Posted on December 29, 2008, 8:19 pm, by Reid, under
Travel.
I’ve been vacationing in Hawaii for the past few days and have a few minutes to dash off a quick post before I head off to do more family things. Around 6:45PM on December 26th the island of Oahu plunged into darkness. I was in my Uncle’s apartment in Waikiki and outside we saw [...]
Posted on December 22, 2008, 12:06 am, by Reid, under
Photography.
My reader has been filled lately with posts about Christmas memories and Christmas songs, so I thought I’d jump in and say a few words about Christmas lights. My neighbors here in Santa Clara went all out with decorations that must really run up the electricity bill: From Stanford @ Night But, back home in [...]
Man, I’m really loving Netflix. I watched “Outsourced” tonight. It’s a 78% on Rotten Tomatoes but I think it should be much higher. Maybe it’s because I’m a bit nostalgic about India, but seeing the main character get a sensory overload on his first day of India reminded me of my own arrival in Hyderabad’s [...]
Posted on December 14, 2008, 11:28 pm, by Reid, under
History.
If you’re looking for something to do between now and January 18, 2009, get yourself to the de Young museum to see Asian | American | Modern Art: Shifting Currents: 1900-1970. This special exhibition has been organized by the Asian American Art Project at Stanford University in collaboration with San Francisco State University. I headed up [...]
Posted on December 13, 2008, 11:51 pm, by Reid, under
Photography.
Kept myself occupied today by spending the early evening at Stanford snapping some pictures of the campus. I brought along my tripod and used my Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 G IF-ED lens to capture some of the better known landmarks on campus: From Stanford @ Night Memorial Church From Stanford @ Night Fountains in front of [...]