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JohnDamen

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  A short entry, but one of the biggest issues I have with being able to take photos is transportation. My only non-buddy related way of getting around is my motorcycle so a while back I bought a camera backpack but after my first trip out on the bike I found the zipper wanted to walk. The last thing I wanted is to risk $1,800 dollars worth of camera equipment being scattered across the highway. So, I was effectively stuck.
  However, a day or so ago, after a suggestion from a friend, I rigged up a locking system for my bag to keep it from unzipping. The next chance I get I need to test it out but I'm hopeful. I already go on motorcycle rides to relax, if I can get some photos while doing it I will be ecstatic. Of course, the crappy condition of Oklahoma roads will be the biggest test.

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Today's Vin Diesel Fact

If you were to lock Vin Diesel in a room with a guitar, a year later you would have the greatest album ever, it would sweep the Grammy's. When asked why he doesn't do this Vin replied "Because Grammy's are for queers." Then he ate a knife to show the seriousness of his response.
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Been a While

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  So, I had a look at the last photo I uploaded before yesterday and found it had been over a year since the last time I uploaded anything. This is something I am neither proud of nor happy about but it has been so long for a number of reasons. Well, two reasons. At first because I was just uninspired. Then because my computer figured it had enough of life and decided to start a long, slow death. I finally got so frustrated with it that I said fuck it. I've been without a computer since before last October; 7 months now.
  However, as one might notice, I now have access to the internet again as well as photo editing software. On top of that, I've got the photographing bug again and I've been wanting to find interesting things to photograph. Dare I say it, I've been inspired. I've also been wanting to try new ways of photographing; learning new styles and techniques and so forth. Dare I say it; today I feel optimistic.
  Also, I noticed I haven't posted a new journal entry here in over 4 years. Wow; I guess I haven't been too fond of writing them.

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Today's Vin Diesel Fact

"People with amnesia still remember Vin Diesel."

'Till Next Time,
~John Damen
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Some of you may have noticed that my submissions for new photos has slowed to a trickle consisting of my monthly Full Moon Project. I think that largely has to do with my desire to photograph something different, but I lack ideas for things to photograph. Most of my photography consists of outdoor shots, landscapes and buildings and the like. But I want to try and take something new; small objects, posed props, macro, abstract photos, models...things of that sort. But I'm badly hurting for ideas. I also want to try new techniques for polishing a photo while still retaining the original feel. Different uses of contrast or filters in Photoshop, things like that.

If anyone has any ideas for things to photograph, let me know. And if any photographers want to drop a tip on how to make my photos look more professional and/or artistic, don't hesitate to give me pointers.

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Today's Vin Diesel Fact

"In 2006, Vin Diesel will star and direct the film 'Hannibal', about Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian General who led an elephant-riding army across the alps to attack Rome in the 3rd century BC. The film is actually footage taken when Vin Diesel led the army himself hundreds of years ago, with the intent of releasing it as a film as soon as Earth technology caught up with his superior, home-made equipment."

'Till Next Time,
~John Damen
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Why Me?

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Ohh yeah, this is just swell. It seems a few days back, a game crashed and reverted my colors to 4-bit and reset my pixels to 640x480. Okay, that wasn't so bad...but wait, what's this? I'm now being plagued by digital artifacts. And they only show up for games, internet browsers, flash programs, and movies and things played off my hard drive.

So, I have a friend and computer tech come out and take a look and give him the rundown of what happened after I had a House Patient moment...no, I will not elaborate. Anyway, at this point I have four possible options. I could reinstall DirectX and see if that works, I could uninstall the game because maybe it's screwing things up, I could reformat my hard drive and reinstall Windows and hop that works...or if all else fails, I can buy a new graphics card.

So, after the first two options fail, I'm left with backing up all the files I can and I end up reformatting my computer. I've said it before, it felt like lobotomizing my kid. But, I got everything back that I could get and now, at least, my comp is running smoothly. And the artifacts vanished!

...until about 1:10am. Then guess what came back? And worse than before.

Fuck my life.

So guess what I'm now gonna have to buy? After wiping my hard drive, too. *sighs* Fun times.

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Today's Vin Diesel Fact

"An advanced alien race once created a computer that successfully explained the meaning of life; however, the alien race, their planet, and practically everything else ever to come in contact with them was immediately obliterated when they asked for an explanation of Vin Diesel."

'Till Next Time,
~John Damen
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...for only going five miles an hour over the 65mph speed limit with an unbalanced front wheel.

Fuckers.

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Today's Vin Diesel Fact

"1 out of every 5 miles in the Eisenhower Interstate Highway system is required to be straight because Vin Diesel gets tired of turning so much."

'Till Next Time,
~John Damen
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