techno viking still makes me laugh.

techno viking doesnt dance to the music.

the music dances to techno viking.

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Photoshop Express – the next free option to editing your pics

adobe has announced its latest beta toy for the web.

web based and free? uh huh.

keep in mind – this isn’t built for the Photoshop guru.. this is meant to be a suggestion to those who want to slightly improve their photos on the cheap. this is geared towards the myspace and facebook crowds.  no palettes, no menus, nothing you would expect on the Photoshop interface. this isn’t a skimpy version of Photoshop either – this is what appears to be a rather intuitive web tool that i think will really take off.  check out Scott Kelby’s quick review of photoshop express.

Photoshop Express has such great Flash-based online galleries, and you can post your images there for free (you get 2 Gig of online storage free), and put a web gallery of your work online today, with no Web experience whatsoever…

scott kelby

learn more about the interface with Matt Kloskowski’s in depth review.

be sure to take a test drive with Photoshop Express.

cheezburger, more kittehs

some people think its dumb, but i dont care. i can’t help but laugh.  there’s always going to be at least one submission per day that makes me bust out.  think what you want, but i love ICHC.  here’s some of my recent favorites.

see more crazy cat pics

see more crazy cat pics

why i refuse to shop at the evil empire.

say what you want. 

walmart is great. 

walmart sucks. 

whatever you think, this story is one of many reasons that i refuse to give my money to the evil empire.

want more reasons?

check out Wake-Up Wal-Mart for more reasons to boycott the evil empire.

lomo camera pickings

if you happen to be surfing urban outfitters for whatever reason, be sure to check out their camera collection.

navigate from home> apartment furnish & entertain> cameras & electronics> and finally to photography.

you’ll find scores of lomo cameras to pick from if you’re interested in shooting with film.

here’s a few that i’m curious about and contemplating on purchasing…

OMG! Twinkies BAKE SET!

finally, one of the mysteries of the world unveiled – DIY Twinkie Bake Set!  thats right folks, DIY twinkies!  how awesome is that???  learn the Hostess secret of how they get that creamy goodness stuffed in that yellow cake!  comes with everything you need to start making your own awesome Twinkies!. 

buy it here…

 

the utrecht art supplies order (pt 2.) – the redemption

so as i mentioned last week, my frame order from Utrecht arrived in bits and pieces.  i sent an email requesting a full refund for the busted frames.

later that day i recieved an email back from Utrecht:

Hello Norma, 

I wrote my supervisor the credit from for the damaged frames. The credit back will go back to the credit card you used for this order. It will show up in your next bank statement. Thanks

Customer Service Representative

Utrecht Art Supplies
6 Corporate Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512-3616
Sales/Customer Service 1-800-223-9132 or 1-609-409-8001
8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Weekdays
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday EST

there was no name noted in the email other than what you see.  i did notice a name in the header, so that was able to give me a name to correlate with the “Customer Service Representative”.

latest toy – 105mm f2.8

couple of weeks ago i picked up the 105mm f2.8 VR… and its awesome.  took some getting used to, but i’m pleased overall.  here’s a couple that i’ve gotten around to posting.  i’ll have some more later. 

the utrecht art supplies order goes wrong

monday afternoon i placed an order with utrecht art supplies for 2 black picture frames.  i checked status on it yesterday and saw that it was scheduled to be delivered today. 

the package arrived this morning.  i was out of the office when someone had signed for it and left it on my desk.  when i got back i saw that the box had obviously been dropped on one side.   no big deal, if it was properly packaged – there should be no problems.

being impressed with the quick shipping, i opened up the box and saw how poor the packing was.  one frame was bubble wrapped and the other was not.  just a few of those big pillow type air balloon thingies.  both frames rocked back and forth easily.

<balloon thingie packaging stuff >

i pulled out the first frame (which had no protection at all) and little shards & splinters of glass fell out of the frame into the box and on the floor.  the frame’s glass was busted.  my co-workers were standing around chatting as i’m opening the box – there was a quick hush and a couple of boo’s and hiss’s in the background.

fill-in-the-blank memos, letters, and surveys

 

came upon bureauofcommunication.com 

(thanks to the fine folks over at photojojo)

i think i love them.  i love the sarcasm.  the dry humor.  the simplicity of a well executed idea.

grievance reports,  unsolicited feedbacks, formal apology forms – all fill in the blank.  look to the bottom to stamp the message with any number of stamp type messages like, “URGENT” or “PLEASE DESTROY“.

what a great opportunity to get those unspoken thoughts out in everyday situations!

here’s just some of the forms these folks have —>