The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

It won't climb out of the 40s here today.
A bit chilly. Nothing you northerners would think anything of. But to us Texans it's cool.

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[Cortian]

Mission accomplished! Swapped the smaller bag and $21 for the somewhat larger bag. Now all the stuff I currently have fits and there's room for a speedlight--and maybe even another lens And probably a small softbox.

 

[Frank F.]

Carnivals Holy Monday. Only 821 frames with my current cameras. Predecessors needed double the frame count, because they were not as reliable as the D500/D850 combination:

 

[Cortian]

Nice, Frank

 

[smoke665]

Mission accomplished! Swapped the smaller bag and $21 for the somewhat larger bag. Now all the stuff I currently have fits and there's room for a speedlight--and maybe even another lens And probably a small softbox.

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Just so you know new acquisitions will always strive to fill available space

 

[Cortian]

Mission accomplished! Swapped the smaller bag and $21 for the somewhat larger bag. Now all the stuff I currently have fits and there's room for a speedlight--and maybe even another lens And probably a small softbox.

Just so you know new acquisitions will always strive to fill available space

Yeah, but it'll be a while, I think. The Family CFO is balking at the money I'm spending on photography gear I can't complain. The money supply ain't endless.

 

[snowbear141 72]

DSC_1232.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[terri58 1]

Pretty cake! She did a great job.

So, I'm guessing it was delicious, too.

 

[ac12]

Something I read somewhere likened a modern DSLR to taking photos with a game console. That it takes practice (and many errors) for operating it quickly and smoothly, getting the settings right on-the-fly, to become second nature.

Could be challenging. I was never very good at video games

By the time my D70 died, 10 years later, I had not learned to use half of its functionality.
I'm learning faster with my D7200, but it aint easy or fast for this old man. I'm still making mistakes and forgetting how to do stuff.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Noches Hosers. Stayed in the mid 60's today, a bit on the cool side. Mary Lou and Gary are planning a wine run for tomorrow. A few from the theatre:

 

[Frank F.]

Nice, Frank

Many more here:

Frank Fremerey - Photographer - YouPic

 

[snowbear141 72]

Pretty cake! She did a great job.

So, I'm guessing it was delicious, too.

It's interesting. The cake layers are great (with, or without Kahlua) and the chocolate crunch layers are good. The passionfruit curd & wash, I think is an acquired taste; I think we could have done just as well with lemon.

She's going to try another with a cream cheese fill, instead of the passionfruit.

 

[snowbear141 72]

Happy Mardi Gras!

 

[SquarePeg1]

Fat Tuesday! Eat drink and be merry because tomorrow we fast!

 

[waday]

Jeez, I'm out of the loop. Had no idea it was Fat Tuesday!

TL;DR: Hell week last week. Everyone finally feeling better. Work has calmed down. I feel like a quasi-normal person again.

Long version:

Last week was hell. The wife got a stomach bug from Sunday to Monday, then sinus infection Monday through Thursday. I then caught the stomach bug Tuesday to Wednesday. Thursday, I went back to work, but when I picked up daughter from daycare, she wasn't good.

Daughter has had a cough for a couple weeks now, had been to the doctor twice, no worries. But then Thursday night, she was burning up with a high fever and she was just out-of-it. She was lethargic to the point that she'd barely move. Yep, emergency room. Go to emergency room. After 5 hours, we get taken back. Then, after 3 hours, we get the results. She has the flu, type A.

Ugh. Drive home at 4 AM, sleep at 5:30 AM. Wake at 7 AM. Wife took off to take care of daughter. I worked from home.

On top of all of this, I had a demanding project, where I was working late almost every night and every day last week (Sunday through Saturday). Deadlines for multiple (and changing) deliverables Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Ugh.