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Cont’d from the previous: Which raises an interesting problem. I’m always looking for moments like this: Fig 1 captured candidly. Sometimes it is as simple as how people walk in a crowd Fig 2 O...
Street (and incidental AFA report): Part 1 in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
I am probably, at heart, a street photographer. I can posed shots fine: Fig 1 And I am working to get posed shots now, Fig 2 using the lights and shadows and background Fig 3 to create a feel ...
From a conversation today in The Irresistible Urge to Write
…you want one piece of advice that is directly relevant but may not feel that it helps much? She’s not the one. That doesn’t mean that when you met her she might not have become the one or that s...
And now I'm getting nasty: in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Seen: Me: Every time you put up a post like this, you lose another person who might have.
I am still a terrible man in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
This popped up on my facebook feed: My first thought? “You owe me money.” Note: I wanted to use a pic, as with the previous, but all the ones I could find were either racist or sexist, and so my...
Parenting fail in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
~~kid points gun at Xueling and goes “BANG BANG BANG”~~ Xueling: Daddy! Me: Yes? Xueling: He is pointing a gun at me! Me: Do you not like it? Xueling: Yes! Me: Then you have two choices. You can ...
All the way up the yin-yang in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
The most effective lies are those that contain no falsehoods at all, and the most pernicious Truths are those without need for facts. Note: Effectiveness is not the same as morality.
Dramatical conversation in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Me: ~~Makes puppy face~~ Caffeine: ~~pats~~ Me: Shall I be Ren? Caffeine: So I’d be Aoba? Me: You say this in the full understanding that I have an unhealthy fascination for Aoba cosplayers ...
I think I am a bad man in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
I saw someone share this on Facebook: and my first thought was this: The only reason I didn’t immediately respond with it is because when someone is possibly on the edge of an emotional cliff, ...
Sometimes we forget what we're on about, part 2 in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
(cont’d from previous) Trick eye was pretty cool. It’s a place set up to create illusions. Fig 1 which become doubly funny when you see the reality. Fig 2 And the fun really kicks in when you s...
Sometimes we forget what we're on about, part 1 in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
It’s been two events since my last post, and I make no apologies about it on account of a four way clash between photography, work, nanowrimo and blogging. First, there was Gamestart, which was p...
Nanowrimo 2014, chapter 1 opening in The Irresistible Urge to Write
I went all the way back to the start of the novel to add this in, in case you’re wondering; I didn’t only just begin and I didn’t restart. In his dreams, he soars through the remembered evening ...
So we confuse people. in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
On the way home from the Trickeye last night: T: So… [you and Caffeine] are friends? Me: We’re married. T: Oh. I’m sorry. Me: We’re good friends too, if that helps. Here’s how she was looking yes...
Cosmic justice in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Xueling: Look at me daddy! Me: Is that safe? Xueling: No but I can do it! Me: Yeah, this is my life.
Clumpers and splitters in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Me: I’m amused that Andrea has an almost identical haircut as you. Caffeine: Our haircuts are nothing alike. Me: Apart from the fact that they’re both short and draw attention to your face in a c...
From nanowrimo forums in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
OP: Is superhero fiction science fiction or fantasy? Me: Iron Man is science fiction. Thor is fantasy. Captain America is science fiction. I do not know, therefore, what Avengers is. Actually, I...
Nanowrimo, Day 1 in The Irresistible Urge to Write
Book title: Bloodweave. Word count: 3000 words Last words written today: “Please put your weapon down, Mr Redgrave.” “Can I see some ID?” She showed me the badge she wore around her neck. “Please...
Got to sing it like The Village People. in The Irresistible Urge to Write
For some reason I’ve suddenly been humming this all day. (context and explanation here) Auntie, why’re you lookin’ at me I said Auntie, hey there’s nothing to see I said Auntie, ‘cause I’m nothi...
OP: My mage is being stalked by a mage killer who has incredible close combat skills, and technologically enhanced abilities that enable him to detect and disable magic. Me: You could have a numb...
From Nanowrimo forums: Darwinian in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
OP: What kind of lethal accidents could teenagers get into in a city without adult supervision? Me: Anything preceded by “Y’ALL GOTTA WATCH THIS!” or “HOLD MAH BEER!” On reflection, I should hav...
Whenever you attempt anything, whenever you try to be better, whenever you try to do anything great, there will be people who try to stop you. There will be people who try to drag you back with n...
Huh in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
It’s taken thirty years to clarify this: Whenever I got beaten up at school, my mum would always ask what did you do to provoke them? Classic victim blaming. It wasn’t until a conversation yeste...
Don't get me wrong in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Dear troublemaker. You are not the first person to mistake my politeness for weakness. You will probably not be the last. Get this right: I am not polite because I am afraid of you. I am polit...
Words unsaid in The Irresistible Urge to Write
You say to me “I can’t help loving you.” And I hear I wish I had a choice.
Shoot and scoot in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
Digital photography is awesome in many ways, but, for me, the greatest benefit is summed up in one word: Quantity. Quantity is awesome. Being able to shoot two hundred photos in a day means that,...
