For the past week, my stomach has been bothering me more and more. Every meal has been a chore, no matter how hungry I am, and each meal has been harder to eat than the last. I think I know why, now. I was worried it was just the malarial…
I have arrived. My first solo adventure in three years, since 2003. When our flight was descending this evening, I saw flashes of what I thought was lightning in the clouds. But the lightning only appeared in two places. I can only assume they were volcanos erupting. Just as I…
Most irrelevant, pointless blog entry yet: Spent a good part of today and yesterday reviewing the 400+ pictures I took at the zoo (SOOOOO excessive). I posted pics in the Zoo gallery on my photosite. Reviewing photos on the computer, as opposed to slides in a projector, is PAINFUL! Oh…
One of the first photography books I bought suggested two things for finding great places to take pictures: postcards and the zoo. Postcards? I mean, why try to find something unique in a place with which you’re not familiar? See what the pros took shots of, and use that as…
My new toy arrived today. A few thoughts from friends and family on this: Max: Of course you buy new stuff when you’re unemployed. That’s what you do when you’ve got no money coming in… [when I bought my first cellphone in 2001, right after EmployeeService went belly-up] Brian: Which…
Scooter Rage XX was the weekend before Pride, and I came specially equipped with a new L series zoom lens (70-200). I bought the new lens because of feedback from Brian about my pictures at High Rollers (gallery): Brian wanted more pictures of scooterists, less of scooters, and he was…
I didn’t say “Oh, this is SO gay!” The fellow to the right in the black/red leather teddy, fishnet stockings and hip-high red PVC boots said it, when the dance music on his float started pumping just as it turned onto Market Street to join the Pride parade. Everybody at…
I’ve been thinking of “Last Times” these past few days. Wednesday was the last lunch with Kevin. Wednesday was my first and last developer marketing meeting with Michelle and Andrew. Thursday was my last Caltrain commute, and my last long bike ride along the Bayshore trail. Thursday, much to my…
Andrew– Each day this moment has come closer, it’s becoming harder and harder to do. But I have received an offer from the Visual Studio team at Microsoft, and have decided to accept it. It’s a very good career move for me, an offer I can’t turn down. The reason…
Told my boss this afternoon that I plan to leave Oracle. I find out Monday if I’m getting walked. I hated every minute of it. It feels like breaking up with someone. You know they’ll be disappointed. And it feels even worse when you care about the people you work…
