Brihogan.com: Moving

8/07/2007

Moving

We just got word that Rob will be moving soon. Finally =) He's going back to the floor he was on before. Rob has had some food today like one and half tacos, but really hasn't been eating much. We're hoping he'll start eating soon. We're figuring out pain medication right now too. He can't take his dilaudid drip home, so he needs to get off that. He had his femoral line taken out and it didn't bleed as much as we all thought it would.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Progress! Glad things are moving along....always a good sign. I'm sure you'll back soon.
Bobby has been obsessed with that Numa Numa song--instead of calling it by the real title (Dragostea din tea) he calls the song "Dancing Shrubba". He listens to it over and over and dances away!
Love and miss you.
Melissa, Bob, & Kids; 9:14 PM
Brian Hogan said...: Marla, if you want comments you gotta milk it. You gotta say, "he was bleeding everywhere!" Or things like, "His legs were so messed up, I told him, 'Rob, unless you can flip upside-down and walk on your hands, you ain't gettin outta here alive!'"

Yeah... stuff like that. :); 11:24 PM
Anonymous said...: We happy to see the progress that's being made and hope you're home very soon. Keep hanging in there.; 11:47 PM
Anonymous said...: No dilaudid drip on wheels around your place?
bummer.

Good news / bad news about the change of floor.
Good in that it means you will be able to get out of there sometime.
Bad because you like the other nurses on the current floor better.

So glad that things are going good for Rob.; 5:40 AM
Anonymous said...: Two tacos, huh? Like, REAL tacos, or the ones from Taco Bell? Actually, Rob's my kind of guy. Happy Meals, Tacos... yep, that's me! I got a Happy Meal yesterday (I didn't eat the fries) and I wanted the cute little stuffed bear but Abbey wanted the Superman toy so I got that one. Bummer! I'm glad that you are continuing to take baby steps to get back home. We all want him to go home and STAY home this time!! Love to ALL.; 7:28 AM
Anonymous said...: So happy that you are one step closer to coming home, Rob. Tom sends his love to you, too.

Grandpa Hogan was over yesterday to watch, with those of us not going to Montana for the horse trip, the frustration, aggravation, and vexation of the guys and girls trying to get four motorcycles on a trailer to pull behind the motorhome. By the time they left, three hours late, sweat was pouring off all involved. Sometimes it is too much work to go on a trip. BUT. . .

The rest of us sure enjoyed coming indoors to air-conditioning.

We love you all and so many people are praying for you all. My cousin, Donna Clark Spaeth and, Rogene Clark and family, have had you on their prayer lists and continue to do so.

I better close my epistle before the webmaster, Brian, sends me a notice to curb my long messages. Love to you all, Auntie Mary; 9:39 AM

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Photo Contest Rules (boring)

Timing
Photos should be submitted to Brian's email by Sunday @ 8:00pm. Posting will go live ASAP. Voting will close Thursday at 3:00pm. Winner will fill out "interview" and deliver to Brian's email by Friday night.

Photo Delivery
Try to keep your photos under 1,500 pixels wide (or tall). You can use the "Large (Higher Quality)" setting through iPhoto. Your photograph should be titled; 1 to 5 words for a title.

Scoring
First place 3 points. Second place 2 points. Third place 1 point.

Handicaps / 1:321 Rule
The idea behind handicapping is to keep the competition close. It is also there so that we can practice photography with limits - since limits might make us more creative. Lastly, it is there to keep players with more resources from having too much advantage.

Since the winner will not be determined until Thursday night, the handicap will be for the following week's assignment. So, basically, the handicapping will always be a week behind.

When a photographer gets first place he will receive one handicap. Handicap is decided on by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place photographers (majority rules). Handicaps for a win must be of the "basic type". If a photographer is winning over the last place person by 3, 5, or 6 wins then he will get +1, +2, or +3 handicaps of the "extreme type".

The 321 part of the rule comes from a photographer winning 3 times, then an additional 2 times, then an additional 1 time. These wins translate to having a score of 9, 15, and 18 above the last place player.

For example, if "Player A" just won a round and has a score of 18 and "Player B" has a score of 0. Then "Player A" Would have 1 basic handicap and 3 extreme handicaps. If a player is more than 18 points over the lowest player than he will get +1 basic handicaps for every single point over 18.

Basic Type Handicaps
For practice! Basic handicaps are assigned to the photographer that has just won a round. And also assigned to photographers that are more than 18 points above the last place player. Basic handicaps reset each round. The handicap is decided on by the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place players (majority rules). Basic handicaps would be anything that are not fundamental photographing "rights". These handicaps should be fun & challenging, but not stress inducing. For example, "no flash", "No post production (other than CC)", "Must use S priority mode", "No stabilization (i.e. tripods)", "Must use manual focus", "Must shot in landscape/portrait orientation", etc.

Extreme Type Handicaps
Ouch! Extreme handicaps are assigned to any photographer that are 9, 15, or 18 points above the last place player. Extreme handicaps are reset each round. The handicap is decided on by the bottom 3 players - but not including the player being handicapped (majority rules). Extreme handicaps can include limiting fundamental photographing "rights". For example, "full manual mode (M mode and manual focus)", "No post production at all (not even CC)", "Shots only between 8 & 10pm", "No looking through viewfinder or monitor", etc.

Voting Rules
Photographers are not allowed to solicit for votes. They can link to the voting. Or, even have their own voting on their own blog/site. But, they cannot suggest which photo should be voted for. Photographers can vote once - but not for their own photo.

Ties
If there is a tie for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Then all the players (other than the players involved in the tie) vote on the favorite (majority rules). If there are an equal number of votes, then the lowest scored individual is dropped from voting. The score for the "lowest scored individual" is the score before the round in which the tie is involved.

Assignments
Next week's assignment will be posted at the bottom of the "contest photos" post, which should be posted no later than Monday. Assignment will be pulled from several standard websites that produce "word of the day" or "assignment of the week" etc. For now, Brian will pick an assignment on a rotational bases.

Winner's Interview
These are the questions the winner should email to Brian so that he can post your victory.

What was your thought process in coming up with your photo?
What settings did you use (shutter/aperture, ISO, etc)?
Did you do any Post Production? If so, what did you do?
What tools did you use (flash, lens, meter, etc)?
What have you learned from this assignment?
What would you have done differently now that it's over?