Dave's Stuff

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:02:44 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:02:43 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:00:41 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:00:10 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:59:58 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

From Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:59:52 PDT

Just testing the ability to post to facebook and also have it go to my blog. Hi, Mum! Hi, Mia!

Laurel seems to seam

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:25:22 PST

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Originally uploaded by Seattle Laurel.

Laurel was able to put together this sweet-lookin' top using her new sewing machine!

New LOST airline

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:59 PST

New LOST airline
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

There is a free video on the iTunes Store called "You Found Me" by the Fray. It isn't a great song, but the video features clips from the next season of LOST, and they look incredible. One weird thing is this logo for another airline, which keeps flashing throughout the video. Wonder what that's going to be?

The IT Crowd

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:00:57 PST

I'm lucky enough to be in London on Friday night when the IT Crowd's third season premieres. If you've never seen the IT Crowd, it is worth seeking out. Unfortunately, the only way to see the first two seasons in the US is via BitTorrent, which I'd never suggest anyone use to download copyrighted content.

Four years as a professional photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:24:43 PST

Today is my fourth anniversary on Shutterstock, selling some of my photos. So far, I've made $298.64, or a spot less than $75/year. That's even less than I made as a journalist or when I owned my own computer newsletter business. But it is far less work -- I just upload photos I took anyway, and let them sit there and get bought.

RIP, Tuba Man

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:42:53 PST

RIP, Tuba Man
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

I happened to see this story about the death of Seattle's Tuba Man today ... and realized I had taken a picture of him on July 17, 2007.

Laurel is art

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:44:35 PST

Laurel is art
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

Happy Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:35:02 PDT

Scary
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

Saw this fun little guy on Hollywood Blvd today.

Michael J Fox

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:44:21 PDT

Quark

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:10:19 PDT

When I was but a wee lad of 10, there was a new show coming on called Quark that I was extremely excited to watch.

I can't remember why I was so worked up to see it, but the day it finally came on, I was punished for some reason and wasn't allowed to watch TV. I remember throwing an incredible fit, but it was to no avail -- not only did I miss the first episode of Quark, but I also ended up never seeing a single show ... until now.

I rented the DVD of the entire series of Quark (eight whole episodes!), and I just watched the first episode. I waited 30 years for this? What a piece of crap.

Plane emergency

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:57:11 PDT

Moments before pushing back from the gate at seatac for Chicago,
someone two rows back had a seizure. Fortunately three med
professionals were on board to give him CPR and even a heart shock.
EMTs came onboard in response to 911 and lifted him out.

Woman who helped him said he is OK, but he seemed like a goner.

Sent from my iPhone

Last night of the Adventurer's Club

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:01:46 PDT

Inside at last! Last night of the Adventurer's Club
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

We barely made it into the last night of the Adventurer's Club ... after a great dinner at Ragland Road with aunts (Rita, Mia) and uncles (Joe, Marty), Rita, Joe, Laurel and I waited 4 hours in line to get in. They initially closed the line right behind me and Laurel, but I got them to let Joe and Rita in. They eventually let in six more people, but that was in for the next 3.5 hours, when they finally let everyone else who had been milling around waiting to at least get a chance in line ... no idea how many of them actually made it. Once we got to the front, they only had room for three of us (they were only letting one person in for each person that left, and each person that left got a mighty cheer from the folks in line), so I waited outside while the others went in. Fortunately, a Disney employee with some compassion just waved me in, so I wasn't stranded at all. The place was packed, and we got in with only two shows left to go (if you haven't been to the club ... well, you never will, but the shows are all about 20 minute improv skits based on a general theme). We got into one show, but we really wanted to see the final one, called the HOOPLA, but it filled up in seconds and we were left in the waiting area, where fortunately they had a big screen up so you could see what was happening in the show. We finally made it back to our hotel at 3 a.m.

Sam'mich Slingers

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:16:24 PDT

West Seattle is about to get a new BBQ place called Sam'mich Slingers. Not only is the name awesome, but I just found out that it is owned by Otis of Greenwood's OK Corral BBQ -- a man so large, he calls me "Tiny."

Last Days of the Adventurer's Club

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:52:08 PDT

Literally packed
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

Laurel and I are in Orlando this weekend to witness the last days of the Adventurer's Club at Pleasure Island in DisneyWorld.

Tonight is the next-to-last-night, and this picture is from around 8:30 p.m. -- about 1.5 hours after opening. The entire bottom floor was packed; we were able to get in with no wait and find great seats on the upper floor, but you can't really enjoy the improv-style show from up there -- plus, even upstairs was starting to get crowded when we left around 9 p.m.

We walked by the club again around 10 p.m., and the line was snaking far out the entrance.

Tomorrow is the big night with the final Adventurer's Club inauguration ceremony. We hope we can get in!

Silverlight with style

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:48:32 PDT

Casey Stein has started a new blog about Silverlight that already taught me something I didn't know (not that that's hard with Silverlight, but knowing this is going to save me lots of time and aggravation, I can tell). Thanks, Casey!

I'm not the only one who thinks so ...

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:29:52 PDT

The local Seattle "alternative" weekly paper says reading "McCain's Promise" by David Foster Wallace should be required by law before election day.

If you don't mind reading online (or can spare the printer paper), you can read it right now at Rolling Stone's website

David Foster Wallace

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:51:54 PDT

David Foster Wallace
Originally uploaded by Seattle Dave.

My version of the famous David Foster Wallace sketch by Harry Aung in Salon Magazine.

Before you vote ...

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:23:23 PDT

You really should read David Foster Wallace's "McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, Thinking About Hope" aka "Up, Simba!" aka one of the chapters in "Consider the Lobster" -- no matter which one you read, it is an incredible report on McCain's year 2000 presidential run on the "Straight Talk Express." Definitely a worthwhile read if you are, like me, conflicted by McCain's undeniable war heroism and leadership qualities vs. being pretty sure he'd be a terrible president.

Some bad news to come home to

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:21:24 PDT

I got home from London just fine -- 19 hours of total travel time, exactly. While working on getting my computer updated (new iTunes and iPhone firmware this week, and all that), I happened to notice a headline on Yahoo.com that literally made me gasp out loud: My favorite author, David Foster Wallace, killed himself. Infinite tragedy.

Thanks, Tyler Olsen!

noreply@blogger.com (Dave) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:14:34 PDT

What's better than opening your MacBook Air in the airport, firing up iTunes, and finding someone's iTunes library with the song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua shared out? Lots of things. But that's all I've got.