I love this pic, so much. Reagan probably won’t be too happy that I posted it. Admittedly it is not the most flattering shot of Piper, or Reagan. But, for me this shot really sums things up. It was right after Piper woke up from her nap on Sunday. Reagan put some blankets on the floor next to Piper’s crib and laid down to snuggle with her. They both seemed like they could not possibly be more content with life.

I was clearing off the memory card this morning and found this gem from Sunday. It is from our visit Sunday morning, before dropping my dad at the airport. Piper was sporting a Coolio-esqe (or maybe ODB) hair style. It was pretty cute. She was clearly loving it, showing off her little Brit teeth and all.

[sunset over the Hudson R., shot with the Blackberry cam]

When I was out moving the car yesterday morning. I came across this litigation bag, next to a pile of trash. It was full of Christmas ornaments. Can you imagine trying to litigate using Christmas ornaments as files? Apparently it didn’t work out too well.

I will never get sick of watching sunsets over the harbor. So I apologize if anyone reading this, gets tired of the photos.

I’m guessing it’s because of the current phase of construction on WTC, but for whatever reason, they have the sidewalk closed along West Street. I was really annoyed about this, at first. When I have to deviate from my routines, annoyance seems to be the default attitude. Whatever grief this inconvenience  initially caused me, was quickly overcome when I peeked at this sunset. I probably would not have even noticed it, had I not been forced to take a slightly different route out of the building this evening. Thanks WTC construction guys.

-Getting my photo credits on, again. Woo hoo

-Reagan just told me that there is a D train derailed up town. Not a good day, in NY for commuting. There was the plane upstate. There was the LIRR v. Car in Syosset. Looks like it is going to be a long commute tonight, since the D and the A share the same West Side Tunnels. Not the best way to start off a 3 day weekend. But I won’t complain. At least I’m not dead or derailed, yet.

Reagan and I had a very enjoyable weekend. In addition to the Piper visits, we paid a visit to Brooklyn Industries, so that Reagan could exchange one of her Christmas presents (above). Then, Saturday night we had a little get-together for Reagan’s birthday. It was a lot of fun. I ran to grab the camera, so I could get a picture of Reagan blowing out the candles. Let’s just say that the pic didn’t come out so great. I’m not going to post it on here. But you can check it out here, if you would like to see some photography skills at their finest.

The weather was absolutely beautiful on Sunday, which didn’t stop me from taking a 4 hour nap after church. We went for a quick walk in the evening then watched a movie. Pretty much textbook.

Growing up in Salt Lake valley, I am no stranger to the winter inversions that occurred there. Even though the air over the valley would get dangerously loaded up with particulate matter between storms, it sure made for some dramatic sunsets. In NYC, we don’t have the inversions, but we can rely on our good neighbor New Jersey to give us an equally dramatic effect via their oil refineries. Thanks for the gorgeous sunset, Jerz.

I’m not really sure when the whole digital v. analog debate began, but it has certainly gone the rounds. Vinyl v. CD/Mp3; tube amp v. solid state; 35mm v. 12mpx; Super8 v. HDvid; and the list goes on forever. Something that I have found interesting is the way that society has clung to the analog format, refusing to let it disappear into obscurity. The fact that one can still purchase LPs and turntables is one example of this. I thought that for sure, after Pioneer first developed the jog-wheel CD player that turntables would go the way of the dinosaur. Then, there was Marshall, bringing back the tube guitar amp. For whatever reason, you just can’t digitally imitate that tube sound with solid state amps. In the last couple of days, I have been reading about a VC group that bought all of the the old film making equipment from Polaroid. They are going to try to develop a new type of instant film, to keep the format alive.

I personally try to enjoy the benefits of both digital and analog. I am a huge fan of vinyl records and tube amps. But I have found myself on the opposite side of the argument when it comes to photography. I have been wanting to get a really good DSLR for a while now, and I think that Adobe Cs3 is pretty much the coolest thing ever invented. Good thing I have Reagan to balance me out. Her birthday is just around the corner. One of the gifts that she has been asking for was a Polaroid camera. I talked her out of it. Then she started asking for a Holga. I didn’t even know what that one was at first. She had to educate me about them. They are cheap plastic Chinese built toy cameras, that produce funky images. I couldn’t wrap my head around why she would want to waste money on such a piece of crap, especially since it requires a weird format of film and you have to go through all of the trouble of getting it developed etc.. After she educated me a bit, I understood why she wanted one. We watched a couple of podcasts last night about the different mods that you can make to them and some of the different effects that they can produce. I got really excited for her to try it out. She ordered it last night.

Despite the diverging opinions that Reagan and I have stylistically, I feel like our personalities complement each other enough, that we will most likely never become bored with life. Hooray for that. Thanks for bringing it back to the roots, Reag.