Archive for August, 2005

Hysterically Laughing Out Loud

Monday, August 29th, 2005

I found a really funny website this evening. Two articles are making me laugh so hard I have tears in my eyes! The All-Natural PrankExcerpt: "The gastrointestinal effects of my initial taste test were minimal, except for violent eruptions of gas throughout the night. These deep tuba notes were ...

Black Crow Fleeing Storm

Monday, August 29th, 2005

There was a bit of a storm heading in last night and Codi took this cool photo in black & white.

Portland Rose Gardens

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Codi and I went to the Portland Rose Gardens again yesterday. It was gorgeous there! The roses were huge and some of the bushes were over 7 feet tall!Some of the roses are single-colored, but this one was very vibrant with colors.Inside a rose...Of course, there were lots of ...

Awesome Garage Sale

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

Codi and I went to downtown Portland and got sidetracked by a sign that said "Huge Sale". We had time to spare, so we checked it out. The drive up the mountain was so long and windy, I would have turned back several times if I was by ...

Baddest Looking Camera Ever

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Back when I was living in Russia, I had the coolest, baddest camera ever. It was a Zenit FS-12 Fotosnaiper, complete with gun stock mount and shutter trigger. It was an attention getter, and it only cost me $62 at the time!Unfortunately, I left Russia in a ...

Nordstrom, Bebe, BCBG, etc.

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Codi has been begging me to take her dress shopping for an upcoming wedding. Sooo... I took her to Nordstrom this afternoon - Nordstrom and five other stores. I brought along my trusty hacked camcorder, though I didn't find much to document on video... =0

Amazing Photo of the Moon

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

This amazing photo was taken from the International Space Station on a digital camera. I love it! (Though I would expect some better close-ups of the moon, seeing as though the photographer was already in space!)Click this image to see the full-sized photo.

CVS One-Time-Use Camcorder Hacked

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

I performed my first 'complex' hardware hack! I recently read two nearly identical articles at Download Squad and Engadget which described how one could hack the new CVS One-Time-Use video camcorder on sale for $30 at CVS pharmacies. The hack turns the $30 "throw away" camcorder ...

My Two Favorite Pics From Friday’s Trip

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

Of all the photos Codi and I took, I keep going back to look at these two. This is a photo of a barge moving along the Columbia river toward Portland. I loved the fact that it says "WATER". Even the reflection of the letters can be ...

A Great Day in Astoria

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

Codi and I found out that there's a jetboat that runs from downtown Portland to Astoria, Oregon on the coast, so we decided to take a day off and see what Astoria is like. We learned that Astoria is a major shipping center with a maritime history ...