a different sort of distraction

This morning I e-mailed a photographer friend of mine asking if she was interested in doing a photo of me that would be suitable for giving to the geology department to use in their gallery of photos, or to send along with an abstract when speaking at conferences where they want to include a photo of the speaker to help people remember which speaker is which. She replied saying that by coincidence she had her living room set up with lights and backdrop suitable for that kind of photo shoot today, but wanted to get it all packed up tomorrow before visitors arrived. So I dropped what I was doing and off I went, accompanied by baronsnorri, who was nice enough to do the drive across town, giving me a chance to work on sewing whilst we were en route.

If any of you should ever need a photographer and happen to be in Tasmania when the need strikes, I strongly recommend Fiona! She also does weddings and special events, and I'm told is good with kids and pets too. I am one of those people who usually looks much cuter in the mirror than in photos, but she managed to get me four photos I liked enough to take home with me. Look, here's one of them now...

Now to catch up on the work I didn't get done whilst at the photo shoot!

a different sort of distraction

This morning I e-mailed a photographer friend of mine asking if she was interested in doing a photo of me that would be suitable for giving to the geology department to use in their gallery of photos, or to send along with an abstract when speaking at conferences where they want to include a photo of the speaker to help people remember which speaker is which. She replied saying that by coincidence she had her living room set up with lights and backdrop suitable for that kind of photo shoot today, but wanted to get it all packed up tomorrow before visitors arrived. So I dropped what I was doing and off I went, accompanied by baronsnorri, who was nice enough to do the drive across town, giving me a chance to work on sewing whilst we were en route.

If any of you should ever need a photographer and happen to be in Tasmania when the need strikes, I strongly recommend Fiona! She also does weddings and special events, and I'm told is good with kids and pets too. I am one of those people who usually looks much cuter in the mirror than in photos, but she managed to get me four photos I liked enough to take home with me. Look, here's one of them now...

Now to catch up on the work I didn't get done whilst at the photo shoot!

cool water-saving device

While out getting my photo done done today, I stopped to make use of facilities at her house before heading home, and was delighted at the system they've got for hand-washing. The sink is on top of the toilet tank, so that when you flush the toilet water starts running into the sink, with which you can wash your hands, and that water then fills the tank ready for the next flush. A truly brilliant idea. I bet that it will encourage folk to actually wash their hands, because the water runs till the tank is re-filled, so if it is there, you may as well use it! And you don't need to touch the knob to turn it off afterwards, which is good since you turned it on with your un-washed hands. It is also set up in typical Australian fashion with a choice between "half-flush" and "full flush" depending upon what needs to be flushed this time.

cool water-saving device

While out getting my photo done done today, I stopped to make use of facilities at her house before heading home, and was delighted at the system they've got for hand-washing. The sink is on top of the toilet tank, so that when you flush the toilet water starts running into the sink, with which you can wash your hands, and that water then fills the tank ready for the next flush. A truly brilliant idea. I bet that it will encourage folk to actually wash their hands, because the water runs till the tank is re-filled, so if it is there, you may as well use it! And you don't need to touch the knob to turn it off afterwards, which is good since you turned it on with your un-washed hands. It is also set up in typical Australian fashion with a choice between "half-flush" and "full flush" depending upon what needs to be flushed this time.