by Matt | Oct 24, 2001 | Imported Entry
It feels odd not to have posted anything yesterday. I guess there were a few things going on that needed a little more attention. Anyway. So, no Digweed… I’m dealing. Not very well, but I’m dealing. I guess we’ll just have to wait till after x-mas to see some great shows. Hopefully there’ll be some good DJs coming to either Atlanta or Boston (if I’m home on a break) in the next few years.
Besides that, I had my presentation today in 3D, it went well. Nothing special. I also got some new batteries for my flash and it looks like it’s completely busted. Oh well. Guess I’ll have to figure something out. On the up-side, Jason does have some colored “gels” for film that will work quite nicely for a few shots. Hopefully this assignment will work out. I’m not exactly “inspired” at the moment, but I hope something comes along and sparks my intrest in color. I’d much rather be shooting black and white at the moment. I don’t like the hassels of color.
There are a few up-sides to color though. It’s very hard to do an “emulsion lift” with black and white. Emulsion lifts are cool. Basically, it’s very carefully removing the top layer of a photographs emulsion and floating it in water, manipulating it and then re-attaching it to other paper. This is a bad example, but it illustrates my point. Anyway, we get to learn how to do those today in class and I’m interested in that. Should be fun.
I also took some random self-portraits the other day and I’ll scan those in today in the lab, hopefully they came out well, but I’ll let you be the judge.
I also have hit a snag on the road of financial aid for school. SCAD f*cked up again and reapplied me for a loan that I can’t pay for. So, now I have to turn the money down and start the paperwork process all over again. All this after sending them specific instructions NOT to do exactly what they did AND letting them know about my current situation. All of which they apparently ignored. Swell.
Ok, I’ve had enough SCAD crap for today and I appologize for the rambling, I’m gonna go to bed now. night night.
by Matt | Oct 22, 2001 | Imported Entry
Well, Chris has let me know that the Sasha & Digweed show is a go for the 24th of November. He also let me know that the show is 21+. Have I mentioned how much I hate my life? The biggest, and I mean biggest, DJs in the world are coming to my backyard and I can’t see them. But what about making a fake ID you say? Read this. It’s all about how Massachusetts is cracking down on fake IDs, upping the penalties to jail time and etc, and how Avalon (the place where the show is) is a central place for spotting fakes. DAMNIT!!! Have I mentioned that I turn 21 in DECEMBER!!! Yup, just 27 days after the show, I could have legally gone to it. I hate my life, no, scratch that, I have a good life, I just hate life’s timing. Why? Please, someone tell me why? Why would a show of this magnitude, not be 18+??? Why must the two DJs I want to see most in the world, play in November? I suppose it could be worse, they could be playing on December 20th, the day before, just to mock me. I hate Massachusetts, I hate Avalon, and I hate 21 year olds all over the planet. FUCK!
by Matt | Oct 22, 2001 | Imported Entry
Yup, emultion lifts rawk! I’ll tell you about’em later, they were just explained to me. Anyway, I didn’t get ANY sleep last night so I’m a little tired at the moment. Never fear, caffine is here. I tried a can of “WhoopAss” which, while better than Sobe “Adrenaline Rush”, still sucks. I also finally figured out what was wrong with my flash. Huzah! Now I can start in on my assignment for color. I think it’s due on Monday, so I’ll have to crank in the darkroom this weekend. But thats ok. I’ve got a few ideas for shots. Hopefully they’ll work out. This assignment is also about experimentation so it’s not like I can’t seriously mess something up and pass it off as intentional. But, I’ve got a pretty good idea about subjects and lighting, it’s just a matter of actually shooting it. Ok, I’ve gotta check something on my zip disk before class. Later.
by Matt | Oct 21, 2001 | Imported Entry
It’s frightening how much a certain online comic resembles my life.
Like this, and this, and this.
by Matt | Oct 21, 2001 | Imported Entry
Hmm… funky computer stuffage. I think my video card it tweaking out on me. Either that or Win2k. But probably the video card. It’s a completely random thing too. If I play a game (UT or Counter-Strike or AVP2 etc), quit, and then try to play again, or play a different game, I get a D3D error or that games equivolent error saying basically “sorry boss, we can’t turn on your 3D stuff.” How not cool. Maybe when Chris gets back he can give me an idea of what it might be. But, for the time being, I’ll have to restart the system if I want to play more than one game. Great.
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