No Camera

One thing I've noticed over the past few months, is the fact that since I no longer have a regular working camera, I'm much much less inclined to try and snap a few pics or even shoot that random-on-the-spot movie clip. And for shame! I enjoy taking countless pics. It's basically a numbers game, a quantity over quality situation, when working with your average consumer digital cam. Sure, you can get good pictures with it, but it does take a bit of effort.

Anyway, I think it's really changed the way I look at things. Before, it was always, stop, gotta try this one from a few different angles to see if I got it... then check it out on the laptop, upload it to Facebook or wherever else, repeat. Now it's like from one thing to the next.

By far the biggest feature I miss is being able to have the video camera wherever I go. Because you never know what you're going to find!

Now comes the true test: how much longer I'll wait after posting this before I actually get around to fixing my camera!

Amusing! Movies!

Movies. Simply put, I'm not much of a movies guy. Not that I don't like them, I've just got an issue with paying a lot of money to see something on the big screen. Seems like such a scam! If I can't take it home with me, then I'm already up in arms with it. At $9 a pop for the new runs, if I'm not 100% I'm going to like it, then I rarely go. Couldn't even tell you the last movie I saw in a theater.

These days those, it's all about the renting. Joined up with the local Hollywood Video to this extent recently. That, and bit torrent... heh. Anyway!

First on the list was Ratatouille. My kind of Pixar! I end up watching only a few of these movies, and this one happened to be one I was actually interested in. And liked it very well!

And after watching the well made "Be Kind, Rewind" recently, I decided it was about damn time to watch Ghostbusters again. And quickly realized that I have not seen this movie since I first saw it, twenty plus years ago (scary!). I think I've seen the ending a few times, and I know I've seen the second film, but man! I forgot how much the player Bill Murray was back then.

Then, last night it was Sweeney Todd. Not much of my cup of tea per se, but visually interesting. A bit too long for me, a bit too much of singing, and not surprisingly, a very predictable ending. Though, I liked the darkness factor here.

Air Show For The Win!

It's July! And what could be more patriotic than an air show?

Yep! Fire up those engines! Dayton is the proud holder of an annual air show. Even have their own dedicated field for it. So! Once a year, there it is.

And quite a show, too. No Blue Angels this year, but they had some other good squadrons. In place of the Angels, we saw a 4-plane squadron from the South who flew (in style!) in old trick prop planes. Jets really set the stage though, with their body-shakin' boomin'. And! To top it off, the new F-22 Raptor.

Anyway, nothing screams American quite like an air show. "Proud to be an American!" this and "only in the US!!!!! OMG!" that. Well! Sometimes, that's just fine with me, too.

Sweet Frisbee Golf Store Found!

It's been a while since I've shopped around for a frisbee golf disc. Ages, perhaps! Usually, I would just visit the local Ameristop by my parent's place. They've always had an ok selection, albeit not much in the line of information regarding what each disc is good for. Had to go off of the name and color! That's so not the way to do it, though!

Then yesterday: I visit Hazy Shade in Dayton. I find a shop that meets my needs. Huge selection of discs, complete with rankings of how the disc should handle under normal (perfect?) throwing conditions. Also available: used discs (nice!). And new to me: a trial area, complete with basket for approaches and a net for driving. Indoor frisbee disc golf driving! Genius!

Ended up going with an Archangel in the end. Threw okay with it, then Reiko wanted to throw it so I threw a Viper for the rest of the day. She was doing well with it, though!

And the Grand Prize Winner is...

Whew! A bit of a runaround day of northern Dayton. Hit up Urbana, Troy, Tipp City, and Piqua, not to mention the countless other small podunk towns in between. Some without traffic lights and a full set of teeth! Anyway, the trip was not without its prizes: Urbana resulted in a used A/C unit; Tipp City, a free lunch at my company picnic.

But that's not all. See, our company really outdid itself this year to go out of its way to make sure that every employee present at the picnic would go home with a door prize. So! They asked several of our local businesses and service providers for prize inputs. Laid out on a table, we were given the choice of three gifts. Pick what you want from the three, that way you don't get stuck with something you couldn't use.

Early on, my name got called. Didn't really have a choice: one was a poker set, which I can't imagine myself using too frequently; another, a golf set with some lame accessories (water bottle! no...). So, the choice was pretty obvious: a night's stay at the local Drury Inn Suites, redeemable only at that location. Which is alright, I suppose.

But funny! That's exactly the same prize I won in a raffle last year. At the time, it only made sense for my brother, roommate and I to attend (first for free drinks / pool time, then later to watch Billy Madison). Kinda silly, kinda random. But really strange, in a way, that I would get the same thing, twice.

And that pic? That's the bathtub!

And With That, I Became a Married Man!

Welly welly well! Sure has been a long time since I last touched down here. Let's just say I've been busy as ever, and with no internet connection (other than sporadic on-offs) and haven't been able to post. Guess I could always write these offline, but I'm too lazy for that. I need the instant gratification that this message will make it out there just as soon as I approve it to do so.

Anyway! Since my last post, something big, no, huge has happened in my life: I got married! After being somewhat secretly engaged for the past year to my girlfriend of the past four years, we finally were able to take the plunge last week at a nice beach location near Ft. Fisher, NC, near Kure Beach, near Wilmington. Not Ohio!

The ceremony was very nice, had all of my immediate family there, as well as brother-in-law and niece, as well as grandma from Texas. Just 9 of us, plus our officiant and his wife, doing the photography. The whole thing lasted maybe 20 minutes, complete with a sand ceremony and conch shell horn blowing. Way cooler than most other weddings I've been to! I'm not much of a traditionalist - enjoy setting my own rather, and this was a great way to do it (and save thousands of dollars, too!) Beach hippies sure know how to make a great wedding. The weather was also excellent, and the photos will be great. Will post those on here once I get them.

In lieu of the wedding reception, we are planning on having a large event next summer in honor of our wedding. Haven't decided on it yet as we are planning on moving between now and then. But it will be nice, whatever it is!