July 2006 Archives

So I decided to shave my head. No particular reason, just kind of bored and am facing down a good two solid weeks of tough work so it seemed like the logical things to do. So far I have only one observaction:

I am cold.

It may just be that it's no longer 90 degrees and sunny outside, but sitting in the office I'm a whole lot colder than I typically am. You wouldn't think a really short head of hair would retain that much more heat than effectively no hair, but you'd be wrong.

Ahh well, I'll be warm again in 2 - 4 weeks depending on how fast it grows.

"Celebrate the independance of your country by blowing up a small portion of it". I love that quote from the simpsons. As per usual, another great Taylor 4th party, the final year for this particular BBQ of mine. Bernuli, burner and heat shield all failed and it will cost more to repair than just get a new one. Still, it afforded some fun in fashioning a new one, particularly discovering the relatively low melting point of aluminum and just how far away from a visible flame hair will singe: More pictures in the flickr set. My first practical use of the knowledge gained from the photography class - namely how to compensate for high contrast and camera shake when trying to shoot fireworks. Still kind of blurry since my knee doesn't make an ideal tripod apparently.