Dare I? Dare I take a photo of a friend who looks like this and turn her into a painting by Frida Kahlo? O.K. Of course I do. But do I dare to show it? I mean, given the times?
How long does consent last, anyway?
And is it still my "creation" after converting the image using A.I.?
I feel it is.
You should see it printed. Then maybe you'd say. . . ah!
I bought a new printer that would allow me to use thicker art papers in the top feeder. Making a print using the top feeder is a lot easier and more predictable.
It was a cheap Canon printer. I'm sending it back. The quality is shit.
There are some great thicker art papers made for inkjets that will not feed through the top feeder. It is frustrating, and I wonder how the companies who make them are able to sell them.
I had a lot of time to set up and use the printer I had ordered yesterday as I waited on the gas guy to come check my meter. I was given the option of 8-12 or 12-4. I took the former.
"The tech will call you half an hour before coming. Make certain you have your privacy settings on your phone turned off."
At 11:45, I still had not gotten a call. From the tech, I mean. My phone rang a lot, and each time I answered it, it was a spam call. I decided to call the gas company to see what was going on. I chose the automated option to have them call me back when a representative was available. Twenty minutes later, I got the callback.
"No sir, we don't give times. He will show up sometime today."
I called bullshit on this having just been given the option the day before.
"You don't need to be there anyway," said my rep. "He's just going to read the meter."
I was pissed.
"What the fuck good is that going to do?"
I didn't say that, exactly. Something milder.
I was getting nowhere, and I gave in.
I never did get the call from the tech. I don't even know if he came.
Meanwhile, I was having a devil of a time making a decent looking print. It turns out that none of the paper companies make paper profiles for that particular printer, so I was using profiles that were close.
Nothing really worked. Now comes the pain of repacking the printer and paying shipping cost to send it back. I should have bought it on Amazon.
That is what I get, though, for trying to go with a cheap option. Lesson learned.
Just read we are changing the clocks again this weekend. WTF? Will this never end?
I haven't gotten a callback from the State Attorney's Office, either. I just keep swinging and missing. It's the mirror I broke, I'm sure--combined with the voodoo hex my spooky ex put on me. I should have ground that glass into dust and buried it instead of simply throwing salt over my shoulder.
I'm always willing to take the easy way.
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