I feel like a batter with 3 balls and 2 strikes…

Out from the pitcher comes a curveball…

Should I swing?

A quantum theorist walks into a bar. Maybe.

About 3 weeks ago Andy and I were going through his garage, and I spotted a gem of a bicycle… a 1970’s Nishiki International hanging in the rafters. It needed some TLC. I took some photos of it that you can check out in this gallery here.

I will update with another entry of the finished product… It’s a nice clean look, with minimal items on the bike. I really stripped it down of any unnecessary parts. I like a simple bike without extra parts (at least right now, it reflects how I’m feeling about my life).

     I have started to teach myself how to use photoshop using a ton of different online resources (mainly photoshop tutorials on youtube that I watch on my work breaks). Today and yesterday I have been organizing my photos, and I remembered tonight that I had taken a 10 photo sequence in the hope of learning to merge them together. Luckily I have found that photoshop makes this incredibly easy. I created a very large (and good looking) image from these 10 pictures. I will post it below and test if this kills the formatting of my posts. (Since it is 5041×1971 pixels) 

Iowa Farm - Panorama

Update: Looks as though it works, and doesnt look horrible! Sorry for the © watermark, I am more paranoid than I should be. If you want this image without the watermarks, you can email me at “grayworg@mac.com”.

Enjoy!

Today I undertook the task of changing my header image from the “blue blob” on the default wordpress theme to an image. I also wanted to be able to place the text wherever I like. I have done some research, and here is what I have found (as well as how to do it, and a photoshop .psd file so you can do it too).

The blue blob is actually a file, a jpeg located in wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpg that the site references. It isn’t as simple as a replacement of a blue blob though ;) Read the rest of this entry »

I came across this article from the Wall Street Journal, and found it to be very interesting, as well as something I can understand the point of. At the end of the article the author points out the apprentice-style relationship building that is required both in crafts (like cooking, welding, becoming a jedi) and business relationships and how they are similar.

I can say that from my experience I have learned much more from talking to people and interacting in an environment than from being taught what it is like. I also feel that the college system is very expensive and doesnt necessarily measure and reflect what the student has learned. Also, the class you may take and the grade you receive can be very dependent on the professor you have. You can read the article here

Let me know what you think in the comments!