In which Tari finds herself with new distractions

Ad Mundo Exteriore,

My biology professor, while discussing the "sensor system" that a lamda phage uses to detect when the host cell is in danger and to switch into lytic mode (i.e. abandon ship and evacuate, killing the poor bacterium in the process), said, "So when the cell lacks nutrients or is 'ultraviolated', the lambda phage detects it and starts to replicate."

Get the pun? It sounded better when he made up the word on the spur of the moment, but I think it's still funny. "Ultraviolated". ^_^

I've been easing myself back into skinning. The Spiral skin is turning out to be extremely complicated, which is not a good sign when you consider that it's also going to be my first 2.91 compatible skin. >_< Does anyone want to see a work-in-progress screencap or are they too indifferent to care?

My magnetic go set arrived yesterday! It's really cute, especially the impossibly small stones that click convincingly on the board. Plus it only cost $20 because I ordered the cheap Korean set through Yutopian. ^_^ tryogeru, if you visit again, remember to play a game with me.

Speaking of go, I've...uh...gone insane and decided to join the Hikaru no Go RPG at hand_of_god. I'm role-playing hong_suyeong (thanks for the LJ code, Eve!). Yes, I know, I'm nuts. Still, Suyeong isn't a major part, so it shouldn't be too impossible. Someone really should take Ko Yeongha...I want another Korean go player to interact with.

...Tari

Work-in-progress

Ad Mundo Exteriore,

A peek at my in-progress skin can be found here.

I think perhaps I should explain that this skin is actually my entry for a private "contest" with oniichan. Angelette had two matching pictures of Kanone and Eyes with black wings, and we came up with the challenge where we had to use a very "techy" style to skin these very "soft" images. Oniichan claimed the Kanone picture, and I took the Eyes. I've attempted to "harden" the base image a little so it matches the style, but who knows how successful it will be? Oniichan, being more industrious than I am, actually finished her entry, and you can see it at Have Faith, on the New Skins page.

This skin is not going to be easy. >_<

...Tari