July 26, 2005
Niamh Videos
The following links are a bunch of little Quicktime videos of my new niece Niamh (Nev). I can't imagine that many people aside from my family would want to see them all, but here they are. I'm mostly posting them because I'm not sure that my mom has seen then yet. I had to port them over from mpeg2 (DVD) files so I lost the sound, but she's pretty dang cute either way. I'm listing my favorites first. Enjoy...
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July 25, 2005
Backyard Treasures
Blog posting here at loapher.com has slowed to a crawl. I suppose I've been busier in general, but I've also been taking fewer pictures. I think when I fall out of the habit I realize how intrusive it can feel to have someone constantly snapping photos at gatherings and I become more self-conscious about taking photos. Perhaps this is a good thing. I'm sure many of you are thankful for the not having the lens in your face lately. The next couple weeks should provide good opportunities for photography though, so hang in there. I'm going to the beach next week and that's always fertile ground, so to speak.
I've been spending most of my Saturdays of late working on my yard. It's so overgrown from years of neglect that I'm constantly finding things buried in deep grass or rocks. This little guy turned up last week. There's something very sad about these little frozen creatures. I think it reminds of the point in the Chronicles of Narnia where Mr. Tumnus is discovered turned to stone. (Is it Tumnus? Am I mixing up stories? Lion/Witch/Wardrobe right?) Anywho, Saturday turned up a sadly deflated bouncy ball along with an ever-growing pile of rocks, not to mention a jungle of poison ivy which I'm sure I'll be paying for over the next few weeks.
July 12, 2005
Reservoir Cogs
Seems I spend about half of my day in meetings lately. Ever since I returned to Coptix I've been more involved with project acquisition, so to speak, instead of only project completion. It's been nice for a change and I enjoy getting away from the desk, but it does make getting things done a bit more difficult. Monday afternoon we had a meeting with Olan Mills about a church directory project that we're working on with them. I couldn't resist this shot of some of the Coptix folks traipsing through the grass outside the Olan Mills headquarters.
July 06, 2005
Sufjan Segment
Sufjan Stevens was on All Things Considered this evening during a segment on a small town in Arkansas. I can only presume the song will be on a future state-titled album, Arkansas, part of the 50 States Project.
Hear the segment: Sufjan Stevens on NPR and the song: The Lord God Bird.
Wonder Vespa
Ever since I bought Josiah's old Chevy S10, he's back to being a one-car family. Which means that he usually doesn't have a vehicle at the office. Which means people give him rides a lot. Today, he and Mark Cooley were supposed to be at a meeting together and their only wheels were Mark's trusty Vespa. I'm amazed the the poor thing even got out of the driveway...
July 04, 2005
End of an Era
If you live in or near the St. Elmo area, you've probably heard some of the controversy regarding the old Zahnd's building. For years people have been trying to convince the woman who owned it to sell it so that it could be converted into something useful. As it was, it's been sitting empty as long as I can remember. For the most part it's functioned as a glorified billboard for Ruby Falls and Rock City. Sometime in May the city checked it out because they were concerned about about it's structural integrity. They discovered that the years of neglect had left it in pretty pitiful condition and they moved quickly to have it condemned and torn down in order to keep it from collapsing on anyone. Friday afternoon Josiah and I drove by this sad scene on the way back from lunch. Rumor has it it will be replaced shortly by a parking lot.