4-14-2010

Melt is probably my favoite place to eat in the whole city. I'm always supprised by how small their kitchen is though.

Speaking of this city, last week there was a story on the news about the cops ignoring a naked body on the side of the highway for over two hours even though they recieved multiple calls. We drove by that spot the day it happened, and drove by it again tonight. Roadside monuments always make me feel a little strange.

4-13-2010

One of the awesome perks of not eating meat is choking down a handfull of pills with dinner every night. Multivitamins x3, a vitamin B supplement, and Cadbury Easter candy to make things not so terrible.

4-12-2010

When I came in to work today, I was shocked by my coworker's new found but striking resemblance to Lex Luthor. Since we work across from each other, this is pretty much my view whenever I turn around now.

Speaking of bald people, we have a counter at work where people put free food. Sometimes it will have a box of doughnuts or bagels someone brought in to be nice, or left over props/catering from shoots. Today, I found a bag of Cheetos. Since I didn't have anything for lunch, I greedily ran off with a huge pile to eat in my office. They were delicious. While going back for seconds, I was intercepted and told the origins of said Cheetos. I guess Shaquille O'Neil was in our studio this weekend recording something, and apparently the big guy couldn't take on the Family Size bag all by himself. So yeah, I just unwittingly ate Shaq's leftover Cheetos for lunch. And now I'm wondering if he poured them in a bowl or was just eating out of the bag with his hands...

4-11-2010

We went to see Cirque Du Soleil today. Since they don't allow cameras, here's my best (failed) Cirque Du Soleil jump.

When the weather is nice, we go tresspassing for fun. Nicole's dad found a American Five-lined Skink. When they're young, they have bright blue tails (they're often referred to as "Blue-tailed Skink"). As they become adults the tail color fades out, and their heads turn red.

4-10-2010

Today, Nicole and I accidentally found Americana. Like seriously "I'm in another universe" Americana.

Even with all our driving across the world, today's spoils were still cheaper than a night at a bar.

Kitties!

4-9-2010

This is what a place run by computers looks like in a blackout. Play Joy Division through cell phone speakers for the full experience.

When the power does work, we mostly just make eggs. Lots and lots of eggs. Then we shoot movies starring the eggs.

4-8-2010

After work fishing is the best.

4-7-2010

Nicole is a Starbucks person (addict), as well as an iPhone user (cult member). As such, she has the app which allows for the instantaneous reloading of her "special for people who are there a lot" giftcard. For months now, the app can also produce a barcode which can be quickly scanned to expedite transactions. This barcode, however, only worked in select stores in places that are not here...until now. Target stores are now integrated into the system, so tonight we went to one to try it out. We were the first people to try it at this location, and even with the instructions the employees were provided, it took both Starbucks and Target people to figure out how to make it work. Technology rules.

We also got Nicole a diy bouncy ball set. As a huge fan of things she can slap around the house, which we could potentially step on and break our necks with, Sienna wanted to make one too.

Spring is coming and filling my yard with flower petals.

4-6-2010

Outside, please.

I fixed these. The blades were stuck in the open positon because they were covered in sticky oil. After a few days of fumbling, I managed to take the lens apart, clean the oil off, and with Nicoles help, put it all back together in working order. We'll see how it works when I get the film developed.

4-5-2010

Classy monday night dinner with George.

4-4-2010

We got all fancy for Easter.

4-3-2010

Apparently, the Easter Bunny doesn't observe Lent by refraining from meat.

We end up in the strangest places. We stay thuggin'.

4-2-2010

I woke up before the sun to go fly fishing for Steelhead trout today. Capitalizing on another annual migratory behaviour, steelhead instinctive come into the rivers and streams from the lake to lay their eggs this time every year (a lot like salmon). They're huge fish (about a foot and a half on average), and it's really cool seeing them in such shallow water. Those fish weren't nearly big enough for me though, so I caught this massive beast. Note the size of the flies in both pictures for scale.

The sun went to bed before I did too.

4-1-2010

Drinking outside on warm evenings is one of my top favorite things to do ever at all. Granted, as soon as the temperature hits 50°, people in Cleveland start wearing shorts and tank tops like it's summer time. But the first really nice night for drinking on a patio is kind of a big deal.

I take a lot of pictures of birds.