As I made my way around the University of New South Wales last Monday night I noticed that things were a little pinker than usual.
Photography
Small successes
I started reading a book about usability in interface design for software engineers. It’s targeted (obviously) at software engineers, but it’s got a lot to contribute for anyone who needs to design something for other people to use. There was one sentence in particular that made me not only think “that is so true!”, but […]
Life through my phone
Life has been pretty crazy lately. Uni is busy and I’ve been trying to be a better friend/family member too. I’ve been doing a bit of CSS (restyling Thesis) for some mental escape and I’ve started writing a couple of posts, but haven’t finished and polished them yet. So, this is a bit of an […]
Kodak Retinette 1A: going retro
For the $50 film camera project, I picked up my “new” Kodak Retinette 1A on Ebay for $19.99 + $12 postage (that’s Australian dollars, so even less in USD). The project was almost immediately fun! It’s always a bit of a rush to win on Ebay… if you’re like me and don’t bid too often, […]
The $50 camera project
The project Epic Edits Weblog currently has a $50 Film Camera project. In a nutshell, the project is to obtain a film camera for less than $50. Shoot a roll of film, write a review of the camera and make both (the pics and review) available online. I loved film when I was in high […]
Event of the day: car crash
Before you go getting worried, no, I wasn’t in a car crash. The crash was just down the road. I heard the squeal of brakes and crunch of metal, I quickly changed out of my pyjamas into something resembling clothes and went outside to check it out. I can’t quite figure out how the car […]