Archive for January, 2009

Just like, a week left before GWB is out of office.  This, of course is occuring eight years, and two elections too late, but I’ll take what I can get.

I really don’t envy Obama right now.  He’s not even in office yet, but he’s already looking to tackle two wars, an imploding economy, staggering national deficts, ballooning Medicare and Social Security defict, a intractible situation w/ Gaza-Israel that’s about to boil over, and those are just the “knowns”.  Who knows what else will occur in the coming days?

It was amazingly beautiful here in San Francisco over the weekend.  Warm, sunny and just downright pleasant.  A wonderful change from freezing my nipples off in Minneapolis.

I told myself I’d never go back home for any extended time during the winter. I’m just too miserable when it’s too cold out.  I’m already thin-blooded enough.  Any little draft gets me all chilly and it doesn’t matter how many sweaters I pile on, I’m still cold, cold and cold!

I contrasted that to when I was in Minneapolis last May for my brother’s wedding.  It was so much more agreeable for me.  I could go out and enjoy myself.  I stayed a whole month and hardly noticed the time flying by.

So going forward, I’m heading home for Christmas – two, three days tops.  Then get the hell out.

Extended stays – during the spring, summer or fall!

So what’s up for the new year?  A much more quiet start for this one than last year.   A year ago to this date, I was partying my ass off in New Orleans with the Tulliers, halfway trough my epic road trip.

I kinda miss the road trips.  I miss traveling.  I’ll have to set up one for this year.. but I think I’ll do it during the summer.   Just need to figure out a destination, and a mode of transportation…

My trial version of Silver Efex Pro ran out a few days ago.  So today’s photo will be in color.  That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it.

Am I going to buy it?  Yeah.  I’m just having a debate with myself whether I should drop $199 for the plugin alone, or dish out a bit more and get the $299 bundle, that includes other plugins.  I’ve never used any of them so I dont know if I’m going to find them useful…

Stunning display of logic, I know.

Well it’s finally friday.  I’m looking forward to this weekend where I’ll get caught up on the photo backlog I’ve got here, and actually go out and shoot some new ones.   My spanking-new 5D Mark II is sitting on my dresser and it’s going like “baby.. you spent so much on me.  you hardly play with me!?”

Today felt like a Thursday. Can’t quite put my finger on the precise reason why it felt like a Thursday, just that if I were to sit here and go hmm.. what does this day feel like? It felt like a Thursday.

I arrived in The City last night. Yeah thats right. San Francisco is The City. You’ve got Gotham City, The Windy City, City of Lights, and all that.. but only San Francisco is simply The City.

I took off from Minneapolis in the late afternoon, and my favorite thing about the whole flying experience are the takeoffs. I love feeling the roar of those turbine jet engines spooling up and the tension in the cabin thickens as everyone catches their breath while the bird hurtles down the runway, looking for the lift it needs to take off before running out of runway.

I even made a little clip, courtesy of the fabulous 5D Mark II.