Friday, November 16, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Quick Nanowrimo Update
The word count's up around 7800, all pounded out on the Royal KHM which has been obliging me by chugging on at near-Selectric speeds with only the occasion key jam and skipped space. It's gratifying to spend so much time with a single machine and have its performance rise to meet my needs.
You will notice, however, that I am posting this from the PC with nary a typescan or photograph. For once in my life I can actually say there has been enough manual typing today.
So far I have quite a bit too much dialogue, I think, and even though these folks are more or less on plot-point they need to stop talking so much and start doing something. There's historians, demons, demon-robot hybrids, cults, supernatural politics and motorcycle restoration to be gotten to. Chop chop!
The first line of dialog in the novel is this:
"If you're here for some cranberries I'll have to go get mother."
It's going to get a lot scarier than that, I promise.
You will notice, however, that I am posting this from the PC with nary a typescan or photograph. For once in my life I can actually say there has been enough manual typing today.
So far I have quite a bit too much dialogue, I think, and even though these folks are more or less on plot-point they need to stop talking so much and start doing something. There's historians, demons, demon-robot hybrids, cults, supernatural politics and motorcycle restoration to be gotten to. Chop chop!
The first line of dialog in the novel is this:
"If you're here for some cranberries I'll have to go get mother."
It's going to get a lot scarier than that, I promise.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Thanksgiving Dinner Preview?
He's handsome. But does he look too good to eat?
That is the question.
If only the bastard wasn't so damned friendly.
That is the question.
If only the bastard wasn't so damned friendly.
Friday, October 12, 2012
High Resolution Typecast
I set my scanner on its highest resolution to see how a typecast from the new Underwood would come out. Then I decided to churn it through some filters in the open-source image editing software The Gimp.
I always enjoy the interplay of analog and digital technologies.
It's a lovely typeface, I think. Maybe I'll get this printed on a couple of tee-shirts. Or a bumper sticker.
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| The original scan. Digital noise from the scanner was quite apparent at 1200 dpi. |
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| Adjusted to a more Internet friendly resolution. |
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| Contrast heightened. |
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| Blurred to reduce the noise. |
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| Introducing a little of my own noise. |
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| A bit of cubism. |
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| Bent in post-production. |
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| A nice edge effect glow. |
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| A little edgier. |
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| Too much WD-40 on the ribbon. |
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| What the Predator enjoys reading. |
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| Almost got flowers growing in the text. |
It's a lovely typeface, I think. Maybe I'll get this printed on a couple of tee-shirts. Or a bumper sticker.
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