I finally sat down w/ Jef’s Fuji when my camera was in for repairs a few weeks ago. I’ve been trying to use it more, even though I have mine back. It’s a definate step up, but not an SLR, which, since I have NO film experience, I know I’m not ready for [...]

Categories: Daily Photo · Shutterbuggin'

Alice: “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)

This is probably a minature golf course or something, [...]

Categories: Austin-ish · Shutterbuggin'

Slinky got a new toy today. He doesn’t get very many, they get lost, or Lucy steals them, so it was kind of a big deal. As it was, he wasn’t even interested until I rubbed old, dried catnip on it and then, boy oh boy, was he interested. He clawed it, [...]

Categories: Shutterbuggin' · Slinky

I plugged in my URL at this site and it spat back this pretty little graph based on my source code and site hierarchy. Simple, and it satisfies the geek in me and the need for instant gratification.
Also neat are all the photos on Flickr tagged with “websitesasgraphs”. I love all the colors [...]

Categories: Tech-ish

I got my first coffee maker last week, a birthday present from Jef. It’s pretty awesome, it has all kinds of knobs and switches (isn’t that what you look for in a coffee maker?). Actually, he did a lot of research and, fancy buttons aside, it got great reviews on Amazon. I [...]

Categories: Home Sweet Home · Shutterbuggin'

My friend, Zach, is out of town this weekend, so invited his dogs, Jack and Maggie over for a “pee-wee play day.” He warned me they weren’t those kinds of dogs, but they were so cute and wound-up when I went to let them out, I couldn’t resist. They didn’t *love* Lucy, [...]

Categories: Home Sweet Home · Lucy Bella · Shutterbuggin'

Courage is grace under pressure.
- Ernest Hemingway

Categories: Daily Photo · Shutterbuggin'

If I hadn’t mentioned it (which I’m sure I hadn’t), my sister came to Austin this past weekend - partly for my birthday, partly because she hadn’t been in a few years. I took Friday and Monday off from work and we spent the entire time together, just hanging out and enjoying eachother’s company. [...]

Categories: Shutterbuggin' · The Fam