Month: December 2007

Crankypantsing

They’re Everywhere!

Shelly

You know how once something is on your radar, you see it everywhere? The last time I bought deodorant, I got two. I think they must’ve been on sale. Anyway, I opened the second one yesterday, and used it without really looking at the package. Throughout the day, I kept smelling Jolly Ranchers. I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from, until I checked the deodorant package: pear scented.

Ahem.

The real question is, why on earth does pear scented deodorant even exist, and worse, why did I think that buying it would be a good idea?

Pets, Photography

Lazydog Blogging

Shelly

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It’s another lazy grey day, and since I’ve been working on photographing and scanning, and not entertaining Miss Brown, like I’m supposed to, she got disgusted with me and retired to her favorite napping spot. Of course, just as she was finally settled and starting to fall asleep, I decided it was the perfect time to take her picture. I’m mean that way.

Photography

Cloudy

Shelly

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I’m really starting to get tired of the rain and the fog and the endless grey, grey, grey. The sky actually cleared for about ten minutes this afternoon, but it didn’t take long for the clouds to come back and cover up all that lovely blue. And, of course, the forecast calls for more rain tonight and tomorrow. Ugh.

About the only nice thing I can say about the weather is, at least we haven’t had an ice storm. Yet.

Photography

Fun with Filters

Shelly

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Shells, Bones, and Stones, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 with blue Holga SSFS-120 filter

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Shells, Bones, and Stones, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 with red Holga SSFS-120 filter

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Shells, Bones, and Stones, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 with grey Holga SSFS-120 filter

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Letter Stamps, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 with grey Holga SSFS-120 filter

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Ivy, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 and Keystone 60 Second Everflash

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Duck, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 and Keystone 60 Second Everflash

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Field, Kodak EasyShare DX4530 and Keystone 60 Second Everflash

You can see why I have a hard time getting my letter stamps oriented in the right direction. It might help if I put them back in the box correctly!

Pets

YouTube Goodness

Shelly

We had a Fake Blog assignment to use YouTube. I thought I’d share the video I used for that assignment. The dogs belong to one of the dog group folks.


Rooroo

It is beautiful, especially that last, lone, plaintive roo.

When I was a kid, we had a dog who rooed (Bear). He taught other dogs in the neighborhood to howl along with him. I remember, in the summertime, when the windows were open, the neighborhood dogs hanging around outside the little Methodist church building and “singing” hymns along with Dorothy Humbarger.

Photography

Shells and Stones

Shelly

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I shot these with my Kodak EasyShare through the viewfinder of an old Keystone 60 Second Everflash camera. Of course, I didn’t try it until after it was dark out, and so there wasn’t enough light to shoot without flash. I want to try it again, with natural light, because I think this might be a fun lomo-ish sort of toy to play with.

Since you’re obscuring the viewfinder, there’s no way to tell exactly what you’re shooting. You just kind of have to aim and pray.

The Keystone is a Polaroid clone. There’s a built-in timer on the side of the camera. It takes the old peel apart pack film, which I’m amazed to find out is still being manufactured and sold. I’ll have to give this one a try when I get a little extra cash.

And speaking of Polaroids, I figured out the overexposure problem with the little Land camera I’ve got. It needs a filter, because the modern 600 film that’s currently available is waaaaay too fast for it. So, there’s more to play with there, too, when I get a chance.