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Denver In Pictures

Sep

16

2009

I went to Denver for my stepuncle’s stepdaughter’s wedding (my step-step-cousin, I suppose) a couple weekends ago and hauled my camera along with me. I also got to see my cousin Jeff for the first time in about six years, and there’s some pictures of his family in here as well (or at least the ...

Idaho Roadtrip Photos 2

Sep

10

2009

Photographically, I focused mostly on the drive through Nevada this time, which is through an otherworldly beautiful part of the desert where there is literally nobody around for hundreds of miles. So spectacular and incredibly relaxing. There’s also some good shots from my hike to Titus Lake with my dad. For two people whose combined ...

A Quasi-Analog Vacation

Aug

17

2009

Well, I’m now pretty damn glad I got the iPhone. I’m leaving tomorrow to visit dad and Ray Ann in Idaho and of course, last night one of the speakers on my laptop decided it didn’t want to go on the trip. A few seconds of popping, and then an unbelievably high pitched squealing that ...

A Little Ride in the Wayback Machine 2

Aug

14

2009

Six years ago tomorrow, I was driving a rented Budget 15-foot truck across Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. My co-worker/building mate Jen, who was also moving to LA and whose stuff occupied half the truck, drove her brand new Mitsubishi convertible along with me. We’d left Chicago at 6 in the morning to avoid the rush ...

New York, New Jersey 1

Jul

19

2009

Some pictures from my travels in New York City and Northern New Jersey, including the first time I’ve ever actually seen the Statue of Liberty in person as I rode the ferry to Sandy Hook. Flickr here, slideshow below (click “notes” for a fuller explanation on some of the items): Get the flash player here: ...

NY/NJ

Jul

9

2009

I used to post notes when I went out of town that posting would be less frequent when I’m gone, but there’s just been so damn little going on lately that posting might actually increase. Gone to a wedding. Back Sunday.

Vegas! 2

Apr

30

2009

Special thanks must go out to Laz and his lovely wife Christin for haranguing me into getting the fuck out of Los Angeles for a couple of days, and letting me crash on the couch in their room at the Encore so my broke ass wouldn’t have to shell out for a hotel room. I ...

Hooray! 4

Dec

23

2008

Chaplin’s procedure went well this afternoon, so there’s a good possibility he won’t need any more surgery! And even if he does, it’s surgery that sounds a lot less severe and complication-ridden than the worst case scenario that they were discussing. I can’t even describe what a weight this is off my mind, and how ...

Albany

Sep

2

2008

Joanna’s wedding was lovely. Very nice, very low-key, and a fun reception. I will say: I was impressed with the swiftness of the ceremony. I have been to at least five weddings of various friends and family where the vows alone were longer than the entire ceremony was here. An excellent strategy for preventing weeping ...

Oh, Not In Utica, No. It’s An Albany Expression.* 2

Aug

29

2008

I’m off to Albany, New York for the first wedding of one of my high school friends, which is really, really weird. Actually, I’ve known Joanna since we were in 5th grade, which makes this whole endeavor even fucking weirder. Her brother, who I still picture as the eleven year old he was when we ...