I was doing some experimenting with HDR photography yesterday and took this picture at around 11pm. Not the best time to tote around a $500 camera in Oakland. >_>
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Killing Hour HDR
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Flower Power
I went to Point Reyes National Seashore with my mom yesterday and took a bunch of pictures. Here are some of the wildflower ones.
I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather. 
Thai Boat Noodle
While most of the other first year students are taking off spring break to go gallivanting around the world (and rightly so, because it seems like “spring break” becomes a thing of the past as soon as we join our permanent labs), I am in lab this week. Because I am a dork. But this post isn’t about being in lab, it’s about Thai boat noodles. I was craving sustenance during a late night at lab so I went out in search of food. As far as noodles go, I really enjoy eat Thai boat noodle at the appropriately named “Boat Noodle House” in berkeley. So what makes it special? It’s basically a bowl of various beef entities- braised chunks, slices, balls, maybe tripe, some veggies- sprouts, greens, and noodle of choice. What makes it special is the soup, thickened with beef blood to give it a characteristic body and taste. The soup is a dark brown/red color due to the beef blood. Perfect for warming an empty belly on a windy night. Nom nom nom.
Go it alone
I’ve never liked that phrase. It doesn’t make any sense and just makes the English language more confusing than it already is. But apparently people use it in this situation. Friday was my last day working for Yahoo!. I’ve decided to do my own thing for a little while. I have some money saved up to last a while on my own and I want to start a non profit that I’ve been thinking about for the last year or so. Also it’s a good time to re-evaluate what I’m doing and where I’m going with my life. Melodramatic isn’t it?
In other news, Jules has been playing the same level in PixelJunk Monsters for several hours now. As you can see by the picture below, she is very determined to beat it.
On Growing Up
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my direction in life. The last time I seriously thought about my future was probably back in college, so it’s been a while. Back then I was probably only thinking about how to get money so I could keep playing video games. These days my thoughts have shifted to living without money, marriage and children.
In regards to money, is this the right career path for me? I’ve been developing websites for three years now. Is this something I want to do for the rest of my life? If so, what can I do to keep it exciting? I’ll have to figure that out soon I think. The time for changing career paths is going to pass me before I have a chance to peek out of my cubicle.
Jules and I each had a friend announce engagement last week. Are we really getting that old? The only married people I know are in their 30s. Well that’s not strictly true, but still, marriage feels so… old.
In another announcement week, a friend told Jules and I that she’s pregnant. I want to have children one day for sure and I often think about what kind of parent I’d be, but I think it’ll be a while before the time is right. I haven’t even decided on if this career path is right yet!!
Much to think about, and much growing up to do.