Assignment #4 - this for a 'fun', 'short' week?

On a positive note, I've lurked through a number of generators ... and may never repeat the experience.

My blues name I like - "Howlin'" Bill Beech [and I'm hitting ebay to snap up his oeuvre] but not as much as that produced on the Vampire Name Generator: The Duke of Scandanavia, or the Hermes of the Underworld. [Since he was having a bad week, I showed a colleague his Blues Name. It came up as "Desolate" Lemon Jones. If something unfortunate transpires on the weekend, I'll have a troubled conscience].

The complaint letter generator didn't give me enough capacity to participate in the venom (but the range of polysyllabic adjectives may provide grist for the mill]. The techno-gods were working in my favour since the Soduko generator was down. My addiction is virulent enough without gaining an additional source for my fix.

I abandoned the Ideas Generator quickly when the conjunction of elements gave me "changeable torture apparatus". It made me think of the work assignments I have to complete over the weekend

Of Web 2.0 generators, I tried several. I liked the results of the Logo Generator. I may try to use it as a blogger header (if I can remember where I saved it... sigh.) My spirits rose when I discovered the Web 2.0 Bullshit Generator. I now know where to go for soundbites like "engage rss-capable ecologies" or "integrate user-contributed folksonomies" before I get trapped into inevitable future technical discussions.

As for the major assignment, I did find the potential for modifying digital photos fascinating.

I recreated my own image in the styles of Hockney (almost a success)

and Warhol (much less so).

The badge would have been useful at last weekend's dinner-with-the-family, including 11 high energy, high decibel great-nieces (and one sole great-nephew).



However, the latest arrival - Ruby Beverly McKenzie will be baptized in Orono in late November and I fear I'm hosting the reception. The badge may come in handy then.

Finally, let me share tidings of a great shock. I discovered today comments made in response to an earlier posting from 'anonymous'. The comments were helpful and I will follow them up but their very presence has shaken me. Am I more exposed to the greater net than I thought I was in following this in-house training program? Is 'anonymous' a helpful fellow student or a samaritan on the wider world web? This time help; the next time harm?

But, enough of doom and gloom. This is an opportunity for me to indulge my new passion for lolcats. Good weekend all!