One Geek

Guitar Goddess

2008-12-20T09:01:00.001-08:00

That's crushed peppermint candy on top

2008-11-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

Christmas is here?

2008-11-08T12:22:00.000-08:00

Turkey from Lompoc

2008-10-31T16:07:00.000-07:00

At the Bellagio

2008-10-31T15:15:00.000-07:00

Balls of Fur? Sounds itchy...

2008-09-23T20:38:00.000-07:00

Stylin'

2008-09-13T15:18:00.001-07:00

I must have found this funny two years ago

2008-09-11T13:16:00.000-07:00

FOOODIE

2008-09-02T20:55:00.001-07:00

Clone Wars

2008-08-30T16:23:00.000-07:00

See how dirty our windows were

2008-08-30T14:09:00.001-07:00

Mama D's

2008-08-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

Matzo ball soup

2008-08-26T20:18:00.000-07:00

"Cuban Sandwich" from the Caf

2008-08-14T12:41:00.001-07:00

Lee Iacocca's Olivio

2008-08-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

Pymatuning Resevoir

2008-08-03T17:22:00.000-07:00

Chinatown

2008-07-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

Brother-in-Law

2008-07-29T20:14:00.001-07:00

The Partisans

2008-07-29T20:11:00.000-07:00

Boston Common

2008-07-29T20:10:00.001-07:00

South Street Diner

2008-07-29T20:07:00.000-07:00

Wing's Place

2008-07-29T20:05:00.000-07:00

Arthur Ganson

2008-07-29T20:03:00.000-07:00

250 Smoots

2008-07-29T19:49:00.001-07:00

Bukowski's Tavern

2008-07-29T19:00:00.000-07:00

Libby enjoying lobster

2008-07-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

Kitties!!

2007-02-23T08:54:00.000-08:00

Cats in the parking lot at work. People have been feeding them, so we're overrun.

Pillow Cover

2007-02-22T08:07:00.000-08:00

Showing off a pillow cover that Aunt Shelby gave us. It was a really nice gift.

Wedding Cake

2007-01-28T15:15:00.000-08:00

The wedding cake my mom had made. I have such awesome folks.

Fancy Schmancy

2007-01-05T09:48:00.000-08:00

A picture of us before we went to Pittsburgh for Mark and Jackie's wedding.

Peacocks too!

2007-01-04T08:54:00.000-08:00

A peacock strutting its stuff at the San Diego Zoo.

Baby Rhino!!

2007-01-03T21:45:00.000-08:00

A baby rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.

Wedding Picture

2007-01-01T15:12:00.000-08:00

It's true, you wear jeans when you elope. And we wouldn't have changed anything.

Notification of Filming

2006-11-12T20:04:00.000-08:00

Living in LA means seeing film crews all the time. True, I think this was only for a commercial, but this doesn't happen in Pennsyltucky very often.

Engagement

2006-10-23T22:04:00.000-07:00

The engagement ring I gave Libby.

An Obvious Cry for Help

2006-09-04T23:46:00.000-07:00

Amazingly enough, Jerry took this picture without me realizing what the whiteboard said behind me. I have some "funny" friends.

Chemtrails are real

2006-08-27T21:51:00.000-07:00

Seen in a bar bathroom in New Orleans, 5 months after Katrina. Lots of paranoid people in this country.

Bears, oh my!

2006-08-05T20:18:00.000-07:00

Seen in the back of a truck somewhere on the 10 freeway, in one of those states with lots of fuckin' desert.

Remembering Happier Times

2006-07-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

Seen on a car in El Segundo.

F^(%!#& Son of a B!*(#

2006-07-23T21:03:00.000-07:00

Fuck Pittsburgh.

A whale of a tale

2006-05-03T21:13:00.000-07:00

A bench in the shape of a whale's tale beside the harbor in Santa Barbara, CA.

Anchor Steam

2006-04-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Anchor Steam Beer of San Francisco, at a restaurant in Santa Barbara. Good stuff, I'd like to visit the brewery someday.

Japanese KitKats

2006-03-26T16:26:00.000-08:00

On the top, Kit Kat White with Maple Syrup. On the bottom, Kit Kat White (with Hokkaido Milk?)

Christmas Bear

2006-02-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

A really terrible picture of the illuminated bear outside our apartment. It even moves the candy cane in its hand up and down. It's still out there, more than a month after Christmas. I wonder how long they'll keep it there.

Last Supper

2006-01-14T23:38:00.000-08:00

On the wall of Libby's mom's place, the Last Supper. I wish I could remember which one is Judas. I think it's the guy reaching for the same bread dish as Jesus.

General Tso

2006-01-08T22:14:00.000-08:00

Vegetarian General Tso's Chicken, where the chicken is replaced with mushrooms. It's actually really good, if you like breaded mushrooms.

Christmas Presents

2006-01-06T21:33:00.000-08:00

A picture of some of the cards and presents Libby and I had for Christmas.

I haven't been updating lately, mostly because of a lack of pictures to post. I have a few in my queue right now though, hopefully I'll start taking more (hopefully interesting) pictures so I don't fall behind.

Conference

2005-12-21T23:07:00.000-08:00

A funny notebook I picked up in J-Town, posted mainly to show Gabe the odd English. The spelling is fine, and it makes sense as a sentence. It's just odd because no native English speaker would say something like this to try and sell a product. The picture is a little too fuzzy to read, it says "When I changed concept, I could see genuine articles. A reliable brand selected by those with good taste."

The Hat

2005-12-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

Just a picture of what a pastrami sandwich and chili-cheese fries look like from The Hat. The food is soooo good.

Holiday Dinner

2005-12-19T22:26:00.000-08:00

A picture of our wonderful departmental luncheon. I paid $15 to attend but got a $5 Trader Joe's card in return, so this was only $10. It doesn't really look like $10 worth though. Next year the person planning the luncheon will have more time to plan, so it should be 100% better.

Phoenix Books

2005-12-18T22:44:00.000-08:00

While in San Luis Obispo, Libby and I shopped at Phoenix Books and bought these...
1. Tuva or Bust
2. The Decline of the Intellectual
3. How to Solve It
4. The Good Citizen's Handbook
5. Sophie's World

Christmas Tree

2005-12-17T13:35:00.000-08:00

A picture of a Christmas tree at Hearst Castle. The people you see sitting in the foreground are docents, volunteers who dress like guests of William Randolph Hearst during the 30's to add some spark to the tour. There isn't a ton to do in the area, but Hearst Castle is definitely worth seeing if you're in the area. San Simeon isn't far from San Luis Obispo either, so that may be the place to spend the rest of your time.

Hearst Castle Bell Towers

2005-12-16T08:15:00.000-08:00

A view of Hearst Castle from the outside by night. It was a very nice sight.

Hearst Castle

2005-12-15T21:58:00.000-08:00

The outside pool at Hearst Castle. It's 10 feet deep at the near end, and 3 feet at the far end.

Yay! This is my 100th picture posted!

Little Sur Inn

2005-12-15T19:24:00.000-08:00

The Inn we stayed at in Cambria.

Elephant Seal

2005-12-15T19:22:00.000-08:00

Okay, so this little guy isn't quite 7,000 pounds. But he will be some day, if he isn't eaten by a shark first.

Elephant Seals are Dangerous

2005-12-15T19:20:00.000-08:00

Remember kids, a severely territorial 7,000 pound marine mammal with huge canine teeth isn't part of a petting zoo. Keep back!

This Bird Has Flown

2005-12-15T19:17:00.000-08:00

A 40th Anniversary Tribute to The Beatles' Rubber Soul

Book Shelf #5

2005-12-14T22:53:00.000-08:00

Left to right...
1. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam
2. Xaipe
3. Those Who Ride the Night Winds
4. Planet News
5. Pomes All Sizes
6. Meditations on First Philosophy
7. Machiavelli, A Short Introduction
8. The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
9. Chess
10. American Politics
11. The Second Treatise on Civil Government
12. Japanese for Busy People
13. The Prince
14. Essentials of World History
15. Boy Scout Handbook
16. Boy Scout Fieldbook
17. Personal Finance for Dummies
18. Various notebooks
19. A First Course in Computational Physics
20. An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods
21. Object-Oriented Modeling and Design
22. Designing the User Interface

Book Shelf #4

2005-12-14T22:42:00.000-08:00

Left to right...
1. Statistical Treatment of Experimental Data
2. Mac OS X Hacks
3. University Physics, Young&Friedman
4. Signals and Systems, Schaum's Outlines
5. Relativity
6. The Cathedral & the Bazaar
7. Analysis of Numerical Methods
8. Mechanics of Materials
9. Sed & Awk
10. Installing, Configuring and Administering Windows XP Professional
11. Geek Girl
12. Learn How to Program Using Any Web Browser
13. Microsoft Office 2003
14. Photoshop CS
15. PHP and MySQL
16. Problem Solving and Program Design in C
17. DNS on Windows NT
18. MySQL & mSQL
19. Learning Perl
20. admin911 Windows 2000 Registry

Book Shelf #3

2005-12-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

Various newspapers on the top. From left to right...
1. Principles of Quantum Mechanics
2. The Art of UNIX Programming
3. Mac OS X, Missing Manual Series
4. Hacking the XBox
5. The Pragmatic Programmer
6. Joel on Software
7. Managing Internet Information Systems
8. The Elements of Programming Style
9. Windows NT Shell Scripting
10. Coder to Developer
11. Professional Linux Programming
12. Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration
13. God and the New Physics
14. A Brief History of Time
15. Cryptology
16. Modern Physics
17. Linux Shell Scripting with Bash
18. Beginning Linux Programming
19. Computational Physics
20. Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

Book Shelf #2

2005-12-14T19:08:00.000-08:00

Laying horizontal from top...
1. Slaughterhouse-Five
2. Welcome to the Monkey House
3. The Diamond Age

From left to right...
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
8. God Emperor of Dune
9. Signal to Noise
10. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 1
11. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 2
12. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 3
13. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 4
14. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5
15. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 6
16. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 7
17. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 8
18. Naruto Vol. 1
19. Hikaru No Go Vol. 1
20. Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star Vol. 1
21. Heretics of Dune
22. Children of Dune
23. Chapterhouse Dune
24. Requiem for a Dream
25. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
26. Altered Carbon
27. Pattern Recognition
28. The Forest

Book Shelf #1

2005-12-14T09:12:00.000-08:00

Top shelf in the office, the books are (numbering from left)...
1. Art of Deception
2. The Mind of God
3. Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
4. The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
5. Feynman Lectures on Computation
6. Dune: House Atreides
7. Dune: House Harkonnen
8. Contact
9. The Book of Mormon
10. Battle Royale Vol. 1
11. A Beautiful Mind
12. Guns, Germs and Steel
13. The Jungle
14. 2001: A Space Odyssey
15. London

Christmas Lights

2005-12-14T09:10:00.000-08:00

Haven't updated in over a week because I haven't had any pictures to post. But now it's approaching Christmas and Libby and I just got back from a small vacation, so I have more pictures to show!

Outside of our apartment, the palm trees are decorated for the holidays.

Emerald Bay

2005-12-04T12:37:00.000-08:00

A view of Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe.

Breast-Krispies

2005-12-03T11:21:00.000-08:00

Christy and Kim (sister and friend) made these breast-krispies for Josh's birthday (Christy's bf). Those are some rather dark aureolas.

Feather River

2005-12-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

From the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno, Feather River by Chuck Forsman. I mainly like it for the frame.

Chocolate

2005-12-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

The sign as you leave the Chocolate Bar in Reno, NV.

Java Sushi

2005-11-30T08:29:00.000-08:00

So the day after Thanksgiving we went to Java Sushi. All you can eat sushi, and it was pretty good too.

Thanksgiving

2005-11-29T00:01:00.000-08:00

A plate from Thanksgiving dinner. Christy's friend Steph make the pumpkin, it was pretty good, and really added to the atmosphere.

Angus in the Scion

2005-11-28T12:06:00.000-08:00

On Thanksgiving day we took Angus for a ride in the Scion on our way for a walk. He was a well behaved dog, and the back of the Scion is great for hauling dogs with the seats down.

Mountains around Truckee

2005-11-27T08:58:00.000-08:00

Just down the road from my sister's place while we were taking Angus on a walk.

SoCo

2005-11-26T12:03:00.000-08:00

Well, this bottle was full before our party. And we only had six people there. I think I had most of it. Ugh.... and it was 100 proof too!

Luke Skywalker

2005-11-25T00:01:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry, Luke Skywalker was not a buff guy in the movies, and he wasn't supposed to be. He's a whiny farm kid who just wants to go to Hachi Station with his friends.

Korean BBQ

2005-11-24T00:01:00.000-08:00

Libby and I went out for Korean BBQ with Ching and Emmy last weekend. I'm posting this pic so when my mom eventually comes out to visit, she can see what she'll be eating =)

Coyote

2005-11-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

Another picture from Cabela's, a coyote going after a pheasant.

Bush

2005-11-22T00:01:00.000-08:00

Found on the corner of National and Motor.

Science Foods?

2005-11-21T00:01:00.000-08:00

What's so scientific about it?

Toddlers

2005-11-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

I think this is some kind of food... maybe. It could be japanese happy poison.

Milky

2005-11-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

This kid kind of creeps me out.

Pocky

2005-11-18T08:18:00.000-08:00

We went to the asian market down the street from us and I took a picture of their nice selection of Pocky. More to come in the future.

Oatmeal Raisin

2005-11-17T00:01:00.000-08:00

Libby didn't specifically make the cookies for the party, but we had them anyway. And there were yummy! Thanks Libby!!

Cupcakes!

2005-11-16T22:49:00.000-08:00

Elaine was nice enough to make cupcakes for our party. Thanks Elaine!

Pa and I

2005-11-15T22:03:00.000-08:00

Another picture taken at Cabela's, I can't remember what was special about this buck though.

Rawr!!

2005-11-14T00:40:00.000-08:00

I just had to post this picture because it's so funny. This is Libby being wild at Cabela's, looking more ferocious than the brown bear behind her.

Living Room

2005-11-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

Since I haven't really posted any pictures of our apartment, this is a picture of our living room. On the right by the window you'll notice our brand new tv stand, now we can watch our tiny tv in style =)

Idoru

2005-11-12T10:27:00.000-08:00

Idol Land had a lot of good manga, makes me wish I could read kanji. But it's no Dollywood.

Heavy Noodling

2005-11-11T00:01:00.000-08:00

A restaurant in Montery Park. I used to do some heavy noodling back in high school, but I've moved on to hard liquor.

Bear Hole

2005-11-10T08:35:00.000-08:00

My sister and her friends were witness to a bear tearing a hole in her garage door trying to get at some leftover dog food. Here is Josh looking through the hole.

Typical

2005-11-09T00:01:00.000-08:00

Like it says, the #1 World Record Typical Mule Deer.

Proghorn

2005-11-08T08:04:00.000-08:00

I liked this middle Proghorn Antelope, it has a very non-typical set of horns.

West Virginian Safari

2005-11-07T08:18:00.000-08:00

This is a group of mounted animals in Cabela's African safari section. You can't really tell, but the zebra has its tongue sticking out in the classic dead animal pose. I like that touch.

Grandma Lester

2005-11-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

A picture of my Grandma Lester when we were visiting on vacation. She gave us a jar of absolutely delicious jam, it's just so yummy.

Matt

2005-11-05T07:12:00.000-08:00

Last pet picture, I promise. This is my parents' cat Matt, looking rather wild with his mouth open like that.

Sandy

2005-11-04T07:29:00.000-08:00

Not the best picture of Sandy, but you get the idea. Yet another of my parents' cats.

Amish Parking

2005-11-03T07:28:00.000-08:00

A notice on the side of a parking area in Spartansburg. There is a lot of Amish living in that area.

Gingerbread House

2005-11-02T00:01:00.000-08:00

A picture of my parents at the Gingerbread House, a restaurant between Corry and Spartansburg.

Kinzua Dam

2005-11-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

Coming back from the Kinzua bridge we passed the Kinzua dam on the Allegheny river. I saw this rainbow caused by the water spray from the dam outlet.

Family Time at Kinzua

2005-10-31T20:01:00.000-08:00

A picture of my mother and I at what was Kinzua bridge, destroyed two years ago by a tornado. I hadn't been back to really see the destruction, and I was surprised at how much damage really occured.

David

2005-10-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

Three generations of the Brady family... Kim, Tia and David. The dog is Asia, pictured earlier in my blog.