Brihogan.com: no aortagram

8/05/2007

no aortagram

Today they didn't do the aortagram. We're hoping for tomorrow! Rob is doing ok. They lowered the pain killer he was getting so he is more awake. He has been so groggy the past few days. He wasn't breathing enough and so now with lower pain medication he should be back to breathing better. Well hopefully we'll know more tomorrow. It has been a lot of waiting and waiting and waiting.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: GRRRRRR!!!!! It's so frustrating. Don't you just want to go out there and yell...DO SOMETHING! NOW!!! Yeah, I know you can't but there were times I wanted to say to some of the nurses...do ya think you could walk a little faster? I'm glad they cut back on the meds. I hope Rob can deal with the pain. I hope you are dealing with the mental pain. Anyway, I'm going to turn in before I turn into a pumpkin. When I wear my orange dress, I actully look like a pumpkin!; 9:56 PM
Anonymous said...: Too bad you are back so soon. We are still rooting for you. You are in our prayers. Take care. Lots of love.; 10:59 PM
Anonymous said...: I hope you all get some rest. Waiting is definitely very exhausting.

Grandpa Hogan went to Princton with us to church for Mitch and Mary's (Cole) baby blessing. Then we went to the hospital to see Dan and Steph's new little girl. She is adorable.

Rob, we sure love you. You are so courageous, and a wonderful example of strength for all of us.

Love and Hugs for all of you,
(((((((Mike, Denise, Rob, Marla))))

Auntie Mary; 12:02 AM
Anonymous said...: now that the weekend is over they should be able to have you in their plans.
I suspect that only if it was a dire emergency would anything have gotten done on the weekend.

Which is good news /bad news isn't it?

Good that he wasn't so bad that he had to be and bad that he and all of you have to play the waiting game.

Love you all...; 5:30 AM
Jen Trost said...: Yeah, hopefully things will begin to get done, with the start of the week. How's Rob's voice? Is it any better? Maybe you guys don't even know, since he's been so groggy lately :); 7:51 AM
Anonymous said...: Our internet has been down for 36 hours--so it was so nice to get on this morning and be updated! And love the pictures! Thanks Marla.
We'll be waiting to hear if they do the aortagram today. We're praying that it's healed itself.

Congrats to Dan & Steph--when did they have their little girl and what is her name?

Love ya,
Melissa, Bob & Kids; 8:17 AM
Anonymous said...: Mornin'! Get those doctors movin'! It's Texas for cryin' out loud. Not po dunk Ver-mont. Tell 'em to put on those 10 gallon surgical hats and get somethin' done! For cryin' out loud. I'll be a waitn' for the results and in the meantime, my knees will be bent and my mouth a mutterin' asking Heavenly Father to whisper in those Drs ears to "Git 'er done!"; 8:37 AM

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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.

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Scoring
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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.

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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.

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What was your thought process in coming up with your photo?
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