All of my holiday photos are now up on my Flickr photostream. Loads of Christmas Eve madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family and tons of Christmas night fun with my mom's side. A few more pics might slip in over the next few weeks, but, for now, this is it. Gotta move on to other stuff. :)
What is one of your addictions?
Submitted by Paperheart.
Guitar Hero. I freakin' love that game. It's the only game I've been playing at home for the past few months, and I play nearly every day. I've also recently discovered that I've been a Guitar Hero freak since I was a wee lil' child. Here's photographic proof:
I'm rockin' it, baby!
It may be near freezing, but that won't stop me from going to the lake to shoot one heck of a sunset.
Woo! What a fun and crazy holiday season it's been so far! First there was the week without power. Then I had some Hanukkah fun with Benn and Brittney. I crammed all of my Christmas shopping and gift-making into one day (I printed and framed several photos for family members). Then I drove down to Portland on Christmas Eve to hang out with my family for a couple of days.
Christmas Eve dinner and present madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family was at my Uncle James and Aunt Kana's home in Tigard. I had Christmas lunch with my dad and stepmom at Wong's King in Portland. Christmas dinner and more present madness with my mom's side of the family was at my mom's place in Gresham. And I finished things off the day after Christmas with lunch with my mom and grandma at Om Seafood Restaurant in Portland. Then I sat in traffic for 4-1/2 hours coming back to Bellevue. Basically, it was a typical Christmas for me. ;)
All of the gifts I gave were well-received. Everyone seemed to love the prints I made, and I got requests for more from those who didn't receive them (I only had time to print stuff for my parents and my sister and her boyfriend). I also got my sister a nifty red scarf and a red 8 GB iPod Nano. She liked both.
I made out pretty well this year as well. I got 2 sets of towels (I totally needed them), Digital Portrait Photography and Lighting (my sister is always good about checking my Amazon wish lists), a long sleeve polo shirt and a wool sweater from Banana Republic, a Best Buy gift card, and the always-appreciated cash money from my parents and grandma. I also came away with lots of fun family photos which are presently being processed and uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Christmas Eve pics are up; Christmas Day pics are forthcoming.
All in all, I had a great Christmas this year. Tons of food was consumed. Lots of money was spent on gifts. And great cheer was had by all. Now I'm going to spend the next couple of days recovering and doing absolutely nothing. I'm on vacation until after the New Year, and I intend on using all of it to relax.
Christmas Eve dinner and present madness with my dad and stepmom's side of the family was at my Uncle James and Aunt Kana's home in Tigard. I had Christmas lunch with my dad and stepmom at Wong's King in Portland. Christmas dinner and more present madness with my mom's side of the family was at my mom's place in Gresham. And I finished things off the day after Christmas with lunch with my mom and grandma at Om Seafood Restaurant in Portland. Then I sat in traffic for 4-1/2 hours coming back to Bellevue. Basically, it was a typical Christmas for me. ;)
All of the gifts I gave were well-received. Everyone seemed to love the prints I made, and I got requests for more from those who didn't receive them (I only had time to print stuff for my parents and my sister and her boyfriend). I also got my sister a nifty red scarf and a red 8 GB iPod Nano. She liked both.
I made out pretty well this year as well. I got 2 sets of towels (I totally needed them), Digital Portrait Photography and Lighting (my sister is always good about checking my Amazon wish lists), a long sleeve polo shirt and a wool sweater from Banana Republic, a Best Buy gift card, and the always-appreciated cash money from my parents and grandma. I also came away with lots of fun family photos which are presently being processed and uploaded to my Flickr photostream. Christmas Eve pics are up; Christmas Day pics are forthcoming.
All in all, I had a great Christmas this year. Tons of food was consumed. Lots of money was spent on gifts. And great cheer was had by all. Now I'm going to spend the next couple of days recovering and doing absolutely nothing. I'm on vacation until after the New Year, and I intend on using all of it to relax.
Yay! The power is back on!
Congrats - TIME Magazine voted you "Person of the Year"! What's your acceptance speech?
"Um... thanks...?"
Despite the lack of power last Friday, people still went to the mall. None of the stores were open, and there was no word on when power would be restored. So, people just wandered around aimlessly staring into store windows, looking at the holiday decorations, and talking on their cell phones. Can someone say Dawn of the Dead? Or, if you're more inclined to video games, Dead Rising will as well. ;)
Nearly a week has passed since Rainwindpocalypse '06 struck the Puget Sound area, and I, along with thousands of people in the area, am still without power. It's been 5 days now, and I have no idea when my power will be restored. It hasn't really bothered me too much, though, since I've been working late nights to finish up some tasks for a deadline this week. However, it is kind of annoying to not be able to do much at home other than play with my cat, sleep, and get a change of clothes. I've been using the showers at work, eating out every meal, and purposely staying at work extra late to keep myself from getting bored and frozen (the weather has dropped below freezing for a couple of nights now).
According to Puget Sound Energy, I might not get power back until later this week. I do hope it's sooner, but I'm not holding my breath. I understand that the PSE crews are doing their best to deal with the massive damage to the region and can only be thankful that they are actually working on it. Still, it would be nice to have power at home again.
This past Saturday, the Seattle Flickr Meetup group invaded Seattle Center for an afternoon of photographic mayhem. We walked around the sculpture gardens. We went ice skating. We watched one of the Winterfest Soltice performances. And we drank lots of beer. Much fun. Check out my photos from the stroll in my Flickr photostream.
Just when we thought we wouldn't get a holiday party at work, a surprise bowling party was sprung upon us on Wednesday afternoon. Everyone in the KnowWonder group migrated over to Tech City Bowl in Kirkland for a couple of hours of drunken mayhem. Beer, munchies, and big heavy balls. Aw yeah.
Check out some pics in my Flickr photostream.
