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More geeky than girly.

2009

  • I feel so special… I’m such a Star Wars geek.

  • Google has now added a single button that merges all your duplicate contacts at once. To clean up your contact list in one fell swoop, just click the “Find duplicates” button in the contact manager, review the merge suggestions (and uncheck any suggestions you don’t want merged), and hit the “Merge” button.

  • For Improv Everywhere’s latest mission, a 13-member hand bell choir provided some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation Army bell ringer in Manhattan. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes on what they call the Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce.

  • Inside the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The official rule is that no photography is allowed in the hall at any time. However, my friend, a “symphony subscriber,” has even had ushers help take pictures in the past. Go figure. I always feel outta place when I’m there. (Like I said, my friend is a…

  • Google Voice

    I’ve been using Google Voice since it was known as GrandCentral. It changed over sometime March 2009. Too bad they didn’t have that nifty “vanity name selector” when I signed up or else I would have gone for something like ###-BEEJ. Well, Google Voice is available by invitation only, and it seems pretty tough for…

  • The vast majority (over 90%) of Chinese are Han Chinese.  The remainder is distributed among 55 other ethnic groups.  This diversity was displayed during the opening ceremonies of the last Olympic games where fifty-six children from the 56 Chinese ethnic groups clustered around the Chinese national flag supposedly represented the 56 ethnic groups. It was…

  • I miss seeing sunlight when I get off work. This photo was taken before Daylight Savings ended. It’s so dark and cold when I come out of my building. Boo. Shot out the driver side front window while I was driving. Is that legal? Sorry about that sticker on the lower left of the window.

  • This article at Geeks are Sexy made me laugh. I’ve been poking around this last week, but I don’t know what to do with it. I still have some invites, so leave a comment if you want one.

  • My try at “Chinese history photo” look.

  • I had the opportunity to do my first family “photoshoot” EVER. I put it in quotes because I don’t think I really did anything other than push the shutter button. The parents, my colleagues, both happen to be photographers themselves. No pressure, right? It was definitely challenging to get everyone (Mom, Dad, 3 year old…

  • Some talent floating around the city. These were found along Columbus.

  • Taken in Shanghai, China. 2009.

  • It’s been exactly one year since my grandmother passed away. They finally carved the date into the headstone (shown in the photo above). This weekend, we had to say goodbye to my Uncle Larry, who died at 52, leaving behind a wife, and 2 daughters (ages 11 and 9). He and my mom were pretty…

  • Help-Portrait

    Help Portrait is a movement of photographers who are using their time, equipment and expertise to give back to those who are less fortunate this holiday season. The event is happening December 12, 2009. Here’s what it’s about: Find someone in need Take their portrait Print their portrait Deliver the portraits to them You can…

  • 3 of a Kind

    From a Halloween photowalk this weekend. My first official photowalk EVER! Thanks to Caliber. See everyone else’s photos at Flickr.

  • Fun game of “pin the tail on the donkey” at the Harvest Festival yesterday. They had to spin around a few times before each turn. Try #1. Good try. Try #2. Whoa there, pin the tail on the donkey, not on the camera! Whew, that was close. Good job, kid. Moral of the story: make…

  • http://www.tacobell.com/freeblackjacktaco/ Free Black Jack Taco at Taco Bell from 6PM to midnight on Halloween.

  • Oops, forgot to post this up, but they’re doing another round… Free $15 to spend at Kodak.

  • Wrong Foot

    I like how her Crocs are on backwards.