Monday, July 23, 2007
Lakefair 2007
Since it rained all week and most of the weekend too I didn't have a lot of hope that we'd make the fireworks this year. But an hour before they started it was clear enough out that we decided to head downtown and see how it went. I was the only camera geek with my tripod and gear out on the water (that I saw anyhow) and I'm really pleased with how this shot came out.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Red-shafted Northern Flicker
On the way home from Seaside, OR in May we stopped at this great restaurant named Camp 18. It was a weekday, and since the restaurant wasn't busy we were seated near one of the windows facing the creek and woods behind the building. On the porch there were tons of bird feeders and birds happily flying by and having their breakfast as well. It sparked something in us, because slowly but surely we've been adding birdbaths, feeders, and houses to our backyard ever since.
This guy stopped by the feeders last week with a friend. From what I read it's a member of the woodpecker family, and the first one of its kind I've seen in our yard. I was really happy to have the camera close by and snap off a quick shot before the pair disappeared.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Hi there
The dragonflies have been out in numbers here lately. Maybe I've never really looked for them before but suddenly I see them flitting from limb to limb everywhere. This guy let me get pretty close before I pissed him off and he disappeared for good.
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Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Optimus
5 reasons why Transformers the movie sucked. Don't read if you don't care to know what happen.:
1. More time spent on human character development than Transformer goodness. Do I care about some pseudo-geek and the hot girl he wants to hook up with? No, goddammit!! Keep your love stories out of my sci-fi/action films!
2. Product placement. Product placement. Product placement.
3. Bumblebee is a Volkswagon Bug, not a Camaro. The quote on IMDB summing up the change made me laugh a little considering the hypocrisy:
"Bumblebee's classic alternate mode was a Volkswagen Beetle, but this was changed to a Camaro. This is because the makers of Volkswagen do not want their vehicles associated with "war toys." Jazz can no longer be a Porche for the same reason."
4. Think Armageddon meets Independence Day meets Terminator and you've pretty much seen this entire movie before.
5. Horrible plot and story progression including bad timing and pacing. Too many characters introduced whom you never see or hear from again. Boring, pointless, and meandering dialogue which makes you forget which movie it was you came to see in the first place!
Growing up in the 80's the Transformers series carries a special place in my memories, and I was sorely disappointed coming out of this flick. The only cool thing was seeing Optimus Prime come to life and shape change. That was about it, and why my inner child is pretty much weeping tonight :(
posted by Kelley at 11:42 PM | 3 comments
This is why you should wear a helmet
Long story short, this afternoon my sister-in-law was riding a bike she wasn't completely familiar with and didn't necessarily feel comfortable driving. She came upon a corner and the bike didn't maneuver correctly, and down she went...out cold. Luckily (?) she came away with just some gnarly scratches and a slight concussion, but I can only imagine how much worse it would have been for her if the helmet hadn't taken the brunt of the head trauma :(
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