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Photo Firsts (Ally, Brewer)

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Life has some more updates. Yay for life.

A lot has happened in my life since last post.
I had a two-year anniversary (although anniversaries seem kind of silly if you’re not actually married, but not any less meaningful) and I still wonder every day how I managed to be so awesomely lucky.
I tried making homemade ravioli at 1:30 AM. Still haven’t cooked it, so I have no idea how it tastes. I should do that soon.
I discovered a tasty dim sum place and went with coworkers. $5 gets me enough food for lunch and a snack… $6 gets me lunch and dinner. Cheap and tasty and mmm chewy little treat goodness.
I’m improving at running. Today I ran almost 3 miles nonstop (2.97 miles, to be exact; yay for treadmills keeping track of distances). I generally feel healthier and happier. This is also causing me to eat healthier and watch my snack intake. This is a good thing.
cpride and Marty came up from Santa Barbara and Jess came down from Seattle to visit and there was much awesomeness. Photos are posted at photos 2.

I’m flying out to Pittsburgh this Saturday and will arrive around 11:30 PM. There should be halfprice on Sunday for those interested.

Anyway, here’s my first photo of Ally:

August 26, 2005 in the cluster.

And my first photo of Brewer:

September 9, 2005 in the Underground Tour. Can you spot him?

These stats are awesome and terrible and are a testament to how many more photos I take at each event nowadays than I used to (since I now regularly fill up a 2 GB card at each event, and sometimes have filled up two).

    Ally: 2106

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 0
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 0
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 49
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 137
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 24
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 6
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 57
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 1
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 84
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 7
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 0
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 1741
    Brewer: 1718

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 0
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 0
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 59
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 138
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 12
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 26
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 89
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 18
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 0
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 280
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 107
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 195
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 794

Photo Firsts (Tom, Dave)

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Life has gotten another few months of updates. This includes the time when I was experimenting with Dom’s wide angle lens and when I bought my telephoto lens, so the little lens info (under camera info) will be something besides D50 (Nikon 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6). Whee.

Here’s my first photo of Tom:

September 9, 2005 before the KGB Underground Tour.

Here’s my first photo of Dave:

April 14, 2005 during the Kiltie concert during Carnival. (That *is* him, right?)

And stats for them both:

    Tom: 1460

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 0
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 0
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 219
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 313
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 0
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 118
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 401
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 0
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 158
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 83
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 168
    Dave: 1047

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 0
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 3
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 51
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 162
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 0
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 17
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 13
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 0
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 552
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 138
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 111
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 0

Photo Firsts (Jeff, Dan B.)

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Life has gotten another update.

Here’s my first photo of Jeff:

September 23, 2004 in 15200 recitation.

Here’s my first photo of Dan B.:

Since that’s the back of his head, here’s one of his face:

October 29, 2004 at the SCS halloween party.

Also, stats for them both:

    Jeff: 2732

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 98
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 190
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 317
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 169
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 0
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 130
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 572
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 405
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 61
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 357
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 334
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 99
    Dan B.: 1151

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 7
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 0
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 116
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 153
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 47
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 17
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 0
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 18
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 247
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 187
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 128
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 231

Photo Firsts (Howard, Avery)

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Life has gotten another update, which completes Sophomore year and my “break” before starting my PSLC internship (and the summer of epic angst and sadness). Whee.
Edit: I was bored, so I finished up through July 2006. It’s amazing how little of what actually happened that summer actually made it into photographs (I mean, the events and stuff made it in, but the summer was an emotional pit of doom that really doesn’t come across from anything I shot those few months). It’s also amazing how many of my photos weren’t of people… I think it was my first (and, really, only) period of primarily still lifes and landscapes. Whee. Also, going through the photos again made me remember how much I hated my roommate. Le sigh.

Here’s my first photo of Howard:

August 24, 2004 in the room of our RA, Christine. (In our RA, Christine’s, room? Is that proper grammar?)
Since that’s the back of his head, here’s a better photo from the same day.

Here’s my first photo of Avery:

August 27, 2004 in the Mudge TV Lounge.
I think Avery also wins the award for “most changed” since he looks completely, completely different now (and also changed his look many times throughout the years).

Here’s stats for them both. This is hilarious.

    Avery: 915

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 661
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 36
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 129
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 35
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 4
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 0
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 14
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 35
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 3
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 0
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 0
    Howard: 686

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 640
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 20
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 2
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 2
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 0
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 7
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 9
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 2
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 4
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 0
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 0

I think the stats are a fairly good indicator of how often I hang out with people, since I tend to carry my camera with me everywhere (although, from stats of the Fairfax group and stats by semester, it looks like photos generally dropped off second semester, so it might be more accurate to compare these as percentages).

Photo Firsts (Ben, Matt)

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Life has gotten another month of updates. This month includes when my camera went kabloot and I got my D50.

Here’s my first photo of Ben:

July 20, 2006 at the ITG machine.

My first photo of Matt:

September 2, 2004 in 15-200 recitation.

And stats for both:

    Ben: 1448 total

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 0
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 0
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 0
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 0
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 48
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 640
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 528
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 74
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 158
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 0
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 0
    Matt: 2264 total

  • August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004: 472
  • January 1, 2005 to May 31, 2005: 170
  • June 1, 2005 to July 31, 2005: 0
  • August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005: 183
  • January 1, 2006 to May 31, 2006: 133
  • June 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006: 0
  • August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006: 254
  • January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007: 5
  • June 1, 2007 to July 31, 2007: 0
  • August 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007: 128
  • January 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008: 36
  • June 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008: 0
  • August 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008: 357
  • January 1, 2009 to present: 526

Whee!