SNOW YOU SAY??

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Don't forget to sign up for the Public Enemies Fantasy Baseball league. It's fun, it's easy, and gives you a reason to stay in tune with baseball and it's free - password PEC - look for Public Enemies.
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I just read two reviews of Public Enemies. One review loved it and said the crowd applauded and all was joy. The other guy did not like it and hated the digital and near the end of the review said "I'm a film student" and at that point I threw up on my keyboard.

DO NOT let "film students" ever review movies. Kiss of death as they all have their own little artistic slant on how things SHOULD be done if THEY were in charge. Just SAYING "I'm a film student" tells you a few things. It says "I'm arrogant "and it says "I'm ONLY a student and really don't know much about the real world".

So you mix that with "I love the movie" people and "I'm a film student and hate the movie" people - which do you believe.

I rest my case.
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That glob of blue down there in Texas is what everybody is watching. This area of low pressure will travel east and at the moment they say it will start to veer north once it hits the bottom of Illinois. This is the key, when will it start it's northward veer. 100 miles early and we could be in for a huge shock with 8 inches of snow. 100 miles east of ILL and we might not get anything. The band of snow is narrow.

I think we are right in the bulls eye and it is going to move north faster then expected. Late Saturday night could get pretty interesting. But again - it is just a small very intense blob of moister. It's going to be a crap shoot on who gets the snow. The farther southeast the greater chance of BIG snow.

Yes - I AM a Super Genius! And, humblnicity pours through my veins like shit through a goose. Why you ask, am I being so modest and humble this time? Could it be that people loved my Scottish Heavy at home brew club? No no - they did but that is not the reason (I find if odd how I'm so groggy the morning after home brew club, is it a coinkiydink?).

Hmmmm - I lost my train of thought . . . . . hmmmmmmm

Oh yea - my brilliance and humblitude.

So at the Public Enemies meeting Paul the newspaper dude is there and I happen to have a small photo of the Whitney Building I took (soon to be in postcard form . . and when I say soon I mean in the future) which I dare say is pretty cool. He shows it to Kara the Advertising Sale Consultant for Capitol Newspapers Columbus Edition South Ludington First Floor near the window Branch (I bet they all wear more then one hat . . .which would look silly if you think about it) who mails me and asks if she can use it for a promo for something called Faces and Places (not sure what that is).

I was a little hesitant because I have a little project I'm working on and I'd rather not have some stuff "out there". BUT - she was looking at the photo in more of a Black and White version.

THAT I can do. So I played around desaturating and using an orange filter and bingo. Add faux matting and a faux frame and presto the magic happens. I'll have to see how it's rated on photo.net. Seriously good photographers rate photos and I did a study last year. I submitted 8 photos without a frame and recorded the ratings. I took those photos off line for 6 months, added frames and put them out there again.

On average I got a higher rating of 0.25 on each photo. Frames really matter. I see so many good pieces of art with just horrible frames. Getting that perfect frame is important . . .not that I have that ability. I'm as lost as the next guy.

WOW- got a little off topic there.

ANYWAY - here it is.

hmmmmm maybe white would be better - give it a brighter look.
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So then I get an email from Eric the PR Account Coordinator from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism and it seems that are looking for photos of PE to send out to the Associated Press (AP).

THEN I get three emails from people I sent bookmarks to and they seem to all love them and they are giving me virtual pats on the head.

So I'm a little pumped up today.

It's weird how moving from a large city to a small town can energize you. Is it the air? Is it the people that live here? Is it the beaten down feeling from traffic in Madison that makes you want to just sit around like a blob?

DJ mentioned last week that every time we drive back home from Madison after work it feels like we are going on vacation.

I'm just blabbing on and on now.

Put this on your calender - March 7th 2010 will be The Oscars!!

This day in Wisconsin History

1920 - Nation's First Tank Company Created in Janesville
On this date Janesville was chosen as home base for the National Guard's first tank company in the United States, the 32nd. When activated for duty during WWII, the unit was called Company A, 192nd Tank Battalion. This company fought in the Philippines during World War II. Many of the ninty-nine Janesville men who became prisoners of war and were tortured during the infamous Bataan Death March, were affiliated with this tank company.

OH - BTW - I saw the last 2 minutes of LOST last week and saw Sayid kill Harry Potter. WTF.

Have a great weekend
Rod