Too Busy

Christmas

The Holidays, because 2 of them fall within a week of each other. A time to be with close ones. Actually, every day is a time to be with close ones.






Even ghosts celebrate Christmas

Songbird

Really sweet music software. It's the Firefox for music, with add-ons like one that downloads/displays lyrics of your songs. That, and everything else you'd want iTunes to do.

South Park: Woodland Critter Christmas

Monster's First Snow

Stupid People

An ongoing series I'll have every now and then about stupid people. Imagine waiting for 20 minutes because a stupid cable van is double-parked like always. They're not even quick like a mail delivery who take maybe 2 minutes. Cableguys can sometimes be there for an hour. So while the truck is trying to plow the snow before it builds it up, a line starts forming behind the truck since now, nobody can pass because this cableguy can't hear honking.

Barcelona and Rome

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Still tuning my website's gallery that Jason is structuring. In the meantime, I posted some on Facebook.

30 Minutes

Take half an hour of your time to watch this and put a different perspective on the way you make decisions.

Wolverine Origins

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer

Very disappointed at how ugly Gambit is.

More to Come

Not quite a post, but finally able to look through Barcelona/Rome pictures. After that, have a few Killington pictures too. They all convinced me not to bring my camera up the mountain. I didn't have any bad spills, but I ended up falling a lot saving the same person time after time.

NYC Safe?

Walking around without direction has come to be a pasttime of mine. However, in unknown territory it requires more attention to surroundings and using that peripheral vision. In the streets of Barcelona, wandering aimlessly, I end up near the water. In the distance I see a group of kids, about JHS age, just hanging around like kids would in a park. My attention goes to some cars driving by and boats in the marina. I turn back around to take a picture of the kids, when one of the girls, about 12, comes up to me with a clipboard. She points to something in English on the paper, and it looks like a petition. Not really caring, I sign some random name, when I notice there´s 5 more kids near me. I had forgotten that in almost every city I have been to in the Eastern hemisphere has this same social flaw. It´s the groups of kids you should be watching out for more than anything else. But chalk one up for the old people. Some old guy you would probably avoid in NY because he would be muttering to himself, comes along and starts yelling at the kids. The kids are pissed off, but start to leave. One tries to grab my camera, but as soon as I feel the tug, POOF, there´s the old guy behind the kid sticking his foot out to trip the kid. The kid let go and all the pack returned to their original area. I have no idea of what to make of all that except that it woke me up. I´ve always been on guard, especially the last time I came to Europe. I can usually spot the signs ahead of time, but I was utterly defeated this round. It makes me think of how I don´t see packs of little kids preying on tourists in NYC, or at least in my lifetime I have not witnessed it there. Thank you to that random old dude. When we started walking in the opposite direction of the kids, we parted ways. He looked at me, and shook a ´no-no´ finger.

Barcelona Day 1

Hiatus

Been slacking and haven't been keeping up with the writing side of things. Will be gone to Europe for the next 2 weeks, and then weekend excursion to Killington the day I get back. Of course, my camera comes with on both trips. Even though it's an expensive toy, it wouldn't do it justice to keep it pristine and not take the risks to reap the rewards. My tool will have to survive what I put it through in order to grab the moment.


Still deciding on a nicer layout, so bare with the empty spaces on the sides of pictures.

Start the Day

Shot 7 hours ago, 120 miles away.


Using a 30 second shutter, we started drawing with our phones.


The only one still active of the 3 I've seen in my life.


Cliffs in Long Island.


I cheated and crushed the blacks.

Class

2008.08.31 - 1/60s - f4.5 - ISO400

Maybe it's because of the rain, or that I'm just in a mellow mood and wanted to listen to classical music. No matter your feelings or your environment, there is always music to compliment that moment in time. Same with film too. You have your adventure days, and you have your comedy days. Today, is a Pachelbel day.

Tag

2008.11.23 - 1/1000s - f4.8 - ISO800

I have to put this shot up because Ross looks pregnant.

Went outside in the cold today to help finish Randall's project. I acted as moral support and consultant more than anything.

Goober

One of my favorite pictures, even though its low quality. Natural sunlight flooding through windows and an open door. Friends sitting around playing a board game even though the TV is on. And Goober, who would rather play than eat, is taking a break.


2008.07.05 - 1/10s - f3.5 - ISO1600

Verrazano Bridge

I don't like Photoshopping pictures, so these colors are genuinely what I saw through the viewfinder.


2008.09.20 - 1/3200s - f4.8 - ISO3200

Pirates?

Unfortunately, I'm not as tuned into the world as I should be, but at least my mom works for NYT and my sister at ex-Lehmans. Overheard conversations between them usually keeps me up to date. On Nov 17th, I thought I heard incorrectly. Thieves managed to steal an oil tanker in open seas? Which, technically makes them pirates. In 2008. I still can't wrap my head around the idea that it is possible nowadays to get boarded and plundered. Then, I came across THIS website. It is a custom Google map that plots reported incidents. A huge majority occur in the waters next to Yemen. So if you know your geography, in order for the world to benefit from the Suez Canal, ships have to pass those waters outside of Yemen. You figure the UN might want to get on that small detail.

The Cathedral

The Oscar-nominated animated short, The Cathedral, was created by Tomasz Bagiński. Amazing visuals and storytelling at its finest. Although I believe dialog can make or break a film, you can portray more emotion through body language, than through words alone. This is also why I prefer going out to see somebody, than talk over the phone or email.


Click to go to www.platige.com and watch.

5:07

Went outside to move car for mom. First snow of the season.

Times Change. People Change.

Be the change you wish to see.
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


"Don't you know it's gonna be alright" -John Lennon/Paul McCartney

Justin Timberlake on SNL

SNL doesn't quite have the pizazz it used to have when I was 13, but its definitely still alive and once in a while, has those memorable skits that will be quoted for as long as I'm around.

Canon Rebel Commercial - Journey

Nike Commercial - Fate

Every now and then, something catches my eye that reminds me why I do what I do.