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Apr. 29th, 2004
Funny & Educational Cartoons about China
Apr. 29th, 2004 11:18 am( click here )
Humorous and entertaining tibits of Chinese history and inventions. Loved the bit on time pieces and the importance of precise timing to ancient Chinese astronomy/astrology...
Excerpt:
But also... he [the court astrologer] was supposed to know the horoscope of all the royal offspring at the exact moment of conception. Customarily, an astrologer perched on the roof during the emperor's connubial encounters.
Astrologer: *shouting from rooftop* NOW is aspicious, Majesty, NOW!!
Heheh. So very amusing. ^_^
Humorous and entertaining tibits of Chinese history and inventions. Loved the bit on time pieces and the importance of precise timing to ancient Chinese astronomy/astrology...
Excerpt:
But also... he [the court astrologer] was supposed to know the horoscope of all the royal offspring at the exact moment of conception. Customarily, an astrologer perched on the roof during the emperor's connubial encounters.
Astrologer: *shouting from rooftop* NOW is aspicious, Majesty, NOW!!
Heheh. So very amusing. ^_^
Playing around with Photoshop
Apr. 29th, 2004 11:04 pmMessed around with layers and tools... Downloaded various random plugins online... Ended up with this:
Not too bad for a first try at a satiny/silky background tile. Most of the effort was spent in making sure the edges don't stand out when tiled. Bit small, since I'm used to 100x100 images. Gold because I had a really hard time finding any gold silk backgrounds back when I wanted one when designing my GJ themes. ('Course, I don't need it anymore *now*, but might as well.)
Not too bad for a first try at a satiny/silky background tile. Most of the effort was spent in making sure the edges don't stand out when tiled. Bit small, since I'm used to 100x100 images. Gold because I had a really hard time finding any gold silk backgrounds back when I wanted one when designing my GJ themes. ('Course, I don't need it anymore *now*, but might as well.)