Heh

May. 14th, 2026 01:20 am
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So I've been watching the Poirot that aired on PBS back in the 90s, with David Suchetand I'm watching this one episode, and one of the characters looks familiar.

Now I'm not always great at placing actors, and I'm not super good at remembering names. But some people have distinctive... well in this case, a combination of ears and nose and way of moving his mouth. And I say to myself, either that is Christopher Eccleston, about ten years younger than Ninth Doctor, or it's someone very much a lookalike.

(It was CE, per credits. Ten points!)

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May. 9th, 2026 10:05 pm
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Hope to do a more detailed entry later but this has been a very full week, some unfun (interviewing and training new caregivers to replace my graduating students; the training process always sucks and is stressful, and I keep having to remind myself it always sucks and always gets better) but some fun. Craft fair last Sunday, Whole Earth Festival (kind of a hippie-vibed craft fair plus music plus some activities) today. It was hot, around 90F, and we were there for 2.5 hours, but sunscreen plus UV-protective cooling hood (purple of course) plus plenty of water plus frequent shade breaks all made it okay.

I am tired and, for the moment, content. :)

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May. 5th, 2026 04:06 pm
ysobel: Pink bunny (bunny comics), drawing a bunny (art)
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I keep wanting to do art of, or at least inspired by, the greenbelt by my place -- basically a long green area with paved bicycle/pedestrian paths and lots of grassy areas and trees of different types -- but I keep dithering on specifics.

Small scale, like focusing on a single tree, or more broad? Realistic or stylized? How much detail? Which season? Habitated (a few dog walkers, a bicyclist or two, maybe a family walking together) or not? More people-built stuff (lampposts, benches, etc) or less?

...obviously I'm not limited to just one, but even with multiple projects there's stuff to decide. Same scene in different seasons? (in which case do I make it into an animation?) Same scene but different styles? Related images, like close up of a tree with more detail and also a bigger picture incorporating that tree but with less detail and broader context? Different images altogether? Multiple images worked to a point and then pick my favorite to finalize? Sketch out a few quick drafts and have my inner critic decide they're all irredeemably stupid?)

hmm...

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