May 11th, 2008 - Kittens!

Tiff and I got kittens from the shelter yesterday. You'll find the first photos over in my gallery!

May 8th, 2008 - Photo update

It took some seriously good beer (thanks Dean) and some pizza from my favourite pizza place, but I've finally managed to get all my latest photos uploaded.

The first photos from Seattle ToorCon 2008 are available here. You'll find other (arguably better) photos from the event here (mattw) and here (divide).

I also spent some time in DC, as I mentioned in my previous post. I took some touristy photos and managed not to get arrested and/or questioned.

And finally, we went to the Seattle World Rhythm Festival a few weekends ago. Some of the photos were taken by Tiff and my friend Rob, but they were all with my fancy camera.

Speaking of which, I think it's time I bought some more gadgets for it...

In other news, I'm now wearing slightly different contact lenses from earlier in the week. The first pair wasn't really doing its job right; I went from being able to see most things without contacts, to not being able to see anything with contacts. With the new lenses, my eyes are still trying to figure out what the hell is going on, but at least the "oh crap, there's something in my eye!" sensation has subsided.

Coming up, Nick may or may not be going to London the week of May 18th. Stay tuned for more excitement.

May 5th, 2008 - Spring arrives

A big challenge I've found when trying to keep a journal is that when I've got lots of things going on, I'm too busy to actually write about them. I also end up building up a large pile of photos to go through. You know, because I'm such an amazing photographer.

The past few months have seen me head off to Spokane in Eastern Washington for a week, as well as spending two weeks in Washington, DC. I'm generally doing less travel for work these days, though I'm sure that'll change as soon as I type this.

I also attended ToorCon Seattle a few weekends ago. Some fairly interesting talks were heard, but I think my personal highlight was learning lock picking from Deviant Ollum and datagram, a couple of the masters of the scene.

I'm currently trying on contact lenses. My vision is still pretty hazy, even after five days. I'm going to a check-up tomorrow, which I hope will help.

I'll make a follow-up post in not too long with photos and more from my latest adventures. Honest!