DCXLI: Not That Many

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ibleedgraphite: what are those little white dots?
Lani Kai: stars
ibleedgraphite: liar, there's not that many stars
Lani Kai: what else could they be?
ibleedgraphite: dust specks
Lani Kai: oh come on, you saw them in Northern California
Lani Kai: there were many more than can be seen in this picture
ibleedgraphite: ok fine

DCXL: Undercover

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ibleedgraphite: this one is too good
ibleedgraphite: you'll blow our cover
ibleedgraphite: people are supposed to think we actually took the photos we post
ibleedgraphite: you don't want to end up like Anna Chapman
ibleedgraphite: her cover got blown, and look what happened
Lani Kai: I have a series of good photos from time to time
Lani Kai: I don't think they will notice
Lani Kai: it is within the bounds of statistical error
ibleedgraphite: not this good
ibleedgraphite: this is like 10 standard deviations away from the average

DCXXXIX: Ninjombie

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Lani Kai: I cannot find my camera charger
Lani Kai: I put it on the floor in my room when i got back from my trip; it has since disappeared
ibleedgraphite: zombies took it
ibleedgraphite: or you moved it and forgot
Lani Kai: I'm leaning toward the former
Lani Kai: however a zombie problem is previously unheard of
ibleedgraphite: they are very small
Lani Kai: are you sure those are zombies?
ibleedgraphite: I could be mistaken
ibleedgraphite: perhaps very small ninjas
Lani Kai: they could be regular size ninjas; you still wouldn't notice
ibleedgraphite: regular ninjas kill you in your sleep
ibleedgraphite: mini ninjas steal your camera charger

DCXXXVIII: Misunderstood

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Lani Kai: you need to learn how to rotate your photos properly
Lani Kai: and how to make them not green
ibleedgraphite: it's more intuitive to visually scan a horizontal composition than a vertical one
Lani Kai: okay, and it's somehow intuitive to make some shoes hang sideways
Lani Kai: I completely understand now

DCXXXVII: Woosh

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ibleedgraphite: those clouds are really zooming by

Lani Kai: yep
ibleedgraphite: they're like
ibleedgraphite: foooosh
Lani Kai: woosh
ibleedgraphite: no, that's the sound the water is making
ibleedgraphite: as it zooms by
Lani Kai: oh okay
ibleedgraphite: but the trees are just like, meh
Lani Kai: well, if you look at full resolution
Lani Kai: they are whispering

DCXXXVI: Epic Tree Man

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bleedgraphite: if I were a tree, I'd choose a better place to grow
ibleedgraphite: also, the tree version of me wouldn't want to be friends with this tree
Lani Kai: why is that?
ibleedgraphite: tree Jerry would get nervous when this tree got on the bus or train
ibleedgraphite: it looks crazy

DCXXXV: Up What

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Lani Kai: "what are you up to?"
Lani Kai: how can I say that without ending with a preposition?
Lani Kai: to what up are you?
Lani Kai: up to what, you are?

ibleedgraphite: are you up to something; if so, what is it?
ibleedgraphite: to what are you up?
Lani Kai: that ends in a preposition

DCXXXIV: Advertising

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Lani Kai: apparently the California legislature is considering advertising on license plates 
ibleedgraphite: it would be cheaper to just put a crapload of ads at the DMV
ibleedgraphite: there is a captive audience 
Lani Kai: that's a good idea 
ibleedgraphite: and they should set up a concession stand 
ibleedgraphite: people get hungry waiting for their driving tests 
Lani Kai: and a Wi-Fi hotspot 
ibleedgraphite: yeah, Starbucks better watch out
ibleedgraphite: DMV is the new place to hang out 
ibleedgraphite: Department of Mocha Venti

DCXXXIII: Controversial

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ibleedgraphite: is this the controversial one?
Lani Kai: yes
ibleedgraphite: I don't know why
Lani Kai: well, I don't actually think anyone took exception to it
ibleedgraphite: right, but it looks completely innocuous to me

DCXXXII: Atypical

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Lani Kai: the low contrast and saturation is somewhat atypical
Lani Kai: you need to go take pictures instead of using old film scans though
Lani Kai: when was the last time you used your XS?
ibleedgraphite: when I took naked pictures of myself in the mirror this morning
ibleedgraphite: ...just kidding

DCXXXI: Impostor

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ibleedgraphite: nice try
ibleedgraphite: who are you, what did you do to Lani Kai
Lani Kai: you must like this picture
Lani Kai: that happens like twice a year
Lani Kai: although last year I had like five in a row that you liked
ibleedgraphite: stop talking like you're actually Lani Kai
ibleedgraphite: I'm calling the police
Lani Kai: this is peculiar, because no one liked any of the photos in the Colorado set
Lani Kai: zero comments on Facebook
Lani Kai: not even a single "like"

DCXXX: Upgrade

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ibleedgraphite: I thought you went to Colorado
Lani Kai: I did
ibleedgraphite: why do you have pictures from Saudi Arabia
Lani Kai: as well as New Mexico
ibleedgraphite: is that better than old Mexico?
Lani Kai: only slightly
ibleedgraphite: firmware upgrade?
Lani Kai: something like that

DCXXIX: More Blues

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ibleedgraphite:you get to choose: blue or orange 
Lani Kai: blue

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Lani Kai: there also appears to be a hair or something on the top left corner
ibleedgraphite: it's called a punctum
ibleedgraphite: if you had picked orange, you would have gotten some Joshua Tree clouds
Lani Kai: that can come tomorrow or something then
ibleedgraphite: nope, you already chose; you can never go down that path
ibleedgraphite: that's like if Neo took both pills at the same time
Lani Kai: well he should have
Lani Kai: or at least, he should have taken one, then asked for the other at a later time
ibleedgraphite: that wasn't covered by his HMOrpheus

DCXXVIII: Blue Sand

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ibleedgraphite: it looks like
ibleedgraphite: blue sand
ibleedgraphite: with little lines raked into it like a Japanese rock garden
ibleedgraphite: except that it's a huge rock garden
Lani Kai: something like that

DCXXVII: I'm Not On A Boat

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ibleedgraphite: were you on a boat?
Lani Kai: no
Lani Kai: we can still listen to the song though

DCXXVI: MDCCCXCV

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ibleedgraphite: do you know what else happened in 1895?
Lani Kai: yes
Lani Kai: the Sino-Japanese War
ibleedgraphite: April 16 – The town of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, is incorporated.

DCXXV: Chroni-what?

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ibleedgraphite: in Narnia, there is a random lamppost in the middle of the forest
ibleedgraphite: "Resembling a London streetlamp it stood in the middle of the forest and shone day and night."
Lani Kai: is it of any significance in the story?
ibleedgraphite: well, it's a major landmark; the whole area is called the Lantern Waste after it
ibleedgraphite: when Lucy first enters Narnia through the wardrobe, it's where she meets Mr. Tumnus the faun

DCXXIV: Implication

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ibleedgraphite: drunkard
ibleedgraphite: alcohol is sinful
ibleedgraphite: repent
Lani Kai: it's okay because I don't drive after I've had a drink
ibleedgraphite: I don't like what you're implying

DCXXIII: Problems

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ibleedgraphite: so what did you do yesterday?
Lani Kai: went back out to Carrizo Plain
Lani Kai: took pictures and did some off-roading
ibleedgraphite: what the heck
ibleedgraphite: did you leave and come back in the same day?
Lani Kai: yes
Lani Kai: as I did last time
ibleedgraphite: sigh
ibleedgraphite: I think you have a problem

DCXXII: Outdated

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ibleedgraphite: you made me lose the game I was playing
Lani Kai: what game was it?
ibleedgraphite: Starcraft II
Lani Kai: oh
Lani Kai: whatever then
ibleedgraphite: would you have been sympathetic if it was something else?
Lani Kai: maybe
Lani Kai: is it just me, or was it like eleventy-five years between Starcraft and Starcraft II?
ibleedgraphite: only 14 actually
Lani Kai: that would be like coming out with Pong II