View of Bear Mountain from our back porch.

We finally got around to replacing our stolen camera, and it turns out that our timing was perfect because Sony just came out with a new version of our old camera. It appears that they just put our old one in the shrinker and made the new DSC-W55. There is also less shutter lag and better low-light performance (The plague of all point and shoot digitals). I'm once again impressed by the rapid advancement of technology and can't wait to start taking pictures again.

I was importing all of my photos into Aperture today and came across this old image of Garrett, Eileen, Bryan and myself running Husum Falls on the White Salmon. I used some of my new photo editing capabilities to clean it up a bit.

I don't like looking for jobs. I have found a couple that I want and applied, but I have to wait for interviews. In the meantime, nothing else sounds quite right. Oh well, I will find something soon.

Netflix

I know this is super dorky, but if you have Netflix and want to see what movies I am currently watching/enjoying click here.

Movin'

After just a week in Boulder it is time to move. Josh and Ashley's landlord is selling so we needed to find a new place. The new place is a giant two story that is pretty nice and in a great location so we are pretty excited. The new address is to the right.

Boulder, CO

Quite a bit has changed in the past ten days. Mel and I returned from Central America, concluding an awesome trip. We recommend Guatemala above all others for prospective Central America travelers. Our three days back in Corvallis were spent unpacking, repacking, visiting, and celebrating the holidays with a belated gift exchange. Jake, Molly and my family we expected to see, but Renae was also in town for a couple of days. She even took a couple hours out of her busy schedule to go for a road ride with me.

After three days in Corvallis it was time for two days of driving, the direction, East. We spent the night in Salt Lake with Brad and his wife Molly, whom it was great to finally meet. Desiree is currently swinging chairs at Alta and made the trip down canyon to meet us for an excellent Mexican dinner. In the morning we continued on to Josh and Ashley's in Boulder. Near a gas station, a grumpy old dude yelled at Mel for having Cota off leash in an abandoned construction site. He even called her a "Jackass." Cota was never more than 4 feet from Mel.

Josh and Ashley have a great room for us on the lower level of their house. It's a big room with a pair of South facing windows. Since we have been here there has been a lot of visiting, unpacking, and skiing, but not a lot of job hunting. Today that is all going to change. I am going to cut my hair and polish up the resume. It's time to find a job.

Buena Vista in Antigua

Ignacio Perez Borrell

Last night Mel and I had the pleasure of seeing Buena Vista de Corazon in Antigua. The link to Buena Vista Social Club is the 64 year old Cubano, Ignacio Perez Borrell, who was a drummer in the original ¨Club.¨ He was accompanied by a keyboard, guitar, bongos, and a backup vocalist. Really nice to see the drum kit moved up front and an old dude rocking out with amazing style.