What started off as a “wouldn’t be cool if” statement resulted in Lucidiom fielding a force to be reckoned with in indoor co-ed soccer. Sporting brand-spanking-new red Lucidiots t-shirts designed by Travis, we took the field last Wednesday with energy and excitement…
The game was close from start to finish. We lead by two at halftime, though the opposing team was able to come back and tie the game, 8-8. But for the first game for a team consisting of players that have either never played or haven’t played in over half a decade, a tie is acceptable to everyone except Steve, aka “The Boss Man.” After a good game one, we’re ready for a good season! The Lucidiots Soccer Team is: Steve, Chris, Ingo, Dom, Adam, Allison, Will, Diane, Louis, Rachel, Kesley and Omid.
You bet! With a red eye photo you can identify retinoblastoma, which is a highly malignant childhood eye cancer affecting infants and children up to age 5. It can spread to the brain if left untreated, causing blindness and even death. I have done this a few times with my son ever since I read about it.
Red Eye Pictures...looks normal!
I’m sure everyone knows how to take a red eye photo–working in a lab, I know I explained how NOT to do it often enough! Dim room, flash close to the camera…of course when you are trying to get a red eye shot, you can’t. The flash can make the tumor(s) visible in photographs, appearing as a white hue rather than seeing the typical red eye effect of a normal, healthy eye. You know when eyes are different angles the reflection back can differ in each eye, but this is pretty distinctive. Here are some sites I found with more info, and some samples…
So we have a pretty cool new product for the APM–gift wrap! My dad’s birthday was last month and what better test? So I wrapped up a notepad and a calendar (also APM products) and the John Adams DVD set…this is what it looked like all packaged:
Here is my dad opening the card:
And, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the opening of the gifts. After he opened the notepad and calendar, he said he was going to bring them to work and make the guy the next office over (who has his grandkid’s photos all over the office) jealous. Then, my dad actually saved the wrapping paper. Seriously. Only my mother will really appreciate the magnitude of this action, as she is always the one trying to save gift wrap and bows and being made fun of for it by my dad. He got a kick out of the whole idea, and it really made a nice presentation. Remember, this is my family, they are pretty used to me bringing home stuff with photos on it so it takes a lot to wow them!
Anyway, it was a great success, and I have a feeling everyone will be expecting custom wrapped gifts after this!
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