jeliza

I thought the people on the celiac forums were exaggerating about needing to get rid of all their kitchen stuff. 

Oops.

So now we need a new toaster, cutting boards, a fair chunk of cooking utensils, cast iron pan, etc, and basically a special "no gluten zone" where anything porous or with small parts will live (on what counter space I have no idea yet). Which isn't EVERYTHING, but we use the hell out of our toaster oven so it should be a decent one, and since contamination is the issue, I can't turn to Goodwill like I usually do in such instances.

I have been using the "SimpleBlocker" chrome extension a lot so that I can ensure I go 8 hours without twitter/tumblr/etc since I am on hardcore deadline hell at the moment -- show tomorrow night, and I needed about twice as much stock as I had made as of two days ago. It makes me a little twitchy, since twitter is how I talk to my friends throughout the day, but there is only so much exposure to politics I can handle right now and stay functional.

Both my SLR bodies are currently non-functional, and I haven't been able to make it down to Ballard to get a repair quote, but previous experience tells me that it will be $200 minimum to get both repaired, and likely more. A random tweet directed me to the knowledge that the successor to the nicer of those bodies (so with HD video and eye-fi) is currently $300. Which is... hmmm.

(Also, this is probably a Get Off My Lawn moment, but I wish standard camera kits were still body+fastish 50mm lens, instead of body+slow 18-55 zoom lens. Use your feet to zoom, that's how to learn, damnit.)

I have far less need for an SLR these days, but would like to have the capability to return to nicer product photos than my point-and-shoot can handle, and you know, some times I still want to go make photos of things besides the children. (Not that I've even edited the photos I took last spring at Long Beach. Gaaaaah.)

I don't know if my thinking is being unduly influenced by the appearance of my tax refund, which I should probably just apply to debt. I didn't really want to spend any more money on equipment this year....

ETA: I have been convinced it is a good idea, especially because shooting videos is definintely a thing I need to start. It was only $15 extra for red, so wheeee!

I got out the (black) photo velvet for the first time in ... 6 years? (thank you, 2009 me, for deviating from your normal practice and storing the photo velvet somewhere that would still be logical 6 years later. The color checker card, though, still eludes me.)

Pushkin (the orange cat) was down from wherever he was upstairs to come try and sit on it within a minute.

(And there is a pet door to my room, so I can't actually keep him out. Which is usually a good thing.)

except I'm not done yet, so perhaps more accurately this:

Get behind on work committments due to schedule interruptions/being sick.
Start staying up late and caffeinating in order to try and catch up on committments
Get sick due to staying up late and caffeinating
Get behind on work committments due to being sick...


I hate November.

I swear whenever I tell photoshop "Yes, I want to open 21 images" it mutters "bitch" to itself in binary.

Also, I need more RAM.

I had my first in-person prospective client meeting in a loooong time this morning. Thankfully I only forgot one thing, and it didn't end up being necessary.

I wore a dress, and makeup, and everything. First thing in the morning, too. I get a cookie for that, right?