current music: Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire current mood: doubleyoo tee eff

People.

Please. Don't use ear candles. They are dangerous, and there is no plausible physical method by which they could do anything. Except drip hot wax into your ears, onto your neck, deposit more wax than it suppos...

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This will probably end up being one of two posts made relatively close to each other. I'm breaking them up because one is going to be one of those long-winded sciency ones that I love doing so much and that nobody but me cares about.

It's been a right long while since I posted any scans of my hand...

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So I needed to aim lights. This requires someone sitting at the console, and someone doing the actual aiming. Kids love pushing buttons and being helpful, and there was one standing right there.

"Hey."

Dead-faced, her eyes gazing at nothing in particular, she stood next to her parents, who were...

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Today's production tip: disconnect electrical cables before sticking your fingers in to fix the wires.

I'm taking out a fairly nice rig this time, mostly consisting of newer fixtures - Martin MAC 250 spots and washes. For 250-watt fixtures, they're satisfyingly bright…the washes, anyway. The spots...

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Just what I wanted - Facebook in my iTunes.

Remember when there were applications that just played music?

Exit, stage left. Sparks

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