What has Photoshop done for me lately?
Photoshop has done this for me lately:
On the left, the original untouched photo. On the right, the same photo with some increased saturation and a fun multi-layer effect consisting of Gaussian blur on one layer, the “multiply” effect applied to the other layer and the brightness increased on the total package.
Eez very different, no? It gives it a surreal effect I enjoy. Maybe I’ll get craziness printed up and framed. Hrm.
Also - in the category of f’ed up things parents can say to their fully grown children, the following is a portion of a phone conversation I had with my father last night while I was on the train back from work. Said he:
“How much are you earning now? I’d like to be able to brag to everyone about how much money my daughter is making. The more you make, the prouder I can be.”
I wish I was kidding. This is quoted verbatim; uncharacteristically, he spoke this entire bit in English instead of Polish. There was no humor behind it (he doesn’t joke about salaries); he was quite earnest about making this a compliment for me. It backfired; I was dumbstruck and just said I’d talk to him later.
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It’s only Tuesday and this week is already a blur. Looking ahead, it doesn’t seem as though it’s going to get any clearer. There’s far too much to do in the time allotted. This is not to say I’m unhappy - simply that I’m too busy to take time to smell the roses.
And I now have my first mosquito bites of the season - most uncomfortable and annoying.
I have an early day tomorrow (and an even earlier one on Thursday), so I’d best get myself off to bed - in theory at least, since I know from experience that the awareness of any early day tomorrow will make falling asleep nearly impossible and I will not get anywhere near optimal slumber time. Boo hiss.
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