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Dragon*Con Pics Posted

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Of the 400 something pictures I took this weekend, I’ve uploaded over 100 of them into the Dragon*Con 2008 gallery. There are sub-albums for each day Friday through Sunday, with the majority of the pictures on Saturday because of the parade.

Here are my top 10 in no particular order, except for this first picture, which I think is the best I took all weekend.
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The subject is wearing a fantastic costume and is well posed and balanced in the shot. I didn’t get her name, but thanks for being so cooperative. I like the steam-punk look, I could definitely have some fun with that, but I’m not sure how I would distinguish myself amongst the crowd.

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Our Nate goes to 11!

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Can you believe it!?
11th Month

He hits the big 1.0 next month Memorial Day weekend. We’re going to have a shindig, so if you can make it to town, let us know. The house is already going to be full, but there’s plenty of space in the backyard for tents*!

* Not to mention the dozen or so fine inns and getaways gracing the Village of Cazenovia.

Thoughts for today

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
  • Something in my refrigerator reeks and I can’t figure out what it is. I’m thinking I’m going to have to empty the whole thing and really scrub it out. Yuck.
  • I have forgotten what a good idea it is to get up and go grocery shopping first thing in the morning. No one is there, and everything (except the yogurt) is stocked. Must make a habit out of going shopping early.
  • According to the dentist, I have extremely healthy gums for a pregnant person. I can’t imagine what he would have said if I had actually been flossing like I’m supposed to.

Planet Earth

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

I have just finished watching the first two episodes in the 11 part Planet Earth miniseries on the Discovery Channel. The 3rd is recording now and I will watch it later. I have to admit that this is some of the most impressive footage I’ve ever seen in a TV series. Growing up without cable (gasp!), Nova, National Geographic specials and other PBS fare were special treats that we would watch. Some were the campy naturalist shows, but others offered glimpse into the beauty and majesty of the world and universe beyond our daily lives.
Planet Earth takes me back to the wonder I felt as a child watching the amazing scenes of the elephants or penguins living in their (to us) alien habitats. As an adult, the beauty and grandeur of this footage has more than once caused me to gasp, rewind and gasp again. Sometimes I find the narration to be distracting in its self-aggrandizement… “Never before captured on film” and “brand new filming technologies” would be nice for the “Making of…” show, but lets just enjoy the moment. Maybe the DVD will offer a ‘no-narration’ option.

Despite this very minor flaw, if you have have not been watching, catch the encore performances, and set your alarm clocks or recording devices for next week. If you enjoy these sorts of expositions of the world around us, you won’t regret it.

R2-D2 Mailboxs

Monday, March 12th, 2007

On the way to my doctor’s appointment this morning, the morning show DJs were talking about the USPS plans to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars with R2-D2 mailboxes. A trip over to theforce.net yields some pictures of the new mailboxes. Pretty Cool. Apparently the USPS will also do a Star Wars series of stamps to go along with the mailbox release.