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 04/30/2007 11:39:04 AM · #1301
I don't have anything in this week, Taking lots of pictures just nothing that I can use ;) I'm going to try for Dr. Sesus.
 04/30/2007 12:25:03 PM · #1302
Thanks everyone, for taking the time to comment on my Kitchenware entry, I appreciate it.

Bubbles still holding steady just under 5, and I'm a little disappointed with my triptych so far, I not only like it myself but thought others would too (a feeling I haven't had up to now) - apparently I'm wrong about that. :( Oh, well.

Votes: 61
Views: 108
Avg Vote: 5.4262

Not a truly "bad" score, but I had hoped for better...maybe things will take an upswing.

My sympathies go out to everyone else who is suffering their low Triptych scores, and good luck for Christian's currently high-flying one!

04/30/2007 12:37:25 PM · #1303
I can't even imagine what life would be like without books. The thought is simply too foreign to even consider. I knew how to read before I went to school (and was quite amused, if I recall, that they were teaching the alphabet of all things!). I am a bit lacking in my non-fiction reading - I figure real life is non-fiction enough, thanks. I like worlds created in which I can linger for the time it takes to read, and then some if they're good.
 04/30/2007 12:41:49 PM · #1304
Originally posted by Melethia:
I can't even imagine what life would be like without books. The thought is simply too foreign to even consider. I knew how to read before I went to school (and was quite amused, if I recall, that they were teaching the alphabet of all things!). I am a bit lacking in my non-fiction reading - I figure real life is non-fiction enough, thanks. I like worlds created in which I can linger for the time it takes to read, and then some if they're good.


I'm a reader too, but stuck not having enough time to get "into" anything right now. I found my reading style has migrated to essays, short stories, and non-fiction, to suit my scattered ability to stay with anything long enough. That's really not a good thing - I'd like to get back to being able to read a 700+ page novel without letting weeks go by between reading sessions.
 04/30/2007 12:47:30 PM · #1305
Oh, but short stories are wonderful. So much in so little space if they're done well.

The book I finished on the the train was sad, but pretty decent ("The Memory Keeper's Daughter") and the book I'm reading now is by one of my favorite conversationalist authors - Dean Koontz. Not only is he a good storyteller, he makes me laugh out loud.
 04/30/2007 12:49:01 PM · #1306
Originally posted by Melethia:
Oh, but short stories are wonderful. So much in so little space if they're done well.

The book I finished on the the train was sad, but pretty decent ("The Memory Keeper's Daughter") and the book I'm reading now is by one of my favorite conversationalist authors - Dean Koontz. Not only is he a good storyteller, he makes me laugh out loud.


Oh, absolutely! I didn't mean to suggest I was knocking essays/short-stories/non-fiction, just that I used to also bury myself in long novels and I haven't been able to indulge that for quite some time.

04/30/2007 01:15:42 PM · #1307
Fellow suckers ...

Can you give me a critique, please, on this my latest entry? (Kitchenware Challenge) ... Do you think it is worth more or less than the 5.6 it got? Why?



Thank you ...

Greetmir

Message edited by author 2007-04-30 13:16:33.
 04/30/2007 01:31:23 PM · #1308
interesting, i've just been discussing dean koontz with the man. i remember reading one of his early books years ago, and being quite diappointed in it. i didn't read any of his for years afterwards - i have nothing brain candy books, but i do like them to well written.

then, a cousin gave me the face to read on the plane a few years ago. i remember thinking - dean koontz, didn't he write that silly aliens poisoning the water system, mind control twaddle? but i read it, and was very gld i did. the change in his writing, the quality, weight and control, is stunning. i would now count him among my favourite writers, and not just in the brain candy category, but just plain favourite.
 04/30/2007 01:50:00 PM · #1309
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.
 04/30/2007 01:57:18 PM · #1310
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.


Thats a waste of good strawberries.. just funning ya
 04/30/2007 01:57:58 PM · #1311
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.


I'd vote favorably for it. :) Personally expect to see the submissions loaded with pi puns of all stripes.
 04/30/2007 02:10:10 PM · #1312
Originally posted by krnodil:
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.


I'd vote favorably for it. :) Personally expect to see the submissions loaded with pi puns of all stripes.


Lots of pie pi's in the last Pi challenge. I really liked the winning shot. I'll get my Pi shot uploaded tonight, and I'd be pretty happy if it got a 50%-tile score.
 04/30/2007 02:37:09 PM · #1313
Originally posted by Melethia:
...and the book I'm reading now is by one of my favorite conversationalist authors - Dean Koontz. Not only is he a good storyteller, he makes me laugh out loud.


He's one of my favs too!

I just got done reading Outlander and didn't realize it was part of a series. D'oh! Now I have to ebay for the rest of the lot.
 04/30/2007 02:39:43 PM · #1314
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.


I was going to go with coconut cream myself *lol*
But I stumbled on a shot for symmetry instead.
 04/30/2007 03:31:14 PM · #1315
Originally posted by quiet_observation:
I guess a strawberry-rhubarb "pi" would really annoy dpchallenge voters.

Not if it's lit well, in focus, with strong colors. :)

And I happen to LOVE rhubarb, by itself or mixed with strawberries. It's something my grandmother made.
 04/30/2007 03:57:20 PM · #1316
If anyone is in a commenting mood - I'd love some input on the last several of my 30-day poirtraits
 04/30/2007 04:05:18 PM · #1317
Big immigration policy protest march in Chicago tomorrow; I need to remember to bring my camera to work!
 04/30/2007 04:20:30 PM · #1318
Who in their right mind immigrates to Chicago?? :-)
 04/30/2007 04:28:03 PM · #1319
Originally posted by Melethia:
Who in their right mind immigrates to Chicago?? :-)


I'm told the pizza is good, though I can't vouch for that personally with my food allergies. Maybe there are a lot of Bears fans in Mexico..

04/30/2007 04:46:24 PM · #1320
Money and Jobs. Actually, Illinois had (has?) a large population of seasonal farm workers and some choose to stay. My husband was a program evaluator for migrant education in Illinois.
 04/30/2007 04:49:17 PM · #1321
The quality of the triptych entries is pretty mind-blowing. I have a hunch about a couple of Sucker entries, will be fun to see if I'm right. (And site council, if you are reading, worry not - I always vote my true feelings, Suckers or not!)

I'm also a voracious reader - a mix of everything from historical fiction to Greek philosophy to Stephen King. Right now I'm reading a very well-written biography on Robert McNamara (Secretary of Defense during Vietnam / Nixon administration.)

Hee hee, my cat is chasing his tail in my light tent! Gotta go chase him out.
 04/30/2007 04:54:33 PM · #1322
Seeing some of the truly amazing trip. photos - I'm sorry I entered mine - it's horrible in comparison, and boring to boot.
 04/30/2007 05:03:22 PM · #1323
Originally posted by noraneko:
Hee hee, my cat is chasing his tail in my light tent! Gotta go chase him out.


Speaking of chasing my tail, right now I'm reading the team suck thread. *grin*
 04/30/2007 05:43:57 PM · #1324
Originally posted by Melethia:
I can't even imagine what life would be like without books. The thought is simply too foreign to even consider.


I go through four to twelve books a month on average. I screwed up and took a speed-reading course in middle school and it's been a hassle to stay in reading material ever since. I love to read, and damn near anything, so I just keep on finding new stuff and keep reading.

It's funny, really, 'cause I have this really wide range of knowledge of different things, none of which I know very well, but enough to be able to follow oblique references in other stories when I find them.

My vocabulary and general history knowledge is off the charts simply because I'm interested in both, with the caveat, and wry knowledge, that the more I learn, the more I become aware of how many things I have *NO* clue about. It's humbling.

I am amused that people give me a hard time for using language in strange ways, yet I couldn't stay in school long enough to get a diploma.
 04/30/2007 05:47:39 PM · #1325
Lea, there are indeed wonderful photos in triptych, but please don't be sorry for entering!
my triptich is at 5.37 :) everything is back to normal. I got one fave from a dear to me person and some comments saying they don't understand it. how cool:)

I got a 5d today.
:) YAY
life is even more great now!

Message edited by author 2007-04-30 18:20:46.
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