i didnt wanna go near the circus ground's pool today. not with mean people like the lawaman and the unpredictable noddy. the pair's mean acid tongues hurt badly. and i know i am not petty.

i was glad to be out helping out at the acid room. i was surprised that it was their first time at hand with the task of destroying the image on the nicely etched plate. till now i have to admit that i have no idea what etching is all about. i need to do more experimentation. and today's was quite cool. they just poured acid at random parts of the plate and waited for it to bite, then etched it again with ink covered at again random parts. then coated some shelsoll to see the effect......................

usually we are told to handle the copper plate with extra care, and not to damage the surface by spilling exvess acid and to prevent it from being over etched. but this time, the challenge is to just not care about the plate AT ALL and just do the reverse.

i actually find it quite weird that the ringmaster never says anything about his workers leaving before finishing their task. And interns have to finish it up for them after hours. and if there were no interns nor printers around, then who will?