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Jan. 21st, 2008
I've actually been busy today! Busy as in selling lots of ads! That hasn't happened in a while, especially on a Monday. Of course, this is the first Monday in a few weeks that we haven't had some combination of ice, rain and snow. It was nice not to have to scrape off my car this morning. I'm kind of glad that we didn't have a holiday today! Kind of. A couple more hours of sleep would have been nice. But busy is good.
I finally got around to seeing The Simpsons Movie over the weekend, and it was fun. Not great, but a few good belly laughs, and an actual linear storyline, and I even recognized Albert Brooks as the voice of the evil head of the EPA. Definitely worth seeing if you are a fan.
I watched Stranger Than Fiction last week, and it was better than I expected. I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, grouping him in my mind firmly in the 'sophomoric humor' category along with Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, but he pulled it off without being annoying. Pleasant surprise, that. I love Emma Thompson, and Queen Latifah, and Dustin Hoffman was good, as usual. The whole conceit of meeting your own character was irresistible, and the scene where Ms. Thompson realizes who she's talking to is great. Lots of fun if you are a writer, and even if you're not.
I finally got around to seeing The Simpsons Movie over the weekend, and it was fun. Not great, but a few good belly laughs, and an actual linear storyline, and I even recognized Albert Brooks as the voice of the evil head of the EPA. Definitely worth seeing if you are a fan.
I watched Stranger Than Fiction last week, and it was better than I expected. I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, grouping him in my mind firmly in the 'sophomoric humor' category along with Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, but he pulled it off without being annoying. Pleasant surprise, that. I love Emma Thompson, and Queen Latifah, and Dustin Hoffman was good, as usual. The whole conceit of meeting your own character was irresistible, and the scene where Ms. Thompson realizes who she's talking to is great. Lots of fun if you are a writer, and even if you're not.
I've actually been busy today! Busy as in selling lots of ads! That hasn't happened in a while, especially on a Monday. Of course, this is the first Monday in a few weeks that we haven't had some combination of ice, rain and snow. It was nice not to have to scrape off my car this morning. I'm kind of glad that we didn't have a holiday today! Kind of. A couple more hours of sleep would have been nice. But busy is good.
I finally got around to seeing The Simpsons Movie over the weekend, and it was fun. Not great, but a few good belly laughs, and an actual linear storyline, and I even recognized Albert Brooks as the voice of the evil head of the EPA. Definitely worth seeing if you are a fan.
I watched Stranger Than Fiction last week, and it was better than I expected. I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, grouping him in my mind firmly in the 'sophomoric humor' category along with Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, but he pulled it off without being annoying. Pleasant surprise, that. I love Emma Thompson, and Queen Latifah, and Dustin Hoffman was good, as usual. The whole conceit of meeting your own character was irresistible, and the scene where Ms. Thompson realizes who she's talking to is great. Lots of fun if you are a writer, and even if you're not.
I finally got around to seeing The Simpsons Movie over the weekend, and it was fun. Not great, but a few good belly laughs, and an actual linear storyline, and I even recognized Albert Brooks as the voice of the evil head of the EPA. Definitely worth seeing if you are a fan.
I watched Stranger Than Fiction last week, and it was better than I expected. I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, grouping him in my mind firmly in the 'sophomoric humor' category along with Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, but he pulled it off without being annoying. Pleasant surprise, that. I love Emma Thompson, and Queen Latifah, and Dustin Hoffman was good, as usual. The whole conceit of meeting your own character was irresistible, and the scene where Ms. Thompson realizes who she's talking to is great. Lots of fun if you are a writer, and even if you're not.
more exposure?
Jan. 21st, 2008 06:37 pmI was reading in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rhythmaning's LJ the other day about a company asking to use a photo for their map website, and lo & behold, today I got an email from them, too. They must be trolling Flickr tags to find pictures of local sites. The website is Schmap (the link is to their Boston page, where the pic would be seen), and although they won't pay me for the pic, the maps are free and they attribute and link to my pic on Flickr.
The pic is one that I took in the Arnold Arboretum last fall, and I said yes. They haven't chosen my pic yet, just placed it on a 'short list,' but still, cool! If they choose it, I'll let y'all know. :)
This is the pic:
If you look at their maps, they have little camera icons that if you place your cursor over them, flash photos of that area. This one would be for Jamaica Plain.
rhythmaning's LJ the other day about a company asking to use a photo for their map website, and lo & behold, today I got an email from them, too. They must be trolling Flickr tags to find pictures of local sites. The website is Schmap (the link is to their Boston page, where the pic would be seen), and although they won't pay me for the pic, the maps are free and they attribute and link to my pic on Flickr.The pic is one that I took in the Arnold Arboretum last fall, and I said yes. They haven't chosen my pic yet, just placed it on a 'short list,' but still, cool! If they choose it, I'll let y'all know. :)
This is the pic:
If you look at their maps, they have little camera icons that if you place your cursor over them, flash photos of that area. This one would be for Jamaica Plain.
more exposure?
Jan. 21st, 2008 06:37 pmI was reading in rhythmaning's LJ the other day about a company asking to use a photo for their map website, and lo & behold, today I got an email from them, too. They must be trolling Flickr tags to find pictures of local sites. The website is Schmap (the link is to their Boston page, where the pic would be seen), and although they won't pay me for the pic, the maps are free and they attribute and link to my pic on Flickr.
The pic is one that I took in the Arnold Arboretum last fall, and I said yes. They haven't chosen my pic yet, just placed it on a 'short list,' but still, cool! If they choose it, I'll let y'all know. :)
This is the pic:
If you look at their maps, they have little camera icons that if you place your cursor over them, flash photos of that area. This one would be for Jamaica Plain.
rhythmaning's LJ the other day about a company asking to use a photo for their map website, and lo & behold, today I got an email from them, too. They must be trolling Flickr tags to find pictures of local sites. The website is Schmap (the link is to their Boston page, where the pic would be seen), and although they won't pay me for the pic, the maps are free and they attribute and link to my pic on Flickr.The pic is one that I took in the Arnold Arboretum last fall, and I said yes. They haven't chosen my pic yet, just placed it on a 'short list,' but still, cool! If they choose it, I'll let y'all know. :)
This is the pic:
If you look at their maps, they have little camera icons that if you place your cursor over them, flash photos of that area. This one would be for Jamaica Plain.