Monday, October 13, 2003
My school has a "weather webcam" so in case you don't have say, windows in your apartment you can go to the website and see what the weather is like outside. It's also convenient way to tell the difference between complex and abstract concepts like night and day. (Unsurprisingly, due to the extreme popularity of UIUC's Weather Webcam it's known by the affectionate nickname of: UIUC's Weather Webcam.)
UIUC's Weather WebCam
In this first picture you'll notice an artfully, very artfully drawn circle (multicolored) and an arrow (almost abstract) pointing to well...nothing. You've already guessed of course that this is an actual image captured by UIUC's vaunted Weather Webcam. The Weather Webcam is similiar to the Hubble Space Telescope except for the fact that the HST, is in space, is useful, and is named after Edwin Hubble.
In this second picture you'll notice a bright glowing spot* next to the beautifully typed legend: "The small dot to the left is me" and I have to say the picture is not lying! That small dot really is me!** (Yes, dreams do come true.) I know i'm a little difficult to see so I've provided another image of me blown up to proper proportions.
The large dot in the middle is me now. But I realize that I am still difficult to make out so I took the liberty of having the local police sketch artist draw a photorealistic likeness of me.
Amazingly, I look not unlike a young Colin Mcfarrell pre-Daredevil/Bullseye embarrassment.
*Bright glowing spot provided in part, courtesy of MagLite® Flashlights "It's Never Dark in America"
**For this picture I'm modelling Steve Madden sneakers $80. Banana Republic white crew T-shirt ($15), and Nautica Khaki cargo shorts $55 and I'm holding a Black MagLite® 3 D-Cell Model ($20).
[My girlfriend captured these images on her computer while i was running around in front of beckman for 15 minutes wearing all white clothes. I can assure you that my girlfriend is much more mature than I. Although, I realize that calling her more mature than me isn't really saying much.]
UIUC's Weather WebCam
In this first picture you'll notice an artfully, very artfully drawn circle (multicolored) and an arrow (almost abstract) pointing to well...nothing. You've already guessed of course that this is an actual image captured by UIUC's vaunted Weather Webcam. The Weather Webcam is similiar to the Hubble Space Telescope except for the fact that the HST, is in space, is useful, and is named after Edwin Hubble.
In this second picture you'll notice a bright glowing spot* next to the beautifully typed legend: "The small dot to the left is me" and I have to say the picture is not lying! That small dot really is me!** (Yes, dreams do come true.) I know i'm a little difficult to see so I've provided another image of me blown up to proper proportions.
The large dot in the middle is me now. But I realize that I am still difficult to make out so I took the liberty of having the local police sketch artist draw a photorealistic likeness of me.
Amazingly, I look not unlike a young Colin Mcfarrell pre-Daredevil/Bullseye embarrassment.
*Bright glowing spot provided in part, courtesy of MagLite® Flashlights "It's Never Dark in America"
**For this picture I'm modelling Steve Madden sneakers $80. Banana Republic white crew T-shirt ($15), and Nautica Khaki cargo shorts $55 and I'm holding a Black MagLite® 3 D-Cell Model ($20).
[My girlfriend captured these images on her computer while i was running around in front of beckman for 15 minutes wearing all white clothes. I can assure you that my girlfriend is much more mature than I. Although, I realize that calling her more mature than me isn't really saying much.]
