Comments for battey.me http://battey.me not a "mommy" blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Photography and Cycling. by Stephen http://battey.me/photography-and-cycling/#comment-1000 Stephen Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:56:21 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1683#comment-1000 A guy at the bikeshop told me that night riding without lights was illegal here so I bought them. As for going to the gym....sooo lazy x_x A guy at the bikeshop told me that night riding without lights was illegal here so I bought them. As for going to the gym….sooo lazy x_x

]]> Comment on Photo Editing, Work, Lattes, and Video Games by Stephen http://battey.me/photo-editing-work-lattes-and-video-games/#comment-999 Stephen Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:55:04 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1686#comment-999 I do use lightroom as well. I import and batch edit in lightroom and then do fine adjustments in photoshop that aren't possible in lightroom. :) My photoshopping typically involves removing things from the image or fixing big problems that I didn't see when composing the shot. (Like the backdrop failing to reach the edge of the frame...or people somehow ending up in the frame that aren't suPposed to be there.) We are fortunate to have a 24 hour coffee shop nearby for late nights of studying/blogging! I do use lightroom as well. I import and batch edit in lightroom and then do fine adjustments in photoshop that aren’t possible in lightroom. :)

My photoshopping typically involves removing things from the image or fixing big problems that I didn’t see when composing the shot. (Like the backdrop failing to reach the edge of the frame…or people somehow ending up in the frame that aren’t suPposed to be there.)

We are fortunate to have a 24 hour coffee shop nearby for late nights of studying/blogging!

]]> Comment on Photo Editing, Work, Lattes, and Video Games by Dez http://battey.me/photo-editing-work-lattes-and-video-games/#comment-998 Dez Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:39:50 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1686#comment-998 My house isn't spotlessly clean and could probably use a wipedown of walls, floors swept, and the works like that. However it is clean...enough? Still I enjoy cleaning it up and straightening things up. I just can never seem to find the energy to do the spotlessly clean look. Please lend me some of your energy! Your photoshop talents sound envious! I've never really used photoshop to edit my photos after I found Lightroom. I've found that it just flows better with what I like to do. Have you ever tried it out? Last but not least I'm a bit jealous of your coffee shop hangout. During our babymoon we went to Barnes and Noble where people were hanging out in the connected Starbucks with their laptops and I thought it was both cliche and nifty at the same time. Who wouldn't want to relax with a nice cup of tea or coffee and just fiddle around? My house isn’t spotlessly clean and could probably use a wipedown of walls, floors swept, and the works like that. However it is clean…enough? Still I enjoy cleaning it up and straightening things up. I just can never seem to find the energy to do the spotlessly clean look. Please lend me some of your energy!

Your photoshop talents sound envious! I’ve never really used photoshop to edit my photos after I found Lightroom. I’ve found that it just flows better with what I like to do. Have you ever tried it out?

Last but not least I’m a bit jealous of your coffee shop hangout. During our babymoon we went to Barnes and Noble where people were hanging out in the connected Starbucks with their laptops and I thought it was both cliche and nifty at the same time. Who wouldn’t want to relax with a nice cup of tea or coffee and just fiddle around?

]]> Comment on Photography and Cycling. by Kimm http://battey.me/photography-and-cycling/#comment-997 Kimm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:33:23 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1683#comment-997 I do understand about being lazy, there are days were I don't want to do anything but to veg in front of the tv. But I make myself use the treadmill for an hour and I find it helps me unwind better then just vegging and I'm also getting in shape.. Just book time for yourself and you will make going to the gym a good habit. At least you have lights on your bike, I see a lot of people who don't and they are the ones riding when it's dark out :( Thankfully no one took your bike or anything off the bike .. I do understand about being lazy, there are days were I don’t want to do anything but to veg in front of the tv. But I make myself use the treadmill for an hour and I find it helps me unwind better then just vegging and I’m also getting in shape.. Just book time for yourself and you will make going to the gym a good habit.

At least you have lights on your bike, I see a lot of people who don’t and they are the ones riding when it’s dark out :( Thankfully no one took your bike or anything off the bike ..

]]> Comment on Wordless Wednesday: Small Apartment, I win. by Stephen http://battey.me/wordless-wednesday-small-apartment-i-win/#comment-991 Stephen Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:06:25 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1651#comment-991 We have a lot of vertical storage solutions working in our apartment..some of them are frightening; like the closets. We have a lot of vertical storage solutions working in our apartment..some of them are frightening; like the closets.

]]> Comment on Wordless Wednesday: Small Apartment, I win. by Jenn http://battey.me/wordless-wednesday-small-apartment-i-win/#comment-989 Jenn Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:14:00 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1651#comment-989 I love this. Our house is relatively small, so my motto is "we can't go out, so we go up!" Vertical storage ftw. :) I love this. Our house is relatively small, so my motto is “we can’t go out, so we go up!” Vertical storage ftw. :)

]]> Comment on Marriage, and why it’s so important. by Stephanie http://battey.me/marriage-and-why-its-so-important/#comment-986 Stephanie Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:25:04 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1617#comment-986 My opinion on this is probably not the norm, but I actually think that government should not recognize the difference between gay and straight marriages. Everyone should be in a sort of "domestic partnership" or "civil union" in the eyes of the government. After all, the concept of marriage came from religions and other world cultures - except in DOMA, marriage has never before been defined as "one man and one woman". This way, everyone still has the same rights, and the super-religious don't have to think that any gay people are actually "married", whether they are or not. My opinion on this is probably not the norm, but I actually think that government should not recognize the difference between gay and straight marriages. Everyone should be in a sort of “domestic partnership” or “civil union” in the eyes of the government. After all, the concept of marriage came from religions and other world cultures – except in DOMA, marriage has never before been defined as “one man and one woman”. This way, everyone still has the same rights, and the super-religious don’t have to think that any gay people are actually “married”, whether they are or not.

]]> Comment on Cycling, Your Health, and Your Wallet. by Stephen http://battey.me/cycling-your-health-and-your-wallet/#comment-984 Stephen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:39:43 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1297#comment-984 I completely understand the scary part. My city doesn't have a lot of bicycle infrastructure either, but some of the major roads do. The side streets aren't busy, so usually it's not a huge issue. Hopefully cycling lanes will catch on, because for the less aggressive cyclist, they're a godsend. I completely understand the scary part. My city doesn’t have a lot of bicycle infrastructure either, but some of the major roads do. The side streets aren’t busy, so usually it’s not a huge issue.

Hopefully cycling lanes will catch on, because for the less aggressive cyclist, they’re a godsend.

]]> Comment on Blogging, Bowling, Cell Phones, and Food. by Stephen http://battey.me/blogging-bowling-cell-phones-and-food/#comment-983 Stephen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:09 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1661#comment-983 You should make it a thing to go bowling some time. I think maybe your daughter might enjoy it. (I don't know how old she is though, lol) I wasn't really hoping for anyone of them to win. Not really a football guy. I did, however, really enjoy some of the commercials. Jon Stamos getting headbutted was one of the best. You should make it a thing to go bowling some time. I think maybe your daughter might enjoy it. (I don’t know how old she is though, lol)

I wasn’t really hoping for anyone of them to win. Not really a football guy. I did, however, really enjoy some of the commercials. Jon Stamos getting headbutted was one of the best.

]]> Comment on Blogging, Bowling, Cell Phones, and Food. by Stephen http://battey.me/blogging-bowling-cell-phones-and-food/#comment-982 Stephen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:19 +0000 http://battey.me/?p=1661#comment-982 I wasn't really cheering for anyone. My husband was cheering for the patriots though. I spent my time equally criticizing both teams. =P I wasn’t really cheering for anyone. My husband was cheering for the patriots though. I spent my time equally criticizing both teams. =P

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