Evening stroll
March 7, 2014
Went on a spin around the new walking trail at a local park this evening.
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Went on a spin around the new walking trail at a local park this evening.
The first outing I took my Canon on was a road trip to Northern California at the end of January. For a trip that really only qualified as a long weekend, my friend and I managed a good variety of photo ops. We got on the road a couple hours later than originally intended, which meant we started the trip creeping through Los Angeles. The upside of traffic? Plenty of time to get a good angle on another brilliant California sunset. Somewhere along the road in central California, we happened on what I guess was an orchard burn. A fire that size is mesmerizing at night. There was also a trip to the Armstrong Redwoods, and a tour of the odd junk sculptures found in many Sebastopol front yards. My personal favorite was one of the Batman.
Today I realized that I made a big business mistake — well, at least it seems big. The exact size is still TBD. I realize mistakes and failure are part of being self employed, but that doesn’t lessen the sting, particularly when the repercussions impact financials. My mom told me someday I would laugh about this and she’s probably right (she almost always is). Now I’m staying up way too late to finish editing a batch of photos I’ve been meaning to post here for several weeks. Exercising the creative muscles is like a soothing therapeutic balm for the frazzled soul. Plus, it doesn’t have the sugar crash of ice cream (don’t worry, I had the ice cream too).
Looking forward to finishing up work on the page for STAA’s annual sportscasting seminar. Should be done tomorrow morning. The graph paper is a new addition to my workflow, but I already love it. Much better than the usual legal pad for notes and outlines.
Ah, XBOX gaming, my old friend. How nice to share dinner with you and the Batman again.
This has to be the first t-shirt I ever designed, probably from 2002. Happily, my design skills have improved significantly since then. SPIRITedSoccer.com was a fan site dedicated to the San Diego Spirit, a pro women’s soccer team in the failed WUSA league. It was a great site, and my first web success. Actually, running that website created opportunities for a lot of firsts. My first press pass. Beating all the soccer news outlets with the news that the team had signed Julie Fleeting. First time on the radio. First time learning MovableType and basic PHP. The most embarrassing penalty kick of my entire life…twelve years later and that one still causes a wince in remembrance. So many memories. So many beginnings.