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aidan, the mud boy

March 11th, 2012
by Michael
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We had a nice preview of spring today with a near 70-degrees and partial sun, so we took a walk in the forest preserve. Aidan didn’t miss the opportunity to reacquaint himself with the earth–quite literally. Here he is transforming himself into “mud boy.”

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artistic imagery android style

March 3rd, 2012
by Michael
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Playing with a couple new photo apps, I created these images. The first one Aidan posed with his blanky in natural light. I ran it through Pixlr-o-matic. This is a post-processing app with many filters and features to affect overall image, background, and framing. It’s really versatile and free to boot.

Aidan and his Blanky Aidan and his Trusty Blanky

This next image was run through an app called Paper Camera. This app is used to capture and apply a series of effects to the image all at once. The range of effect possibilities is not as full as with Pixlr-o-matic, but what’s neat about it is that it allows videos to be captured with effects applied. For a $1.99 it offers some fun possibilities for whimsical image making on the go.

Aidan and his Recorder Aidan the Musician via Watercolor

Go make something today. It’s fun.

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souffle sensation

February 24th, 2012
by Michael
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We’re always looking for healthful, sensible meals that offer a little variety to our culinary adventures, so tonight Chris and I tried individual broccoli and goat cheese souffles. We had never made a souffle before, so we weren’t quite sure what to expect. They turned out great. We accompanied this main course with homemade buttermilk and chive crushed potatoes and a fresh garden salad. It was a meal fit for a king and queen–and all for under 500 calories. We had wanted to make roasted asparagus, but couldn’t figure out how manage cooking both the souffles and roasting the asparagus in a way where everything would be hot and ready at the same time. So, we’ll save the the roasted asparagus for lunch tomorrow.

Broccoli and Goat Cheese Souffle

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