there is a very specific feeling of relief upon realizing I don’t need to hurry to finish a library book before it’s due, because I definitely will want to buy a copy for future reference and cross-checking.
(the book in question is Gossip Men: J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the Politics of Insinuation by Christopher M. Elias)
it seems to work better the more the photo could be categorized as “the worst anyone has ever done it”. perfectly aligned and clear photo? horrible, no QR to be found. blurry off-square nightmare? I’m getting right in
I’m seriously considering trying to design a little low-contrast kelp-inspired tiling background for the blog, as well as some little sea slugs to scatter here and there… it’s a sea slug garden, after all! I’ve mostly only done scientific illustration and a little draft linoleum block print of a slug, but I bet I can figure out some arts to put up here regardless.
the Shostakovich jazz suites