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In case you were wondering

Friday, June 27th, 2008

http://iscaliforniaonfire.com/

I heard on the radio this morning that there are currently 1100 fires burning in California right now (or maybe just Northern California? It was early; I wasn’t really paying attention) and we’re really starting to see the effects. The air outside is hazy, even in San Francisco, and farther now the peninsula, you can smell smoke outside.

On the plus side, the sun is red, which is kind of cool. I imagine it would be a great few days to shoot outdoor portraits, since you get warm, sunset-like light all day long.

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AIDS Walk 2008

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

I’m participating in the AIDS Walk this year. If you can spare it, please consider donating to the cause. Thanks!

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Yair

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008


Uploaded to Flickr on 24th June, 2008.

At the gig he and Owen played on Sunday. More pics here.

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Another lazy weekend

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

And by “lazy” I mean I went to work. Saturday was a laundry day, then we had dinner at Aslam’s Rasio in the Mission, which I thought was excellent, but maybe not worth the Muni ride + walk out to the Mission.

Sunday I went to work for 5 hours or so to get a little more ahead on my current task. On the way in, on Yar’s recommendation I tried the McDonald’s Southern Style Chicken Sandwich, which is supposed to be a poor man’s Chick-Fil-A sandwich, and I gotta say it’s pretty decent. Not as good as Chick-Fil-A, but considering the nearest Chick-Fil-A is 40 miles from SF, I’ll take it. Of course, without the cole slaw and waffle fries, it wasn’t really a complete experience, but I’ll take what I can get.

That evening we went to see Owen and his friend Yair play at Epic Arts in Oakland. It was a great show, and I got to exercise my 5D under very challenging lighting conditions (very dark room + backlit performers), so I’ll have to see how those came out.

Other than that, I watched a lot of Dexter, which I highly recommend, though maybe not right before bed, as that leads to really weird dreams.

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Stan Winston

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Stan Winston, VFX guru, passed away today. As someone who was a genius in traditional special effects, it’s a huge loss for an industry that has become over-reliant on computer graphics. I’ve always been a huge fan of his, and I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to meet him at EA a few years ago, so I’m very sorry to see him pass.

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New Toys!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
New Toys!

Uploaded to Flickr on 17th June, 2008.

Hooray for promotions!

Happy Father’s Day!

Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Happy Father's Day!

Uploaded to Flickr on 15th June, 2008.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. :)

Overheard at In-n-Out

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Kid 1: Dude, I hate my car. If I had a choice, I’d sell it.
Kid 2: Who’s car is it?
Kid 1: Mine.
Kid 2: Did you buy it?
Kid 1: No, my parents bought it for me. Whatever, it was only like $29,000.
Me: …

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I has promotionz

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
I has promotionz

Uploaded to Flickr on 10th June, 2008.

I got promoted a couple of weeks ago to Software Engineer III (from Software Engineer II.) There’s not any really big changes in responsibility; it’s more that my level is more in line with the work that I have been doing anyway.

This, while exciting in itself, was made even more exciting by the fact that I told myself I could buy a 5D. :) I ordered it last week, and it’s on its way. Woohoo!

The dangers of using the company gym

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Your boss’s boss might see you in your underwear.

Awkward turtle!

Oh, and to the lady at the treadmill in front of me: far be it from me to make fun of someone for being slow, but I’m pretty sure walking at a 25:00/mile pace doesn’t really qualify as “exercise.”

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