Category Archives: Hobbies

In the last year I’ve been reading a lot of lesbian fiction, mostly romance. I’ve been enjoying myself, but it also feels a bit like a dirty little secret. Romance books are the stereotypical realm of the middle-aged woman, and well I’m a shining stereotype I guess. I’ve gotten so much joy from some ofContinueContinue reading “Lesbian Fiction and Romance”

I got off to a pretty good start with my photography fun, and then I was on the road for work, so things got a little backed up in terms of reviewing, editing, and uploading photos. I also managed to get sick as I was leaving Mexico for home, and I lost a whole dayContinueContinue reading “Photography Interrupted”

I’m on a journey to take a picture a day for a year, and in the process learn photography. To do that second part, I’m having myself do an exercise a week related to a specific technique, or aspect of my cameras. I couldn’t find a set of exercises and explanations that suited my needs,ContinueContinue reading “My Weekly Photo Technique Plan”

Wow, it’s been over TWO years since I’ve posted anything here. I mean… Damn, that’s a long time. Well, I’m here to blow the dust off this thingy, and speak to the webs in more than 140 characters again. I’ve decided to tackle another 365 photo project (a photo a day for one year). IContinueContinue reading “Tap, tap. Is this thing on? (Also, a new 365 project)”

I’m not much of a photographer. I’m more of a snapshotter. This year I’m going to snapshot my way through the year taking at least one picture a day. Why? Because I’m curious about what will show up. Thinking about my days from a visual perspective should give my mind a little bit of funContinueContinue reading “A photo a day for a year”

Last week I had a work trip up to Penn State University for a few days. It is so close (only three hours by car) that it made more sense for me to drive up than fly. I twiddled with the radio for a while before I finally gave up and popped in a CD.ContinueContinue reading “In My Headphones: Hoots and Hellmouth”

Now that the Drupal book I am helping co-author is off to the editors, I’m finding a desire to read again in my newly (and temporarily) free evenings. I’m definitely in an escapist mood, so I’ve turned to good ole scifi and fantasy fiction. The only problem is that I am a finicky reader. EveryoneContinueContinue reading “The quest for fiction”

So, recently I have been stuck on Fluke. They may be most well known to the general population (if at all) for the “sex/rave scene” music in The Matrix Reloaded, a track called Zion. Unless you listen to stuff like Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method and Underworld you probably haven’t heard of them. I dareContinueContinue reading “In My Headphones: Fluke”

I am not into music to the same degree I used to be years ago but I do have a nice big 30GB mp3 player that has a full range of music on it that I use for the commute back and forth to the big city. Now, I occasionally I go to random modeContinueContinue reading “In My Headphones: Imogen Heap”