{striatic}

by what compulsion am i posting this?

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:12:37 GMT

learning PHP

Tue, 04 Jan 2005 23:48:54 GMT

i know a bit of PHP, enough to have fun and get into trouble, but i'd really like a more thorough knowledge of the beeste.

this is my primary goal for this year.

(See more progress on "learn PHP"...)

merry christmas!

Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:52:05 GMT

flickr holiday icon madness

Originally uploaded by striatic
24 Dec '04, 11.43pm PST - from

"culled from this flickr ideas thread.

enjoy the Full Sized Image.

the flickr Hollydaze group will let you upload your icon master images for posterity.

for a compilation from an earlier icon madness craze, visit this image.

.. ah, early flickr..."

yet another quirky flickr craze.

holiday icons for all.

i whipped up this compilation.

Sat, 11 Dec 2004 07:38:25 GMT

here's a broadcast to all of those livejournalers who may or may not follow my blog.

i've syndicated my flickr photostream so that you can add it to your friends list ~ how very exciting.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/striatic_photos/ is the page you go to, then simply add it to your friends list from there and voila, some photos from me on your friends page each day.

do the wonders ever cease?

flickr light pen ~ dotted "i"

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:20:26 GMT

flickr light pen ~ dotted "i"

Originally uploaded by striatic
7 Dec '04, 3.59pm PST - from

"oh but yes.

shoulders of giants"

i won the "flickr flashlight challenge"

yipee!

although elfintech's BETA + red "r" version puts us all to shame.

the ten dollar "Grand Prize" will go to the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research.

winter is coming

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:40:25 GMT

Two on a Bench

Originally uploaded by Coffee Break
3 Dec '04, 1.32am PST - from

"wanna join?"

one of the things about flickr is that the seasonal changes are thrust upon you, even if you are geographically forunate/unfortunate.

so here's the iced over park bench that mocks us:

"you aren't going to be sitting on me for another 3 months."

and it is a flat picture too. i like flat pictures these days, if you didn't know.

port of toronto by bicycle

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 13:26:04 GMT

ashbridge's bay park ~ white knuckle

Originally uploaded by striatic
9 Nov '04, 3.30am PST - from

"at speed on the bike. i like that my keychain camera has no screen, so i am not tempted to take my eyes off the road when i do stuff like this.

you see, i really should have brought gloves .. my hands were really cold.

i was otherwise warm, however."

i've been biking around toronto a lot recently. i like it, even though i wish i had started in the warmer months.

i went down to the Port of Toronto for the first time and it was very interesting. close by and i didn't feel like i was in the city anymore.

here's a set of photos from my bike ride.

lest we forget

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:37:44 GMT

lest we forget

Originally uploaded by striatic
11 Nov '04, 4.12am PST - from

""In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."

John McCrae ~ "In Flanders Fields"

"

this image was blogged today on the flickrblog

very interesting ...

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:31:16 GMT

the folks over at flickr seem to be working on some means of algoritmically determining which images are the most interesting.

i sure hope they also attempt to determine the 100 least interesting images too.

Squared Circle

Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:30:43 GMT

a little while ago i started up a flickr group called squared circle. i wrote up some ground rules, invited all my friends and waited. one flickr blog post and 472+ photos later, i'm writing this blog post.

it has been very interesting to see the response that a little idea can generate. after the first 200 images, i worte a forum post to serve as a retrospective of some of the best images submitted so far.

here's a sampling:

on location for "The Frog and the Faery"

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:42:27 GMT

"The Frog and the Faery" ~ canoe dolly 2

Originally uploaded by striatic
10 Aug '04, 11.21pm PST - from

"using a canoe as a dolly for a tracking shot. this creates a faster and more even motion then paddling.

animated: striatic.net/misc/FFani.html"

finally got around to blogging this.

erin's crew in action, putting together the background video plates for her senior project.

in this shot, they use the canoe as a dolly for a tracking shot.

my cousin. in the house.

Sat, 07 Aug 2004 17:07:49 GMT

andrew ~ thuggin' it, but in slightly better lighting conditions

Originally uploaded by striatic
02 Aug '04, 2.21am PST - from
"this photographic image is a false representation...

he wears his hat forwards normally, all other lameness is completely natural"

making his infamous 'motts beats' hand sign.

"ASER" progressing nicely

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:31:20 GMT

a somewhat eternal respite ~ page 20

Originally uploaded by striatic
25 Jul '04, 5.43pm PST - from
"flickr's first daily updated comic, a panel per day."

the comic is moving along at a steady pace. We're to page 24 now.

here's page 20, with some folks dancing no less!

out on the town with erin and ru!

Sun, 18 Jul 2004 02:53:26 GMT

"DJ SEARS PORTRAIT STUDIO" {notes}

Originally uploaded by striatic
17 Jul '04, 10.38pm PST - from

"as i took this image, i had just announced my new 'DJ' name:
DJ SEARS PORTRAIT STUDIO
erin and ru found this very ammusing."

while off to have a little bubble tea on a saturday evening, hilarity ensues. pure hilarity.

'a somewhat eternal endeavour'

Thu, 08 Jul 2004 13:17:45 GMT

a somewhat eternal respite ~ cover

Originally uploaded by striatic
8 Jul '04, 5.53am PST - from
"flickr's first daily updated comic, a panel per day."

well folks, here goes nothing.

meet "a somewhat eternal respite", the new online comic by yours truly. for the next two months i will be creating and uploading this comic at the pace of a panel per day.

i hope you enjoy watching it unfold, as much as i hope to enjoy creating it.

flickr based comics ~ and why not?

{you can follow the updates from the 'aser' tag page.}

my girlfriend has no morals

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:31:48 GMT

Erin was reading this site and saw my gradient picture and made it her desktop background ~ THIEF!

cast along the gradient

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:58:44 GMT

skyProject ~ sunRise/moonFade

Originally uploaded by striatic
15 Jun '04, 12.19am PST - from
"the sun rises as the moon fades. full sized image"

i took this image at sunrise from the roof deck above our building, a short pan that includes both sun and moon in the same image.

my screen

Mon, 31 May 2004 07:25:07 GMT

My Screen ~ Really. {notes}

Originally uploaded by striatic.

Posted by striatic from

a kind of self portrait through my {very busy} screen.

isn't it hobvias?

Wed, 26 May 2004 02:51:19 GMT

My buddy yeöz typed in my 'name' into google on my birthday for some reason i cannot begin to comprehend. he took a screenshot of the result and it is now the fith highest result for hobvias sudoneighm.

now ~ me and some other flickrfolk are trying to googlebomb it up to number one.

correcting my rover collection link

Fri, 21 May 2004 14:55:52 GMT

it used to be that my friends filter for roverblogs only worked properly for me when i logged in .. but with this new link you can get your roverblogs fix without hunting around for them one at a time.

blogging images is fun!

Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:02:21 GMT

Calla

Originally uploaded by Earthman.

Posted by striatic from

don't you agree?

showing Earthman how to blog an image ~ you betcha.

Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:38:28 GMT

I normally don't do these, let alone make them, but this quiz was just too weird and creepy not to do. A great movie, by the way.

You are Rose.

Sensitive to a fault, you follow orders and try to keep a low profile. You often regret decisions that you have made, and more often than not let other people make the tough choices for you.

Which_'Magdalene_Sister'_are_you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Striatic, by the book.

Sat, 17 Apr 2004 20:11:42 GMT

Erin says that this little online assesment describes me perfectly:

You're The Dictionary!

by Merriam-Webster

You're one of those know-it-all types, with an amazing amount of
knowledge at your command. People really enjoy spending time with you in very short
spurts, but hanging out with you for a long time tends to bore them. When folks
really need an authority to refer to, however, you're the one they seek. You're an
exceptional speller and very well organized.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:00:51 GMT

I'm not normally one to respond to these kinds of things, but ...

{from caterina.net}:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

"Search your memory, Dr. Seldon. Perhaps there are fifty-two or fifty-three? Or perhaps even more?"
-Isaac Asimov, 'The Foundation Trilogy'

Best .. Wedding Photo .. EVER!

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:47:56 GMT

Wedding Photo

Originally uploaded by Stewart.

Posted by striatic from

I'd really love to have wedding photos this great.

simply delightful!