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I was playing around with HDR processing today while 'writing' my paper (not much writing actually happened). I started looking around for tutorials since last week, but I finally managed to get it right - though I had to Photomatix rather than Photoshop. Oh well. Here are the fruits of my labor:
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He is staring out of the window of his office one day, wondering how his life had spiraled so out of control. He is two seconds away from calling his lawyer and requesting divorce papers, but something - some kind of affection he still holds for his wife - keeps his hand off the phone. He mentally runs through the pros and cons of his relationship ( Read more... ) -
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She swept into his life for the first time on a Monday, all windswept hair and beautiful shining eyes. Her cheeks were rosy from the heat and her hair was frizzy from the oppressive humidity. He doesn’t remember details, but he remembers that it felt like being hit in the head by a two-by-four. His friends had laughed and ribbed him on when he got ( Read more... ) -
Mother's Day Interlude
To my mother,
I never said thank you for holding my hair while I threw up in the bathtub because I couldn't aim into the toilet. I never said thank you for sleeping in my bed because I had cramps that hurt more than anything I've ever felt. I never said thank you for killing those harmless spiders and pulling out those bloodsucking ticks. I never ( Read more... ) -
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I've turned into a strong believer in fate lately. I haven't really given the idea much thought before college, but sometimes I think back on the almost 20 years of life I have lived and wondered if everything that happened really was supposed to be. I think it's terribly romantic, in a way, to think that someone has a plan for us and that ( Read more... ) -
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Brad is a firm believer in divine intervention. He believes that God had a plan for everything and that, perhaps, His plan for Brad was slightly bigger than others. As one of the star players for the number one college football team in the nation, he acknowledged that he was more than blessed. He helped lead their team to the top with his best ( Read more... ) -
For you
I don't get how you can look at me and tell me you want to be in a relationship when I've told you I don't. How can you honestly expect good to come out of a one-sided relationship. I don't want you to hurt or get violent, but I'm so sick of going around in circles and for you to keep expecting me to be all these things to you that I'm not. I want ( Read more... ) -
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He watches as she slides out of his bed and begins to dress. Her body is slim and graceful - all curves and soft silky flesh. He knows she moisturizes obsessively and it pays off. He notices her breasts are firmer and her stomach has a tiny pouch that normally isn't there. She must be close to having her period. Sometimes, it freaks him out that he ( Read more... ) -
side note
I ran across this again today. I took a Shakespeare class last semester and one of the last plays we read was King Lear. The character of Edgar always fascinated me and I think I would like to either read or write a story about Edgar after the play ends. He is, in my opinion, one of Shakespeare's most complex and honorable characters.
