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It's for your boss or your boss's boss. I don't think it's for your significant other. This is a place where people talk about giving "obligation chocolate" with a straight face. :)

I lived in Tokyo in the 90's and you could buy a boxed melon for upwards of $100 USD. The thing is, these are meant to be gifts. They are exquisitely wrapped, and must be completely unblemished, aesthetically perfect, and at the peak of ripeness. When that was explained to me, it seemed slightly less kooky.

Actually a lot of Germans moved here to escape that b.s.

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cool story, bro.

You have no idea the amount of work each of those steps takes, nor how much work goes into getting tenure, nor how much work professors do that isn't teaching. Teaching is 1/4 of the responsibility.

I just had them for my birthday, too! Oysters & champagne. Perfect match. No toppings, just salty goodness.

ZOMG, one of the best cheeseburgers I ever ate was in Chicago. Fried egg and french fries under that bun on top of the burger meat. MMMMmmmmmmmmmm!

Unless you teach studio art or another field that "only" requires an MFA, then a PhD is a minimum requirement for a tenure-track professorship. So yes, it does seem like your options are a) get the PhD or b) pick another field.

Gross.

I love this cape deal.

You do not have to zoom in to get the subject larger in the frame. You can take a freaking step back.

Good for you. I'm a filmmaker and have DP'd feature films. But thanks for the "advice."

and instantly lose all your followers.

Actually you should try it yourself. You might be surprised what you can learn when you stop being so rigid.

He wouldn't need to be further away to go to "landscape mode," he could get down lower. Negative space makes a composition better, not worse. See: every feature film ever made.

Nope. See: every feature film made, ever. You can do wonderful things with the frame that include negative space as well as positive space.

Totally untrue. You can MOVE your body / camera to get things in frame. You're not required to stand there and hold the camera at eye level at all times.

Bitch bread is my new go-to for cinnamon toast!