Pray for my computer.
On Wednesday of last week, my laptop contracted a virus that all but crippled it, nearly wiping out everything I had stored on the machine since last May– thousands of job specific photos, videos, story notes and documents.
I’ve been playing back-and-forth with Staples, which is supposedly repairing the damage and backing up [...]
March 8, 2010
An explanation
February 27, 2010
On Not Eating Out
Ah, the comforts of the kitchen.
In college I had gotten used to the dimly lit, closet-sized kitchens of campus apartments. We’d cook in them, sure, but only as quickly as possible and maybe once or twice a week. Meals were convenient and fast, with a coffee table for a kitchen table, and T.V. for table [...]
February 20, 2010
The Third Floor
We ventured to the abandoned third floor of my building again today. The sun poured in through the big windows facing South street, into the cavernous room covered in pigeon feathers and dust.
I took this of Eric as he was looking out of a window toward the iconic Buckley Bros. grain elevators.
View it on black.
February 17, 2010
In a picture: the state of the news industry
I love how this one picture, taken somewhere in Washington, D.C., completely sums up all of the problems facing the news industry in America. People want content, but they’re not sure they want to pay for it.
In its defense, the Express is supposedly a very good alternative paper in the D.C. metro area, so maybe [...]
February 16, 2010
Fruit of the Gods
If ever my plans of writing and making photographs for a living don’t pan out, I’m taking a cue from Jason Mraz and starting an avacado farm in California.
Watch me.
February 16, 2010
Jónsi prepares to tour
Jónsi, the creative and ever enigmatic musician behind Iceland’s Sigur Ros, is gearing up for a 2010 North American and European tour in support of his yet-to-be released solo album, Go. Today he released a video on his Web site that showcases some of the planning behind his live show, which is being produced by England’s 59 productions.
I didn’t think the [...]
February 16, 2010
A New Look
For the past couple of days I’ve been wrestling with the idea of changing the layout of this site. I liked the other one fine, and frankly I hate the idea of changing a look that was becoming recognizable, but the squished 3-column format didn’t allow for pictures that weren’t oriented horizontally, unless I linked [...]
February 12, 2010
The Sound of Settling
It’s been about a week now since Frankie and I finished moving all of our things into the new place. We’ve slowly started hanging pictures, organizing books, placing rugs, stocking cabinets, et cetera, and it’s beginning to have that cozy, lived-in feel that makes apartments great. Already, the downtown location has been perfect in dealing [...]
February 3, 2010
Lens repair, Lost and the apartment transition
The replacement part I ordered last week for my broken 18-55mm kit lens came in the mail last night, and I spent the better part of an hour fiddling with microscopic screws and a toothpick screw driver putting it all back together. Turns out, I wasn’t born with nimble hands. I dropped one of the [...]
January 27, 2010
Bad Luck or the Day I Almost Cried
By most accounts, today was a good day. Work was long but productive. I tied up some loose ends in regards to a new downtown apartment, where Frankie and I will begin moving in this week. On the way home, I had time to shoot some photos of the sun as it set and cast [...]
