The Saints lost Game 5 of the Championship Series yesterday to Fort Worth, ending the season. It coincided with a weekend when the temperature around here dropped quite a bit, putting a definite feel of fall in the air. Yep, it’s the end of summer. Which isn’t all bad at this point. I’ve spent a bunch of time getting reacquainted with my couch, and that’s been a good thing.
In other news, I can finally see the light at the end of my long quest for built-in bookcases in the room that was supposed to be finished by Memorial Day. I’ve got a new contractor on the job, and the theory is that I’ll actually be able to start shelving my books before the snow flies. I might not finish until next spring, but at least I’ll be able to get started soon. Knock on wood.
I think that’s going to do it for today. You probably shouldn’t expect real frequent updates around here this month. I’ve got a pretty long list of things I wanted to “finish up before the snow flies” and with baseball season done, and the possibility of snow fast approaching, it’s time to tackle at least a few of them. Not that you’ve been getting frequent updates anyhow, but it will probably be at least another month before I get back to updating a couple times a week again.
- I installed my Katz Eye Focusing Screen for the Nikon D200 on Friday. Kinda scary the first time, and the screen is a little off-center and has a tiny bit of dust on it. I don’t know if I’m going to bother trying to fix it or not. But I highly recommend the new focusing screen. It makes me much happier when I’m using manual-focus lenses.
- Seam Carving has been all the rage around work lately — this Seam Carving Demo lets you play with the technology in a little flash applet. [nack]
- The Digital Journalist presents The Bizarre Story of Joe O’Donnell, a photographer who seems to have taken an awful lot of photos of events he wasn’t present at. An interesting read. [top]
- Here’s a cool method for How to perfectly focus a self-portrait every time. Neat! [strobist]
- These fun color games test your color perception. I nailed the first two sets right off, and will be coming back for the third set. Plan on spending at least 15 minutes, even if you’re quick. [top]