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| 2008-06-30 09:01 |
| A few things from the weekend. |
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#1. I shot another set of recitals last night. Things went pretty well. The only snag was that the room was crowded (again) and I didn't have room to move around and get different angles, etc. The lighting wasn't great, but this time I decided to use the flash anyway. We'll see how they turn out and I will, of course, post some of the shots.
#2. I went to see both Wall*E and Wanted. Both were quite good in completely different ways. Wall*E impressed me the most. It amazed me how well everything came across in a film that has little to no dialogue for half of it's running time. And Pixar, as usual, made one of the best looking films I've ever seen. I highly recommend it.
I also recommend Wanted, but only as a fun, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride of an action movie. There's no film here, only action movie. It's an action movie. Seriously. As long as you don't expect too much from it; it's awesome. I will say that it takes some willful suspension of disbelief because they basically tell physics to go eff itself. Not like in The Matrix where all of the crazy action takes place in a computer program, but in "real life" they do things like curving bullets. Put it out of your mind, buy a popcorn and a coke and prepare to have your socks rocked.
#3. We adopted a new kitteh. :-) And here he is:
His name is going to be Helo (yes, like in Battlestar Galactica).
The poor little guy is a couple months old and was in the shelter with another kitten from his litter that had been rescued from a house fire. You can't really see it in the picture, but he's got some light burns on his face and his fur is singed in several places. We didn't really mean to adopt on Saturday, but when they said "rescued from a house fire" and "he does a trick" it was game over. His trick is that he'll climb up and ride on your shoulder. We go pick him up tonight.
So, it was a more eventful weekend than normal. :-)
( And now a meme thing )
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| 2008-06-23 22:30 |
| Wedding pitchers. |
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Hi All. Just thought I'd pop in and post some pictures from the wedding I did a few weeks ago.
The lighting was really low in pretty much every area we shot in, so there's quite a bit of noise and grain in the pictures, but you do what you can, I guess.
( Going to teh Chapelz0rz. Several Pictures behind here. )
Other than that...not much doing. I've been working on those pictures for going on
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| 2008-06-03 09:32 |
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A) tell you why I friended you,
B) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.,
C) tell you something I like about you,
D) tell you a memory I have of you,
E) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
F) tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
G) In return, you must post this in your LJ. (If you don't, gremlins will find you and eat your legs)
Please keep in mind that I'm terrible at keeping up with stuff like this, so if I haven't done it in awhile I apologize. :-)
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| 2008-06-02 11:08 |
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Well, the wedding this past weekend went very smoothly. The bride and groom and their families were the most laid back people I've ever seen at a wedding.
However, the room in which the ceremony took place was the darkest space I have ever, ever had to shoot in. Those shots might not be very terrific. :-)
I'm still very tired because the reception was very long, but it was fun. I could probably stand doing more. :-)
Anyway, other than that there's not a lot going on. Yesterday was my dad's birthday and I'm a doofus and forgot to call yesterday. I did call just a few minutes ago with belated b-day wishes and he doesn't so much care about his birth-iversary anyway. So it was ok.
I'll post some of the wedding pictures when I get a chance.
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| 2008-05-28 08:56 |
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I had an exceptionally long weekend because Lisa and I were sickly yesterday. I think we just overdid it this weekend.
Moving on.
This weekend I have my first solo wedding gig and I am terrified. Mostly it just scares me out of my mind that they've trusted me with their wedding photos and that I might eff them up. I will be very relieved when it's over.
I don't really have a lot to write about otherwise.
I guess that's all, really.
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| 2008-05-21 11:17 |
| W-w-w-w-w-w-what? |
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I would just like to state that the Double Espresso Shot on Ice from Starbucks is like Crystal Meth in a cup. It's Crystal Meth in a cup. The Double Espresso Shot on Ice is Crystal Meth.
I drink Starbucks a bit because it's less than 2 minutes from my place of work walking. Not a huge fan, but it's right there. This drink has made me uncomfortable energetic.
Like Power Thirst.
If you want to have more nervous energy than you know what to do with for one hour then crash go get one.
Now.
Do it.
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do it.
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| 2008-05-08 10:12 |
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So, this has not been the bestest of mornings.
We'll just leave it at that.
Bah.
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| 2008-05-07 17:11 |
| Sumfin fer ya |
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Patrickology
TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
A desktop from penny-arcade.com
Q. How many televisions do you have in your house?
Two.
BIOLOGY
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
right
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Tonsils and adenoids
Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Boxes of receipt paper.
Q. Have you ever been knocked out?
Close, but no.
BULLSHITOLOGY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
Neg - a - tive.
Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Moonflower.
Q. What colour do you think looks best on you?
I've always thought black. Guess I'm goth at heart.
Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item?
Yes. Never on purpose, though.
DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
Without a doubt.
Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
If it was on my right hand probably.
Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
Absolutely.
Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
No one would want to see that, so I'm pretty sure I'm safe from that dare.
Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000?
Definitely.
Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
"Do I get to choose who?" is the wrong answer, right?
DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket?
My keys.
Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good film?
Good? Not really. Funny? Some of it is.
Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
Carpet mostly.
Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower?
Stand.
Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
0
LASTOLOGY
Q: Last person who texted you?
My cousin, Kaitlin..
Q: Last person who called you?
Chad
Q: Person you hugged?
Lisa
FAVOURITOLOGY
Q: Number?
42
Q: Season?
Spring and Summer
Q: Colour?
Purple
CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone?
All of my long-distance friends, all of the time
Q: Mood?
Achy
Q: Listening to?
Foo Fighters
Q: Watching?
My computer screen. Blech.
Q: Worrying about?
If the Condo is going to sell. :-/
Q: Wearing?
Pluto shirt, jeans, Eco Sneaks shoes.
RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning?
Work.
Q: What can you not wait to do?
Disc golf
Q: Do you smile often?
Less than I used to.
Q: Are you a friendly person?
Usually. Sometimes to a fault.
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| 2008-05-07 08:58 |
| Ahem. *tap, tap* |
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Hear ye! Hear ye! Congratulations to Jackie and Kushto as they celebrate their nuptials this day the 7th of May 2008!
Congrats guys and wishes for a long, happy life together!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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| 2008-05-06 10:03 |
| Some other post somewhere is wittier, funnier, and less full of crap. |
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Well, let's see. It's been awhile so I should have lots to write about.
I'm continuing to play the disc golfs. Shocking I know being that disc golf takes place outdoors and requires a fair amount of walking. Walking is good for me. As is being outdoors.
Yesterday I completely had my fill of Mother Nature, though. Lisa stayed home sick with some kind of stomach thing and then she needed to go to the doctor so I left work and took her there. It took so long at her appointment that by the time I got home I figured I wouldn't go back to work, so I put Lisa to bed and went out and worked in the yard. That feels so weird. I worked in our yard.
Anyway, so I was outside from about 3pm until about 5pm which is when I needed to go to Wal-mart to get some more lawn/garden stuff. I get back around 6pm and then go play disc golf. I was outside until around 9pm. In a way it was very cool. In another way I'm very itchy and sneezy.
On a different note, I'll go ahead and say that Mario Kart: Wii is pretty good. There were a lot of reviews I read that went something like this: "Well, there's not really anything new here so it generally isn't very good." To those people I say, "WTF?" Really people, do you know what I wanted out of Mario Kart: Wii? MORE MARIO KART! Why rag on the new Mario Kart game for just being more Mario Kart? What else did you want? They added bikes, which are pretty sweet and the new track designs are brilliant. Plus, it's still one of the best party games around. Honestly.
Also, I rented Grand Theft Auto IV. I'm only a half-hour into the game, and I had major reservations about the game. I stopped caring about GTA about halfway through Vice City So far, though, it looks like Rockstar Games has knocked this one out of the park. It looks great, the car physics are pretty realistic without being tedious, the radio stations are great as always and the voice acting is stellar. What really blew me away, though, was once I took control and started moving around Liberty City. The other Liberty City-ites AI is incredible. They (as I've read in reviews but was skeptical about) really do react like real people. Or at least more so than previous incarnations. The cops are still jerks, but at least they seem to be more consistent with what constitutes a wanted rating. Gone are the times when you barely brush a cop car and they come after you only to slam into one full force totally destroying both vehicles later on the same day and the Po-Po inside completely ignore you.
Anyway, I guess that's it. Not much to see here, people. Some filler. That's all. :-)
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| 2008-05-06 09:18 |
| Writer's Block: My First Car |
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My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro convertible. I loved that little car. Sure it wouldn't go past 70 mph unless it was going downhill with a tailwind, but still. It was fun to drive, it was a convertible and it got 50 miles per gallon (because it only had a 3-cylinder engine). /sniff
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| 2008-03-04 15:12 |
| It's a sad day for all of us nerds.... |
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Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons has died.
I don't even have a "not enough points in Constitution" joke. I'm just a little sad inside.
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| 2008-02-26 10:23 |
| Answers to my quotes: |
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Here you go.
( Teh Answerz )
I don't have much to talk about, really. We're still trying to get out of the condo and get it sold. Ummmm....I guess that's it.
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| 2008-02-22 09:10 |
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1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING / using IMDb search functions. Totally cheating, you dirty cheaters.
( Quotes and bonus points ovah heah )
That's all I've got today. I feel like poo warmed over and I'm at work. Boo-hiss.
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