Photos with tag "covington"

2007-07-28: Dinner, Wine, and Board Games

After games, we read Japanese car magazines

Bryan was tasked with imitating a mermaid (3c)

Danielle multitasks

Cat and Bryan read their Cranium card

2007-07-04: Hooray, Exploding Things

This is the 'Flying' part of the Cone-Shaped Wiggly Flying Thing

I don't remember what this was called so I'll dub it the Cone-Shaped Wiggly Flying Thing (1c)

Bottle rockets aren't very impressive on film

2007-05-25: New Orleans w/Jackie, Beth, & Friends

This tenth of a mile was very lucky. See you in 700k miles

2007-04-10: Purchased Artwork

My first piece of purchased photography -- The Big Tree by local photographer N. Sanchez (1c)

The 40x60 painting, Blues Come Through by Alice Dalton Brown, dwarfs my puny 8x10 and 11x14 prints (1c)

2007-04-16: Making Flan

That's right, rest well, my pretties	So much leftover caramel though. I wonder if it will ever come out of there	Look at the caramel sauce dripping alluringly down the side (1c)	The ramekins bake in a "Baño De María"
I made flan, and I must say it's pretty damn delicious

2007-03-14: Dan's Birthday (Cat's Camera)

Phooooo

Dan sings along to his own birthday song

In response to my comments about wanting more art in my apartment, Bryan and Cat get me a very cool painting (1c)

Bryan and Cat get me a Banana Cream Pie ...cake

2007-02-24: Lost Kitten

I think I can solve both your problems (1c)

2007-02-25: A Proper Darkroom

Seven enlarging lenses, ranging from 35mm up to 162mm, to cover all possible negative sizes	Negative carriers for seven different sizes of film, and a set of filters for color printing or B&W contrast control	The enlarger can print film from 35mm up to 4x5"	My biking taillight makes a great makeshift safelight
Washing facilities	Omega D2 4x5" enlarger, Saunders 11x14" easel, and 11x14" trays (2c)	Step inside	Black cloth keeps the darkroom dark enough for printing even during the day (1c)

2007-02-16: Mardi Gras Parade - Orpheus

And then we have a wine-tasting	Our necks weighed down	Maria helps Cat extract herself from her beads	Our modest collection of captured beads (1c)
Bryan and Cat display their bounty for the evening	Although who doesn't like sports cars	That's probably the coolest float ever	Kind of a scary New Years' baby
So it seems parades are just an excuse to venture into the 'gaudy & colorful' section of your wardrobe		Most of the floats in this smaller parade were pulled by tractors
A st eamp-powered calliope. I kind of want one		Hey, that's not a parade float, that's just your car	I don't actually know what Shriners are exactly but apparently it's something silly
Damn! I should have worn my kilt	Light trucks are even more impressive under an overpass	Ahh, a gigantic iced drink will help ward off this freezing weather	Maria seems quite ready for waffles too
Dan at his happiest -- waiting for food at Waffle House (2c)

2007-02-15: Cat's Birthday

Stretch	Two sleeping cats	Jaeden helpfully blows out the candle. Daddy's Li'l Fire Marshall	Babies wearing people-sized things are always cute (1c)
Jaeden takes a juice break before going back to trying to tongue-kiss Maria

2007-02-14: Mexican Fiesta

Maria drinks daintily	Dan is Thom Yorke in the Karma Police video	Is Dan falling over? Hard to say
	Maria rocks out	And also songs about Dan and Bryan being secret gay lovers (it was about this time that the police stopped by)

2007-02-04: Geocaching

Booty!	It's too bad you aren't allowed to take the log itself, because that's an awesome looking notebook	Arrr	Arr, we've found treasure
The cache!	A wildlife camera. What's it looking at?	What's that?	Searching for the cache
Decoding the message	A stone marker with a message encoded in Rot-13	On our way to the second waypoint

2007-01-28: Covington Graveyard

All the oldest gravestones from the mid-1800s are in French. Covington seems to have been populated primarily by French settlers at that point.			Born Nov 8, 1890. Died June 15, 1891. My only child. Rest in peace.
Hmm	Someone cheaped out on their gravestone

2007-01-19: Bryan & Matt's Birthday Surprise Party

Photography, too, ensues	Matt serenades Laura angrily (while an anonymous, helpful stranger points out the guitarist for you)	PHoooooooo!!	Aaaaaaaahhh---
Happy birthday, be-hatted ones	Not content to simply get Laura's cell phone number, Jaeden makes a play for the phone itself	Mass soloing ensues	Tallest Guitar Player In The World gazes into your soul
Tallest Guitar Player In The World	Dan and Laura are amused	John and Jackie hang out where the real action is: By the Elmo chair	Even with cupcake all over his face, Jaeden is still cute as hell
Dan tries to strangle Jaeden, I guess	Matt opens presents while muttering to himself in a Russian accent	Laura and Reclining Eric, The Guy Who Should Be A Metal Drummer	Jaeden found my flash quite intriguing
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!	Classy Bryan drinks his rum on the rocks (1c)	Jaeden also likes good music	Jaeden loves balloons

2007-01-17: Broccoli And Cheese Casserole

Sweet, one more dish in my repertoire

2006-12-02: Grilling & Baking

The end result: Cat's pumpkin pies and Dan's much less noxious-looking butternut squash casserole

Before long, Bryan is out cold

Dan prepares his noxious-looking concoction

Dan throws the 'burgers' on the grill

2006-12-14: Jaeden

Jaeden has an interesting way of saying hello

But is equally affected by the melancholy ballads

Jaeden seems delighted by the music we play

2006-12-09: Road Bike

Pedal clips take some getting used to

Flip-flop hub

This seat is a pain in the ass

My new fixie -- a 2007 Motobecane Messenger

2006-12-09: Rennaissance Fair

A dagger joins my collection as well	Sebastian sleeps on his perch	He's a good handfull -- he would make a good hood ornament (1c)	Sebastian skulks threateningly
...but looks way more pansy doing it (1c)	Dan fares no better	Fling and a miss	Bryan tries his hand at axe throwing (with a silly hat) (1c)
The bonnie lass and the shantyman	Ah, good, the ferryman got a customer	A centaur! His tail swished, which was really creepy. (2c)	Some sort of lower-order demon (2c)
The ferryman waits to carry customers across the lake	The blacksmith practicing his craft, while his apprentice looks on	Bows, scrimshaw, and alchemy!	We're at the entrance and already I'm giggling

2006-12-07: Apartment Update

A... buggly-eyed dog that ate a beehive? (1c)	My bowtie-sporting, dancing, winged, pink fairy pig (1c)	Two things I've never owned before: a christmas tree and a road bike	A wall for photography
The porch is a pleasant place to sit and read (2c)	The Jackson is back! (Thanks Bryan). Also, I finally have an amp that I can hear over drums	The 22" widescreen LCD certainly helps in that respect	The computer setup has evolved. It's a comfortable place to work.
And my own bookshelf! Somewhere to keep all my books! Sweet. Now I just need my books.	Now I have somewhere for guests to sleep

2006-12-01: Skyline

A Skyline R33 GTS-T

This was an unexpected surprise

2006-12-01: Super 8

Camera opened with Super 8 cartridge	Cartridge bay	Shooting trigger, lock/run switch, and tripod mount on bottom	Battery compartment in bottom of pistol grip handle
Label	10.5 - 30mm f/1.1 zoom lens	External light socket, filter selector button, and zoom buttons on the top. Zoom can also be actuated manually with the silver lever on the side of the lens	Frame Rate selector dial and film remaining indicator. Not sure what the silver button on the back of the camera (right side of picture) does
Other side. Another jack near the handle of mysterious functionality	Pistol grip handle extended. Not sure what the small jack to the right of the film compartment is for, nor the silver button at the top left corner of the front of the camera, next to the lens	Hanimex XL-300 Super-8 silent film camera

2006-12-01: Excess Packaging

Oh. It's... a screw.

Ooh, package from Dell, how exciting

2006-09-19: Welcome to CowGod Manor

There's always plenty of parking on this side of the complex	A view from the balcony of the pool and the rest of the apartment complex	Outdoor storage area	The balcony has a nice view of the woods behind the apartment complex
Master bath	Master closet	Master bedroom	The other side of the spare bathroom
Spare bathroom/future darkroom	Future ball pit	Spare Oom (1c)	The kitchen
Nothing but a few boxes so far	The entrance to my new apartment