Cleaning out(and wiring) the closet.
So here we are, in the new place on the isthmus, and the time seems to be flying. Some projects are behind us, with many more ahead. It is going to be an interesting summer.
Everything should be done by this weekend when our lovely roommate Alice is throwing her 50’s themed birthday party which we are hijacking into a housewarming party. Hopefully the landlord won’t mind what I have done with the place, but more on that later.
I have a ton of pictures from old adventures that I hope to have in the gallery as well as some shots of the place up this week, so check back. I should also have the business web pages up hopefully in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for those. Ian has some reclaimed art that made it into a Habitat for Humanity show, which I had the honor of photographing and that will be up as well.
Pictures finally up to date!
I have finally gotten all of the PDXLAN14 and Bend pictures online. Head to the Photo Repository to check them out. As a bonus I have 5 HDRs from Bend.
PDXLAN: Pre Game Bawls Fortress
Bill flew in late last night and we crashed out after taco bell. Damn you authentic staff member that didn’t understand what we ordered…
This morning we went in to help set up at PDXLAN. After having positively too much fun with duct tape we decided to take the 5 pallets of Bawls and make a play fort. All I can say is that when this thing falls over and kills someone, it won’t be the corner that I constructed that does it.
Vodka Season is upon us…
After returning from another amazing day on the farm, it dawned on me that something needed to be done. It was time to dust off our old bottles of Monopolova and revive an age old tradition. No, I’m not talking about human sacrifice. I’m talking about something we used to do every summer as a matter of principle. We must infuse vodka! Loaded with locally and deliciously sourced ingredients, I traveled to the liquor store.
It was depressing when they didn’t have three 1.75 liter bottles of Svedka, but I had to make due. I choose Svedka because infusion reacts better to grain vodkas (sorry Monopolova…) and it tastes like Absolute at the Smirnoff price point. 55 dollars later we are back in business.
My list of ingredients:
- Ginger, New Seasons
- Beets, Abundant Harvest
- French Sorrel and Lemon Basil, Abundant Harvest
- Cascade Delight Raspberries, Abundant Harvest
- Blueberries, Abundant Harvest
- Cucumber, New Seasons
- Goldenwest Raspberries, Abundant Harvest
- Beeler’s Thick Cut Uncured Bacon, New Seasons
With the results of the Infusions we are hoping to perfect certain recipes for later production. IKEA has some .5 liter bottles for like two bucks, which I hope to pick up tomorrow while helping to set up the LAN party and pick up Bill’s machine from Vancouver. The Beet infusion should be done tomorrow while some of the more subtle flavors could take a few weeks. I am looking at you delicious Beeler’s bacon.
While waiting for critical feedback…
I bet Laura’s reaction to the awesomeness that is shadow box Zoomify will be something similar to this:
Steel Bridge HDR
I think I finally have the HDR thing figured out. Anyway here are my first few attempts… Click the picture for the huge ones… /56k NO!!!
and one of the west side…
Wordpress Gallery Testing
Today I have been spending some time working on possible gallery setups for dad’s photography page. You can see the work in progress here.
New Galleries and .Plan
Uggg… After way too much time spent toiling with my new gallery setup, it has finally earned my stamp of approval (lol). If you look at the upper right hand corner of the page you will see a link to visit the Photo Galleries. I highly recommend that you take a look at the new shots from our trip to the Redwoods, especially the Damnation Creek Trail. I am also hoping to add picture from our trip to the Olympic Peninsula in this new style as well, so check back for that. Pending actual employment there is a good chance that I will be adding images on a regular basis!
Aside from the picture work I somehow got suckered into purchasing domain names for Dad. Over time we hope to develop (no pun intended, or was it?) a place for Tom to show off his photos and maybe even look into a small e-commerce unit for prints. Currently I only have his personal page parked and with splash screen, but after seeing how badly Godaddy is murdering his other domain name I am going to move that as quick as possible. All this and Laura is demanding Thai food tonight. No rest for the unemployed…
And finally because no one reads anything without a picture, check out how happy Timbers Joey gets when the Timbers score. I get the feeling he lives for that moment…
Massive Gallery Update
After much pain and suffering, I am pleased to announce that I think I may have possibly found a new photo gallery layout! *crickets* I plan on integrating these further, probably by adding a banner and some return navigation, but for now everything seems to be in order. You can check it out here.
Unemployment on the Rise
Looks as if Oregon just hit 12.1 % unemployment this week!
The spike means Oregon’s unemployment rate has doubled since June 2008, when 5.9 percent of the state’s residents weren’t working. The number is nearly 50 percent higher than the national 8.5 percent rate.
All I can say is this recession may be having a profound effect on the Internet as we know it. Could a lack of a 9 to 5 cause this kind of innovation?
The setup is surprisingly complex: A natural gas sensor does the sniffing; an Arduino does the thinking; an XBee wireless module does the communicating; Twitter does the sharing. It’s a feat, to be sure.
Mortimer Mouse is Serious Business
Mortimer Mouse Solves Problems. Ha Ha!
I would like to say that after sending Mortimer Mouse to sort things out everything seems to be back in order. Ha Ha! Never send a mouse when you can send a mouse with a mustache… Ha Ha!
PS: Thanks!