Updates to the site might be a little slow in coming over the next week or so. I’m evaluating Moveable Type, a content distribution system - like Blogger, except I own it.
I’m debating whether or not to host the new site on my home system and cancel my phpwebhosting.com contract, or to host [...]

TONIGHT!
“Pure Plastic” Group Photo Show Reception
Thursday, Jan 23rd
6:30pm-8:30pm
free
—–> Event Description < -----------------------------------------------
“Pure Plastic” is the second annual group show of photographs made with
the plastic lens: Holga, Diana, Hawkeye, Nickelodeon and more. The show
runs now through the end of January. Viewing hours are:
Tuesday-Thursday 3pm-10pm
Friday-Saturday 11am-5pm
—–> Venue Info < ——————————————————
San [...]

You gotta love reading blogs out of context:

I had an ostrich sandwich today, for the first time in my life. Ostrich is a wonderful thing to eat, because it’s guilt-free. Ostriches are not cute. They are not terribly important to the food chain. They are not friendly. They kick human beings to death. They [...]

Our TV and radio broadcasts are the first evidence extraterrestrials will have of intelligent life on Earth?

Pardon my insensitivity, they prefer to be called “little people” now…

I went to my first photography class today and went into a darkroom for the first time, and it’s going to be a lot of fun. This class seems like it’s going to be all mechanics and no composition, which makes sense. You have to learn the mechanics before you explore any subject, [...]

Great words of advice regarding collecting cameras, from http://www.photoslave.com

My advice to any camera nuts reading this: get one good camera that you trust and enjoy using it.
Don’t sell it. Don’t buy anything else. Every time you think about buying new gear, take the money
you would have spent and take a trip instead. Europe, NYC, [...]

What a weekend! I went to the Parkway theater, got to watch the 49ers get creamed and watch the Raiders pull another one out. The Parkway serves food, coffee, great baked snacks, and pizzas, sandwiches and salads. And Beer. They have comfortable couches and tables, and an eclectic movie selection, when they’re not telecasting [...]