Didn't really take any pictures over the summer; unlike previous summers, I didn't go anywhere. Friends were either from the area, or at least a 5 hour plane flight back east, so there was no real need to travel. Besides, work was busy & I'd been down to California several times already this year. The first "vacation" didn't crop up until Labor Day! That's when my parents drove up to visit for a couple days. Unfortunately, their visit wasn't as long as I had thought it would be, and the whole vacation was basically spent shopping & fixing stuff. Not a lot of pictures came out of that! So the first picture that I like didn't get taken until the end of September, and then it was just pure chance: I was walking home from work and saw a picture worthy scene: 
Willamette River and cloudy skies, from the east-side esplanade The next picture came a month later, in October. Leaves were changing color, providing picturesque views from the convenience of my apartment building's roof: 
Colorful leaf changing And finally, with the days rolling by towards the Winter Solstice, it's getting darker earlier. So walking home from work again presented an interesting view, this time of downtown Portland at dusk: 
Downtown Portland at dusk Now playing: Cascada – Everytime We Touch – 01 Everytime We Touch
Way back in June, it was time for the Portland Rose Festival 2010 and Fleet Week 2010 here in Portland. And of course I went out again and spent a day photographing the ships & Portland in general! I didn't go on any of the rides or go watch the parade (I can see how it's fun for kids, or if there's someone/something you know in the parade, but otherwise I find it boring) or take any of the ship tours (the lines were, once again, just too long). In fact, I'm not really happy/satisfied with Fleet Week 2010. I just didn't seem to have good timing like in previous years. Also, it might just be me, but it seemed like there were a lot fewer ships than in previous years. So, there's only 2 pictures this time that I feel really turned out well & that I like: 
HMCS Vancouver, on the Willamette River in Portland for Fleet Week 2010 
Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon open to let a tug boat pushing a barge downstream. That tug + barge were actually part of the problem with getting good pictures. I think the barge must have been empty, because it was floating fairly high in the water. So high in fact, that I couldn't get any pictures of the ships docked on the west bank from my favorite spots along the East-side Esplanade. Guess I should have woken up earlier and gone down! Anyway, the complete album can be found on Windows Live here. Now playing: Air Supply – Ultimate Air Supply – 10 Two Less Lonely People in the World
Now playing: Emm Gryner (featuring Joel Plaskett) – Gem and I – 06 Gold Soul of Rock and Roll
Once upon a time there was actual content being posted on this site. And things were good. This isn't a post that's going to correct that. Instead, it's a return to the time honored navel-gazing of original series blog posts! So, today I went clothes shopping. (note: this marks the 4th time I've done this since graduating college.) And today I stumbled upon several truisms: - Apparently, all other things being equal, I do get larger as I get older, just like everyone else. This made me sad. Especially since it's still impossible to find anything in my sizes.
- Clothes can be expensive! Or at least it seems that way when doing big-bang style shopping.
- I really don't know anything about fashion.
Related to that last point, Wikipedia's article on scarves could use some work. Or maybe I'm just overthinking things... Now playing: Emm Gryner – Gem and I – 08 Revolution Don't Roll
I read a bunch of different web comics. Why? I don't know, they're entertaining? In any case, I've been doing it since college, and so have amassed quite a few. Occasionally one stops publishing, but in general it seems that most have stayed around for a while. Anyway, in case something happens to my saved favorites or my RSS feeds (again!), or in case anyone is interested, here they are: Bookmarks RSS Feeds Okay, so if I think about it, I'm not even sure I like some of those comics anymore. And some aren't even being updated. Maybe its time to stop being such a packrat & clean them up... Now playing: Emm Gryner – Gem and I – 09 Get Brave
No real content; just a collection of links: Now playing: Alanis Morissette – So-Called Chaos – 10 Everything
Sorry, another Link Post. QA testing is going on at work, so 1) the release is getting close because Waterfall + fixed deadline = really scrunched testing timeline, 2) now everyone gets to find out what parts of the specs were just flat out wrong, or what parts need some creative re-writing to reflect bugs in integrating systems. Both of which mean every issue is a Severity 1, Priority 1, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH issue. Yet it always seems to just work out. Hmm... Oh, and a quick shout-out & HI! to all the new visitors who are coming here because that kid jumped off the Vista Bridge & killed himself last week. Enjoy the pictures of the bridge! It's things like this that make me glad I don't have ads and so am not profiting from the 3x increase in traffic from such a tragic event.  Now playing: Donna Lewis – Now in a Minute – 03 I Love You Always Forever
Sorry, it's been a bit since the last post...between work picking up (insanely) and talking to a new friend  , things have been busy. I've actually got a stack of pictures of Portland/Fleet Week to go through & tag & post, so hopefully those will go up at some point. Anyway, here's a link post: Now playing: Josh Ritter – So Runs The World Away – 06 Folk Bloodbath
At the end of May I flew down to San Jose (California!) to visit my parents for Memorial Day. The first day consisted of having lunch at Alice's Restaurant (with burgers named after motorcycle brands; the Yamaha burger that I had was really good...pineapple + teriyaki sauce is surprisingly tasty on a burger!), then driving down coast through Santa Cruz to Monterey (& back). Second day was sightseeing in San Francisco (yay! finally got to ride the cable cars & see Ghirardelli Square!). The last day included trips to Beard Papa's (a nice recommendation from Ms. Snootypurse), In-N-Out Burger, and Half Moon Bay to see the beach and the house my parent's are trying to buy. Overall, a fun trip...not terribly relaxing, but the change of scenery was nice. And now, the photos: (full album @ Bay Area, California (2010-05)) 
Pacific Ocean at Pebble Beach on Monterey Bay, California 
The "Lone Cyprus" on the 17-mile drive in Monterey 
Union Square, San Francisco Now playing: The New Pornographers – Together – 08 Up In the Dark
Actually got this in an email from my grandpa earlier today, and it seemed really cool! The video certainly makes it seem to work well. And I liked the emphasis on the reusability of the existing vehicle. Still, I have to wonder how strong and easy to replace/fix those drums would be. Not to mention how well it performs outside video-conditions. It didn't look like it in the video, but I also wonder about whether it gets stuck when stopped because it sinks into the snow too much... Now playing: Vienna Teng – Waking hour – 12 Lullabye for a Stormy Night
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