Poo Poo Point

Yesterday Tim, his best friend Chris, and I all hiked Tiger Mountain to Poo Poo Point. No, I'm not making up that name. You can Google it. Lots of parasailors jump from that point. We only saw one while we were there, but I've heard that in better (warmer) weather you can see a lot of people. No matter, it was a clear day and we had an excellent view of Mount Rainier. I have some unstitched panorama photos that will be uploaded at some point, so keep in touch! But you should keep in touch anyway. Because you love my photos and you love me.

Sony NEX-7

What is the greatest perk (so far) about working in a camera shop? Why, testing out cameras of course! I got to hold a $2800 Leica camera the other day. It was beautiful. We also played around with the new WiFi capabilities. Isn't that crazy? Some cameras are capable of connecting to your SmartPhone. You can use your iPhone or Android to change settings, take pictures, and send those pictures to the Internet. How crazy is that? Next we'll have high-end DSLRs that can make phone calls. Our devices will officially switch places. That's not the point of this post though. The point of this post is to share with you all of the pictures I took while borrowing the Sony NEX-7 and a Tamron zoom lens. We drove to Spokane to finalize my photography project for that client, and on the way I took pictures. They are pretty much all out-of-car landscapes, so don't expect anything spectacular. Also, this is the first snow I've seen all year which means it's almost skiing season which means I'm stoked. Yay!

Apartment Hunting

No, we didn't bring guns. Timmy started searching for apartments a few weeks ago and started going to apartments yesterday. He found one he liked right away. I visited it this morning. It's fantastic. We paid a deposit and sent in an application, so we will hear by Monday if it's ours. When we do get an apartment I will take happy before and afters. For now I just really want to show you this one picture of the living area. It's so cozy!

Word of the Day: Minion

In honor of today's date, 11/12/13, I will post a post. Please hold your applause 'till the end. Today's word is "minion." The main entry defines this as "a servile dependent, follower, or underling." I define it as "the best thing(s) about 'Despicable Me.'" I wasn't a huge fan of that movie. Maybe it's because I saw it a couple months after it hit theaters and all of the hype gave me unrealistic expectations, but the minions were all I liked about that movie. I liked them so much that I bought a minion shirt. Of course it was only $5 at a thrift shop, but still. I don't wear t-shirts with bad characters. I have Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Oscar the Grouch, 2 Marvel shirts, Princess Peach (made it myself, I'm so good), and a Minion. I used to have a Mario/Yoshi shirt, but it sadly passed its torch on to less threadbare shirts. Those are all great characters. So here it is, my minion post. And please forgive me for the long respite; I was job searching. Good news! I found one! And goodnight.

Sunset

Here are pictures of a sunset over Lake Washington. That skyline along the horizon is Bellevue. Tim and I were at a friend's house watching the Seahawks game (which we almost lost to the Buccaneers...yikes!). By the time we left the sun was setting, thanks especially to daylight savings. It was super pretty. Apparently these colors are rare in the Seattle area, so I'm glad I begged him (okay, more like told him) to pull over so I could take some pictures.