Entries from May 2008

Omar Lopez in San Antonio

A few weeks ago my friend, Ryan, sent me an instant message and asked if I would be interested in taking photos at an upcoming gig. I’ve taken photos of Ryan for a few years with various bands, but not since I got serious about it. He’s been playing with a new band, a talented [...]

Categories: Daily Photo · Friend-ish · Giggin' · Music to My Ears · Shutterbuggin'

Spring Green

My co-workers gave me some beautiful white tulips on my birthday last week, these were part of the bouquet. The tulips have faded, but these little gems are going strong. I know they are just filler, but they are too pretty to throw out.
(BTW - Does anyone know what they are?)

Categories: Daily Photo · Friend-ish · Giggin' · Nature-ish

Difficult is Woth Doing

Roger went to California last month be part of a shoot for an upcoming ad campaign from Honda called “Difficult is Worth Doing.” (http://www.difficultisworthdoing.com)
Honda is taking the bold step of running a series of unbranded TV ads about skydiving to build interest ahead of the launch of a car model. The campaign, developed by ad [...]

Categories: Friend-ish · Skydiving · The Fam · Video

Links for May 18th

These are links from my del.icio.us feed for May 18th:

keri’s tattoo! on Flickr - The tattoo on her wrist gives me an idea…

Categories: delicious

Links for May 12th - May 17th

These are links from my del.icio.us feed for May 12th through May 17th:

ZipLens - Online Lens Rentals for Canon and Nikon (d)SLR - For about $40 per week ($60 for two) you can rent a killer lens before you buy it - or just to use it for a really special occasion. They include pre-paid [...]

Categories: delicious

She Craves was HOT at Emo’s

The She Craves’ show at Emo’s on Saturday was HOT. The A/C broke on the warmest day of the year (so far) so it was a hot, sweaty mess. At one point Christine, the lead singer, said “It’s hot. We all know it. Let’s just get over it and enjoy the show.”
Despite the heat, it [...]

Categories: Austin-ish · Friend-ish · Music to My Ears · Shutterbuggin'

Links for May 4th - May 10th

These are links from my del.icio.us feed for May 4th through May 10th:

Lowepro Fastpack 250 Camera Bag Review - I bought a Lowepro bag a few months ago and LOVE it, but it's a little small, especially when travelling. Considering selling mine and getting this one. Very similar function, more room (and a laptop sleeve).
Makin’ [...]

Categories: delicious

Replaceable

I had dinner with a group of non-work friends tonight and we were talking about upcoming vacations. Some people are worried about missing too much work, some people don’t care. I laughed and said, ‘In the end, we’re all replaceable. No one should get TOO comfortable.’ They laughed. I said “Really. one of the first [...]

Categories: Giggin' · R-R-Rambling