http://nancyoram.squidtop.com Just Thinking Out Loud About Lensbuilding Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, here's my sad story. We're having record-breaking heat here in California. The last few days have hit 110. So my air conditioner blew up. Boo hoo, we're so spoiled, right. But upstairs it got to be hotter than outside at points. The big issue is that my mother, almost ... http://nancyoram.squidtop.com/2008/07/10/okay-heres-my-sad-story-were-havin/ I'm inspired. I wasn't paying attention to the deadline for Giant Squid status. It would have been almost impossible to make it anyway. But now I know when the next one is and I started yesterday. My lenses are pretty detailed. I can't seem to make a quick one that ... http://nancyoram.squidtop.com/2008/07/05/im-inspired-i-wasnt-paying-attentio/ I get an "Invalid Data" message everytime I try to leave a comment. (It's 1:50 Pacific time on 6/18). This is the only way I can tell anyone! Hope someone gets the message and responds. Thanks, Nancy http://nancyoram.squidtop.com/2008/06/18/its-150-pacific-time-on-618-and-iv/ Who else entered the ten lenses in ten days contest? I doubled my lenses. It was just what I needed to get going again. Also, I settled into a routine for building lenses that should make it faster and easier in the future. I need to go keep other plates ... http://nancyoram.squidtop.com/2008/06/18/who-else-entered-the-ten-lenses-in-ten-d/ I like this idea. I have about eight or nine lenses, stopped to work on websites for awhile, and hope to get back to my lens ideas soon. I'll add more later with more specifics about my lens activities, but this will get it started. http://nancyoram.squidtop.com/2008/05/28/i-like-this-idea-i-have-about-eight-or/