte]

no worries...i thought them to be unusual posts and people might get the wrong idea... :thumb

The Orchestratic Metallica (No Leaf Clover) rocked. I play that video at every party.

[JAG]

Bon mouvement Aaron. Son facile pour d'autres pour penser que peu font une majorité. En réalité nous pouvons ne pas être aussi muets qu'ils pensent.
(translation~Good move Aaron. Its easy for others to think that the few make a majority. In reality we may not be as dumb as they think.).

[Tango]

The Orchestratic Metallica (No Leaf Clover) rocked. I play that video at every party.

No Leaf Clover is by far my fav off the album.....

Diva, it is not done any justice from youtube & computer speakers....:deal

[Tango]

Bon mouvement Aaron. Son facile pour d'autres pour penser que peu font une majorité. En réalité nous pouvons ne pas être aussi muets qu'ils pensent.
(translation~Good move Aaron. Its easy for others to think that the few make a majority. In reality we may not be as dumb as they think.).

agreed, its easy to find the 5% that have not a clue....

[divamum]

Alright, since this is the Random and Totally OT thread:

Anybody have any good recipes for loose sausage? (We're on a Serious Budget Drive at the moment so NOTHING is allowed to be wasted and we have 1lb of it to use up!)

Have at it. :D

[Tango]

sounds like calzone time... so show us the best recipe for that....your the one we are trying to occupy:D

[Tango]

and post us a link to your fav song of all time....so we can listen

[Tango]

also, try to explain why there are so few that jump the boundries of forums? why do i only see some only in the challenge threads...?

[Tango]

i was thinking of starting a "Where are they now?" thread...

a call out to members that just dont show up anymore....

like Satch, Seastack, LiquidAir...etc....i miss'em....

what do you think?

[JAG]

Alright, since this is the Random and Totally OT thread:

Anybody have any good recipes for loose sausage? (We're on a Serious Budget Drive at the moment so NOTHING is allowed to be wasted and we have 1lb of it to use up!)

Have at it. :D

1pound sausage cooked with 1 small onion all browned and drained
6 eggs beaten well
1 cup bisquick
2 cups shedded cheddar cheese
1/4 stick butter
pepper to your hearts content

spray glass 9x12 baking dish with cooking oil or coat with butter. Blend all the above ingredience and pour into baking dish. Cook at 350 degrees oven untill a toothpick or fork comes out of middle clean when tested. About 30 of 40 minutes.

ps...you didn't specify low calorie meal!

[JAG]

i was thinking of starting a "Where are they now?" thread...

a call out to members that just dont show up anymore....

like Satch, Seastack, LiquidAir...etc....i miss'em....

what do you think?

Oh you mean like this thread???
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=114039:deal

[photo-funtasia]

Alright, since this is the Random and Totally OT thread:

Anybody have any good recipes for loose sausage? (We're on a Serious Budget Drive at the moment so NOTHING is allowed to be wasted and we have 1lb of it to use up!)

Have at it. :D


I don't have a recipe for "loose sausage" - I even don't know what they are... :scratch

... but I can give you a good recipe for beans and rice... :rolleyes

Ah... I know... if you mean ground meat, make it meat balls - with beans and rice (cajun style) it will be delicious,
... or, just with spaghetti and Italian ragout -

mmm... I'm starting to get hungry :eat

[achambers]

Alright, since this is the Random and Totally OT thread:

Anybody have any good recipes for loose sausage? (We're on a Serious Budget Drive at the moment so NOTHING is allowed to be wasted and we have 1lb of it to use up!)

Have at it. :D

Use it in a lasagne

[pyry]

6 eggs beaten well
2 cups shedded cheddar cheese
1/4 stick butter


I'll have some! :eat

I can, again, categorically state that target archery is really difficult when you have to shoot on an empty stomach. I just pulled off my first ever over 9 point average 30 arrow set and then lost it and slumped back 16 points over the next 30... (which is still the best 60 arrow set I think I've ever done at this distance).

Scorecard for the day, 18 meter indoor targets:
54, 55, 54, 52, 57 = 272 (9,07)
53, 51, 47, 55, 50 = 256 (8,53)
total 528 (8,80)

But I digress, the back of my mind is singing the dwarven Gold-song as "Food food food food..."

[divamum]

But I digress, the back of my mind is singing the dwarven Gold-song as "Food food food food..."

I may adopt "Dwarven" as my favorite new word (it's dwarves, believe it or not, although some people think it's dwarfs. See Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods" for a HILARIOUS exchange about dwarfs re dwarves)

Scorecard for the day, 18 meter indoor targets:
54, 55, 54, 52, 57 = 272 (9,07)
53, 51, 47, 55, 50 = 256 (8,53)
total 528 (8,80)

So Pyry, does this mean that you particularly appreciated Jeff Meyers' entry this time out? :D

On the sausage front: Aaron's mention of calzone reminded me we haven't made pizza in a while so.... that's what we're having for dinner!! Mmmm...sausage and mushroom home made pizza yummmmmm...... I'll use the remainder of the meat in a breakfast casserole similar to the one JAG suggested and freeze it.

Favorite song of all time? The professional's answer: "Whichever one I'm singing tonight" :D

There, am I caught up now? :giggle

[pyry]

So Pyry, does this mean that you particularly appreciated Jeff Meyers' entry this time out? :D


I did! :D

[Tango]

There, am I caught up now? :giggle

ok smartiepants..

i will give you a couple of days for this one....
all information is avail on dgrin (within threads) to figure it out...

name everyone in this photo...:deal

ignore the stupid watermark


http://pictureworks.smugmug.com/photos/433495414_AwePk-L-1.jpg

[divamum]

ok smartiepants..

i will give you a couple of days for this one....
all information is avail on dgrin (within threads) to figure it out...
name everyone in this photo... ignore the stupid watermark




HA!!!

Well, I'll guess that one of them is Nikolai and one of them is you, but after that... aarrghh... It's NOT Utah, presumably, since there is evidence of water :giggle

And you'll have to give me time - I'm gone all day tomorrow and Saturday. Then again, maybe it will keep my mind occupied on the train.... :D

[Tango]

no not Nik, no not me either, yes correct not in Utah.....:D

[leaforte]

I'll have some! :eat

I can, again, categorically state that target archery is really difficult when you have to shoot on an empty stomach. I just pulled off my first ever over 9 point average 30 arrow set and then lost it and slumped back 16 points over the next 30... (which is still the best 60 arrow set I think I've ever done at this distance).

Scorecard for the day, 18 meter indoor targets:
54, 55, 54, 52, 57 = 272 (9,07)
53, 51, 47, 55, 50 = 256 (8,53)
total 528 (8,80)

But I digress, the back of my mind is singing the dwarven Gold-song as "Food food food food..."

I was once fishing with a guy, and he pulled his compound back full and shot straight up. What do you do? Run? No. I just stood still. About 10 feet from me the arrow buried about half a shaft. OMG!

[Greensquared]

ok smartiepants..

i will give you a couple of days for this one....
all information is avail on dgrin (within threads) to figure it out...

name everyone in this photo...:deal

ignore the stupid watermark


http://pictureworks.smugmug.com/photos/433495414_AwePk-L-1.jpg

DavidTO, pathfinder, and...? Still searching...cuz I have nothing better to do with my time (HA!).

[divamum]

DavidTO, pathfinder, and...? Still searching...cuz I have nothing better to do with my time (HA!).

HA!! We'll just have to post a larger entry field next time. Or go back to having you check all the EXIF's........ :D :giggle :lol

[Tango]

HA!! We'll just have to post a larger entry field next time. Or go back to having you check all the EXIF's........ :D :giggle :lol

David & Jim (Pathfinder) are on the right together...

up front...hmmm...that going to be a tuff one for you.....hard to see his face

unless SOMEBODY gives it away....haha....EMILY!:nono

i will drop a clue once in a while...

[Tango]

I was once fishing with a guy, and he pulled his compound back full and shot straight up. What do you do? Run? No. I just stood still. About 10 feet from me the arrow buried about half a shaft. OMG!

i would have ran very fast and far....then afterward, brought back my chainsaw and cut his bow into pieces....oh and bent every arrow:D


you fish with bows?

[leaforte]

i would have ran very fast and far....then afterward, brought back my chainsaw and cut his bow into pieces....oh and bent every arrow:D


you fish with bows?
No. Don't fish with bows. He just had it.
Fish with worms, hard.
It is a cool, out a spoke place....12 inch rainbows

[Tango]

No. Don't fish with bows. He just had it.
Fish with worms, hard.
It is a cool, out a spoke place....12 inch rainbows

anyway, i should mention....the same thing happend to me kinda...

teenage years... me & a buddy were walking about 100 yards apart looking for rabbit and i could hear him laughing all of a sudden....then a arrow stuck the ground about five feet from me....

i guess he knew what i was going to do the same instant i did as i ran for his arrow he ran for his life and i almost got him on a dead run 100 yards away....

now im glad i have the sense to just get my chainsaw now....:D


oh and when i was younger i thought fishing with m80's was real fun.... now i use only worms too....hehehe

[divamum]

anyway, i should mention....the same thing happend to me kinda...

teenage years... me & a buddy were walking about 100 yards apart looking for rabbit and i could hear him laughing all of a sudden....then a arrow stuck the ground about five feet from me....

i guess he knew what i was going to do the same instant i did as i ran for his arrow he ran for his life and i almost got him on a dead run 100 yards away....

now im glad i have the sense to just get my chainsaw now....:D


oh and when i was younger i thought fishing with m80's was real fun.... now i use only worms too....hehehe
::fly on the wall::

Fascinating, but will y'all laugh at me if I say I don't understand a word of this and haven't the FAINTEST idea what yo'ure talking about?! :huh:oogle :confused :giggle

[JAG]

::fly on the wall::

Fascinating, but will y'all laugh at me if I say I don't understand a word of this and haven't the FAINTEST idea what yo'ure talking about?! :huh:oogle :confused :giggle

good to know that I am not the only one not understanding!:scratch

[leaforte]

never...say....never shoot an arrow straight up.

[pyry]

never shoot an arrow straight up.

Damn straight.

However, if someone next to you has this particular flash of stupidity, I suggest a course of action Bob Seger put into a song.

[Tango]

::fly on the wall::

Fascinating, but will y'all laugh at me if I say I don't understand a word of this and haven't the FAINTEST idea what yo'ure talking about?! :huh:oogle :confused :giggle

im not sure myself what i wrote... :thumb

[JAG]

"However, if someone next to you has this particular flash of stupidity, I suggest a course of action Bob Seger put into a song."
:freaky

Now theres a name I haven't heard in years!

[divamum]

Ok, so for the uninitiated: why does one never shoot an arrow straight up? I can guess, but I figure since we have experts here- edumacate me!

(Of course, I'm now having visions of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" and will be humming Il Mio Tesoro all day.... and if you don't know what I'm talking about and you're an Alec Guiness and/or British 1950's comedy fan - rent the movie! :D)

[KevXman]

::fly on the wall::

Fascinating, but will y'all laugh at me if I say I don't understand a word of this and haven't the FAINTEST idea what yo'ure talking about?! :huh:oogle :confused :giggle

Don't worry, it's a guy thing. You would have had to been born a boy to know that throwing, or shooting, things at each other is the next best thing to the latest National Geographic. All those half naked people (read women) running around and being able to call it educational because it is such a respected magazine. Nothing like being hit up side the head with a dirt clod by your best friend. I'd have some great memories if it wasn't for all of the concussions.
— Kevin

[divamum]

Don't worry, it's a guy thing. You would have had to been born a boy to know that throwing, or shooting, things at each other is the next best thing to the latest National Geographic. All those half naked people (read women) running around and being able to call it educational because it is such a respected magazine. Nothing like being hit up side the head with a dirt clod by your best friend. I'd have some great memories if it wasn't for all of the concussions.
— Kevin

:lol

The thing you DON'T know is that I nearly posted a reply to JAG last night that said, "It's ok - I think it's the frathouse thing going on again. We don't need to understand it. All we have to do is sit on the sidelines and be ornamental while they throw things at each other" but I figured y'all would start throwing things at ME if I did that so I refrained. :rofl

However, now that you have said it... muahahahahahhaah :evil

Alan, thank you for starting this thread, because it may be the Best. Thread. Ever. :thumb

[Tango]

Ok, so for the uninitiated: why does one never shoot an arrow straight up? I can guess, but I figure since we have experts here- edumacate me!

(Of course, I'm now having visions of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" and will be humming Il Mio Tesoro all day.... and if you don't know what I'm talking about and you're an Alec Guiness and/or British 1950's comedy fan - rent the movie! :D)

if you shoot a arrow up and you loose sight of it you never will be able to see it coming down.
...hence panic mode .....(it comes down as fast as it went up btw)

in the story of my friend & i, he shot a arrow way high in my direction and it came down 5 ft from me...(without me knowing it was coming in the first place)
so the funny thing about my poorly written story is:
he knew at the same time i knew that i was going to try and shoot him "on purpose" for scaring me....(may i add with his own arrow)

being a teen i didnt think it through and came real close to really hitting him....
however, atleast from that time on my buddy knew what to expect if he did something to me i didnt like...hahahahahahahaahaha

now did you figure out who that other person is in my photo?

[Greensquared]

David & Jim (Pathfinder) are on the right together...

up front...hmmm...that going to be a tuff one for you.....hard to see his face

unless SOMEBODY gives it away....haha....EMILY!:nono

i will drop a clue once in a while...

Don't worry, I gave up searching the Marc Muench Print Workshop April 2008 thread looking for clues on the last guy. I'll be interested to find out who it is myself...

[Tango]

its a hard one to get because of the angle....i will just give it away...

"Ian408"

[Greensquared]

its a hard one to get because of the angle....i will just give it away...

"Ian408"

Well that sucks! I wanted clues! I was wondering if it her him, but I didn't see him wearing glasses in any of the other shots.

[Tango]

im sorry...i started thinking and figured;

1. my clues would likely make no sense.

2. to hard to see his face...

i have another.... i will dig it up tonight....

"other faces"

[pyry]

Ok, so for the uninitiated: why does one never shoot an arrow straight up? I can guess, but I figure since we have experts here- edumacate me!


Shish-ke-Bob, you know..

[Wolftep]

if you shoot a arrow up and you loose sight of it you never will be able to see it coming down.
...hence panic mode .....(it comes down as fast as it went up btw)


Or in simple terms, what goes up, must come down. :wink

[Travis]

Nothing like being hit up side the head with a dirt clod by your best friend. I'd have some great memories if it wasn't for all of the concussions.
— Kevin


Ohhhhhhh, dirt clod fights. I miss those. Now they call it assault with a deadly weapon......

[pyry]

I've just shot Rudolph in the nose, and got 10 points for it :lol3

We had a pre-christmas shoot-out, with pictures of Christmas trees, silhouettes with apples on them, regular targets with silly values... And a foam fox and a red nosed deer (also foam). Fun :D

[divamum]

im sorry...i started thinking and figured;

1. my clues would likely make no sense.

2. to hard to see his face...

i have another.... i will dig it up tonight....

"other faces"

Actually, it would all have been lost on me alas :huh - haven't been around these here parts long enough to know who ANY of them are by "sight"! (I know I joined in 2006, but that was only so I could use the search function and ask a couple of questions when I was shopping for my first dslr - which I didn't acutally BUY until 6 months after that - and I only started seriously reading this past summer, so I'm still a n00b by my standards!!)

:)

[divamum]

I've just shot Rudolph in the nose, and got 10 points for it :lol3

We had a pre-christmas shoot-out, with pictures of Christmas trees, silhouettes with apples on them, regular targets with silly values... And a foam fox and a red nosed deer (also foam). Fun :D

Hmm. Glowing shishkabobbed reindeer. This is all highly surreal :D

[KCBearcat]

Hmm. Glowing shishkabobbed reindeer. This is all highly surreal :D

Where's Douglas Adams when you really need him... ;)

[divamum]

Where's Douglas Adams when you really need him... ;)

Oh dear... now I really WILL be laughing about this all night! :rofl

[KCBearcat]

Oh dear... now I really WILL be laughing about this all night! :rofl

Mission Accomplished! :barb

[divamum]

Mission Accomplished! :barb

And it's not even Thursday ("I never could get the hang of Thursdays" :D)

[JAG]

hmmm...I just noticed everyones post counters are stuck. diva yours is stuck on 666!:uhoh
divamum
Major grins

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[divamum]

hmmm...I just noticed everyones post counters are stuck. diva yours is stuck on 666!:uhoh
divamum
Major grins

Join Date: Aug 2006
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HA!!! Here ya go... let's see if it moves with this....

Tada:

divamum
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:D

[JAG]

HA!!! Here ya go... let's see if it moves with this....

Tada:

divamum
Major grins

Join Date: Aug 2006
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:D

:clap :barb

[Tango]

Actually, it would all have been lost on me alas :huh - haven't been around these here parts long enough to know who ANY of them are by "sight"! (I know I joined in 2006, but that was only so I could use the search function and ask a couple of questions when I was shopping for my first dslr - which I didn't acutally BUY until 6 months after that - and I only started seriously reading this past summer, so I'm still a n00b by my standards!!)

:)

the idea was for you to spend time looking through shootout threads looking for this or that person...kind of a "wheres waldo"....

[divamum]

the idea was for you to spend time looking through shootout threads looking for this or that person...kind of a "wheres waldo"....

See, Iw ould'nt even have known to look in "shootout" threads. Clueless I am, sometimes.... :rolleyes

But now I'll know where to look for the next batch :D

[Art Scott]

I'll have some! :eat

I can, again, categorically state that target archery is really difficult when you have to shoot on an empty stomach. I just pulled off my first ever over 9 point average 30 arrow set and then lost it and slumped back 16 points over the next 30... (which is still the best 60 arrow set I think I've ever done at this distance).

Scorecard for the day, 18 meter indoor targets:
54, 55, 54, 52, 57 = 272 (9,07)
53, 51, 47, 55, 50 = 256 (8,53)
total 528 (8,80)

But I digress, the back of my mind is singing the dwarven Gold-song as "Food food food food..."

What do you shoot....bow wise.....I have an antique Ben Peason recurved recurve , an XI compound and a Matthews......we do not have an indoor range any longer....it seems with all the bowhunters and the few that actually get to try out for the olympics (yes we have produced some truly fine shooters here) that no one will support an indoor range....

I used to go to the invitational tourneys set my 80# PSE NOVa at 110# just to see the judges reactions to me shooting clear thru the running bear target or seeing the reaction of the shooter just in front of me when I robin hooded his shaft and i was shooting a naked bow......almost got banned when they found out I was over clocking the bow by 30 pounds........

[pyry]

What do you shoot....bow wise.....I have an antique Ben Peason recurved recurve , an XI compound and a Matthews......we do not have an indoor range any longer....it seems with all the bowhunters and the few that actually get to try out for the olympics (yes we have produced some truly fine shooters here) that no one will support an indoor range....

Olympic recurve. There seems to be a surprising amount of archers here, I like that :D

For those of you who don't know what an olympic recurve looks like, I've got pictures here (http://pyry.smugmug.com/gallery/4478729_a9aWn#265762272_fC2rf), and one more in action here (http://pyry.smugmug.com/gallery/6075942_csHiU#381153460_kJ79u-A-LB).

I apologize for the lack of bent clocks in this post. Now if you will excuse me, I need go make a pot of really hot tea.

[divamum]

Now if you will excuse me, I need go make a pot of really hot tea.

:lust Thank you for that!

Seriously, I think it's great that we have a "chitchat" thread - there's no OT forum at dgrin, so maybe a chitchat thread can become a permanent fixture and we can just start a new one when it gets too long (perhaps with a more generic header next time so it isn't seemingly "my" thread!!)

Btw, for HGGG fans, skip the movie, TV series and even the books (good though they are) - the place to go is the ORIGINAL BBC broadcasts that started it all (the first version, not the "cleaned up" one they did after it became popular, which is stone dead in comparison). It is without question one of the best things the Beeb ever put out.

And if you like that, you may also like "The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere" which came out around the same time - it seems to have been a "golden age" of BBC radio drama!) (It's an affectionate parody of Dorothy Wordsworth's diaries which has far less to do with poetry than out and out, brilliant radio-drama humour. It's *brilliant*.)

Sorrry. Family worked in broadcasting. It's a passion :)

[divamum]

For those of you who don't know what an olympic recurve looks like, I've got pictures here (http://pyry.smugmug.com/gallery/4478729_a9aWn#265762272_fC2rf), and one more in action here (http://pyry.smugmug.com/gallery/6075942_csHiU#381153460_kJ79u-A-LB).
PS That is a deeply scary looking piece of equipment!!!!! :uhoh :)

[pyry]

PS That is a deeply scary looking piece of equipment!!!!! :uhoh :)

It's not so bad once you get to know it a little. And by that I mean see it in real life :lol3

[DoctorIt]

there's no OT forum at dgrinreally?

The Big Picture (http://www.dgrin.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16) (13 Viewing)
If you need to ask, it belongs here.

[KevXman]

Btw, for HGGG fans, skip the movie, TV series and even the books (good though they are) - the place to go is the ORIGINAL BBC broadcasts that started it all (the first version, not the "cleaned up" one they did after it became popular, which is stone dead in comparison). It is without question one of the best things the Beeb ever put out.

"Space travel is a little like being drunk"

"What's wrong with being drunk?"

"Ask a glass of water."

Still have the original on video tape.

[divamum]

really?

The Big Picture (http://www.dgrin.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16) (13 Viewing)
If you need to ask, it belongs here.

Well there ya go - a big fat d'OOOHHHH from me, because I missed that somehow (I think the sub-heading made me think it was a "help" forum and I never even checked in to see) Thanks! :)

[divamum]

"Space travel is a little like being drunk"

"What's wrong with being drunk?"

"Ask a glass of water."

Still have the original on video tape.

The TV series was made quite a few years after the original radio broadcasts - trust me, you want to hear those originals. If you can't find them, pm me and I'll make sure you can track 'em down! :)

[KCBearcat]

I rather liked the movie, thank you very much... :D

[divamum]

I rather liked the movie, thank you very much... :D

Ah, but had you heard the radio originals? :D

Actually, I haven't seen the movie yet - I really must. But like anything you really loved in another medium first, there's always a bit of trepidation that it might not live up to your expectations! But a good reminder - maybe I'll treat myself over the holidays :)

[Tango]

what are you talking about? what movie?

[KCBearcat]

what are you talking about? what movie?

The HGGG movie... had Mos Def as Ford Prefect and Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox. Incredibly surreal, but fun. :D

[divamum]

The HGGG movie... had Mos Def as Ford Prefect and Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox. Incredibly surreal, but fun. :D

Surreal indeed...!

[leaforte]

Honest Story: (Not for the non hunter) A friend of mine, at Snoqualmie Pass, WA, bought a compound bow, and over the summer he practiced. He applied for all his hunting permits/licenses the next year. He got/shot his early season doe. A buck mid season. He even got an 800# Elk, but (unknown to most) shot across a paved road (illegal), and then got the ski area to use there boom truck to hoist it from a swamp, never having to carry a quarter carcass (of his catch) at a time out, of the Forrest, like most. Then he got his black tail. Remember, first year bow hunter. He also dropped a smaller black bear sow (mama), first year. Then, believe it or not, he won the lottery to get a goat off of the mountain side. Only a limited number are issued in Washington, and he got one. He didn't go for the goat, whoo, whoo. Sound bad? It is. He didn't have kids to feed, no wife to feed, ate more than his share at the restaurant he worked at, and on top of that, didn't even own a deep freeze. I cringed at his gains that winter on the mountain. That's the dude that shot the arrow into the air above my head. The locals sent him off of the mountain at 'terminal velocity'...the speed his arrow would have hit me, if I had been in the wrong spot, when his straight up, came straight down. Scary dude.

And to keep with smugmugs mission, a photo from today:

Mama schooling a son on broken fences.

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/439573327_vWzRN-L.jpg

[sweet caroline]

I'm so lost! My computer was down all week, and I have no idea why this thread started. I think I get the idea of what it's about- anything. But why does Divamum need keeping sane?

Caroline

[divamum]

I'm so lost! My computer was down all week, and I have no idea why this thread started. I think I get the idea of what it's about- anything. But why does Divamum need keeping sane?

Caroline

As a judge for #15, I'm banned from the usual discussions and feedback pow-wows - achambers took pity on me and gave me my very own thread in which to babble! It's become the Challenge Forum "coffee shop thread" .... ie chitchat, banter and just about anything goes :)

[leaforte]

I'm so lost! My computer was down all week, and I have no idea why this thread started. I think I get the idea of what it's about- anything. But why does Divamum need keeping sane?

Caroline

I think it's for fun.

[KCBearcat]

I'm so lost! My computer was down all week, and I have no idea why this thread started. I think I get the idea of what it's about- anything. But why does Divamum need keeping sane?

Caroline

If she's anything like me, it's far too late to keep sane... :huh :rofl

[leaforte]

A childrens patch, say, eh.

[sweet caroline]

As a judge for #15, I'm banned from the usual discussions and feedback pow-wows - achambers took pity on me and gave me my very own thread in which to babble! It's become the Challenge Forum "coffee shop thread" .... ie chitchat, banter and just about anything goes :)

AHHH. Thanks, for the explanation.

Do I get to rant about my computer problems while I'm here? My mac went white last Saturday night. I seem to have it working now, after restoring the system, but for a while my computer thought it didn't have a hard drive. So I couldn't restore or reinstall or anything until I got it to recognize the HD. It was quite frustrating. My warranty expired about two weeks ago, too. I'm not a computer person at all.

I did photos with Santa (pro bono) at my preschool on Monday and had to just get photos printed straight out of camera so the parents would have something. I'm so relieved to finally be able to do some editing and get them uploaded to smugmug.

Now my whole family is on winter break for the next few weeks, so maybe I'll get a chance to do more shooting for fun.

Caroline

[Greensquared]

Ew, sorry to hear about the computer problems, Caroline. That totally sucks, especially with the Santa shoot. Very stressful! But, I bet you did great anyway, and it saved you oodles of time not having to nitpick tweak every one (at least that's what I tend to do!).

[divamum]

I did photos with Santa (pro bono) at my preschool on Monday and had to just get photos printed straight out of camera so the parents would have something. I'm so relieved to finally be able to do some editing and get them uploaded to smugmug.

Now my whole family is on winter break for the next few weeks, so maybe I'll get a chance to do more shooting for fun.

Caroline

Big ouch on the computer! But I stand in awe of having shooting skills strong enough to print sooc for other people. I'm getting there, but I'd be afraid to do that still (and I feel a terrible need to overshoot, too - I just don't trust my viewfinder eye enough yet...)

Ah yes, winter break. The hard part is the transitions I find - takes a few days to get used to ALL of us being together ALL the time again (it's a small house), and then when everybody goes back it's way too quiet and we don't get to do the fun stuff any more!

Btw, I was thinking about you (Caroline) yesterday - I'm making my first efforts at self portraits and kept thinking of those nice ones you posted a few weeks back. I want some lights! :)

[jeffreaux2]

AHHH. Thanks, for the explanation.

Do I get to rant about my computer problems while I'm here? My mac went white last Saturday night. I seem to have it working now, after restoring the system, but for a while my computer thought it didn't have a hard drive. So I couldn't restore or reinstall or anything until I got it to recognize the HD. It was quite frustrating. My warranty expired about two weeks ago, too. I'm not a computer person at all.



Caroline

Yikes! I had similar issues (non-mac!) following a snowstorm and it's power outages here a week or so ago. To add insult to injury I run a RAID 0 array (Im not explaining that!) where my op system and applications reside. I ended up having to go in and install the drivers for the RAID controller on the motherboard and also lay down a dupe operating system to get it to revive...and recognize all my hard drives. It really sucked...and I had surgery this week which although gave me time to straighten the thing out...I really didnt feel like it.

I learned my lesson on data security before this upset. All Data is stored on SATA drives that are used ONLY for storage. I could easily move these to a new computer. In addition, I have a few external drives that I back up to regularly. One for personal photos, and another for files related to hired work.

Good luck!:D

[divamum]

Yikes! I had similar issues (non-mac!) following a snowstorm and it's power outages here a week or so ago. To add insult to injury I run a RAID 0 array (Im not explaining that!) where my op system and applications reside. I ended up having to go in and install the drivers for the RAID controller on the motherboard and also lay down a dupe operating system to get it to revive...and recognize all my hard drives. It really sucked...and I had surgery this week which although gave me time to straighten the thing out...I really didnt feel like it.

I learned my lesson on data security before this upset. All Data is stored on SATA drives that are used ONLY for storage. I could easily move these to a new computer. In addition, I have a few external drives that I back up to regularly. One for personal photos, and another for files related to hired work.

Good luck!:D

Another ouch -for computer AND you! Hope you're feeling better...

I'm debating what to do about backup at the moment. I seem to be working almost exclusively on this laptop right now since this new one has a card reader, and have wound up only storing on the built-in hard drive instead of the external drives we use on the desktop. I'd love to network the whole system, but EVERY SINGLE TIME we have done that we've either wound up succuminbing to one to one of the security issues in Windows or not getting it to work with all three computers in the house, or some other glitch so we gave up. Mayber I'll try again over the holiday.

So I guess I'll to start burning the pictures to DVDs now (note to self...) - I really should have partitioned the (large) drive when I got this thing, but I wasn't planning on keeping vista and "only tried it out". To my surprise, I liked it, and now have too much stored on it to justify partitioning via format (is there a way of doing it WITHOUT formattin? If so, then I could take a chunk and use that for dedicated storage... hmmm...)

In the meantime, off to go sing Messiah this afternoon. Last gig of the season. Nice to survive this month - December is VERY busy time for all musicians, but also opera's biggest audition period - all the companies descend on NYC and hold auditions for forthcoming seasons.

[jeffreaux2]

Another ouch -for computer AND you! Hope you're feeling better...

I'm debating what to do about backup at the moment. I seem to be working almost exclusively on this laptop right now since this new one has a card reader, and have wound up only storing on the built-in hard drive instead of the external drives we use on the desktop. I'd love to network the whole system, but EVERY SINGLE TIME we have done that we've either wound up succuminbing to one to one of the security issues in Windows or not getting it to work with all three computers in the house, or some other glitch so we gave up. Mayber I'll try again over the holiday.

So I guess I'll to start burning the pictures to DVDs now (note to self...) - I really should have partitioned the (large) drive when I got this thing, but I wasn't planning on keeping vista and "only tried it out". To my surprise, I liked it, and now have too much stored on it to justify partitioning via format (is there a way of doing it WITHOUT formattin? If so, then I could take a chunk and use that for dedicated storage... hmmm...)

In the meantime, off to go sing Messiah this afternoon. Last gig of the season. Nice to survive this month - December is VERY busy time for all musicians, but also opera's biggest audition period - all the companies descend on NYC and hold auditions for forthcoming seasons.

DVD's or CDROM are fine for "temporary" storage. They won't last forever. In my opinion, they are safer than storing on a laptop. You realize that most hardware issues with a laptop will require you to send it to the manufacturer. The first thing they will tell you is that there is a chance you will lose all your data.

The best advice is safety in numbers.

In my o.p. I didnt say that most of the photos that are important to me or my clients are also stored on smugmug's servers. That's a plus.

External harddrives aren't foolproof either. They are more trustworthy than a dvd/cd.

I prefer internal sata drives. It would be easy to move them to a new pc, or an external enclosure that will accept them. They are also, perhaps, the cheapest solution if you look at the $/gigabyte aspect.


As for my surgery, I am in some pain....maybe even more than I was directly following the procedure. I am hoping it will pass soon. I am planning to brew up my annual Christmas seafood gumbo and have already spent the required fortune on ingredients. (fingers crossed)

[divamum]

[quote=jeffreaux2]DVD's or CDROM are fine for "temporary" storage. They won't last forever. quote]

You're not kidding. We have a huge collection of commercial CD's, and hubby is just starting to see the first wave of disks which are deteriorating beyond use; it's nothing like the "permanent" medium it was thought it would be. It's even worse with non-commercial disks.

I considered putting some extra storage into the desktop via internal disks, but eventually took the "easy" option with external drives. I need to do a significant backup on those as I'm behind with my sound-file backups, too.

Hmm, sounds like I'm going to have busy holiday! Needs doing - it's one of those things that if you don't build it into a routine it is soooo easy to let it slide which tends to bite one in the proverbial! This discussion is a good reminder - thanks. :nod

[HoofClix]

My mac went white last Saturday night. I seem to have it working now, after restoring the system, but for a while my computer thought it didn't have a hard drive. So I couldn't restore or reinstall or anything until I got it to recognize the HD. It was quite frustrating. My warranty expired about two weeks ago, too. I'm not a computer person at all.

My daughter needs to read this. Her boyfriend has her convinced that macs never have problems...

[Tango]

Honest Story: (Not for the non hunter) A friend of mine, at Snoqualmie Pass, WA, bought a compound bow, and over the summer he practiced. He applied for all his hunting permits/licenses the next year. He got/shot his early season doe. A buck mid season. He even got an 800# Elk, but (unknown to most) shot across a paved road (illegal), and then got the ski area to use there boom truck to hoist it from a swamp, never having to carry a quarter carcass (of his catch) at a time out, of the Forrest, like most. Then he got his black tail. Remember, first year bow hunter. He also dropped a smaller black bear sow (mama), first year. Then, believe it or not, he won the lottery to get a goat off of the mountain side. Only a limited number are issued in Washington, and he got one. He didn't go for the goat, whoo, whoo. Sound bad? It is. He didn't have kids to feed, no wife to feed, ate more than his share at the restaurant he worked at, and on top of that, didn't even own a deep freeze. I cringed at his gains that winter on the mountain. That's the dude that shot the arrow into the air above my head. The locals sent him off of the mountain at 'terminal velocity'...the speed his arrow would have hit me, if I had been in the wrong spot, when his straight up, came straight down. Scary dude.

And to keep with smugmugs mission, a photo from today:

Mama schooling a son on broken fences.

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/439573327_vWzRN-L.jpg

thats is very odd with the bum....."some people":rolleyes is all i can say

and as for this image, who are these two?

[divamum]

And to keep with smugmugs mission, a photo from today:

Mama schooling a son on broken fences.

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/439573327_vWzRN-L.jpg

Wow - great pic, and such intelligence in the animals' faces... Beautiful!

[leaforte]

thats is very odd with the bum....."some people":rolleyes is all i can say

and as for this image, who are these two?
Those are two of my dogs, walking on my property (I will fix the fence, one day:D). A mother/son team, Kenai, and Angus McOgg. Here's another of Angus from yesterday.

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/439573845_bGRGJ-S.jpg

And Kenai making a snow angel.

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/439573059_3av9z-S.jpg

OK I promise no more shameless shots of my family!

[sweet caroline]

My daughter needs to read this. Her boyfriend has her convinced that macs never have problems...

So, last night when I went to bed everything seemed fine. Then I woke up to a frozen computer again. When I finally decided I needed to restart and try the disc utilities, my HD was "missing" again. After hours of troubleshooting, my HD finally showed up in disc utility first aid. I was able to run a disc repair successfully and a permissions repair. This was something I hadn't been able to do earlier this week. So, this time, I didn't have to restore from back up or completely reinstall. It makes me hopeful that I've finally resolved the issue. I was also able to select the HD as the start up while I was doing the disc utility thing from the install disc, which I wasn't able to do yesterday before restoring from backup.

I'll cross my fingers and let you know how it goes.

Here's a Santa pic.

http://carolinepoe.smugmug.com/photos/439755621_dCMha-L.jpg

And one with a kid.

http://carolinepoe.smugmug.com/photos/439762210_s8zDD-L.jpg

I had little control over the set up. We were in an ugly church gym. They taped a red plastic table cloth to the wall as a background and brought in a tree. All in all, they turned out pretty well.

Caroline

[divamum]

I had little control over the set up. We were in an ugly church gym. They taped a red plastic table cloth to the wall as a background and brought in a tree. All in all, they turned out pretty well.

Caroline

The pix are adorable! Very nice indeed.

HOpe the computer is settling down!

[divamum]

~looks at watch~

~taps foot~

~picks up newspaper~

~looks at watch again~

~walks around restlessly~

What, like you're all out, yanno, shooting pictures so you can discuss #15? :Geez. Anybody would think you had lives or something :crazy :giggle

The deafening silence has forced me into messing around with taking portraits and seeking refuge in the people forum.....!!

:D:D:D:D

[pyry]

What, like you're all out, yanno, shooting pictures so you can discuss #15? :Geez. Anybody would think you had lives or something :crazy :giggle


I was gonna pack my cameras and go into town just now. Idea was indeed to try something for DSS 15 - and shoot the traditional Christmas illuminations in IR :D

And then grab something to eat, maybe with an Old Rosie afterwards.

Yeah, all this sounds way better than importing thesis references into Refworks :lol3

[Tango]

i keep checking in...i keep having dreams... i miss the close of dss15 and everyone is waiting on me....
i know what day it is....but i better check in everyday just incase i got it wrong....hahaha....
kinda like shooting 20 braketed exposures to make sure i got the exposure right, when the entire time it was my focus that was off....(you know im blind in one eye and cant see out the other, right?)

[sweet caroline]

Computer was up again, and then down. I'm so bummed. It makes me not want to take any photos since I can't put them on my computer. All I want for Christmas is my Mac to wake up. I had been hoping to have more time for photography over the break.

Caroline

[pyry]

Computer was up again, and then down. I'm so bummed. It makes me not want to take any photos since I can't put them on my computer. All I want for Christmas is my Mac to wake up. I had been hoping to have more time for photography over the break.

Caroline

Back up everything you can and send it in for service. It's only going to get worse and ruin more than your day.

[Greensquared]

i keep checking in...i keep having dreams... i miss the close of dss15 and everyone is waiting on me....
i know what day it is....but i better check in everyday just incase i got it wrong....hahaha....
kinda like shooting 20 braketed exposures to make sure i got the exposure right, when the entire time it was my focus that was off....(you know im blind in one eye and cant see out the other, right?)

I don't know where I'd be without autofocus these days either!

[pyry]

Things learned today:

Infrared makes people in street scenes look like ghosts.

Illuminations built with LEDs are veeery dim through an R72.

Christmas window displays lend themselves to nice cheery portraits.

Chicken fajita with a dark lager is really tasty :eat

... and the check-list shirt need to have an entry about knowing what's in your own bag. I just found a missing battery that had simply velcroed itself to the bottom of my small bag. Not to mention that I left home without a camera strap.

[sweet caroline]

Everything is backed up thanks to Time Machine. I'm worried about how much it'll cost to take it in. I know, I know... I should just get over it. The hardware test says the hardware is fine. I've been able to repair disk and repair permissions. But it keeps freezing and forgetting it has a hard drive.

Caroline

[divamum]

Everything is backed up thanks to Time Machine. I'm worried about how much it'll cost to take it in. I know, I know... I should just get over it. The hardware test says the hardware is fine. I've been able to repair disk and repair permissions. But it keeps freezing and forgetting it has a hard drive.

Caroline

Don't Mac have superduper service for that kind of stuff? I thought that was one of the attractions? (I'm a pc girl through'n'through, but my Macintologist friends always rave about the tech bar, so...)

Good luck with it - we had absurd problems with our desktop back in the spring, wound up having to reinstall the OS several times and it was just a prime nuissance. I feel your pain!

[sweet caroline]

[quote=divamum]Don't Mac have superduper service for that kind of stuff? I thought that was one of the attractions? (I'm a pc girl through'n'through, but my Macintologist friends always rave about the tech bar, so...)

My warranty just ran out weeks ago, so I think I have to pay for any tech support. I've been trying all the troubleshooting advice on the Apple website, and also the discussion threads, but nothing keeps my computer up. Never had trouble before, so of course now that the warranty has expired...Blah.

I looked at your self portraits. Congratulations on your courage. I know how hard that was for me. I won't comment on the photos yet since I can only see them on my husband's laptop and not my pretty Mac screen.

Caroline

[jeffreaux2]

Some thanks to Caroline,

I know you are frustrated with that mac attack but still...

Reading your frustrations and the ensuing discussions about file storage and back-ups in general have led me to an epiphany moment as far as my wedding photography clients are concerned.

From now on...
Instead of CDROM or DVD to hold the files they buy, I will present the files to them on one of those sexy little Western Digital Passport drives. Pity they don't come smaller than 160GB, but for less than $70, I think it will make for safer storage AND also a class act at presentation time.

:nod ...there are even the little sleeve thingys for them that I can get my sister-in-law to monogram for me. This is gonna be suweeeet!

...I hope you get things sorted out soon. In my opinion, the only thing more aggravating than computer problems is car troubles.

Good Luck!

[pyry]

Instead of CDROM or DVD to hold the files they buy, I will present the files to them on one of those sexy little Western Digital Passport drives.


Umm, I'd hate to burst your bubble, but you are aware that a portable HD can be ruined just by dropping it off a table, yes? As a customer I'd be perfectly happy with a dvd.

It's not a bad idea though, now that I'm thinking about it as I write this, but you will have to serve as off-site backup for your clients :D

[pyry]

Can I just say, I've just been reminded of one my favourite things.

I opened a fresh pack of Earl Grey tea last night. The smell is intoxicating, it floated faintly around in my kitchen even while the leaves were floating around the pot.

That cupful was a delight :lust

[divamum]

Can I just say, I've just been reminded of one my favourite things.

I opened a fresh pack of Earl Grey tea last night. The smell is intoxicating, it floated faintly around in my kitchen even while the leaves were floating around the pot.

That cupful was a delight :lust

Pyry, have I mentioned that your posts always make me smile? :nod

Love the sound of the Christmas lights as well - care to share some of the #15 "rejects" so we get a glimpse of a country I bet most of us know little about? :D

Fajitas and beer. Mmmm... good combbination... (although not at 8.13 am. Right now the fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee is just the thing!! And yes, I did check the weather report as well :)

[divamum]

Some thanks to Caroline,

I know you are frustrated with that mac attack but still...

Reading your frustrations and the ensuing discussions about file storage and back-ups in general have led me to an epiphany moment as far as my wedding photography clients are concerned.

From now on...
Instead of CDROM or DVD to hold the files they buy, I will present the files to them on one of those sexy little Western Digital Passport drives. Pity they don't come smaller than 160GB, but for less than $70, I think it will make for safer storage AND also a class act at presentation time.

:nod ...there are even the little sleeve thingys for them that I can get my sister-in-law to monogram for me. This is gonna be suweeeet!

...I hope you get things sorted out soon. In my opinion, the only thing more aggravating than computer problems is car troubles.

Good Luck!

I have to say that even though I would share pyry's fear of a bump or drop possibly being a problem, that is one CLASSY idea!! I wonder what other options there are that step beyond the dvd and could present a little "special" like that?

[pyry]

Pyry, have I mentioned that your posts always make me smile? :nod

Why thank you :D

Love the sound of the Christmas lights as well - care to share some of the #15 "rejects" so we get a glimpse of a country I bet most of us know little about? :D

Fajitas and beer. Mmmm... good combbination... (although not at 8.13 am. Right now the fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee is just the thing!! And yes, I did check the weather report as well :)


You're not feeling left out are you? :giggle
I shot those lights in IR and posted them in OCS as 'Christmas ghosts' - should be Safe For Judges, while I waffle with my entry :D

[JAG]

You're not feeling left out are you? :giggle
I shot those lights in IR and posted them in OCS as 'Christmas ghosts' - should be Safe For Judges, while I waffle with my entry :D

mmmmmmm....a hot belgium waffle with melted butter and warm maple syrup and a cup o coffee sounds good about now! This thread talks about way to much food. You all are making it hard to get through the season without tempting me to eating myself into a new dress size!:eat

[sweet caroline]

mmmmmmm....a hot belgium waffle with melted butter and warm maple syrup and a cup o coffee sounds good about now! This thread talks about way to much food. You all are making it hard to get through the season without tempting me to eating myself into a new dress size!:eat

I'll second that mmmmmm on the waffles. No time to make homemade today though. I have cookies to bake. So, cookies for lunch probably.

On that other subject... My clients who purchase a disc also get the images downloadable through smumug. So if something were to happen to their disc, they still have access to the files. And even if my external drive fails, I at least have my important jpgs on smug.

I finally called a repair shop for the imac now that it's been over a week (so stubborn, I know). It'll be $90 for them to diagnose the problem, and of course they may not have time to get to it today and they'll be closed from tomorrow until Monday.


Caroline

[Tango]

what that stuff called that is made up of chex mix, coconut, sticky honey kinda nummy stuff and chocolateness too?

im eating some right now and it sure is good....

i cant stop until its all gone....:ivar

[divamum]

Now y'all are making me want to bake some more... which is DANGEROUS! It's at the point where I don't dare bake because if I make it, I eat it ... and eat it... yummy!

That said, we did have fresh bread with dinner last night (I love my bread machine!)

[Tango]

so my question is? has everyone enjoyed "not" having my opinion in almost ever thread?:D
(i truly hope that isnt too true)(but im sure it is for some):thumb

anyway,
all's well, im just saving it all up for C&C.... my axe & blades are getting sharpened as we speak....

[divamum]

so my question is? has everyone enjoyed "not" having my opinion in almost ever thread?:D
(i truly hope that isnt too true)(but im sure it is for some):thumb

anyway,
all's well, im just saving it all up for C&C.... my axe & blades are getting sharpened as we speak....

Shhhhh....! You'll scare them off and then we'll REALLY have nothing to do!! :rofl

[JAG]

so my question is? has everyone enjoyed "not" having my opinion in almost ever thread?:D
(i truly hope that isnt too true)(but im sure it is for some):thumb

anyway,
all's well, im just saving it all up for C&C.... my axe & blades are getting sharpened as we speak....

I miss both you and divamum comments on my work! :cry And no I am not trying to :buttkiss .:D

[Tango]

hahaha..... yes my sarcasm can read one way or the other.....

all should know im just a good guy looking to talk photog,( with just a sprinkle of crazy talk ), right??...

anyway, i look forward to all the entries, i have no doubt it will be the usual amazing work...

[Tango]

I miss both you and divamum comments on my work! :cry And no I am not trying to :buttkiss .:D

:rofl

[divamum]

hahaha..... yes my sarcasm can read one way or the other.....

all should know im just a good guy looking to talk photog,( with just a sprinkle of crazy talk ), right??...
.

Heeehheeeee... welcome to my world, dude! (And you have just described what I love about this forum - serious photog talk mingled with a dose of healthy insanity and LOADS of dry humour to wash it all down :thumb)

[divamum]

I miss both you and divamum comments on my work! :cry And no I am not trying to :buttkiss .:D

Bwahahahahahahahaha...

I promise I'll make up for it when I don't have to sit on my hands any more!!

[pyry]

mmmmmmm....:eat

Got ya :rofl

[JAG]

I discovered the secret to youth!!!!:clap

[JAG]

I discovered the secret to youth!!!!:clap

Well my avitar was suppose to change.....but apparently I cannot get it to change with a gif file or an avi. So here it is from flickr..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/3132655956_ccf232ec35_o.gif

The punch line is....I found the secret of youth is through my children!

[divamum]

But it did change! (and adorable it is, too :)

[Travis]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/3132655956_ccf232ec35_o.gif



:roflIf only we could mimic that for real. :rofl

[Tango]

i just ask to have all the extra energy these little buggers got...

[divamum]

i just ask to have all the extra energy these little buggers got...

You're not kidding (and it will be a very early morning tomorrow, you can be sure of it...!)

And on that note - Happy Holidays one and all!

[leaforte]

Whirled Pea's to all and to all a good night! :barb

[pyry]

Merry Christmas and stay sane everybody :D

[Tango]

ok, ive offically gone crazy waiting for this round to end....

[Tango]

and im at workie today...anyone feel bad for me?

[divamum]

and im at workie today...anyone feel bad for me?

NOBODY should be at work the day after Christmas - Boxing Day should be a legal holiday everywhere, not just in the former Empire!!!! :D

I've kept myself sane this round by planning how to spend money I don't have - or THOUGHT I didn't have. Happily, my family listened to my pathetic pleas for cash-for-camera-gear for Christmas (we embargoed spousal gifts in the wake of my jobs for next year evaporating, but my parents still were giving - but they usually like to get something *tangible* instead of financial contributions or gift cards so I wasn't expecting anything.) In any case, I just ordered me an ste2 which, for some reason, seemed to be on sale at Amazon. As in... the REAL Amazon. Woohoo! Off camera flash at last! (unless I get an email telling me it's not really available - apparently it was the last one in stock. I still can't figure out why it was cheap since it's new - maybe an open box or something? I guess I'll find out, but since it was about the same price as KEH but didn't have their whacking great shipping charge, it was a no-brainer. Here's hoping it isn't a loss leader of some kind..... I'll cling to the good thought that since it was Amazon-for-real it isn't a scam and the worst that will happen is that they don't really have it in stock and I'll have to keep scouring the used listings on FM and POTN until I find one....)

[jeffreaux2]

NOBODY should be at work the day after Christmas - Boxing Day should be a legal holiday everywhere, not just in the former Empire!!!! :D

I've kept myself sane this round by planning how to spend money I don't have - or THOUGHT I didn't have. Happily, my family listened to my pathetic pleas for cash-for-camera-gear for Christmas (we embargoed spousal gifts in the wake of my jobs for next year evaporating, but my parents still were giving - but they usually like to get something *tangible* instead of financial contributions or gift cards so I wasn't expecting anything.) In any case, I just ordered me an ste2 which, for some reason, seemed to be on sale at Amazon. As in... the REAL Amazon. Woohoo! Off camera flash at last! (unless I get an email telling me it's not really available - apparently it was the last one in stock. I still can't figure out why it was cheap since it's new - maybe an open box or something? I guess I'll find out, but since it was about the same price as KEH but didn't have their whacking great shipping charge, it was a no-brainer. Here's hoping it isn't a loss leader of some kind..... I'll cling to the good thought that since it was Amazon-for-real it isn't a scam and the worst that will happen is that they don't really have it in stock and I'll have to keep scouring the used listings on FM and POTN until I find one....)


Oh boy!

The photography world is about to be up-ended!!!

I am excited for you!!!...and BTW have made MANY gear purchases from and through Amazon. In fact I will more than likely be ordering a 50D and 50mm F1.4 lens through Amazon in the next week or so.

Also....I got an email offer today for a Pantone Huey....a calibration device for $69. That's a bargain as well....but I already have a device. If interested lemme know!

FWIW, I used the STE2 and a pair of 580EX flash units to light all my Christmas photos.

This first is a shot of my seafood gumbo cooking on the stove. You can just see one flash unit at the top right corner of the frame ...the black object atop the shelf.
http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/442373575_rSPi3-S.jpg

That light was set up to bounce off the kitchen ceiling above the table....where my father-in-law was seated for this shot.

http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/442371446_MUHJz-S.jpg

I also had another set up to bounce off the living room ceiling...for when my niece was getting down to business.
http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/442388650_ZdL7j-S.jpg

I set things up differently for Christmas morning since I didnt need to light the dining area, and used two units in the living room...

http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/443083652_RtoBE-S.jpg

...and of course....the gift of photography to my oldest girl...
http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/443085096_fNaaQ-S.jpg

among other doo-dads..
http://jkmann.smugmug.com/photos/443085517_Krc4k-S.jpg

The STE2 is very good at this...that is...lighting smaller areas and keeping you from having to wheel a camera mounted flash around. Good Stuff!

[divamum]

Heeeheeee! Yeah, we've bought loads through Amazon over the years so I'm not worried about it per se, just baffled as to why they'd be selling a new ste2 for $165. But I am SO not complaining!

Sending you a pm about the calibrator, since that's the 3rd item on my shopping list :)

And I love how you manage to turn THE most ordinary things into fun pictures - looking forward to the next one :) (I can practically smell that gumbo - yum!!)



Oh boy!

The photography world is about to be up-ended!!!

I am excited for you!!!...and BTW have made MANY gear purchases from and through Amazon. In fact I will more than likely be ordering a 50D and 50mm F1.4 lens through Amazon in the next week or so.

Also....I got an email offer today for a Pantone Huey....a calibration device for $69. That's a bargain as well....but I already have a device. If interested lemme know!

FWIW, I used the STE2 and a pair of 580EX flash units to light all my Christmas photos.

This first is a shot of my seafood gumbo cooking on the stove. You can just see one flash unit at the top right corner of the frame ...the black object atop the shelf.


That light was set up to bounce off the kitchen ceiling above the table....where my father-in-law was seated for this shot.


I also had another set up to bounce off the living room ceiling...for when my niece was getting down to business.


I set things up differently for Christmas morning since I didnt need to light the dining area, and used two units in the living room...

Those are uploading now, and Ill have to add one for you later.

The STE2 is very good at this...that is...lighting smaller areas and keeping you from having to wheel a camera mounted flash around. Good Stuff!

[JAG]

NOBODY should be at work the day after Christmas - Boxing Day should be a legal holiday everywhere, not just in the former Empire!!!! :D

I've kept myself sane this round by planning how to spend money I don't have - or THOUGHT I didn't have. Happily, my family listened to my pathetic pleas for cash-for-camera-gear for Christmas (we embargoed spousal gifts in the wake of my jobs for next year evaporating, but my parents still were giving - but they usually like to get something *tangible* instead of financial contributions or gift cards so I wasn't expecting anything.) In any case, I just ordered me an ste2 which, for some reason, seemed to be on sale at Amazon. As in... the REAL Amazon. Woohoo! Off camera flash at last! (unless I get an email telling me it's not really available - apparently it was the last one in stock. I still can't figure out why it was cheap since it's new - maybe an open box or something? I guess I'll find out, but since it was about the same price as KEH but didn't have their whacking great shipping charge, it was a no-brainer. Here's hoping it isn't a loss leader of some kind..... I'll cling to the good thought that since it was Amazon-for-real it isn't a scam and the worst that will happen is that they don't really have it in stock and I'll have to keep scouring the used listings on FM and POTN until I find one....)

Congrates on your new Camera stuff! I didn't get any camera "stuff" other than some kenko tubes before Christmas (part of my smugmug winnings from bnh) But I did get two gift cards and if I have my way they will be spent on gear!

Today is a workday for alot of us....I had to take the dog to the vet as we found a cist a couple days ago that came back all the sudden....she goes back in again on Monday for the surgery. Then I came home and shoveled the 3 feet of snow off the porch and deck out back so we could get out the back doors. Had loads of snow that fell for 24 hours all through Christmas day!

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas!

[pyry]

Lovely x-mas indeed :D
Lotsa food, sleep and sauna :lust

Finland is starting to liven up again, we jump the gun and do most of the Christmas stuff on the 24th. Boxing day is a national holiday, but the whole country isn't at home eating ham like the day before.

[JAG]

Now this is funny...
http://www.alaskainmydreams.com/blog/?p=546:rofl

[pyry]

Now this is funny...
http://www.alaskainmydreams.com/blog/?p=546:rofl

Must've taken quite a few drinks for the guy being chased to think it was funny :D

I'm guessing that's from Churchill, Manitoba, where they get invaded by polar bears every summer as the Hudson Bay melts.

[JAG]

Must've taken quite a few drinks for the guy being chased to think it was funny :D

I'm guessing that's from Churchill, Manitoba, where they get invaded by polar bears every summer as the Hudson Bay melts.

Naww...the laugh was from the guy who stood there taking pictures of his buddy being chased by a bear! You would have thought he would have helped him scare the bear away. However the guy was in some serious danger and that is no laughing matter.

fyi...the pics were taken in Barrow, Alaska....both of the trucks in the pics have Alaskan license plates.

[KCBearcat]

I had to work today too... but I celebrated Boxing Day by giving notice to my employer... yes, in a crappy economy, I'm willing to give up a job...

See, my soon-to-be-former employer (AT&T), through a joint venture between labor and management, is helping pay for me to go to umpire school, specifically the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring (http://www.umpireacademy.com). It's being held in Kissimmee, FL, the spring training home of the Houston Astros. We're actually using the Astros complex (classroom, fields, batting cages) for training.

As crazy as them helping pay for it sounds, that's not why I decided to give notice today. Before finding out I'd been given the money, I had already asked for a leave of absence to go. I'd been told by my mom that she'd loan me the money if AT&T didn't pay.

No, the reason I decided to give notice is this. A week ago, I found out my request for a leave of absence had been turned down. It was almost as if they were saying, "Hey, here's the money... but you can't go." They were trying to claim that the work that was coming in next month was so important that they couldn't let me go, and they needed all hands on deck (tell that to the people who sit around on their asses all day not doing a damn thing). So, today, I wrote out my resignation and handed it to the same manager that was surprised I made it through training almost 5-1/2 years ago because I spent most of the first week with my head down on the desk because of a severe case of sinusitis (it was so bad that I went in that Friday with a temp of 102.1).

It's possible that going to the Evans academy will lead to a job in minor league baseball (one can hope), but even that small chance at a job I would absolutely love made it worth it to give up the job I have...

Thanks for listening to me rant... when they told me the leave request had been turned down, they took me into a room and shut the door because they were afraid I was going to start yelling. Only reason I didn't was because it wasn't the fault of the people telling me.

[pyry]

fyi...the pics were taken in Barrow, Alaska....both of the trucks in the pics have Alaskan license plates.

*pulls a map out* Aah, I see! You would get bears there too.

I'm glad we don't have that problem. The northern most coast of Norway is at the same latitude, but warm currents keep the ice cap and the bears on it well away. So you'll only have to worry about having to do that with a brown bear.

[richtersl]

Lotsa food, sleep and sauna :lust

I see you're now all squeaky clean and well-fed. :thumb

I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together with my husband. It was nice to not have to run around those two days. Christmas was very low-key, which is what we like. We had made some purchases for ourselves before Christmas, so it was very low-key. :rofl He had bought a GPS navigation system and I had bought a Canon 40D.

But the quiet and low-key Christmas did not last long. Yesterday we went to my in-laws out on Long Island. Fortunately it was only a 2-hour drive each way, which rarely happens. Usually one leg is 2 hours and the other leg can be 4 hours. Tomorrow we're off to NJ to see my relatives.

But I have all of next week off from work! :wink

[divamum]

Heeeheee... you kept that new camera very quiet (what have you been using to date?)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! New toy, huh? :):):):)

I see you're now all squeaky clean and well-fed. :thumb

I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together with my husband. It was nice to not have to run around those two days. Christmas was very low-key, which is what we like. We had made some purchases for ourselves before Christmas, so it was very low-key. :rofl He had bought a GPS navigation system and I had bought a Canon 40D.

But the quiet and low-key Christmas did not last long. Yesterday we went to my in-laws out on Long Island. Fortunately it was only a 2-hour drive each way, which rarely happens. Usually one leg is 2 hours and the other leg can be 4 hours. Tomorrow we're off to NJ to see my relatives.

But I have all of next week off from work! :wink

[divamum]

Good luck to you KCB - hope it all works out! Given that, as a musician, I have followed a path which I felt was a vocation, I understand. It's seldom easy, but if it's what you need to and truly want to do, then it's worth it. All the best to you with it :thumb

I had to work today too... but I celebrated Boxing Day by giving notice to my employer... yes, in a crappy economy, I'm willing to give up a job...

See, my soon-to-be-former employer (AT&T), through a joint venture between labor and management, is helping pay for me to go to umpire school, specifically the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring (http://www.umpireacademy.com). It's being held in Kissimmee, FL, the spring training home of the Houston Astros. We're actually using the Astros complex (classroom, fields, batting cages) for training.

As crazy as them helping pay for it sounds, that's not why I decided to give notice today. Before finding out I'd been given the money, I had already asked for a leave of absence to go. I'd been told by my mom that she'd loan me the money if AT&T didn't pay.

No, the reason I decided to give notice is this. A week ago, I found out my request for a leave of absence had been turned down. It was almost as if they were saying, "Hey, here's the money... but you can't go." They were trying to claim that the work that was coming in next month was so important that they couldn't let me go, and they needed all hands on deck (tell that to the people who sit around on their asses all day not doing a damn thing). So, today, I wrote out my resignation and handed it to the same manager that was surprised I made it through training almost 5-1/2 years ago because I spent most of the first week with my head down on the desk because of a severe case of sinusitis (it was so bad that I went in that Friday with a temp of 102.1).

It's possible that going to the Evans academy will lead to a job in minor league baseball (one can hope), but even that small chance at a job I would absolutely love made it worth it to give up the job I have...

Thanks for listening to me rant... when they told me the leave request had been turned down, they took me into a room and shut the door because they were afraid I was going to start yelling. Only reason I didn't was because it wasn't the fault of the people telling me.

[divamum]

Hey Aaron, only another 48hrs to go and then we get to be "normal people" again (ok, ok, I admit it - I'm using the term "normal" loosely :rofl) Woohoo!! Come on guys, give us some awesome pictures to look forward to!! :D

[pyry]

Hey Aaron, only another 48hrs to go and then we get to be "normal people" again (ok, ok, I admit it - I'm using the term "normal" loosely :rofl) Woohoo!! Come on guys, give us some awesome pictures to look forward to!! :D

We need a nail biting smiley :D

[pyry]

Mmmmmmm!!

Chocolate :lust

Mum did it again this year, I got four pounds of the magic stuff :D

[divamum]

Mmmmmmm!!

Chocolate :lust

Mum did it again this year, I got four pounds of the magic stuff :D

Ok, so make me green with envy: what kind of chocolate? If it's Leonidas, I may be in mourning for the next 24hrs... (oh... muh... guh.... that stuff is AMAZING. I spent a lot of time singing in Belgium for a while, and I would load up on that stuff before leaving the country!)

[pyry]

Ok, so make me green with envy: what kind of chocolate? If it's Leonidas, I may be in mourning for the next 24hrs... (oh... muh... guh.... that stuff is AMAZING. I spent a lot of time singing in Belgium for a while, and I would load up on that stuff before leaving the country!)

Not green. Fazer's blue. It's a very nearly Finland specific kind.

hmm, there's an idea...
... I missed. I'm much better at eating chocolate than taking pictures of it.

[divamum]

All I'm gonna say is...

homemade eggnog ice cream is beyond my wildest dreams. Oh... muh.... guh... (and the apple pie I made to go under it isn't looking too shabby either!!!)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_imK9wTzuQIU/SVvlahxMAOI/AAAAAAAAD14/-rbLxcTcdqs/s512/IMG_4588.JPG

[HoofClix]

Diva, I for one hope that we failed in trying to keep you sane these past few weeks. You are now free to move about the cabin, but please don't mind if I lock the cockpit before you do!

[divamum]

Diva, I for one hope that we failed in trying to keep you sane these past few weeks. You are now free to move about the cabin, but please don't mind if I lock the cockpit before you do!

Hmmm... does that mean my particular brand of insanity is entertaining, or just completely baffling???!!!???!!:scratch:D:giggle

Actually, even though I now am indeed free to read all threads again ::phew:: (!), it's been kinda nice having a catchall thread in here... not sure I'm ready to give it up yet!

[KCBearcat]

Hmmm... does that mean my particular brand of insanity is entertaining, or just completely baffling???!!!???!!:scratch:D:giggle

Actually, even though I now am indeed free to read all threads again ::phew:: (!), it's been kinda nice having a catchall thread in here... not sure I'm ready to give it up yet!

Both... :D

And I don't think I'd wanna give it up either... maybe renaming it the Catch-all thread would be useful...

[pyry]

Both... :D

And I don't think I'd wanna give it up either... .

I would chain myself to this thread to keep it from going :D

A new title might be a good idea, I agree. Something along the lines of "shooter sharpener"?

[divamum]

I would chain myself to this thread to keep it from going :D

A new title might be a good idea, I agree. Something along the lines of "shooter sharpener"?

I can't lock this one (Alan, as the thread originator, can you?), but, I started a new thread to keep us going in a slightly less Divamum-centric kind of way :D

New thread here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1001925#post1001925)

Have at it!