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fovea (FOH-vee-uh), n.
- A small depression in the center of the retina that has the highest density of cones and the greatest visual acuity.
- The central portion of the retina where the ability to distinguish small objects and details is greatest.
- The only part of the eye that is capable of 20/20 or better vision.
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The purpose of this site is to give your eyes a wonderful treat.
Why? Because I marvel at human vision. I'm amazed that we can perceive colour, motion and shape with such acuity and fluidity. In fact, I've written a few research papers on it, and it's about to become my university major. I know it probably seems really obvious, but have you ever really sat down and thought about it? What would it be like to be colour-blind? Or motion-blind? And how exactly do we perceive three dimensions? The brain and the eyes are wonderful machines.
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So, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Teresa.
I'm a bit of an odd mixture of things. On the one hand, I enjoy listening to thrash metal, heavy metal, black metal, hardcore, metalcore, power metal, Swedish melodic death metal, and some lighter varieties of rock and metal, to name a few. On the other hand, my favourite movie of all time is Finding Nemo. Oh, yes. I'm riddled with contrasts.
I live in Sydney, Australia, where I am studyng a Bachelor of Science (Advanced). I was born two decades ago. Work that one out. My favourite television shows include The Simpsons, Will & Grace, Futurama, Family Guy and American Dad. I have a fixation with dyeing my hair. I'm a shrimp. Seriously. Short. I barely reach 5'3. And I think it's nigh time that everyone adopt the metric system.
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I enjoy HTML. A lot. And mathematics. When I'm bored, I'll often sit there and play with numbers in my head. Odd, I know. I question everything. To the point of annoying my parents (which is also pretty fun). I won't put a problem down until it is solved. I am extremely organised (even though my room is messy), pedantic and fussy. I studied Latin at school for five years, and loved it. If your grammar is poor, chances are I'll pick up on it but won't say anything, 'cos hey, I'm a cool customer.
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Speaking of customers, I am a barista (=coffee-maker) at my dad's cafe, where I've worked since I was twelve. And I am in love with coffee. I don't understand those people who drink skim, decaf, or flavoured coffees. THE ONLY COFFEE IS REAL COFFEE!
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Apart from that, I don't have any real opinions on anything. Possibly because I'm a wet blanket. But really, I figure that for every opinion you make, there are ten opinions that oppose and can potentially overthrow yours. This world is such a big place that anything can be explained by anything. Was the moon-landing a conspiracy? Why did 9/11 REALLY happen? Is abortion wrong? Why does everyone seem to hate Bush? Which religion is the right one? Is sand a solid or a liquid? Who bloody knows.
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And one last thing: every single piece of work posted on this site is created by me. From start to finish. The programs I use are Adobe Photoshop and MS Paint.
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