Lucky Design
This one had more to do with "design" than "luck". Today's Gratitude Item: Figuring out how to unfreeze my ipod thanks to a google search. I felt slightly silly admitting…
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October 31, 2010
Light Thief
The name was inspired by the quotation. This image was made using Fractal Science Kit, the background and quotation were added with PSP. Today's Gratitude Item: Fitting in a trip…
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October 30, 2010
Pebble Paper
This was created by taking "Light Thief" and creating a pattern from it using PSP. I then distorted and transformed multiple layers of the pattern to create the wallpaper and…
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October 29, 2010
Rainless Celebration
Created with Fractal Science Kit. This one took a bit of "tweaking" but the effort was worth it. Today's Gratitude Item: I had a small mountain of little things that…
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October 28, 2010
Thanks for the Jumper – A Poem
My 7th graders presented me with a pre-loved pinkish gray jumper in Science today. Apparently they got it at a market over the weekend and thought I'd appreciate it. Below…
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October 27, 2010
Inside the Machine
This one was only possible thanks to generous assistance from Ross Hilbert, the creator of Fractal Science Kit. Once he told me the variations he used to create some of…
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October 26, 2010
Holy Web
Originally created on a Friday morning, the quotation seemed oddly appropriate. Today's Gratitude Item: A great *long* weekend at dance camp. It goes something like this: dance, chat with friends,…
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October 25, 2010
Green Escape
That guy looks like he is escaping from an ecological nightmare. Today's Gratitude Item: One more sleep until dance camp! This blog is about to go "silent" for a few…
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October 21, 2010
Rough Immortality
In memory of Benoit Mandelbrot (20/11/1924 - 14/10/2010). His work made mine possible. Today's Gratitude Item: We *finally* have a worm farm for getting rid of kitchen scraps and so…
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October 20, 2010
Star Ripple
This one involved some hanging around and a carefully chosen gradient. Today's Gratitude Item: That most of my 9th graders did the homework that I asked them to do. In…
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October 19, 2010