Progress, in a sidewise direction
Sunday, June 21st, 2009 04:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rolanniThe second bookshelf, it is built. The coon cat, having shown us how the first one went together, left us on our own.
We, were, of course, Humbled By His Trust.
Not only is the second bookshelf built, it is now in place and has books on it. It's downright amazing how much floor space is in this office when half of it isn't covered with knee-high piles of books. Mind you, I have only one (short) shelf empty, so there are more knee-high piles of books in my very near future, but for the moment, I can dance.
Metaphorically speaking.
Tomorrow, perhaps, the chest of drawers will be built and the Stuff from the hutch of the old desk can be stowed in it, opening up Even More Floor Space. I have alas, given up hope that Hexapuma and I can build the chest of drawers all by our onesies. We'll need Steve for this, you betcha. Lucky Steve.
The building marathon has illuminated how my brain works, though not necessarily in any useful way. I mean, I know, intellectually, that I'm a Converted Lefty and thereby have Severe (and Comical) Spatial Issues. However, it's rarely given me to know that the reason I can't put together the drawer that is exactly like the drawer I just put together with no problem is because, as I said to Steve, "It's in the wrong direction." Interesting insight, but not ultimately useful, since it was, yanno, in the wrong direction and I couldn't even Begin to think about how to orient it, or me, so I could actually understand what I was seeing. Argh. And a tip of the hat to the Sisters of Mercy.
For those playing along at home, the amended manuscript went in to our long-suffering editor this morning. The Fix added about 600 words, meaning that Mouse and Dragon now weighs in at 115,000 words.
And, now, back to untangling my office.
Edited to ask: Does anybody know how to get the address label off the front of the New Yorker without doing violence to the illustration? I love, love, LOVE the space-guy reading among the litter of the planet, and want to be able to hang it up and love it forever.
We, were, of course, Humbled By His Trust.
Not only is the second bookshelf built, it is now in place and has books on it. It's downright amazing how much floor space is in this office when half of it isn't covered with knee-high piles of books. Mind you, I have only one (short) shelf empty, so there are more knee-high piles of books in my very near future, but for the moment, I can dance.
Metaphorically speaking.
Tomorrow, perhaps, the chest of drawers will be built and the Stuff from the hutch of the old desk can be stowed in it, opening up Even More Floor Space. I have alas, given up hope that Hexapuma and I can build the chest of drawers all by our onesies. We'll need Steve for this, you betcha. Lucky Steve.
The building marathon has illuminated how my brain works, though not necessarily in any useful way. I mean, I know, intellectually, that I'm a Converted Lefty and thereby have Severe (and Comical) Spatial Issues. However, it's rarely given me to know that the reason I can't put together the drawer that is exactly like the drawer I just put together with no problem is because, as I said to Steve, "It's in the wrong direction." Interesting insight, but not ultimately useful, since it was, yanno, in the wrong direction and I couldn't even Begin to think about how to orient it, or me, so I could actually understand what I was seeing. Argh. And a tip of the hat to the Sisters of Mercy.
For those playing along at home, the amended manuscript went in to our long-suffering editor this morning. The Fix added about 600 words, meaning that Mouse and Dragon now weighs in at 115,000 words.
And, now, back to untangling my office.
Edited to ask: Does anybody know how to get the address label off the front of the New Yorker without doing violence to the illustration? I love, love, LOVE the space-guy reading among the litter of the planet, and want to be able to hang it up and love it forever.
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Date: 2009-06-21 09:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-21 09:38 pm (UTC)Labels
Date: 2009-06-21 09:42 pm (UTC)Mary C
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Date: 2009-06-21 09:43 pm (UTC)It's on the website. You may be able to save and print a copy that way: http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2009-06-08 (http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2009-06-08)
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Date: 2009-06-21 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-21 11:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 12:39 am (UTC)If you right-click on the picture, it offers the option to "Save Picture As...". You can choose .JPG or bitmap as a format (I used .JPG) and save it to disk. When I open the resulting .JPG file with software that speaks 'picture', it's about 2/3 of a page in size. I can then print that on a color printer. If I scale it to full-page size, I get something that is obviously pixelated if you look closely, but looks nice and smooth from a few feet away.
I assume that Firefox and Mozilla etc. offer similar "save the picture I'm pointing at" options.
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Date: 2009-06-22 12:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 01:15 am (UTC)Thank you!
Success!
Date: 2009-06-22 04:20 am (UTC)Try this
Date: 2009-06-21 09:44 pm (UTC)A bit riskier is ironing the lable through a plain paper towel, several layers but no steam.
Re: Try this
Date: 2009-06-21 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-21 09:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-21 10:13 pm (UTC)Missed my shot, alas.
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Date: 2009-06-21 11:29 pm (UTC)Since you have a subscription
Date: 2009-06-22 12:39 am (UTC)So, if you have a good color printer that's one option. You might also be able to print it to a PDF if you have the appropriate software installed. If you don't have PDF generation software, PDFCreator is open-source and easy to install and use.
-- Alan Miller
Re: Since you have a subscription
Date: 2009-06-22 01:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 02:00 am (UTC)New Yorker Cover
Date: 2009-06-22 11:55 am (UTC)Bill Cowell
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Date: 2009-06-22 02:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-22 02:41 pm (UTC)I want access to Terry Pratchett's L space!
Newyorker Cover
Date: 2009-06-22 09:15 pm (UTC)http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2009-06-08#folio=CV1
Print it out yourself.
how to remove a label
Date: 2009-06-26 01:47 am (UTC)Craig