I'm converting an AVI file to a .mov file for my group presentation. My head hurts, my heart aches, and my eyes are sore... and my computer is more or less tied up for the next what seems will be a few hours. But before I go and prepare myself for the big day ahead... I'll share with you an element of my...
My residency is winding down... and I'm getting ready for the opportunity to sleep in and not have to wake up at the crack of dawn and stand in the street with all of the trash waiting for orangina to come and pick me up.I'm tired and hungry and I am still at the university. When I go home I have to prepare...
I have to find a job... and I hate looking for work. It drives me absolutely insane. But tonight I'll be doing up my resumes for more jobs. Needless to say I'm not in a good mood about the whole thing. I need a hug... my head is swimming and my life is going nowhere. I have to find a job... and I...
whiter whites and brighter brights Originally uploaded by *raffaella. I took myself on a solo photo excursion this evening. I walked downtown armed with only my camera and tripod. The sun was still up when I left the house and it was still kind of warm (not windy like yesterday evening) so it was a rather pleasant walk. I have to say that...
It's positively amazing what one can create with next to no web design knowledge. It won't be a surprise to most people that I've spent the day on the computer working on my various school related projects. I could have saved some things for next week but I wasn't feeling all that great this morning when I woke up so I did not...
ocean view illinois Originally uploaded by *raffaella. Can't sleep tonight... wish I could because I have to wake up early tomorrow. But thanks be to all things good and unholy that tomorrow is Friday and I will get to sleep in on Saturday.I'm feeling a little burned out right now... but that doesn't seem to make much sense since I haven't been up...
all alone in vic city... slowly getting better... second week of my residency almost over.I wish I had a live in cook who would make my supper tonight and my lunch for tomorrow. ...
whatever they are... I want them for my studio Originally uploaded by *raffaella. This is a pretty boring photo. Just some cool equipment from the film set for Xmen3 that was filming at Royal Roads (my university campus for any of those who don't know). Anyhow, it's my most viewed photo now. At 7400 views which is absolutely crazy insane. ...
Posted some pics to my flickr photostream... go forth and comment. ...
It's a quiet Sunday afternoon in Victoria and I am lamenting my lack of my particular note-taking pen. I've used the same type of pen throughout my entire education and I forgot to bring one with me and I haven't been to a store here in Victoria that carries that particular pen. I'm making do without, but it's amazing how much I prefer...
Checking in from my lunch break during residency... It's slightly cool today seeing that we had rain today (I suppose this is really the wet coast after all). No celebrity sightings to report... more specifically I have nothing spectacular to report other than this link. Use it wisely. Checking in from my lunch break during residency... It's slightly cool today seeing that we...
I'm so ridiculously tired... I have barely had any sleep in the past three days (all my fault of course), but I wanted to make a post before going to bed in anticipation of a 6am wakeup call tomorrow (have to be out the door to be off to school for 7:15am). The Jack Johnson concert was fabulous... I'll post more details tomorrow....
aye... tomorrow I head back to the island for three weeks of "intensive" on campus studying, before I head into the varying intensity online distance learning portion of my degree. I'm going to be a minimalist during these three weeks, packing only absolute essentials. This means I will be repeating outfits during my three week stay. If I were truly high maintenance I...
Finished editing wedding photos this evening. I had been working on it for two weeks... and although I enjoy the creative processes involved, I really need a program that provides a better workflow environment for batch editing, tagging, saving copies, etc. My current setup works, but I pared down approx. 463 photos to 275, all edited... and then I had to save copies...
I needed something to read during a solitary lunch the other day... something that I hadn't read (ever or in a long time). Anyhow, in my quick scan of my household's bookshelves I came across The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It really is quite good. I remember reading the abridged version when I was a youngster (tip on how to encourage reading and...
Ever took a fancy to life as a professional dancer?Methinks that these fellows might have.Check out the link to this fabulously choreographed video by Ok-Go.It will brighten your day... ...
Last year when I had money and was making technology purchases I bought a wacom intuos 2 tablet... they now have a intuos 3 tablet but that's not what I'm here to talk about. I'd like to say that I am a classically trained artist, but that's a little far fetched. What I can say is that I still like to spend time...
What media player are you using? If you aren't using iTunes, switch now (it's free)... if just for their cool, cool podcast integration (you can search and subscribe through the iTunes music store).Right now I'm listening to PodQuiz, and doing horribly I might add... but you know how I love trivia. I also subscribe to Coverville and CBC Radio 3. W and I...
First there were no tickets... and now there are tickets... after I book my ticket... now I have to see if I can change my ticket... and then figure out if I can really go to the concert from which tickets are available that were not available before.Make any sense?Things change so quickly.(translation of all this... I might go see Jack Johnson in...
I have to continually come to terms with the fact that I have a rather difficult personality. I am fiercely opinionated, highly sarcastic, highly sensitive, and a needy feedback junkie. Add to that my odd memory retention, obscure references and interests... well let's just say that I am often described as odd or different. Add to that my excess of geek and it...
These [spring rolls] are delicious..."As a matter of fact they are," she said...Can all this [food] be free?mmmm... I was soux chef for this particular manoeuvre. I julienned the cucumber, slice the avocado, detailed and sliced the shrimplets, tidied up the bean sprouts... and watched while W. carefully softened, filled, and wrapped/rolled the final product. Let me just say the final product was...
Ever wondered what you look like asleep?Well, after some delicious spring rolls and an inspired Scattegories win you could look like this too. That's my plan right now, to look like that.Good night all... (oh, and I watched three episodes of Corner Gas tonight with good ol Leon Robinovitch (Eric Peterson) of Street Legal fame. It's quite amusing Canadiana. I'm sure to watch...
I caught the tail end of Simply Sean this morning on CBC radio one. Most amusing... Now I'm listening to Promo Girl. Lord I love the CBC. I caught the tail end of Simply Sean this morning on CBC radio one. Most amusing... Now I'm listening to Promo Girl. Lord I love the CBC. ...
Feeling a little bitter right now... wishing that my bitterness would be carried away by the wind but I'm in bed and the breeze only blows into my basement bedroom and not the other way around. I know this bitterness is just the result of one of those late night moods because I've spent a week feeling useless and my attempt to be...
I'm lucky enough to have a fabulous platonic lover/boyfriend/chum of all chums who has been more than generous to me during my period of destitution. And since you are one of the few people who read this blog, I ask... How else can I express my gratitude to you but try to make your face appreciated world wide? ...
christmas in august Originally uploaded by *raffaella. Made a mad dash trip to Prince George yesterday. Met with sister, niece and nephew briefly... took some photos at Fort George Park and by the fountains at the Prince George Civic Centre. It was a beautiful sunny day and I held my own and did not spend any money. School is on the way you...
the redwall Originally uploaded by wader. ouch... bought my plane ticket for school today (luckily the price was basically the same today as it would have been two weeks ago) and paid my cellphone bill. I cannot buy anything in Victoria (with the exception of my textbooks of course). I should have realized that this lovely photo that W. took of me at...
a couple more weeks before I run off to school and turn into a psuedo academic for a few weeks and then return to my regular boring self.Been trying to think outside of the idiot box to come up with some kind of brilliant plan to make a real go with photography. W. and I took photos of our first wedding, but this...
