the indoob! network

So first of all, I’d like to say Merry Christmas, it’s officially Christmastime. I’ve also been holding out on posting pictures I’ve taken every so often. I keep wishing to be one of those people that brings his camera everywhere taking pictures of everything and everyone, but sadly my “good” camera has yet to make it on the official “personal effects list” (such as my phone, iSaac the iPod, which coincidentally has a camera, a pen, my MoleSkine, my wallet, my keys, and occasionally the Bag o’ Tricks, which is merely my backpack that goes almost everywhere with me). So my phone has a camera, why don’t I use it? Too frustrating to send picture to the Internet. It can be done but I need a strong connection and a couple minutes while it sends. I get more failed attempts than I would like, so by the 8th time I ask myself what is it really worth?

Anyway, my first picture comes from my office and is actually last years Christmas present from my boss. I’m considering starting a snow globe collection… but I’m not sure yet. So here is my Christmas greeting to you all.

I couldn’t tell you why the snowman looks sad. Maybe he fell of his skis? I can’t say.

The best stuff on Earth. This I sprinkle on a lot of foods from my eggs to veggies and of course, popcorn! What could be better? Adding it to Smartfood Popcorn, as if it didn’t have enough cheese already. It also comes in other interesting flavors. Go to the site for more.

I’m the tech guru/PC doctor in my immediate family, yet my brother-in-law has a lot more knowledge than I, unfortunately he lives in Maryland. In any event, I get called upon by friends and family to see if I can figure out what’s wrong with a computer. Fortunately, this was a successful attempt after about 6 hours of working. My grandmother’s laptop ran disgustingly slow due to some corrupted file. Just because I’m good at problem solving, doesn’t mean you can call me or drop off your computer. I have other things in my life that needs to be tackled. But I could use a good puzzle like this every so often.

One problem is freezer burnt ice cream. I can’t just throw it away, especially when its a full carton of forgotten ice cream. That spells a wet and eventually stinky sticky mess in the garbage. So I sent it to liquid form down the sink and tried to make some art because it took awhile to melt. I certainly didn’t feel bad about this because I hate freezer burnt ice cream.

I’d just like to take a moment to discuss the flash feature in my camera. This is the only way I can “freeze” something like water. I’ve taken pictures like this using drips of water and it’s quite fun. But as you can see, the old ice cream is going quickly.

See the difference? No flash, and it looks like regular flowing water. My goal is to take pictures without the flash but achieve the same “freezing” effect. I require a more expensive camera that’s on my celebrity wish list for that to take place.

This looks gross, but it was the last remains of the last carton of forgotten ice cream. It was vanilla, caramel swirl with caramel pieces covered in chocolate. It was okay. Would’ve been better in a small carton.

I had to make cornbread for Thanksgiving dinner. While I don’t have trouble making it, I did have trouble with this pan. Sadly, I had to pull off the muffin tops and cut out the bottom stumps, then I put them back together on another pan hoping no one would notice. And yes, people did, and yes we talked about the Seinfeld episode. And yes that’s cinnamon (and sugar… and nutmeg) sprinkled on top. It’s my signature baking ingredient.

This picture was from my phone and didn’t do my Thanksgiving meal justice. Don’t look for the turkey, I’m not crazy about it and only had a few pieces the day after. The pink juice is a strange but delicious fruit punch. This was an excellent meal and it was funny that the only thing left on people’s plate was my cornbread muffin. Am I hurt? No. I, too, couldn’t finish and we all wanted to take a nap.

This is a tiny tiny taste of what I do when I’m not doing my current job, and what will be my main focus next month. I will explain more later. Obviously it’s a piece of script from a short film titled The Last Meeting, and I have my friend in New York who already asked to direct it moments after reading the first draft. Hopefully, it’s the first of many collaborations with her.

Do I really need to explain this one? This is the first of hopefully more awesome t-shirts I order from the web.

So that’s some pictorials from around the workforce. I’ll do what I can to be more consistent with them, but no promises. I rely more on my words and gift of imagery more than pictures, but pictures can say so much too. And maybe I will write less. And my photography skills will improve once I take pictures of things worth remembering forever.

Lastly, I know there wasn’t a friPod post. Consider that I was on a holiday break. Honestly, there was nothing I was really iPodding that much this week. It was an off week for me at the office. I was feeling rather blah, and my drive to do any work was seriously lacking. Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about. But nevertheless, I do indubitably have an iPick for this upcoming friPod iPick. I actually “discovered” it on my holiday break. And hey! It’s holiday themed! So stay tuned and you’ll figure out what it is. In the meantime, I shall reload my camera with more images that are worth talking about about.