revolution cafe
Monika and I were at Revolution Cafe yesterday for a BLT/mimosa combo (it’s even better than it might sound, yo!) when we befriended this pup. …
21 Jul
on the couch… or two
on the couch… or two
Two things you may or may not find interesting about my sleeping habits: I (at least try to remember to) photograph every place that I …
20 Jul
power’d up
power’d up
This light on the laptop, while visually appealing, is typically just really annoying to me. See the little glow coming from the power cord? …
17 Jul
wine cubed
wine cubed
You can serve your wine chilled or at room temperature, but if you want to add an extra touch of class all it takes is …
16 Jul
9i
9i
The view from 9i at night. Ah, what a nice site to see right before drifting off to sleep…
15 Jul
8s
8s
Thursday had lots of great photos to choose from. I went to lunch with a co-worker and friend at this really great hole in …
13 Jul
cat on fridge
cat on fridge
I took one photo on July 13 and this was it. I don’t even remember why I took this photo but I’m glad that …
12 Jul
love sip
love sip
I pulled this cup out of the cabinet of the house I’m currently house sitting in the Richmond area of SF to pour some of …
11 Jul
overhead
overhead
A significant part of each day for me is seeing stuff that I find beautiful. At least a dozen times a day I see beauty that …
10 Jul
superheros!
superheros!
Colleen, Peter, Peter’s dog Bacon, and I made it to a couple of hours of the SF Superhero Street Faire. It was last minute …
08 Jul
eternal fall
eternal fall
San Francisco is the kind of city where you need to leave your house prepared for weather at least three seasons worth of weather. …
07 Jul
only in SF
only in SF
I love this city. Only in San Francisco will you find a firehouse with pink lights. And this firehouse isn’t even in the …
06 Jul
san francisco is a world of its own
san francisco is a world of its own
These are fun to make. View from Potrero Hill.
05 Jul
the world is my playground
the world is my playground
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon an image that I just had to learn how to duplicate. Once I figured it out I …
04 Jul
sparkl’d
sparkl’d
Maya and her gorgeous daughter Madeline on the 4th of July. This is the first photo in a long time that I’ve posted as shot (without …
03 Jul
poolside
poolside
My aunt/uncle’s pool (where we all spent a significant amount of time around this holiday weekend) in Odessa, TX.
02 Jul
in memoriam
in memoriam
I’m back in Texas for my grandmother’s funeral. We miss you, Big Mama!
01 Jul
jump japan!
jump japan!
July 1 was an incredibly long day for me. In fact, it officially lasted a grand total of 37 hours. My plane took …
30 Jun
the last minute
the last minute
One of my goals in Bali was to ride my motorbike past the 20k mark and I finally made it on the last day in …
29 Jun
i was framed!
i was framed!
This is quite possibly my last daily photo from Bali and I’m glad that I finally got a reasonably good shot of some of the …
28 Jun
goa gajah
goa gajah
We went to this elephant cave temple called Goa Gajah on Casey’s last day in Bali. The best part about it was this huge …
27 Jun
hahaha
hahaha
It’s difficult to not see these stone carvings at the temple entrances as laughing.
25 Jun
deal
deal
I kept trying to take a good photo of one of our many card games and this is the best one of the bunch.
24 Jun
grill’d
grill’d
I saw the coolest car ever at Havana here in Ubud. This is a pretty crappy photo of the car as a whole but …
22 Jun
another corner
another corner
I’ve taken a lot of photos of this house. It’s fun and challenging for me to find a different angle that I haven’t shot …
21 Jun
safety third
safety third
Which one looks tougher – the one with the leg up or the one with his feet firmly planted?
20 Jun
daily offerings
daily offerings
I’m not super proud of this shot but on a photo-light day like today it’s just all that I have. It’s a little like …
19 Jun
planet monkey house
planet monkey house
Yesterday I saw a photo like this on Flickr and immediately had to figure out how they did it. I went out and shot …
18 Jun
the monkey house
the monkey house
I’m embarrassed to say that I’m extremely critical of our home for the month of June. This place – especially when compared to the …
17 Jun
ubud sunsets
ubud sunsets
I’m (obviously) a sucker for sunsets, clouds, and cool tree outlines.
16 Jun
out back
out back
This is the view from our office/attic on the third floor. It’s hard to get tired of checking out the many happenings of a …
14 Jun
in sight
in sight
Ha! Apparently I only used my camera for a purely practical purpose today. Our home for the next few weeks is called the …
13 Jun
lembongan
lembongan
One of my most favorite thing about Bali is the attention they give to detail, particularly around their temples and shrines – and they have …
12 Jun
pandana
pandana
Ok, I did take another good shot of Pandana, our private villa for the weekend on the island of Lembongan. This place was really …
11 Jun
poolside
poolside
Last Friday me and eight of my closest friends all took off for a weekend on the island of Lembongan. For about $11/day each …
10 Jun
just add water
just add water
It’s hard telling people where to find our house. There’s not very many easily identifiable markers for it and the new gallery it sits …
09 Jun
on the water
on the water
Vanessa walked through our house putting flowers and Bali offerings everywhere one day, including the water where the fishies live. It looked soooooo cool. …
07 Jun
nuri’s night out
nuri’s night out
When we came out to Bali we invited our friends hoping at least one or two would show up. Amazingly, we’ve already had more …
06 Jun
hotel ananda
hotel ananda
Here’s another day where I only managed to take only one photo. Years ago, when I first started traveling full-time, I got in the habit of …
05 Jun
tanah lot jump
tanah lot jump
Casey and I went out of our way to visit Tanah Lot, a temple on the sea near Denpasar, but most of the really cool …
04 Jun
monkey temple
monkey temple
One the way around west Bali we found this cool temple on the roadside infested by monkeys. All of the temple volunteers had slingshots …
03 Jun
git git
git git
June 3 was day full of water when you needed a dry camera the most. We rode our motorbikes to this great waterfall in …
02 Jun
lovina
lovina
Out of three attempts, this is the ONE day that I was able to take photos from the beach in Lovina. So I took …
01 Jun
git git sunset
git git sunset
I’ve been taking a lot of pictures of sunsets lately (as you’ll see in later posts). Here is one from a roadside pit stop …
30 May
testing… 1, 2, 3…
testing… 1, 2, 3…
The Sunday night plan was to figure out how to use the strobe-eriffic setting on my flash and take some photos of Casey jumping into …
29 May
it wasn’t me, i promise!
it wasn’t me, i promise!
A visit to Ubud isn’t complete without a trip to the Monkey Forest Park so as a dutiful tour guide to our vacationing friends it’s …
28 May
villa pleiades
villa pleiades
Apparently we aren’t the only ones in Bali who scored a sweet villa. H and Michelle’s choice certainly wasn’t too shabby either.
26 May
at my fingertips
at my fingertips
Late into the evening, and during a meeting, I finally noticed that I hadn’t taken any photos that day. I’m most definitely a multitasker.
24 May
blissful poi
blissful poi
Monday night I shot hundreds of pics for these professional poi spinners but none of them came out very well (they didn’t bother coming back …
23 May
“japanese cow”
“japanese cow”
When a rice field has been harvested they must till the earth to get it ready for the next crop. To do so, this …
22 May
girl of kuningan
girl of kuningan
Accoriding to Wikipedia, “Galungan is a Balinese holiday that occurs every 210 days and lasts for 10 days. Kuningan is the last day of the …
20 May
cracks in the wall
cracks in the wall
One wall of our home has an amazing mural carved into it. This is one view of that wall.
19 May
of course elephants can play basketball
of course elephants can play basketball
Duh. They can also play soccer.
18 May
from the pool
from the pool
This is what the view of the sunset looks like from our pool. I’m going to miss this place.
16 May
behind the buddha
behind the buddha
It’s hard not to take photos of the four foot tall Buddha meditating over the reflection pool at our house, and today was no exception.
15 May
seminyak
seminyak
Finally caught the beginning of a good beach sunset at Seminyak this weekend. I’ve been up in the mountains of Ubud and have been …
14 May
upper temple garden
upper temple garden
After three weeks in my opulent “Lotus Pavilion” I switched out with my roomies for this beautiful room. I think my favorite part is …
13 May
morning prayers
morning prayers
There’s this really beautiful corner of the property we’re staying on here in Bali that is the home of a Hindu shrine. Every morning …
12 May
that’s how we roll
that’s how we roll
In homage to our friends’ shot in Pai: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottomatona/2348842293/
11 May
swEYErl
swEYErl
Another rare day where I took only a small handful of photos but happy to find at least one that I could do something with. …
10 May
volcano jump
volcano jump
These jumping photos just never get old for me. One this day a big group of us hiked several hours up to the top …
09 May
between the volcanoes
between the volcanoes
We took a motorbike trip to climb a volcano this weekend. Pics of that coming shortly, of course, but this was from the evening …
08 May
celebration
celebration
I admit it: I am far too ignorant of what culturally is going on around here in Bali. My primary problem, as far as …
07 May
underwater
underwater
My friend Heather brought her underwater camera to our house and we had a lot of fun trying to figure out how to take good …
06 May
looking up
looking up
The tree canopies at my house rock. This is the view looking up from the zen garden.
05 May
pink drink
pink drink
I finally made it to a morning market here in Ubud. Morning is when it’s apparently the busiest with a good mix of the usual …
04 May
[insert somewhat witty title here]
[insert somewhat witty title here]
Our house has this cabinet of really cool glasses and dishes at the end of the really, really long dining room table (it has sixteen …
03 May
on the fence
on the fence
We can sleep safe at night knowing that Mr Frog is watching over us.
02 May
jesus christ poi
jesus christ poi
If you aren’t a Soundgarden fan than you might not have the same song playing in your head that this title elicits for me. …
01 May
goofy and goofy’r
goofy and goofy’r
I chose this pic for three reasons: 1. It contains two hot chicks. 2. They are both being goofy. 3. In a 24 hour day I apparently only …
30 Apr
another shade of view
another shade of view
I’m not sure if the title plays on words in a way that makes any sense and, in the true spirit of how I think …
29 Apr
are you next?
are you next?
One of the guys who works at the place we live invited me to a village cockfight and, despite any possible moral obstacles that might …
28 Apr
monkey business
monkey business
There is this awesome monkey forest in the center of Ubud, the town in Bali that I’m calling home for a couple of months. …
27 Apr
what are YOU looking at?
what are YOU looking at?
I love the ducks in Bali. There are hundreds of them living in the rice fields next to our house and you can regularly …
26 Apr
my open air office
my open air office
I love my home and I love working from a comfy place. Desks never made much sense to me but a couch is where …
25 Apr
never gets old
never gets old
I love seeing people carry stuff on their heads here in Bali. It’s pretty amazing what they actually can and do put up there …
24 Apr
stepping inside
stepping inside
This is the view that greets me as I enter my home for the next month or so here in Bali. It’s impossible to …
23 Apr
through the trees to the rice fields
through the trees to the rice fields
Behind our house is a huge mesh of different rice fields that people attend to constantly. Seen here is a woman carrying her freshly …
22 Apr
poolside
poolside
Our home in Bali is very relaxing but the pool is one of the best spots to lay back and enjoy the atmosphere.
21 Apr
rice fields of bali
rice fields of bali
Today was a day where it was hard to decide between four different photos to share as the best one. I went with this …
20 Apr
garden drop
garden drop
In an attempt not to feature a third consecutive Buddha, here’s a flower in our lily pond. The rain came for hours yesterday and …
19 Apr
buddha, revisited
buddha, revisited
As beautiful as this is, I’m not really excited about posting two consecutive photos of the same subject matter. But I only took a …
18 Apr
tanang
tanang
“Tanang” (and I’m likely spelling this wrong, so please correct me if you know any better) is the Indonesian equivalent of “peaceful” or “serene”. …