June 17th, 2009
I am ashamed to admit it, but I hadn’t upgraded Wordpress since I set up this blog 2 years ago. I am not sure why but this morning decided I should finally get around to upgrading the latest version of Wordpress. I still have some work to do to get everything back to the way it originally looked, which I will finish tonight, but everything should be working properly.
You really shouldn’t notice any changes to the blog as a majority of the enhancements to Wordpress are on the administration side.
I am very excited!
– Jeremy
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May 24th, 2009
On Saturday I spent about an hour cleaning up the patio. Today Nicole picked up these lights and we hung them this afternoon.
I am pretty impressed with how inviting they make the balcony. I am thinking about putting on a pot of Green Tea (Dragonwell) and heading out there.
BTW those aren’t real candles they are battery powered. They look very real, but shut off automatically after 5 hours.
– Jeremy
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May 24th, 2009
I have been flirting with a Raw Food diet, but I’ve yet to really apply myself to the task. This week all that changes. I am going to try and go the whole week almost 100% raw.
I went grocery shopping today and here are some pictures of what I bought:
Yep that is a lot of bananas. I love bananas. They are highly nutritious and cheap!
Counter clockwise from the bottom right: 2 bunches of celery, (below the celery) 6 Red Bell Peppers, 10 pounds Organic Carrots, 6 heads Romaine, 6 Red Bell Peppers, Organic Spinach.
For a full list of what I bought with prices check out this spreadsheet.
– Jeremy
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March 31st, 2009
I posted one photo here under the title ‘Photo a Day” then I decided to give that project it’s own space at lost in the pixels.com
Also if you want to view my photo galleries directly on Flickr you can find them here.
I have been praticipating in a local photography club’s weekly photo shoots so I have plenty of photos to share.
– Jeremy
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March 24th, 2009
“The Bee and the Blue Bonnet #1″
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March 9th, 2009
It’s been a while since I shared some photos and I finally have some pictures of other things besides our cats.
I have no idea what type of tree this is but it’s flowers are absolutely beautiful. It was really windy the day I took these photos I was actually surprised to find any of the images usable.
I’m not sure why the Fire Department was in our parking lot, but I figured the emergency lights would make for some interesting shots. I wasn’t disappointed.
I went out on our balcony around 1:30 am to check on our plants. The moon was gorgeous and hanging low just above the apartment roofs. I set up the tripod and took some shots with 1 to 1.5 seconds of shutter speed. The resulting images are a bit surreal.
You can click on each image to see larger versions and to see the rest of the photo sets. Enjoy.
– Jeremy
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March 9th, 2009
You can’t read about Raw Foodism with out stumbling on the Green Smoothie. I tends to be the staple of many a Raw Foodists diet. The general formula for a Green Smoothie is 60% fruit/ 40% green leafy vegetables. You put them all on the blender (or a Vita-Mix) and blend till smooth or close to smooth.
The Green Smoothie pictured above is:
2 Bananas ( 230 grams )
Frozen Mango ( 115 grams )
Baby Spinach ( 100 grams )
1.5 cups of water
I know the proportions are slightly off, but that’s the beauty of the Green Smoothie it can be adjusted to fit you pallet or dietary needs. This recipe made 2 pint glasses of smoothie which is about 288 calories.
– Jeremy
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February 21st, 2009
I was trying to get Sasha to look at the camera, but I really like the way this shot turned out. She looks like she has something on her mind and is oblivous to me taking the photo.
– Jeremy
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February 20th, 2009
Today I got the new lens I ordered. It’s a Canon 50mm 1.8/f aka the “Thrifty Fifty” or the “Fantastic Plastic”. It’s a great cheap lens, but it feels cheap and I have heard it’s not very durable. However since it is cheap and takes great pictures it has become a must have lens for Canon owners.
Here are some photos from the top floor of a parking garage:
– Jeremy
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February 16th, 2009
On Valentines Day Nicole and I met up with Kearney and Kevin at Austin Books. Then we headed over to the Triangle for lunch at Mandola’s Italian Market for lunch.
Kevin sketching while we wait for our food. You can see the finished drawing on his blog.
Kearney.
Excellent Pizza.
(sorry the pictures aren’t that great. they were taken with my digital point and shoot which takes mediocre images indoors.)
– Jeremy
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