Is this subliminal messaging or what?!
03/16/2009
Power Poxy...Epoxy
Backed by the power of science... so you know it's good!
03/09/2009
The Egg & I...
We hit up this old standby for b-fast Saturday as they have PHENOMENAL breakfasts... In fact, they're only open for breakfast and a tad bit of lunch but that works for me since I was able to order this french toast w/ strawberries, bananas and a bit of scrambled :-)
Houston photo contest...
Came down to Houston this weekend to hang with my buddy Vu and do some photography... Sat morning we dropped a bunch of framed photos off with his local photography club... They were having an annual contest for photos in a number of different categories... Judging from his competition I think he'll do well in at least a few categories...
03/02/2009
Photo Processing some HDR's...
I have been working on getting my main computer reset up with Vista 64-bit (supports more than 3GB of RAM) specifically for photo processing, as I have a ton of photos to go through from the past several months... Tonight I started working on some HDR (High Dynamic Range) pics I took last Fall during a roadtrip Jodi, Katelyn, and I did around Lake Michigan... These are the first few I finished...
Essentially HDR photos are made up of multiple exposures of the same photo which allow you to capture the detail in the darker shadow areas, as well as get the detail in the brighter areas... This gets the photo a little closer to the dynamic range that can be seen with your eyes... that's why typical point and shoot pics of sunset scenes like this never really do justice to what you actually witnessed...
Please let me know what you think of these few pics by posting in the comments so it might inspire me to do more... I believe you have to create an account to post in the comments, but I'd really appreciate it as I'm not sure who my readers are due to my infrequent posts lately... I'll do my best to work on more of these in the coming weeks...
02/28/2009
Hot new RAID card...
I've been re-building my main computer lately, specifically setting it up for photo editing, and needed to update my real-time backup solution... found this choice RAID card on Newegg for $25 w/ free shipping that would work great with my 2 new Samsung F1 1TB hard drives... it has 2 internal Sata2 ports, 2 eSATA ports (either, or), and also throws in a spare IDE port for legacy support...hot! [OK, I know I lost most of you with this post, but hey there's no time like the present to expand your knowledge base :-) ]
The Gibson's Slider...
Quite possibly my new favorite food item... the Gibson's Steakhouse filet mignon slider has got to be the greatest thing I've come across since the Hani Special at the Coney [see earlier post :-) ]...
Last week I hit up Gibson's after a day at the auto show with a Dealer of mine, and we were ordering these like they were goin out of style... the key to these though, is the creamy horseradish sauce, coupled with ketchup goodness... hungry? I sure as heck am writing this! Oh yeah, and the best part is these are only around $12 for 3 of them, which is much more economical than your typical entree at Gibson's if you've ever visited this famous Chicago steakhouse...
Lord Stanley's Cup...
Got a chance to see the Stanley Cup a few weeks back when the Chicago Auto Show rolled into town and I attended the Charity Preview... and so did these random people... hmmm... something tells me they're not ACTUALLY hockey people...
02/11/2009
02/10/2009
Motivational Poster...
Classic advice from Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris, aka Doogie Howser M.D.) on 'How I Met Your Mother' playing Monday nights on CBS at 730p CST... Classic NPH :-)
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