May 2009 – Page 2 – commonplacebook.com

Knitting project

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 19, 2009
Post category:My Knitting Projects My Photos
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I’m learning to knit. This piece will be a scarf alternating brightly-colored stripes with stripes of black.

2022-03-12 Update: After starting and stopping this 12 times, I ended up knitting it in the round and then stuffing it as a bolster pillow that is uneven and lumpy. It’s now in the attic. I should get it out.

links for 2009-05-18

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Post published:May 18, 2009
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The Circle City Sidewalk Stompers Clown Band

We met Ed Toll from this band downtown while taking a stroll, and he let me take his photo, so I'm saving the link so I can add it to the photo caption.

(tags: indianapolis music)
cavil – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

to raise trivial and frivolous objection

(tags: language definitions)
quibbling – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words

(tags: language definitions)

Lamb Brains

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 16, 2009
Post category:My Photos
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Taken with my camera phone at a yard sale in Herron-Morton Place. I didn’t have time to compose the shot because Stephanie didn’t care for the can at all and really wanted me to put it down and get in the car. But I couldn’t let it go, so I bought the can so I could actually compose better photos with it.

links for 2009-05-16

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Post published:May 16, 2009
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Triptrop NYC:

extraordinarily pretty subway maps from anywhere to everywhere in new york city

(tags: nyc travel visualization maps)

links for 2009-05-15

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 15, 2009
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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt, Available in Various Sizes

For those folks who don't get my repeated jokes about why werewolves are cool.

(tags: funny amazon)
Lifehacker – TiltShift Makes Your Photos Look Like Miniatures – Tilt-Shift Photography

(tags: photomanipulation photofinishing photography)
Penguin considering DK options | theBookseller.com

Interesting, since I'm currently redesigning the BradyGames website.

(tags: publishing news)
Lifehacker – DIY Camera Stabilizer On-the-Cheap – Clips

I put this together and used it to take pictures at the racetrack – worked wonders and made a big difference with a lens that I have terrible problems keeping steady.

(tags: tutorial lifehacks photography camera)

links for 2009-05-14

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Post published:May 14, 2009
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Airport AirStreamTM

Professional photography equipment – camera bags, camera cases – from Think Tank Photo

(tags: wishlist photography camerabag cameras)
Photography Pinhole Products and Prices by Lenox Laser, Your Photo Pinhole Source

Pinhole lenses for DSLR cameras.

(tags: photography camera equipment pinhole)
Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby » Blog Archive » It’s “Guest Blog Wednesday” featuring Tomasz Opasinski!

(tags: inspiration photoshop ideas)

links for 2009-05-12

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 12, 2009
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Better Living Through Torture

I hear that torturers make the big bucks and have lots of career advancements. I gotta get into that business.

(tags: torture Bush corruption violence)