Wow, I've really fallen behind on posting. Well, here's one reason: I've been doing a lot of editing.
Frugal Traveler: The Grand Tour. Week 2: Paris, France.
Frugal Traveler: The Grand Tour. Week 1: Dover to Calais
Frugal Traveler: Toronto
Rules That Rule (On Par by Bill Pennington)
The Long and Short of It (On Par by Bill Pennington)
I've always liked those pages that say This Page Intentionally Left Blank.
I never really understood these before, but now I realize that unregulated white space confuses people.
If someone has put up something you don't like, scratch it off the wall with your fingernails. This may take a while, but you'll leave with a sense of personal satisfaction.
On Tuesday, I had to go to a midtown meeting about some upcoming projects, but luckily was finished early. So I wandered over to Bryant Park, got an endive, pear and gorgonzola salad, ate in the sun, and found out the Frugal Traveler won a Webby.
On Friday, went into the studio to record a discussion about digital photography. We're now at the point where the outcome of film-versus-digital has been decided, so the more mature questions arise: what's actually different? has the role of the photographer changed? the function of the photograph? photography's place in society?
More on this topic soon....
A rainy Saturday night involved a visit to the The Library Hotel's Bookmarks Lounge at Madison and 41st. Always a pleasant stop, but since they close at midnight, if you intend to continue the literary theme you'll need to find your way to The Dead Poet.
It turns out there's an upside to the pipe bursting and flooding my desk: there's now an appropriate habitat for a ceiling cat.
After returning from Toronto, the week went well enough, with a few minor glitches here and there. For example, at one of my jobs a pipe burst and completely soaked my desk and two computers.
I've put a few more posts on the Toronto trip on my other blog, Actualities.
