1 Year Ago

The full moon is a perfect way to usher in the new year for JohnRoscigno.com (please be lenient on the quality; no tripod + my first attempt at astral-photography = a little grainy) I said just about everything I wanted to about this blog last night, but I'm so happy to have made it full circle with this project. It's come a long way from where it was, and I think it's improved significantly, but I'd really love to get some feedback on how you've enjoyed this blog over the last year, so please leave me a comment (or 2 if you've really enjoyed it).

That's All Folks!

Today is the end of Year 1 at JohnRoscigno.com. What a journey this has been. When I started this blog, I thought "what a cool idea taking a photo every day would be" - obviously my thoughts on the matter have changed since then; taking an interesting photo everyday is worthwhile, but I don't always see/have the time to take that interesting shot. Nevertheless, this blog has opened my eyes to what has become a solid hobby unlike others that have waned over the years. I appreciate everyone who has contributed to this blog as well; notably my guest photographers Bunny, Christina, and my dad, all of whom have been featured here in various posts. The picture today is actually pretty important and relevant to this post - it's the first picture I took (and saved) with my k850i cell phone - the one that started this blog. Taken from the top of the Loyola Village steps on Lone Mountain at USF. Also interesting thing to note: the domed building in the photo is where Bunny and I had a field trip when we first met (we had formal introductions later that day). I do have some things to say about today, and actually, it's a rather significant announcement: As of September 15th, 2009, I'll be starting a real teaching job for a Calculus class! While I was apprehensive at first, I know that teaching will be a great experience and for the most part I'm looking forward to it. I also had my first quiz in Visual Basic class today - in all honesty, anyone who's ever actually used a Windows operating system probably could have passed this test, but an A is still an A. Please note that I'll be continuing JohnRoscigno.com for the foreseeable future. I really like working on this project, and I hope you'll continue to read it. I also want to announce that I'm investigating a means to have this blog's first year printed in either a hard or soft-cover edition, and would be happy to respond to any interest. I've had my work printed before, and at the very least I'm looking forward to having a tactile copy of all of the work and time I've spent on this blog. **Rough estimates suggest a ~200-page book at ~$85, though that may change depending on the number of orders placed (but I'm not sure about that).**

The Sky is Yellow

The Station Fire is getting closer to the valley, so when the winds shift the smoky clouds come over us. It was raining a little bit of ash for a little while, and this evening the sky was bright yellow and the sun was actually a really pretty pink/red color. I got to install Snow Leopard, which, while not necessarily a greatly noticeable upgrade on the surface, has already made itself recognizable if only in how quickly programs load on what was already a fast computer. This afternoon I was also playing with timed exposures and lasers, but that will have to wait for another day.