David's Page

I've been lazy with Blogger

2008-08-19T14:43:00.000-07:00

I have not had too much to post about lately. I've had more fun with Flickr than this site the past few months, and then my new Canon point and shoot camera went kerplunk and that has kept me from documenting things. I did get a cafepress page though, so you can get my skateboard logo on tshirts and other items if you like, click here to check it out.

More items will be coming soon.

Here are a few recent photos. Our house one night last week:

Edgar being happy at sunset:

The ramp:

Sunset behind the neighbor's barn:

Helmetcam!!!!!!

2008-07-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

Last week I was waiting on an order of Seseme Tofu at China King. With 15 minutes to kill I walked into Wolf Camera and checked out the clearance table, and saw an Oregon Scientific Helmetcam for $19.75. Had to have it. The quality really is bad, I've seen cell phones this good. I sure wouldn't have paid the original retail price of $120, but for $20 it's a fun toy if I break it next week.
This is my first decent video, the camera taped to the bottom of my deck for a run on my ramp. I have an idea for this camera that is going to be really funny, but that will come after I improvise a fisheye lens and dog-collar mount.

I Have a Ramp!

2008-07-29T07:39:00.000-07:00

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

I have been working on this thing for 2 months now. It's something I have always wanted, and it's beautiful. It's got a 7.5' transition, and it varies in height from 4' on the short section, 5.5' on the other side and 6' on the tall side. The 6' part has concrete coping. Since completion it has rained like hell, some rain got it before I could get it sealed well but I'm working to keep in good shape. I also hurt my leg and have not been able to ride as much as I'd like. The joist are mostly 2"x4"s, I would have prefered 2"x6" but I had a lot of scrap wood in the barn and was trying to cut corners.
I got all but the blue paint as "oops" paint at Home Depot and Lowes. If you are a homeowner I suggest going by the paint counter every time you are in there. Oops paint is where they mixed a custom color and it was returned because it wasn't a perfect match. It's all $5 a gallon, even the real expensive paint.

Reason #462 Why My Wife Rocks

2008-07-23T13:12:00.000-07:00

She made me sesame noodles with bok choy and cucumbers. Damn that stuff was good.

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-10T07:38:00.000-07:00

We did it up for July 4th this year. Had all kinds of activities and the croquet by fire tourny I have been wanting to have for so long. The croquet however was started WAY too late(partly because I didn't listen to suggestions) and moved way too slow. Next year there will be a smaller course and we will start the first rounds during the daytime and have the final rounds by fire. We did declare Jim Wahl(sp?) the winner as he had the best time advancing, and we drew numbers for everyone else to get prizes.

My cousin Webb came and visited also, I have never had a good chance to hang out with him but we got to talk some at the wedding and had a good time on the fourth. Here is a shot of him playing the spoons:

Also, Mike, Adam and Sean helped me finish my ramp. It still needs one more surface board, a few braces and the final coat of paint but those guys helped me do what would have taken weeks in a day and we managed to skate a bit. My old friend Steve Allen was in town from Colorado, he was nailing fakie disasters and Sean rolled in from the 4' deck on a bike. I was busy and didn't take action shots, but I will get a session going soon and post up. I did get this cool shot of Mike welding my coping though:

WOOOO!-HOOOOOO!

2008-07-01T07:36:00.000-07:00

The skies have been amazing out in the country the past few nights. Edgar has been in full-tilt puppy mode as well.

Is anyone really this stupid?

2008-07-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

It amazes me that a frozen pizza needs to have something in the instructions saying it needs to be cooked before eating.

Dogwater

2008-06-25T07:26:00.001-07:00

Mary gives Edgar a drink on a hot day. I'm lucky to have these two!

Montgomery Biscuits Game

2008-06-25T07:21:00.000-07:00

We went to a Montgomery Biscuits game this past Saturday night. I don't know why I don't go more often, I have never been a fan of baseball but it's a great thing for the city and it needs to be supported. The weather was great and the sunset behind the stadium was beautiful and there was a fireworks show afterwards. The biscuits lost however, though it was a good game and went to 11 innings.
In the photo are two of my colleagues, on left is Chris Stacy who is the Univeristy Photographer at Griffith University in Bribane, Queensland, and on right is Joe Olivera from Tuskegee University. Joe and I are going to get some local photo workshops going on around here before long.

Our Honeymoon

2008-06-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

I know it took a while, but I finally finished editing the photos from our honeymoon. These are my favorites, I will be making a dvd slideshow with music and everything eventually.

Our Garden, 05-21-08

2008-05-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Some days nothing is better than skating

2008-05-12T14:37:00.001-07:00

Last week got to be a long week. I worked 13 hours Thursday, 12 hours Friday and Saturday too. When I finished on Saturday I managed to grab a quick session at Montgomery's park though, I really needed that!

Pools Open!

2008-05-08T09:16:00.001-07:00

Got my pool up and running. I have only swam in it a couple times though, the water is still cold as hell.

Lizard Porn

2008-05-05T13:50:00.001-07:00

I found these guys laying out next to our pool yesterday and got a few photos.

Saturday

2008-05-05T13:45:00.001-07:00

This past Saturday we made homemade pizzas:
Harvested our first head of lettuce from the garden:
And visited the Montgomery Farmer's Market:

WOO-HOO!

2008-05-05T13:37:00.001-07:00

Saturday we went to the MMFA's first Fridays thing and had mexican food afterwards with Alton, Billy, Dougie, and Scott & Candie. We had a great time but were paying for it in hangover land Saturday.

VEGGIES!

2008-05-01T12:36:00.000-07:00

The broccoli has come a long way since this post, and we will have tomatoes and zucchini very soon also, ymmmm.

Doofus and I

2008-05-01T12:21:00.001-07:00

Mary took this photo of me and our boy the other day while we were walking at ASF. We are going back tomorrow night for first Fridays for music and wine and to check out the Karsh exhibit.

Soccerdog

2008-04-21T15:23:00.000-07:00

Italy was great, but it's good to be back in Alabama for my nightly soccer matches with Edgar too. He is getting better, he can pick up the ball now and dribble with his front paws, we chase each other around the yard.

Honeymoon stuff

2008-04-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on the honeymoon. We will post more photos as time allows.

Our Wedding Day

2008-04-21T09:22:00.001-07:00

We are back from the Honeymoon now and all is well. We had a great time at the wedding, thanks to everyone that came. Our only regret was not being able to stop and talk to so many people that we had not seen in a long time.
Also, someone left a women's red leather jacket at the reception, email me if it's yours and I'll send it to you.

We have been busy!

2008-03-31T15:40:00.001-07:00

Things have been busy for me lately so I have not been posting stuff on here. This photo of Edgar was taken Saturday the 29th. On this coming Saturday there will be a big tent right where he is sitting for our wedding reception, it will be a fun time.

Another Broccoli Shot

2008-03-14T14:38:00.000-07:00

My broccoli as of yesterday morning. Hasn't changed much since last week's shot, but the picture is prettier.

New Photos

2008-03-10T12:56:00.000-07:00

I shot a few more photos to test out the new camera yesterday. This one was lit with the on-camera flash.
Edgar and Mary relaxing after a long day of gardening and digging in the yard.
Setup a Sunpack 120J on barebulb to light this one. The camera performs best at low ISO settings for sure.

New Camera, Nasty Veggies

2008-03-06T13:51:00.001-08:00

I got a new camera(thanks Mary!) for our upcoming trip to Italy. It's a Canon G9, I've been eying them for a while.
This is the first photo I've taken with it, not counting a couple photos of Edgar's nose last night. The plants are broccoli growing in our garden. I titled the post "nasty veggies" because I really don't like the taste of broccoli at all. But it's damn good for you, so I eat it anyway.
So far the camera seems to work rather well, I will put it to a bigger test in days to come.