Tuesday, July 29, 2008

failPhone

i love my iphone to pieces, but man this MobileMe thing just isn't working out. first i had NOTHING AT ALL on my phone after "upgrading." that was resolved by restoring the phone later that night but then i had everything on the phone and NO CONTACTS AT ALL on MobileMe. just last night i finally got my mac at home to sync all my contacts up to MobileMe but, of course, this morning i had DUPLICATES OF ALL MY CONTACTS on the phone.

yeesh.

i figured out i could kill the dupes on the phone by editing something online (added "keep" to everyone's first name) but that meant going back through and deleting all those edits when i was done.

triple yeesh.

oh well, that's the price you pay for being the dumb jerk that wants to have neat stuff first - you basically pay to be their bug tester. the good news is, steve jobs still works for apple, so the beatings will continue until it works perfectly, down in the mythical lands of Cupertino. for now, though, i have to agree with these guys:


failmeismorelikeit.com

Sunday, July 27, 2008

alaskan

everything is really big in alaska. really big mountains, really big trees, really big fish, really big clouds, really big coldness... if you're ever in juneau, throw down for a helicopter tour of the glaciers, especially one where you get out and walk, it was hands-down one of the coolest experiences of my life.

not a lot of crazy stories, things are pretty well planned-out on a cruise, so i'll let the pictures and video do the talking:

FLICKR!

VIMEO!

YOUTUBE! (BECAUSE VIMEO HAS A WEEKLY UPLOAD LIMIT AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THIS ONE!)

Monday, July 21, 2008

waiting to leave skagway

The winds in the channel are too strong for the captain's liking.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

hiking

Mt Roberts trail, Juneau.

juneau

Saw a bald eagle fly by while we were running on the treadmills in the boat this morning.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

first stop

Ketchikan. I bought a knife.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

adieu for now

last post before we go get on a big boat pointed at alaska for ten days. things of note:

i had some fun birthday times as evidenced by this photographic record:



i received a canon powershot G9 as a birthday gift and am already enthralled with the dense feature set packed into its relatively compact body. today i snagged the wide angle lense and adapter, boy, they aren't kidding when they say WIDE:



stunning glacial vistas, here we come!

Sunday, July 13, 2008

unclear

as we drove home last night, discussing our disappointment in the film we had just seen, i commented that it didn't help matters when the projector kept going out of focus.

in the pregnant pause that followed, i realized that it may be in my best interest to visit the optometrist...

Thursday, July 10, 2008

OG fixies

i wanna ride one of these around SF:

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

things i saw tonight

• the orange waxing-crescent moon

• a rat running across broadway, silhouetted in headlights

• high school kids on a date trying desperately to act as though they weren't

• my bike, upside-down

• stephanie sewing

Monday, July 07, 2008

AY!

jonny el dubz complained to me on his birthday about the lack of weblog posts collected herein, hence this first effort at more frequent output.

we begin... with a story...

it was a balmy oakland afternoon, a gentle breeze rustled through the discarded roaches and hipsters' gender-nonspecific haircuts. i relaxed against a planter on the sidewalk after a light lunch at the mixing bowl (ruined by a megaton dessert from bakesale betty's) while the stephanie shopped for angora yarn to stitch into rainbow brite's head.

"mehgr blerrg ghughggh mmbaahurr agaghhuh huh HUH HUHUA HA HA! knowhamsayin?!" said the crackhead suddenly, over my shoulder. my startled glance towards her face was invitation enough for enthused conversation regarding all manner of topics, from the offenses suffered at the hands of another woman discussing one's "W's and B's" in public and the inevitable revenge exacted physically upon said offender, to the importance of getting off drugs, completing the GED program and loving life.

we parted ways with a few vigorous high fives, pounds and bash brothers' arm bumps and her vociferous insistence that i was beautiful, that she loved me and, most importantly, that God loved me as she wandered down the next half a block.

my hand was fully tingling with anticipation of washing by the time we got home.

Friday, July 04, 2008

look what i made



jon's shark. 2008.
spray paint on canvas, 18" x 24".
gift for jon whitmire. all rights reserved.

baby steph

adorable!