Archive for January, 2007

New Lenses Coming Soon?

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

I've been on a long, tiring, frustrating search for a new lens or two for my camera. From a list of ten lenses, I have it narrowed down to three finalists... I hope. Anyway, two of these lenses were tested out at a local camera store. I took ...

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Turkish Coffee Buzz

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Ever since I lived in Moscow, I've had a thing for real, authentic Turkish coffee. It's a bit strong. It is, of course, unfiltered and typically brewed for 15-20 minutes. It makes espresso seem like colored water. I just made two shots for myself. Woweeee!

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Chemical X

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

I had an opportunity to snap a few shots at a friend's private concert. The band is Chemical X, and our friend, MG, is the lead singer. I took nearly 300 shots in an hour. (300 counts as "a few" shots, right?). I'm happy with about 20 or ...

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Domestic Life Beef Immerses Cabbage - Yummy!

Friday, January 19th, 2007

I love oriental food! Anyone who's ever been to an oriental restaurant has undoubtedly seen some funny spelling errors, like "Cheikan in Garlac Sause". That's part of the fun! Earlier today, I found a funny website with scans of poorly translated Japanese and Chinese menus. These are ...

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Hot and Snowy

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Codi and I spent a little time in Florida recently visiting friends and family. We went from hot & sunny to cold & snowy almost in an instant. Here are two photos to show the difference 3,000 miles can make.

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Pancakes for Dinner

Monday, January 15th, 2007

In violation of common sense and every diet book ever published, I've been eating pancakes and crepes for dinner for the last three nights. Tonight's menu included peach crepes with vanilla-infused pure maple syrup. OMG.

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More Good Quotes

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Every morning I look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work. Robert OrbenPleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. AristotleSee everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little. Pope John XXIIILove all, trust few, do wrong to ...

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