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AB^2=BCxAC · 04:58 PM

My lame-brained idea: I propose that tomorrow (or today by the time you read this), those of us who have access to digital cameras and web space to host them, take pictures of street scenes, offices, backyards, bedrooms, or wherever you are most of the day, and then roll them up here.

We can have a pictorial for a "A Day In The Life of the Loungers", sort of the way they have those coffee-table books. For size, try to keep the images all 400 pixels wide or less (use iPhoto to scale down if you have nothing else). That way the thread can accomodate lots.

I figure a day's advance warning is good for preperation. I was inspired by the fact that I wanted to share the spring city street scene outside my window, but I forgot my camera today... So, April 16th! What do you think? *gets ready for the abuse or apathy which invariably follows ideas of this nature*

Edit: Could a mod rename the thread "The Lounge "Take-a-Picture Day" Thread", so people can continue posting examples of a day of photos...

Cipher13 · Apr 15, 2003, 10:33 AM

I'll try to remember to take my camera to uni tomorrow.

The Placid Casual · Apr 15, 2003, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by AB^2=BCxAC:
My lame-brained idea: I propose that tomorrow (or today by the time you read this), those of us who have access to digital cameras and web space to host them, take pictures of street scenes, offices, backyards, bedrooms, or wherever you are most of the day, and then roll them up here.

We can have a pictorial for a "A Day In The Life of the Loungers", sort of the way they have those coffee-table books. For size, try to keep the images all 400 pixels wide or less (use iPhoto to scale down if you have nothing else). That way the thread can accomodate lots.

I figure a day's advance warning is good for preperation. I was inspired by the fact that I wanted to share the spring city street scene outside my window, but I forgot my camera today... So, April 16th! What do you think? *gets ready for the abuse or apathy which invariably follows ideas of this nature*

Camera on standby for tomorrow...

mdc · Apr 15, 2003, 11:07 AM

camera at the ready tomorrow at college

dencamp · Apr 15, 2003, 11:18 AM

I'm up for it, but have no place to host it. Anyone with spare space?

Buck_Naked · Apr 15, 2003, 12:01 PM

Can I post a Vacation Pic?

wdlove · Apr 15, 2003, 12:08 PM

I'm also one of those that doesn't have web space! But I think that, "A Day In The Life of the Loungers" is a great idea. I will be watching for the phos's tomorrow!

starman · Apr 15, 2003, 12:29 PM

Anyone remember that QuicktimeVR "Day Around the World" thing?

Mike

mrfrost · Apr 15, 2003, 01:05 PM

Great idea, count me in.

Mastrap · Apr 15, 2003, 01:08 PM

I'd be more than happy to donate a couple of MB to people without webspace.

Charging camera now. Great idea.

funkboy · Apr 15, 2003, 01:13 PM

I could host a couple pictures if you want to email them to me. Not sure when I'll be in tomorrow, but email them to me and I'll get them up sometime.

Are we looking for mostly outdoor areas, or action shots of specific people, or...? Pretty much anything goes, I suspect.

I have a picture that would work for this, but I'll try taking one or twenty tomorrow, too.

dampeoples · Apr 15, 2003, 02:04 PM

cool, now I need to decide, pics of my yard, or inside the house

todrain · Apr 15, 2003, 02:07 PM

I'm going to see the Texas Rangers and the Cal. Angels tomorrow from a luxury suite... I'll try and bring my camera. (the Rangers suck, but the ballpark is awesome!)

Sealobo · Apr 15, 2003, 02:15 PM

I am in.

Demonhood · Apr 15, 2003, 02:53 PM

i'm down.

Anomalous · Apr 15, 2003, 03:06 PM

Sorry, count me out. I have neither a camera nor a place to host it. In fact, with my 56K connection, I could barely even view a thread full of pictures.

palmberg · Apr 15, 2003, 03:11 PM

Sounds good. I know just what to shoot....

PAC-Rat · Apr 15, 2003, 04:33 PM

Hmm...

This is happening just days after another site did it...
Here it is.

Still a good idea.

AB^2=BCxAC · Apr 15, 2003, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by PAC-Rat:
Hmm...

This is happening just days after another site did it...

Well, that sure is a wierd coincidence. But let me add that those M.I.T. kids have A.S.P.I.R.A.T.I.O.N.S. -- where as we don't really know what we're doing from a goat's toenail. Ours will definitly be more fun!

agentz · Apr 15, 2003, 04:49 PM

I like this idea... now if only I can remember to take my camera with me tomorrow!

sworthy · Apr 15, 2003, 05:40 PM

I'm down, though I'll probably hold off until after my job interview, they might think I'm weird.

keekeeree · Apr 15, 2003, 05:52 PM

I'm in!

In college, my photojournalism class did a "Day In The Life" project on a small farming community. The afternoon before, three carloads of camera-carrying college kids rolled into town. (That night, two car loads of kids cruised the small town looking for someplace to buy beer!

) We started at 5am and shot all day until just shortly past sunset. It was a long and tiring day, but worth every minute and drop of sweat. The local paper published the tabloid paper we put together. Very cool project.

sambeau · Apr 15, 2003, 06:28 PM

gwan den.

ARENA · Apr 15, 2003, 07:41 PM

Great thread!

I'll come back tomorrow with a pic of my day.

Dex13 · Apr 15, 2003, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
I'd be more than happy to donate a couple of MB to people without webspace.

Charging camera now. Great idea.

Yeah I will lend some space
mail:[email protected]

talisker · Apr 15, 2003, 09:54 PM

So where's the pics. It's been the 16 April for ages here - do we have to wait for those tardy Americans to catch up? (No digital camera here unfortunately)

thePurpleGiant · Apr 15, 2003, 10:33 PM

Wow, it's midday on the 16th and I'm the first one! My day off today, so I am at home.

My picture:

My girlfriend stayed at my place last night, thats her car in the picture. It's a picture of my street. Not too interesting, but we haven't gone anywhere yet!

Might edit later to put another photo of me and Kate wherever we decide to go today.

Face Ache · Apr 15, 2003, 11:44 PM

Here's my street this morning. The camera's straight - the power pole isn't.

The beach is just over that thar hill.

Blue sky. Typical...

We move into our new house in two weeks. I just found out ADSL is available there too. Woohoo! (I was worried there for a few weeks).

juanvaldes · Apr 15, 2003, 11:59 PM

what are you waiting for! Go to the beach and take some pictures!!

a snapshot of your..um...garden would be nice too

torsoboy · Apr 16, 2003, 12:12 AM

it's still only 10pm on the 15th here... we're sure to see a lot more tommorow.

Face Ache · Apr 16, 2003, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by juanvaldes:
what are you waiting for! Go to the beach and take some pictures!!

Thought about that but I've got 2 kids to wrangle and it's a bit warm outside. Mebbe later - I've been meaning to pop down there and make one of those panorama thingies that Mastrap has been doing.

Originally posted by juanvaldes:
a snapshot of your..um...garden would be nice too

I don't have a... um... garden at the moment. BTW: The house I've just bought has a very large shed with a very large lock on the door and an air-conditioning unit installed. The owner wouldn't let me see inside. I wonder what that's all about?

Oh well it's mine in 2 weeks.

thePurpleGiant · Apr 16, 2003, 05:41 AM

Okay, taken another pic for you all.

Me and Kate cooking a cheesecake (well, trying), mmmmm cheesecake, it's our first non-packet mix adventure. Still setting, wont be ready till 1am, but i'll be there!!

Sealobo · Apr 16, 2003, 06:07 AM

My reading.

Face Ache · Apr 16, 2003, 06:07 AM

Originally posted by thePurpleGiant:
Me and Kate cooking a cheesecake

Step 1. Put on cheesecake-making hat.

thePurpleGiant · Apr 16, 2003, 06:13 AM

Originally posted by Face Ache:
Here's my street this morning. The camera's straight - the power pole isn't.

You don't happen to be from Doubleview do you? Your photo looks like it, but then again, a lot of suburbs of Perth look like that!

Mastrap · Apr 16, 2003, 07:11 AM

Lunch. Fried rice with pork, chilies, cashews, herbs and lime.

mrfrost · Apr 16, 2003, 07:14 AM

Ok, here it goes.

6:30 am : Fianc�e is feeding the fish. We are getting ready to go to work. (my work that is)

8:30 am : Turns out I didn't have to work so we decided to drop by "t'Zwin" since we were in the neighborhood. Had our breakfast outside.

9:30 am : Me, friend of all things living. *cough*

11 am : On the way back to the car.

So, that's it so far. Expect more later.

iCol · Apr 16, 2003, 07:53 AM

This is I, just a few mins ago... I just went out to check my mailbox, and figured I would take a pic while I was out there for you guys... However, squinting in the sun made me look angry!

I a happy though!

Face Ache · Apr 16, 2003, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by thePurpleGiant:
You don't happen to be from Doubleview do you?

No. Ocean Reef.

Is the cheesecake ready yet?

Face Ache · Apr 16, 2003, 09:24 AM

Originally posted by iCol:

Colin shuffled, blinking, into the light. He could feel the alien sun burning into his skin. He needed to get back in the shadows, into the dark and fast. Throwing a forearm across his face, partly to block the light from his eyes and partly to ward off the evil star above, Colin retreated back into the shadows where he felt so at home.

He would check the mail after the sun went down ...

Dum-dum-duuuuuum!

Stay tuned for the further adventures of Colin the Vampyre.

The Placid Casual · Apr 16, 2003, 09:38 AM

Ok boring pics first! I have my camera, but nothing interesting to take photos of...typical!

No work for me today as my Powermac has suddenly given up the ghost! So I went to my parents house this morning to grab some breakfast (!)...

View of at least some of the road they live in:

Then this afternoon I have had to set a temporary work space with my trust roadwarrior iBook...

Off out now, so much more interesting pics later!!

Peace,

Marc

MacPino · Apr 16, 2003, 10:01 AM

it was barber day today!

AB^2=BCxAC · 11:26 AM

That hair is oddly disturbing with the little pino sig under it... I dare say it's almost offputting to continue a thread after such a creepy mass of short and curlies.

But onward I go!

Everyone's pictures are looking great so far. I hope we have lot's by the end of the day. I can't wait to get some of my own up soon (edit: I added some before lunch). It's about an hour to lunch time, and I've got my camera ready to go with me while I run a few errands...

Edit: Here are three from my morning batch

The Upper East Side... I choose to believe Henry Orient still lives in this cesspool (Lord knows I couldn't afford it).

That squirrel's got nuts of iron!

Aww, spring.

mdc · Apr 16, 2003, 11:44 AM

8:00am : english class

now : college cafe

andi*pandi · Apr 16, 2003, 11:47 AM

this is great, and just what the lounge needs. I can't post pix today.. can we extend this a week?

Webscreamer · Apr 16, 2003, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Mr_Frost:
Ok, here it goes.

She is a hottie

DesignerTerp · Apr 16, 2003, 12:03 PM

This thread is such a neat idea, and I loved looking at all your pics!
That being said, here is one of my desk..yes it is messy..

Part of our lot--it's like going thru a maze to get down to the main building:

This last shot is cool--my building at work butts up to the train tracks and we go out back there to smoke. The other day, we noticed a momma goose--who had laid her eggs right next to the train tracks! I have no idea how she is going to get her babies back to the water. We watch her everyday..kinda cool..

Webscreamer · Apr 16, 2003, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by Marc2211:

I have those same speakers... don't you have them switched around?! the one with the on/off should be on the right!

maxintosh · Apr 16, 2003, 12:23 PM

Get on my bike:

Bike to class:

Go to class:

Eat some food:

Go back to my dorm:

Chill in my room:

Fire Dept. has been here all week

This is kind of a cool shot though:

icruise · Apr 16, 2003, 12:51 PM

Ok, this is sort of a cheat, since the picture here was actually taken several months ago, but I saw a bunch of these same bags at the store today and I didn't have a camera. It's a whole line of merchandise here in Japan.