going shopping and realizing that the shirt you're wearing (which you bought a few weeks ago) is still on the racks, meaning you pass by the shirt in the store, while wearing it?
I'll tell you what's sadder than that: about 30 minutes after that embarrassing situation a lady sits next to you with her lunch and she's also wearing the same shirt as you (and the one in the store), only she looks better in it than you....and she's about 50 years older than you. Yea. That's sadder.
By the way. This was totally hypothetical...........
Saturday, June 12, 2010
What's better than...
a street performer? Well, I'll tell you: a street performer that has literally no experience in what they're performing.
Case in point: a saw/heard a street performer playing the trumpet on Thursday evening. It would have been kind of nice, except that it seemed as if the guy had never played the trumpet before. Maybe he was just warming up....but I literally laughed out loud when I realised what was going on. Regardless of his lack of talent, he carried on like a super star.
While I didn't have any type of recording device on me, youtube has helped me out and this is sort of what it sounded like:
Case in point: a saw/heard a street performer playing the trumpet on Thursday evening. It would have been kind of nice, except that it seemed as if the guy had never played the trumpet before. Maybe he was just warming up....but I literally laughed out loud when I realised what was going on. Regardless of his lack of talent, he carried on like a super star.
While I didn't have any type of recording device on me, youtube has helped me out and this is sort of what it sounded like:
Monday, June 7, 2010
Windsor Castle
Back in March, I went with a little group of folks and toured Windsor castle (my official residence once Prince William pops the question. Which of course he will since I have a bank account in the UK).
Enjoy the pictures
The Queen was there, hence the flag flying.
Cutest kid with an afro (I add the afro in so none of my siblings can protest the term "cutest" being applied since none of my nieces/nephews have afros).
He marched around and around. It was way more entertaining than the guard himself.
Check out this place. They didn't use levels back in the day to test the right angles.
Ancient Well, self-explanatory:
Enjoy the pictures
The Queen was there, hence the flag flying.
Cutest kid with an afro (I add the afro in so none of my siblings can protest the term "cutest" being applied since none of my nieces/nephews have afros).
He marched around and around. It was way more entertaining than the guard himself.
Check out this place. They didn't use levels back in the day to test the right angles.
Ancient Well, self-explanatory:
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Farewell Dinner
The same day we rode the circle line, March 21, our friends threw a lovely dinner in honor of our friend who headed back to the Motherland (aka Utah), even though he's from New Zealand: Dan Jones.
Great weather, great location, great meal and best of all, great crew in attendence.
The man of the hour, Dan Jones.
As I may not see him for years to come, I thought it'd be a cool idea to do some age progression estimates.
A fellow artist hard at work
View from the window. Your typical London residential street which is always atypically gorgeous to me.
With about 12 hours left in London, what do you want to do...learn how to french braid of course!!! I was Dan's test subject.
His first ever attempt which was really quite good.
Prepping for our photo session. With my mind-reading abilities, I decided to help you the viewer out and interpret everyone's thoughts (click to enlarge)
The crew
Great weather, great location, great meal and best of all, great crew in attendence.
The man of the hour, Dan Jones.
As I may not see him for years to come, I thought it'd be a cool idea to do some age progression estimates.
A fellow artist hard at work
View from the window. Your typical London residential street which is always atypically gorgeous to me.
With about 12 hours left in London, what do you want to do...learn how to french braid of course!!! I was Dan's test subject.
His first ever attempt which was really quite good.
Prepping for our photo session. With my mind-reading abilities, I decided to help you the viewer out and interpret everyone's thoughts (click to enlarge)
The crew
We miss you Dan!
Ridin' the Circle Line
For those of you familiar with London transportation, you've probably heard of the circle line. It's a tube line that goes...in a circle! So if you wanted, you could go in circles around and around and around the city. Well...sort of. It used to anyway.
Even though you now have to get off and change at Edgware Road, what better way to spend a late Sunday morning than riding the circle line! And eat lunch....with a fully spread out table of course.
It made for quite a good time. Mike joined Monica and I, we got a round of applause from the car when we first boarded, and later some other tourists even posed for pictures with us. We were a big deal. All in all, a fun event. Next time, we're going even bigger and better....stay tuned.
Here are some photos from the day:
Our pensive "it's tea time" look.
The Mon and the Mike
Our first unwilling participant. We initially sat next to her and slowly the rest of the car emptied until it was literally the four of us at one end. It was a bit awkward for a few stops until she left. She wasn't really amused.
Our second friend. He was happy to play along.
Problem: jerky stops, starts and bumps on the way.
Even though you now have to get off and change at Edgware Road, what better way to spend a late Sunday morning than riding the circle line! And eat lunch....with a fully spread out table of course.
It made for quite a good time. Mike joined Monica and I, we got a round of applause from the car when we first boarded, and later some other tourists even posed for pictures with us. We were a big deal. All in all, a fun event. Next time, we're going even bigger and better....stay tuned.
Here are some photos from the day:
Our pensive "it's tea time" look.
The Mon and the Mike
Our first unwilling participant. We initially sat next to her and slowly the rest of the car emptied until it was literally the four of us at one end. It was a bit awkward for a few stops until she left. She wasn't really amused.
Our second friend. He was happy to play along.
Problem: jerky stops, starts and bumps on the way.
Solution: grab the table so nothing falls off.
A Ukrainian tourist. She thought we were hot stuff.
We even brought napkins. We are so proper.
A view from the other end of the carriage.
Our "look natural, like you're having fun" pose:
Our "we've got British [missing] teeth" pose:
After lunch, card games and palm reading by Mike.
A Ukrainian tourist. She thought we were hot stuff.
We even brought napkins. We are so proper.
A view from the other end of the carriage.
Our "look natural, like you're having fun" pose:
Our "we've got British [missing] teeth" pose:
After lunch, card games and palm reading by Mike.
Photographic Inspiration
On March 26th, I met up with a few friends and saw the exhibition at the Natural History Museum of the Veolia Environmental Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2009.
Let's just say, it was really amazing and definitely was a great reminder of the inspiring beauty in our world.
They presented probably around 50 large prints. It got me a bit motivated to really try to learn some photography skills, but I was definitely humbled: these folks were really talented. They even had a young kids section with winners photos: there was some crazy talent as young at 8 years old!
If you're interested in the pics (which I highly recommend) you can browse what was on display here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/onlineGallery.do
This was my favorite photo, which of course they didn't have in their shop for sale. It's called Magical Morning:
Let's just say, it was really amazing and definitely was a great reminder of the inspiring beauty in our world.
They presented probably around 50 large prints. It got me a bit motivated to really try to learn some photography skills, but I was definitely humbled: these folks were really talented. They even had a young kids section with winners photos: there was some crazy talent as young at 8 years old!
If you're interested in the pics (which I highly recommend) you can browse what was on display here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/onlineGallery.do
This was my favorite photo, which of course they didn't have in their shop for sale. It's called Magical Morning:
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Scotland: An Awesome Trip
I went up to Ballater, Scotland the last week in February with an amazing group of people. Here are my favorite shots of the winter wonderland that I was able to enjoy.
All these pictures were pre-snow storm which snowed us in for a few days. [Un]luckily we were able to leave when we'd planned.
All these pictures were pre-snow storm which snowed us in for a few days. [Un]luckily we were able to leave when we'd planned.
The Queen's residence, Balmoral Castle, up close and personal. We stayed just a couple miles down the road.
Mike and I hopped the "fence" and frolicked in the field leading to the castle (which you can see in the background). I'm just making my permanent mark: a snow angel.
Mike is in the background; he was hit by the sniper protecting the Queen's land. I impressed the sniper with my dance moves so much he spared me.
The snowflakes were awesome, and the frost was covering everything.
View from a bridge over the gorgeous river in the area.
A tree
Perhaps my favorite shot; the back roads in the Queen's estate. It was a true winter wonderland.
Monica and I eagerly looking forward to the 9 hour drive home in a jam-packed car.
Mike and I hopped the "fence" and frolicked in the field leading to the castle (which you can see in the background). I'm just making my permanent mark: a snow angel.
Mike is in the background; he was hit by the sniper protecting the Queen's land. I impressed the sniper with my dance moves so much he spared me.
The snowflakes were awesome, and the frost was covering everything.
View from a bridge over the gorgeous river in the area.
A tree
Perhaps my favorite shot; the back roads in the Queen's estate. It was a true winter wonderland.
Monica and I eagerly looking forward to the 9 hour drive home in a jam-packed car.
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