Day:2 (of 2008)
It’s been a few weeks of holiday insanity; all the family made it home and the house was bursting at the seems. I think I was able to “enjoy” a total of 4 full-blown Christmas celebrations. A day at my fathers playing croquet, drinking 18 year old scotch and smoking cigars; Christmas eve at my sisters enjoying chili, tamales and blue cheese Martinis; Christmas day with the extended family at Moms (where, after cutting up the ham for dinner I used the bone and made some bad ass soup); and finally a post-Christmas with only my immediate family (+ girlfriends/husband/nieces) with a gluttonous feast of King Crab and enough corn to strip Nebraska, all washed down with plenty of beer. I gained 5 lbs and I feel full right now just recalling it all.
Other cool news in the land of Rob:
- I bought a Lenbaby, shot a few weeks worth of pictures and proceeded to sell it on ebay because, although I found it fun, I just didn’t think I’d use it too much.
- I bought my first “professional” prime lens. A Canon 35mm f/1.4, a huge chunk of glass that costs too much, but after much research about photographers I respect and the type of photos I enjoy shooting this was the lens for me, I should be enjoying it by this time tomorrow. I promise some pictures in next week or so.
- Felicia and I have booked our next trip and her trip here. She’ll get here on Feb. 20th, go through the appropriate amount of meeting the family torture, then on March 6th we will abscond off to Ecuador to spend three months in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. I am throughly excited about this.
- My younger brother, Matt, decided to propose to his girlfriend, Nikki, and they are planning on an early summer wedding. This has fortunately taken everyones eyes off me being a bum. Of course I shot some engagement (that word always sounds like two people are going to battle to me) photos and am planning on being home later this year for their wedding.
- This blog just rolled over it’s 500,000th hit yesterday. That’s half a million! …now if I could just figure out a way to get $0.10 from each of them I could keep this up for another 4 years…
I am now into my third year of traveling, I already have one major trip planned and hope to be able to get at least one more major one in some time this year. Today I began remodeling Mom’s garage to convert it into a room, so next Christmas our quickly growing family will all have places to sleep.
I can’t wait to get back out there…
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That’s an eventful year-end / start of year for you. Not very bum-like.
Lensbaby go!
Bye, Bye Lens Baby. It was fun while it lasted, but just didn’t have enoygh substance.
Natasha has left a new comment on your post “Kuta, Bali”:
“Rob,
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family in Spain. It’s so fun reading and seeing your pictures of your journey’s. Thanks for listing that other blogsite “mom says i’m running away” i read it from top to bottom it sure was awesome. He seems like a cool guy. Happy New Year! Hope to hear more about your travels soon. Natasha:”
I feel the same way. (It looks like you have some loyal fans from the Midwest) Your photographs are getting better each day. The 35 f1.4 is a great lens. If you like that one buy the 85 f1.2. It’s the best lens out in my humble opinion. We have both at our studio and nothing compares to the glass of the 85 f1.2.
I hope Felicia and yourself have a splendid time in SA. Bolivia is gorgeous. I’m excited to see the photos.
cheers,
the other rob
Torture?? Family torture?
And what is it exactly you are throughly excited about, the time with Felicia, your trip to SA, or the family torture?
P.S. Love the cigar pic!
Thanks Dad, I took it 🙂
Mmmmmm, Prime L glass….
You made me a happy girl today with all those luscious food pics. You rock! (And you COOK?! Felicia — hold on to this one!) 😉
All the best in 2008. Maybe our paths will actually cross this year!
Yes, he’s a man of many talents, some more evident than others 😀
It’s been great getting to see the world through the lens of your camera. And your commentary is fantastic as well. If you’re ever interested in showing your work (and probably selling a few pieces), I have a friend who owns a photography gallery (http://www.jenniferhuntgallery.com/) who would probably love to see your portfolio. It’s just a small gallery in Birmingham, AL but she has connections to some of the bigger ones in Atlanta. Just a thought.
Congratz on the 500,000th hit…wow! That makes me want to go hide my blog stats! 🙂
Congrats on your 500K… Sounds like the life I’m ready to go back to!