Monthly Archives: March 2008

Class It Up

I’m really hoping to take a photography class sometime this year. Here’s what I’m looking for: 1. 35mm manual photography 2. Some emphasis on composition 3. Darkroom skilx0rz 4. Class must be after work hours, starting no earlier than 5:30 … Continue reading

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BBC News Redesign

It appears that the BBC News website has had a dramatic makeover since yesterday. My immediate first impressions are that it’s both less crowded and more contemporary. I’ll have to see how my daily browsing is affected, but I’m glad … Continue reading

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ploafmaster.muxtape.com

Yeah, so I’m also hitting the Muxtape bandwagon. Peep my current mix – there’s no concrete theme, and I could probably stand to reorder it a little bit, but for now it’s essentially my top 12 current jams. I don’t … Continue reading

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The First Salvo

I’ve just uploaded the first chunk of pictures from Paris – all of these were taken by Valerie using our digital. I’ll be returning to Richmond this evening and I expect to get my film developed on Monday, after which … Continue reading

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Emmanuel Smague

My hombre Dave introduced me to this amazing photographer, Emmanuel Smague. He shoots almost exclusively in black and white using a Leica M7 range finder camera, and I have to say the results look like they came out of National … Continue reading

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Back on Terra Americana

So I’m back in America now, and I’m hanging out at my mother-in-law’s place until Saturday evening when I return to Richmond. It’s good to be home, and now I can return to my normal Internerding. I think a small … Continue reading

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And on the Third Day (in Paris)

Easter mass at Notre Dame was beautiful – especially the Gregorian music. Afterwards we were soundly ripped of in a tourist trap restaurant with a friendly waiter, tasty food, and super high prices. I made up for it afterwards, though, … Continue reading

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Paris, Day 2 Continued

So yeah, we never were able to eat at the Hidden Kitchen. Apparently, there was some computer virus, and the reservation was lost, or something. I don’t know – I’ll take them at their word since their apologetic reply came … Continue reading

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Paris, Day 2

Today we had a later start, sleeping in a bit to recover from our long day of travel. After showering and dressing, we headed to Ile de la Cite to check out Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris, which, I must … Continue reading

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À Paris!

So I’m writing this from my hotel room in Paris after a long exhausting period of travel. We left on time from Dulles yesterday and even arrived in Amsterdam twenty minutes early. Then our flight to Paris was delayed an … Continue reading

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