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Almost famous, again

I made Andrew Sullivan's "The View from Your Window" again:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/11/the-view-fro-25.html

He captioned it incorrectly. I twas actually taken at 00:05 -- i.e., 5 minutes past midnight. The orangish color is from the tungsten filament light bulbs -- while they appear light to your eye, they are really orangish. Your brain is pretty smart and adjusts for this (and for fluorescent, or mercury vapor, or even sunny versus cloudy sunlight.)

So, that's the Santa Monica office and the LA apartment....next stop, Lompoc!

See also: Fame Awaits

Comments

Jesse said…
Nice. I guess I'll have to do a post about my brushes with near Internet fame.
November 27, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Jim said…
Now, now, there'll be none of that -- I can't have you ratcheting up the pressure to post!
November 28, 2007 at 8:00 AM
Anonymous said…
Hello?
Is there an echo in here?
February 22, 2008 at 9:53 PM
Jim said…
Eccchhooooo, Ecchhhhooooo, echooooo, echo.

Yep, there seems to be an echo in this cavernous empty space.
February 22, 2008 at 9:58 PM
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