Category: Personal

Christmas 2009 in review

December 31st, 2009
Christmas.  I ended up going to work through the holidays this year.  Thinking back, it was much more relaxing last year working from home because no one could phyiscally get to work because of the snow storm.  And it was more "normal" to have had a whit… more »

Weekend with the Canon 35mm f/2 prime

December 25th, 2009
So thanks to a co-worker who was kind enough to lend me his copy of the Canon 35mm f/2 prime, I was able to test drive the lens for an entire weekend! Funny thing during the weekend was that the Seattle weather actually co-operated! We got a mix of col… more »

Canon 5d mark II -- first shots

December 20th, 2009
Since Wednesday when I got my new toy, my very own full-frame Canon 5d mark II, I've been non-stop behind the camera testing out its possibilities.  I'm certain that I've only unmasked a small set of the features, but so far it's been a blast! I finall… more »

Evening at the track -- one year later

December 15th, 2009
I find it appropriate to kick start my memories where they left off a year ago. Funny thing that the last thing I posted was the annual STAR 101.5 Dachshund race at Emerald Downs. Funny, because I attended again this year, on August 14, 2009. Not much… more »

After 16 months -- reviving the blog

December 13th, 2009
So after a long 16 months, with nothing much to show for, I've decided that it's time to bring back alive, what was "just" an aimless collection of words.  Not only have I felt a vast decrease in my literary abilities, but more so, I felt it a waste, to… more »