Congrats to the Steelers who became the first team to secure their 6th Super Bowl title Sunday night. We definitely wanted to watch the game and have a true Super Bowl experience so we schlepped down to London for the weekend, took Monday off, and went out to Bodean’s BBQ in Fulham. During the game [...]
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Go Steelers!
Posted in Commentary, Photography, tagged Commentary, london, snow, steelers on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Looking Back
Posted in Commentary, Photography, tagged Commentary on January 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Following up on my Looking Ahead post it seemed appropriate to also look back. It’s easier to look at today and say what still isn’t done, but often this overlooks all that has been accomplished. I’ve picked a couple key things per year to focus on: 2002: Published my first paper in Macromolecules just before [...]
US Christmas
Posted in Photography, Travels, tagged christmas, Commentary, family, home on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Continuing the Christmas theme, here are some shots from our visit home. It’s been great to be home for a couple weeks with the families. Thanks for everything! My Family The Duran Men Presents Christmas Bokeh London Tea Cups
Photos on Moo
Posted in Photography, tagged Commentary, moo on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The good folks at Moo have featured two of my photos in their Wedding Ideas section. Thanks guys! Original wedding photography by the fabulous Mindy Sonshine. Seriously. We couldn’t have been happier! If you haven’t heard of Moo you should check them out. You can print all sorts of custom goodies like minicards, stickers, and [...]
UK Christmas
Posted in Commentary, Photography, tagged Commentary on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We initially debated getting a Christmas tree since we’ll be heading back to the US for quite a while. In the end we couldn’t pass it up, especially considering we didn’t have a tree last year. Our Tree Colorful Ornaments and Me at Harrods Covent Garden Icicles
My Favorite iPhone Wallpaper
Posted in Photography, tagged Commentary, iphone, jld on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Original photo from our Amsterdam trip is here.
Job Approval Ratings Told Through Beer
Posted in Commentary, Photography, tagged Commentary on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Job Approval Ratings Told Through Beer, originally uploaded by -DjD-. Swear to god this is exactly how this happened. We were at the pub and I was trying to explain how fewer people think Bush is doing a good job than don’t think Obama is doing a good job… Or rather that more people approve [...]
Photosynth is Amazing
Posted in Commentary, Photography, tagged Digital Life, microsoft, photosynth on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit… this has so much potential. If you missed the original demo from TED, stop what you’re doing and check it out. In only a few minutes Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos the software and explains it’s potential impact on digital photography and content on the web. Microsoft picked it up in [...]
Thanksgiving in the UK
Posted in Photography, tagged Commentary, thanksgiving on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a while…. Had a really nice Thanksgiving over here in the UK with some fellow American friends of ours. It was a bit strange to be away from home but we definitely made the most of it and still had a nice feast. We celebrated on Saturday but I even DVRed the Macy’s [...]










VDay Dinner
Posted in Photography, tagged Commentary, cooking, dinner on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen and I whipped up some excellent home cooking for Valentine’s Day yesterday. The feast consisted of linguine with feta, basil, and pine nuts, grilled scallops wrapped in prosciutto, grilled marjoram tomatoes, and a homemade bakewell tart for desert! Much of the food came from Saturday Market as well as Roberts & Speight in Beverley, [...]
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