Sunday, February 21, 2010
I am in a GameStop in the Fair Oaks mall. White Knight Chronicles is out, a game that I had no real interest in until I realized that it had a Phantasy Star Online element to it.
I’m in line when I think I recognize the manager. I see his name tag and see that his [...]
Saturday, February 20, 2010
I am reeling from the second half of my cheesesteak sandwich from Chutzpah deli, a large hero sandwich with slices of beef, melted american cheese, green peppers, banana peppers and onions. It is delicious, and it is also slathered in ketchup which is apparently a Bronx thing. Earlier in the day, I contemplated ordering a [...]
Friday, February 19, 2010
I love the idea of going off the grid, particularly for the small electric devices in my possession. I imagine a small wind turbine or possibly a solar array on the roof of my condo building, charging a car battery that charges my phone. Then I think about the condo association and realize that’s not [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
I think to myself, how stereotypical it is. A six pack of bottled beer in one hand and a pizza in the other. I also think of how the city is very much not the way it usually is. Snow piled up taller than most people. Ice over a foot thick that I commute over. [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
When I was young, I had a preference for the choose your own adventure series. There were others, like the Time Machine, and Car Wars, but I always remember this time as the time of books that were innovative. Books that tried to be more than just stories, but more engaging somehow to the younger [...]
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
I think I may drop the 75mm focal length from the project. Or I really need to rethink how I use it. I have previously used it as a portrait lens, with great success. 75mm gets close without me actually being literally in the subject’s face. I have shot in outdoor, well lit situations where [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010
The boots I have are black, heavy, with a rubber bottom layer that keeps my feet dry when that puddle is actually six inches deep when I think it’s three inches deep. They are heavy and I have to wear the thicker socks with them, otherwise they start to cause chafing around my ankles from [...]