Rockfest 1999

As many years as I’ve blogged (off and on, not consistently I fear), it’s amazing to me some time to look back on memories that I was sure I blogged and discover, nope I didn’t. It’s like my memories are somehow now in text form even if they aren’t?! Take today, I was reminded of Silverchair playing at Rockfest at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1999. I was sure I remembered writing about the day I spent there and then I look at my blog and the first entry is two … Continue reading

Green Lantern Two Hours Well Spent

One of the few things I miss about my old place in the suburbia of Atlanta is that in my old townhouse, I was literally 5 minutes from the seats of an 18 screen cinema. Not five minutes to the door or the parking lot, but to sitting and waiting for the movie to start. So, now living in rural Georgia, I’m a lot pickier about what I go and see. I’d been looking forward to the new Green Lantern movie for awhile now. High among the many superhero comics … Continue reading

And Along Came a Monitor

I know monitor’s change, after all, if you are using them for color sensitive things like design or photography, you’re expected to calibrate them regularly. And over my years of doing photography, I’ve been able to tell when my monitor needs it even without handy reminders that the new software provides. Still, I’m convinced over the past three years my Macbook’s monitor has become suboptimal. There’s definitely one spot where I can clearly see an LED and there’s another spot or two where under the right (wrong?) conditions, I can … Continue reading

Absolutely Random

I need to do a separate post on Doctor Who thus far this series, but I will go ahead and say my favorite episode so far is without question The Doctor’s Wife - the episode written by Neil Gaiman.  I think I watched it four times, the only episode this series I’ve watched twice already. I also intended to do a post on the new album by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. I’m still putting that one off. They are still one of my favorite bands but the previous album didn’t … Continue reading