I made a sixty-something woman weep today, and I feel great. Ask me anything!

[Orrex]

[ThomCat]

1. How? And why?

:shrug:

[Orrex]

8. Well, it's like this...

She has just two photos of her parents in their youth: a wedding photo and one from some time during their courtship. Both photos are black-and-white and badly damaged, with lots of scratches and creases, and the courtship photo is missing a whole corner.

I retouched them both with Photoshop and restored them, in her words, to "better than new" condition. I'm not sure about that part, but I can say that they're a lot better than they were.

Honestly, it wasn't that difficult, because the damaged parts didn't have unique detail (no creased faces, for instance) and because almost any knucklehead can use Photoshop. But the means to retouch them were entirely beyond her, since she's not at all tech-savvy, so as far as she knew the pictures were lost forever.

Also, I enlarged the photos to 8x10, as opposed to the sort of odd sizes that they were before (custom cropped, I suspect).

When I presented them to her she wept aloud, right there in the Retail Accounts department where she works.

Pretty cool IMO. That sort of photo-manipulation is basically just a hobby, but it had such a profound and visible impact upon her.

It's refreshing to use my powers for good instead of evil, for once.

[quip]

10. I knew you were a good egg; I

was just kidding about the divorce stuff :blush:

Do me a favor: when the time comes and Jesus extends his hand, don't refuse it O8)

[Orrex]

12. What if he extends a foot?

No worries about the divorce joke; she and I parted amicably. ;P

[quip]

14. Onto your posterior? Well,

then, you might have issues :o

But if you insist on continually doing good, I don't think you'll have that problem. :party:

[ThomCat]

11. That is an awesome thing you did.

Very cool.

I'm sure those restored photos will be cherished possessions. :)

[redqueen]

15. Awwwww

*sigh*

:)

[MissMillie]

17. this is a beautiful story

:loveya:

[Iris]

22. Ah! You used your talents for good today.

And made another woman cry in the re-telling!

You made my day!

[quip]

2. Did she file for divorce?

[flvegan]

3. Showed her the ole pants monster, didya?

:thumbsup:

[quip]

4. Johnnie, we say "snake trowza" n/t

[quip]

5. HEY! It's been 20 minutes.... did the rapture happen and Jesus took Orrex and

we've been left behind????? :scared:

[Orrex]

9. Doesn't seem that likely, all things considered

But if it does happen, I'll be more surprised than you.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

6. Your baby

has no pants.

I point this out periodically when I have no idea what to say to a particular post.....

Uh, did you tell her you were going to make her watch "Manos, Hands of Fate?"

:rofl:

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. Damn well better be tears of joy

or I'll kick your ass

[Radio_Lady]

21. OT: Ellen, have you abandoned your blog? I went to the link and it took me to January 2006.

Anyway, how do you like Live Journal.com? At least one of our movie reviewers uses it here in Portland. I think she has two accounts -- personal and professional.

Respectfully,

Radio Lady Ellen Kimball in Oregon

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Deleted post nt

[Orrex]

19. So much unfulfilled promise

The world will never know...

:shrug:

[TZ]

16. I thought that was an everyday thing for you..

making people cry....;-)
KIDDING. Seriously, that was very nice of you. I wish some of my coworkers could follow your example....

[Orrex]

18. Usually I confine my tear-mongering to the under-sixty crowd

See? I'm not the monster that the press has made me out to be!

[Radio_Lady]

20. What a beautiful story, Orrex! Thanks for sharing it.

Respectfully,

Radio Lady (sixty-something but really almost in the over 70 crowd)

PS. I kissed the hand of my cute little ol' male endodontist this morning. (A darling young couple waiting in his lobby laughed when I did that!) I'm back in treatment after a September 7th root canal therapy visit that didn't work out right. He re-treated a molar tooth and I just hope and pray all of his training and caring pays off. You never know who or what will move you to gratitude -- or to tears -- or to handkissing.

Oh, one thing I once did in gratitude for something another man did that was VERY special. I sent a bouquet of Birds of Paradise flowers to him in the office where he worked. I was about 30 years old at the time. He told me later the whole office crew talked about it for weeks... although I think he kept my identity a complete secret.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. It better be because you sucker punched her in the kidneys!

Old people should be ashamed of themselves.

























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