I need to start coming home at 1:00 more often.

[av8rmike]

I had an eye doctor appointment for 3:00 today, and since I'd be in the area, I also called the violin shop to see if I could try out some new bows. So, it seems that I might not need to blow my tax refund here after all, as I couldn't find a bow for what I wanted to spend. Indeed, I couldn't even tell Roger (the luthier) what it was about my current bow that I wasn't satisfied with. That would lead me to believe the deficiency is in the player/technique, not the equipment. He did let me try a few carbon fiber bows, but they didn't really live up to the hype.

Then it was off to the eye doctor. After close to 20 years of RGP lenses, I put in an order for soft contacts. Should prove interesting.

I walked around a bit and took some pictures of the flowering trees before they all blow away. I'm thinking of signing up for a Flickr account, since everyone else seems to use it, and ImageStation is pretty much useless for hot-linking.

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[violaman.livejournal.com]

You won't regret switching to soft contacts (they're extremely comfortable and don't move around on your eyeballs) or signing up for a Flickr account. The only drawback is that they put limits on the number of files you can upload and the number of photo sets you can have with a free account. I eventually paid $50 for a 2-year subscription. If you do that, you can set up a custom URL on their site so your link isn't a random string of gibberish. The other thing I like about Flickr is that uploading files is easy and unobtrusive. I used to use Webshots but their upload tool wanted to impose itself as my desktop background and screensaver. Flickr's "Uploadr" tool just uploads photos, and you can drag & drop photos onto the tool. And the site is just plain fun to use.

[av8rmike.livejournal.com]

I have Photobucket and Imagestation now. I signed up for the latter mostly so I could view other's pictures. Neither one does everything I want particularly well.

The contact thing is going to be an experiment, since I really can't wear my current contacts any more. Also, the doctor told me not to try. I'll still have a week between when the contacts come in and I have to go away.