Thursday, June 19, 2008

a few more picts and poetry

Why do I always have something to blog about when there are four other very important things to do? Rhetorical.

First the poetry. I just finished reading The Trouble With Poetry, (my) book two of Billy Collins reading. This one is a little shorter than the previous read, and I think even more clever. My favorites are: "The Lanyard", "On Not Finding You at Home", "The Introduction", and "The Revenant." I'm going to rank them in order too: 4,2,1,3. There you go.

And now the latest from the Canon...ooh, I just thought of a great blog title for my photography. Check it out here.

This may be my favorite building in Bakersfield. It's a Masonic Temple. I particularly like the back, it's the building without the mask, ugly and weathered. I almost looks like it's crying. I wonder how it feels being in Bakersfield and trying to look so formal and classic out front, yet completely bare of any supporting nature.






Thursday, June 12, 2008

new camera

Sweet, a new camera! Special thanks to our amazing friend Sarah, we've just been treated to a Canon PowerShot SD770 IS (Love the color accent mode). ¡Mucho gusto!

Here's a few shots I took Tina (the first two) and I took and then manipulated a little with iPhoto. Watch out when I get Graphics Tablet and GIMP on these picts...








Wednesday, June 11, 2008

loyalton, meet google

For all my friends out there who wish that they could visit the streets of Loyalton, but find the drive up over Donner Summit a little too daunting or lengthy, I give you Google Street View (and the wonderful Golden West Restaurant Hotel). So far I've found two glitches when traveling down main street (Hwy 49.) This one's for you mom and dad.