tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80506362024-03-13T09:57:11.873-07:00Brentalones' Blog (Like Pantalones, but Brentalones)Ah, just a site to show pictures and maybe write something...when I have the time...time, what's that?Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-5097593530803852332009-01-30T17:47:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:06:26.202-08:00House Photos for the Metsalas!So it's been a while since I posted anything (lack of internet still), but these are some long awaited photos for the dear Metsala family... it is sort of like a virtual tour (and please, don't mind the mess!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuW1w09aI/AAAAAAAAAO8/dUYtcM39424/s1600-h/IMG_4506.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuW1w09aI/AAAAAAAAAO8/dUYtcM39424/s400/IMG_4506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269294130066850" border="0" /></a><br />Front of house and drive way (sorry, forgot to shoot the neighborhood).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuW2FyaUI/AAAAAAAAAPE/nXF0Um0KSPY/s1600-h/IMG_4508.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuW2FyaUI/AAAAAAAAAPE/nXF0Um0KSPY/s400/IMG_4508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269294217980226" border="0" /></a><br />Front Door ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXD5sigI/AAAAAAAAAPM/eLTlYKfOUXk/s1600-h/IMG_4510.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXD5sigI/AAAAAAAAAPM/eLTlYKfOUXk/s400/IMG_4510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269297925360130" border="0" /></a><br />Entry (stairs up to bedrooms, stairs down to living/kitchen..garage door to left)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXPdMFkI/AAAAAAAAAPU/tkNcVMaeVrc/s1600-h/IMG_4511.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXPdMFkI/AAAAAAAAAPU/tkNcVMaeVrc/s400/IMG_4511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269301027018306" border="0" /></a><br />going down stairs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXEY4yrI/AAAAAAAAAPc/BqwS67gT5ig/s1600-h/IMG_4515.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuXEY4yrI/AAAAAAAAAPc/BqwS67gT5ig/s400/IMG_4515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269298056186546" border="0" /></a><br />going upstairs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuv_cWO9I/AAAAAAAAAPk/A-wcIkhgofc/s1600-h/IMG_4516.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuv_cWO9I/AAAAAAAAAPk/A-wcIkhgofc/s400/IMG_4516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269726225251282" border="0" /></a><br />looking from living room to front door<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwFCYWDI/AAAAAAAAAP0/4DlvHXKCkjU/s1600-h/IMG_4520.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwFCYWDI/AAAAAAAAAP0/4DlvHXKCkjU/s400/IMG_4520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269727726950450" border="0" /></a><br />Hallway at bottom stairs to 1/2 bathroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwJrP02I/AAAAAAAAAP8/1bsFQAeTC6s/s1600-h/IMG_4523.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwJrP02I/AAAAAAAAAP8/1bsFQAeTC6s/s400/IMG_4523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269728972100450" border="0" /></a><br />disaster 1/2 bath (need to paint and put back together!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwNVd5qI/AAAAAAAAAQE/71nUR1OL1Go/s1600-h/IMG_4524.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOuwNVd5qI/AAAAAAAAAQE/71nUR1OL1Go/s400/IMG_4524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297269729954490018" border="0" /></a><br />Kitchen from door by 1/2 bath<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXkBMjeI/AAAAAAAAAQM/jtvjO_2h5mY/s1600-h/IMG_4527.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXkBMjeI/AAAAAAAAAQM/jtvjO_2h5mY/s400/IMG_4527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270406058380770" border="0" /></a><br />view of "dinning room" from kitchen<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXk9CfZI/AAAAAAAAAQU/UM9hKSH_u6I/s1600-h/IMG_4529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXk9CfZI/AAAAAAAAAQU/UM9hKSH_u6I/s400/IMG_4529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270406309379474" border="0" /></a><br />kitchen view from dinning area<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXqndiNI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7_iNg4EG6uI/s1600-h/IMG_4530.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXqndiNI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7_iNg4EG6uI/s400/IMG_4530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270407829489874" border="0" /></a><br />my very nice new fridge ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXzwBy9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/i0nFE0MBpwE/s1600-h/IMG_4535.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvXzwBy9I/AAAAAAAAAQs/i0nFE0MBpwE/s400/IMG_4535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270410281339858" border="0" /></a><br />ugly ikea lights that shouldn't be there (can't open the cabinets behind them!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvX-rodDI/AAAAAAAAAQk/uZwk0QA1GXY/s1600-h/IMG_4532.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvX-rodDI/AAAAAAAAAQk/uZwk0QA1GXY/s400/IMG_4532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270413215691826" border="0" /></a><br />new dishwasher and kitchen faucet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuDx3stI/AAAAAAAAARE/516-G1nCAgY/s1600-h/IMG_4541.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuDx3stI/AAAAAAAAARE/516-G1nCAgY/s400/IMG_4541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270792541156050" border="0" /></a><br />living room from dinning area (sorry for the mess!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvtovU_HI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/6cp5jtyvcjY/s1600-h/IMG_4536.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvtovU_HI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/6cp5jtyvcjY/s400/IMG_4536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270785282735218" border="0" /></a><br />other side of living room<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuFfvstI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/cTpGMayJG3Q/s1600-h/IMG_4539.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuFfvstI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/cTpGMayJG3Q/s400/IMG_4539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270793002005202" border="0" /></a><br />another living room<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuhHj-JI/AAAAAAAAARU/dwk883j5iLA/s1600-h/IMG_4545.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOvuhHj-JI/AAAAAAAAARU/dwk883j5iLA/s400/IMG_4545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297270800416766098" border="0" /></a><br />(neighbor's cat...err!) my back yard<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB_LtcMI/AAAAAAAAARc/rc__2ZYXDA4/s1600-h/IMG_4546.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB_LtcMI/AAAAAAAAARc/rc__2ZYXDA4/s400/IMG_4546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271134904742082" border="0" /></a><br />going up stairs to bedrooms<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB17sMsI/AAAAAAAAARk/X6fmvImENlM/s1600-h/IMG_4548.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB17sMsI/AAAAAAAAARk/X6fmvImENlM/s400/IMG_4548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271132421632706" border="0" /></a><br />hall way to rooms and bathroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwBxaMdNI/AAAAAAAAARs/un5TPScv40g/s1600-h/IMG_4549.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwBxaMdNI/AAAAAAAAARs/un5TPScv40g/s400/IMG_4549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271131207398610" border="0" /></a><br />more upstairs hallway<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB7TbskI/AAAAAAAAAR0/cMLMgQv_udE/s1600-h/IMG_4550.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB7TbskI/AAAAAAAAAR0/cMLMgQv_udE/s400/IMG_4550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271133863391810" border="0" /></a><br />full bathroom (compare to PDF I sent you guys!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB_PldrI/AAAAAAAAAR8/jPCFN20PHk4/s1600-h/IMG_4551.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwB_PldrI/AAAAAAAAAR8/jPCFN20PHk4/s400/IMG_4551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271134920996530" border="0" /></a><br />new mirror and lights and paint<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwT2IS0hI/AAAAAAAAASE/xL4JqBeDm7s/s1600-h/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwT2IS0hI/AAAAAAAAASE/xL4JqBeDm7s/s400/IMG_4553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271441712140818" border="0" /></a><br />halway the other way<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwT0Ed5kI/AAAAAAAAASM/-zcAVbAEL2U/s1600-h/IMG_4554.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwT0Ed5kI/AAAAAAAAASM/-zcAVbAEL2U/s400/IMG_4554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271441159218754" border="0" /></a><br />looking into second bedroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUMDJ8II/AAAAAAAAASU/GJS3yIDpcpk/s1600-h/IMG_4557.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUMDJ8II/AAAAAAAAASU/GJS3yIDpcpk/s400/IMG_4557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271447596167298" border="0" /></a><br />second bedroom (basically storage right now)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUFSFJvI/AAAAAAAAASc/HMebQXSk1i0/s1600-h/IMG_4559.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUFSFJvI/AAAAAAAAASc/HMebQXSk1i0/s400/IMG_4559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271445779719922" border="0" /></a><br />hallway looking into both bedrooms<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUIQ8I4I/AAAAAAAAASk/k-m4HmZte6Y/s1600-h/IMG_4561.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwUIQ8I4I/AAAAAAAAASk/k-m4HmZte6Y/s400/IMG_4561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271446580241282" border="0" /></a><br />master bedroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmsckcxI/AAAAAAAAASs/YEoQtTyoy-4/s1600-h/IMG_4564.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmsckcxI/AAAAAAAAASs/YEoQtTyoy-4/s400/IMG_4564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271765530342162" border="0" /></a><br />master bedroom other side<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmqmogdI/AAAAAAAAAS0/ZvHs2i0Sae8/s1600-h/IMG_4565.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmqmogdI/AAAAAAAAAS0/ZvHs2i0Sae8/s400/IMG_4565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271765035680210" border="0" /></a><br />view from bedroom windows (see the hills in the background!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmm_cALI/AAAAAAAAAS8/kyyGZ_cyffY/s1600-h/IMG_4566.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmm_cALI/AAAAAAAAAS8/kyyGZ_cyffY/s400/IMG_4566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271764065976498" border="0" /></a><br />garage..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmkiPpjI/AAAAAAAAATE/oNyXHV1yT2o/s1600-h/IMG_4569.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmkiPpjI/AAAAAAAAATE/oNyXHV1yT2o/s400/IMG_4569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271763406661170" border="0" /></a><br />garage laundry...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmhbW-vI/AAAAAAAAATM/kzl_FDncsak/s1600-h/IMG_4570.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SYOwmhbW-vI/AAAAAAAAATM/kzl_FDncsak/s400/IMG_4570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297271762572475122" border="0" /></a><br />where my car ought to be!<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/bcarvalho/Desktop/random%20photos/IMG_4516.JPG" alt="" />Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-60942649964307197302008-11-03T12:07:00.000-08:002008-11-03T12:11:55.145-08:00Santa at Halloween?Just a quick note to show my costume from Halloween this year...yep, Christmas came early =P<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SQ9aiGYBwYI/AAAAAAAAAL4/loAE2DBI93U/s1600-h/IMG_4376-16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SQ9aiGYBwYI/AAAAAAAAAL4/loAE2DBI93U/s400/IMG_4376-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264526031292842370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Extra bonus points to anyone who knows what movie the lamp in the background is from!<br /></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-33493983869294947872008-05-24T17:20:00.000-07:002008-05-24T17:38:24.945-07:00Digital Media 113 Final ProjectHere is the final I just finished for my Digital Media 113 class (the last in all the DM classes!). Most everything is made from scratch in Photoshop or Illustrator...Just three photos (part of the view from each window, and also the red leaf hanging on the wall). Hope you are proud!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SDi02Ruiz3I/AAAAAAAAAKA/RZ8iToSX8iw/s1600-h/bcarvalho_final-WEB.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SDi02Ruiz3I/AAAAAAAAAKA/RZ8iToSX8iw/s400/bcarvalho_final-WEB.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204108213991165810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/SDixMBuiz2I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/3sXKYPuNSEw/s1600-h/bcarvalho_final-WEB.gif"><br /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-52291566873738544092008-03-13T10:15:00.000-07:002008-03-13T10:18:00.818-07:00Amber & Brian Engagement PhotosHello, Long time since my last posting. Just wanted to share some photos I took of a couple whom I work with...<a href="http://www.fotoconcourse.com/ab"> www.fotoconcourse.com/ab</a><br /><br />Hopefully another post to come soon!Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-83289916145372045352007-12-29T00:02:00.000-08:002008-01-04T10:03:41.624-08:00CalendarRecently, I've been able to use some of my Illustrator skills at work! Below are some samples of images I made for a calendar for our Controller's Group. The theme of the calendar is process improvements, which is headed up by a team called The Idea Mine. One of their logos is a light bulb, which was something they wanted as a key theme. Randomly, the light bulb evolved into a family of light bulbs. Below are my favorites from the calendar...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">January</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3at2BWJ8CI/AAAAAAAAAJI/hJ8CJrOR8aQ/s1600-h/January.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3at2BWJ8CI/AAAAAAAAAJI/hJ8CJrOR8aQ/s400/January.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149494367530643490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />February</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3YBRhWJ8BI/AAAAAAAAAJA/qqkBYysseAI/s1600-h/February.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3YBRhWJ8BI/AAAAAAAAAJA/qqkBYysseAI/s400/February.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149304624465440786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auVRWJ8DI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/CRkHTV6Dx3w/s1600-h/March.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auVRWJ8DI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/CRkHTV6Dx3w/s400/March.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149494904401555506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">April</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auVxWJ8EI/AAAAAAAAAJY/FP6hZoalFaw/s1600-h/April.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auVxWJ8EI/AAAAAAAAAJY/FP6hZoalFaw/s400/April.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149494912991490114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />May<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auWBWJ8FI/AAAAAAAAAJg/CTxJ4atXk5A/s1600-h/May.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3auWBWJ8FI/AAAAAAAAAJg/CTxJ4atXk5A/s400/May.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149494917286457426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />June</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X_-RWJ79I/AAAAAAAAAIg/AzEu-iXnX9w/s1600-h/June.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X_-RWJ79I/AAAAAAAAAIg/AzEu-iXnX9w/s400/June.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149303194241331154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">August</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R350hRWJ8HI/AAAAAAAAAJw/oVDKITAfd8A/s1600-h/August.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R350hRWJ8HI/AAAAAAAAAJw/oVDKITAfd8A/s400/August.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151683138699260018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">October</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X_-xWJ7_I/AAAAAAAAAIw/DseNWvhFpsA/s1600-h/October.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X_-xWJ7_I/AAAAAAAAAIw/DseNWvhFpsA/s400/October.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149303202831265778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">November</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X__BWJ8AI/AAAAAAAAAI4/aatoTLN1s4I/s1600-h/November.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3X__BWJ8AI/AAAAAAAAAI4/aatoTLN1s4I/s400/November.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149303207126233090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">December<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3awJBWJ8GI/AAAAAAAAAJo/43PbHqH1ewU/s1600-h/December.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R3awJBWJ8GI/AAAAAAAAAJo/43PbHqH1ewU/s400/December.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149496892971413602" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-82443038805492371502007-12-09T00:32:00.000-08:002007-12-09T00:40:19.194-08:00Are Stanta's Elves Supposed to Frighten Children?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R1upogQqbJI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/8d3yJ_aWVe4/s1600-h/IMG_4726a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R1upogQqbJI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/8d3yJ_aWVe4/s400/IMG_4726a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141889912893238418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I went with my mom to take my nephews to Christmas in the Park in San Jose earlier today. It was fun and they got to see Santa (photo above). As we were walking through the park and looking at all the Christmas displays and decorations, we came across one called "Santa's Workshop." The photo below is what the elves in the scene looked like...sort of scary...especially if you are from a culture where elves visit your house during Christmas time! I wouldn't want to have my toys made by these elves, let alone have them visit my home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R1upVwQqbII/AAAAAAAAAII/vryOUqalC-E/s1600-h/IMG_4723a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R1upVwQqbII/AAAAAAAAAII/vryOUqalC-E/s400/IMG_4723a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141889590770691202" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-19609363485296912502007-11-29T14:55:00.000-08:002007-11-29T14:59:28.022-08:00The Zoo Family - A Photoshop Tribute to the MetsalasI recently had to paint a black and white photo for a photoshop class and paste in a picture of myself, a pet, or something similar. I was looking through photos and came across one of Val, his sister Hanna, brother Ral, and mom Heli all bundled up in their winter gear. Who knew there were Giraffe's in Estonia!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R09EKOmFdXI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ra-mEgHJ0vE/s1600-h/Zoo+Family.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R09EKOmFdXI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ra-mEgHJ0vE/s400/Zoo+Family.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138400642360243570" border="0" /></a></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-17865524370814975332007-11-21T20:57:00.000-08:002007-11-21T21:03:02.716-08:00The car that runs on water?<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Well, it doesn't really run on "water," but that is what comes out of the tailpipe! I've been seeing advertisements for this car on TV and looked it up today. It's the Honda FCX (photo below). It's actually quit a nice looking car and, it runs on hydrogen! So, the only thing that it emits is water vapor. The only caveat hear is that it is only available in Southern California, and not even until mid-2008. If it were available in Central California, I would totally lease one!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R0UNB-mFdWI/AAAAAAAAAH4/OIfwlEsnx70/s1600-h/Honda+FCX.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/R0UNB-mFdWI/AAAAAAAAAH4/OIfwlEsnx70/s400/Honda+FCX.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135525277719688546" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>More info at<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Brent/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /> http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/ <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Brent/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-89263396038571834812007-11-16T21:01:00.000-08:002007-11-16T21:13:18.259-08:00Odd Photoshop ProjectThis is from my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Photoshop</span> class, it was our 9<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> project. I'm at home killing time before a movie and I decided to finish this up (yeah, I'm a nerd). Anyway, the idea was to take a photo of a fishbowl with nothing in it and make an outside scene. Interesting how it turned out, especially the bird (that was an idea I copied from the instructor). (click the image to see a larger version)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rz52S-mFdTI/AAAAAAAAAHk/uUT8ISLMtfQ/s1600-h/Bcarvalho_client+9flat+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rz52S-mFdTI/AAAAAAAAAHk/uUT8ISLMtfQ/s400/Bcarvalho_client+9flat+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133670693661406514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's another logo too, I really liked this one...anyone want to buy it for their business?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rz54E-mFdUI/AAAAAAAAAHs/mz-gRXxczp4/s1600-h/Santacruzlogo.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rz54E-mFdUI/AAAAAAAAAHs/mz-gRXxczp4/s400/Santacruzlogo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133672652166493506" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-27896152917213134082007-10-29T21:07:00.001-07:002007-10-29T21:07:40.090-07:00Can-Can You?<object wmode='transparent' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' data='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46a8f95380ba919f/4726a5e078ef50d6' quality='high' height='429' width='435' id='W4726a5e078ef50d6'><param value='transparent' name='wmode'/><param value='http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/46a8f95380ba919f/4726a5e078ef50d6' name='movie'/><param value='' name='scaleMode'/><param value='all' name='allowNetworking'/><param value='always' name='allowScriptAccess'/><param value='' name='flashvars'/></object><br/><center><a href='http://www.jibjab.com/starring_you'><font size='4'>Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!</font></a></center>Yeah, uh...<br />Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-42339088743714454642007-10-02T00:04:00.000-07:002007-10-02T00:12:07.910-07:00Few PhotosI wanted to post two more photos...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RwHvAAejlkI/AAAAAAAAAHE/mUwqh-95gn8/s1600-h/IMG_4342-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RwHvAAejlkI/AAAAAAAAAHE/mUwqh-95gn8/s400/IMG_4342-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116633435076793922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RwHu1QejljI/AAAAAAAAAG8/0UyhtHLErH8/s1600-h/IMG_4332-5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RwHu1QejljI/AAAAAAAAAG8/0UyhtHLErH8/s400/IMG_4332-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116633250393200178" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-16670388655418923242007-09-24T22:05:00.000-07:002007-09-24T22:11:59.105-07:00Oregon and WashingtonWhoa, postings just a few days apart! Here are two photos I thought I would upload. My monitor isn't calibrated yet, so the colors are a bit off (but, they're also compressed for the web). The mountain view is from Crater Lake in Oregon. The bumble bee on the flower is from Mt. Saint Helens in Washington.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RviYGgejlhI/AAAAAAAAAGs/lyFtwefoRa4/s1600-h/IMG_4177+compressed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RviYGgejlhI/AAAAAAAAAGs/lyFtwefoRa4/s400/IMG_4177+compressed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114004614443931154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RviYMAejliI/AAAAAAAAAG0/6g6qO9zOhi8/s1600-h/IMG_4230+compressed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RviYMAejliI/AAAAAAAAAG0/6g6qO9zOhi8/s400/IMG_4230+compressed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114004708933211682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More to come soon...<br /></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-82393994372806016372007-09-21T10:56:00.000-07:002007-09-21T11:06:58.809-07:00Theives from VancouverHello, It's been far too long since I've written anything here! Part of the time since I've last posted (looks like it's been a full summer!) I was lucky enough to be able to take a road trip to Canada, eh. Over our Labor Day weekend, I took an extra few days off and with a friend from Monterey drove up through California, Oregon, and Washington with a final destination of Vancouver, BC. We only ended camping in Canada, but the intent was to camp wherever we felt we need to stop on trip. This also made our actual "final" destination a bit further north, Squamish to be exact, but that was just to find a campsite. The drive up was great and I had never seen Oregon or Western Washington. I have some great photos that I will hopefully get to editing and place on here. The unfortunate part was that the last day in Canada, right as we were about to leave, I found my car broken into and thus my laptop bag (containing my laptop and associated peripherals) as well as my camera bag (luckily not containing the camera) missing. Quite unfortunate, and yes, swear words did fly from my mouth (I know, for shame!). Needless to say, I was pissed (and not in the Irish sort of way). I have now since replaced my computer, hence the ability to write this glorious entry, and also am now able to get back to work on photos!<br /><br />Ironically, I don't hate Canada. In fact, it was beautiful and I plan to take a family trip next June (road trip plus camping). If you find an "abandoned Dell Latitude" on Ebay Canada, let me know!Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-59065011565964387072007-06-12T12:24:00.000-07:002007-06-12T12:46:48.927-07:00Yong & Ashley Kim Wedding - May 19, 2007<div> Here are a few select pictures from Yong and Ashely Kim's wedding I shot in May. It was really fun to work with these two and I think we got some nice photos! Enjoy!</div><div> <br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70K4SiOtI/AAAAAAAAAFU/qDuTqvFvduY/s1600-h/IMG_0443-171.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075262297839123154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70K4SiOtI/AAAAAAAAAFU/qDuTqvFvduY/s400/IMG_0443-171.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> <br /><br /></div><p align="left"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm7z04SiOmI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xgBgImq_Lb4/s1600-h/IMG_0260-124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075261919882000994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm7z04SiOmI/AAAAAAAAAEc/xgBgImq_Lb4/s400/IMG_0260-124.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm7z1ISiOnI/AAAAAAAAAEk/_liHOxz-8MY/s1600-h/IMG_0264-127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075261924176968306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70LYSiOvI/AAAAAAAAAFk/lcLJFyXX2EI/s400/IMG_0562-233.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70yYSiOyI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Z4PlehsBqYw/s1600-h/IMG_0718-283.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075262976443956002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70yYSiOyI/AAAAAAAAAF8/Z4PlehsBqYw/s400/IMG_0718-283.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70yoSiOzI/AAAAAAAAAGE/EJA3MPmLSUg/s1600-h/IMG_0722-286.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075262980738923314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70yoSiOzI/AAAAAAAAAGE/EJA3MPmLSUg/s400/IMG_0722-286.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70y4SiO0I/AAAAAAAAAGM/jn4CirEsDpo/s1600-h/IMG_0731-290.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075262985033890626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rm70y4SiO0I/AAAAAAAAAGM/jn4CirEsDpo/s400/IMG_0731-290.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div></div>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-36113397022926878312007-05-23T10:29:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:32:07.767-07:00Enviga!Hello! So here is the outcome graphic (this one is low-quality of course) of the project for my Digital Media class. My inspiration was a can of Enviga energy drink that I was given a few weeks ago (I liked the can design). Maybe Coca-cola will pay me for this =)<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RlR6geus1AI/AAAAAAAAACc/IS-4nIfbL2A/s1600-h/Enviga.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RlR6geus1AI/AAAAAAAAACc/IS-4nIfbL2A/s400/Enviga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067810179121992706" border="0"></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-49027970081772230722007-05-17T19:57:00.001-07:002007-05-18T09:34:43.497-07:00uh...yeah...Today my youngest sister Alex posed as a model for my Digital Media final project. I thought I would post up one of the potential photos just because it is SO hilarious! I laugh each time I see this thing and that's pretty bad when you're sitting in a classroom full of quietly-working students! (for those of you wondering, "didn't he already graduate?"...yep, I did, but I'm taking some digital media classes to sharpen my skills in Photoshop and Illustrator). Feel free to save the pic as your desktop background or simply blackmail Alex with it =P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rk3Vj-us0_I/AAAAAAAAACE/ApVpHcvr8Iw/s1600-h/IMG_99991a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rk3Vj-us0_I/AAAAAAAAACE/ApVpHcvr8Iw/s400/IMG_99991a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065939969972687858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rk0XLeus0-I/AAAAAAAAAB8/H_wOYSLB_K8/s1600-h/IMG_9999-1.jpg"><br /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-38357696392313233142007-05-09T15:09:00.000-07:002007-05-09T15:11:09.164-07:00Just another picJust another photo I thought I would share. This is currently my desktop background on my computer at work. I took this at the San Diego zoo...I think it was a bamboo maze of some sort.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RkJGu_ixIDI/AAAAAAAAABs/7d7CITnvW-8/s1600-h/20070218-Tijuana+-36.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/RkJGu_ixIDI/AAAAAAAAABs/7d7CITnvW-8/s400/20070218-Tijuana+-36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062686704263045170" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-10748800786363224822007-05-07T12:27:00.000-07:002007-05-15T15:38:15.562-07:00A real post?Well, it's been a LONG, LONG time since I posted anything here! I just shot some pre-wedding photos for a co-worker's daughter and fiancé. It was a little nerve wracking when I was driving to take these photos because I highly criticize any photos I take involving humans...still object, nice vistas, quaint European towns, and the occasional perplexing view of a still object I feel fine and comfortable with. But photos of people add a whole other dimension.... Alas, though, I think I did a pretty good job if I say so myself ;-) Below are a few photos from Yong and Ashley at Pajaro Dunes beach.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj-AIPixICI/AAAAAAAAABk/bpYzSbvzKfI/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9651-48-35.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj-AIPixICI/AAAAAAAAABk/bpYzSbvzKfI/s400/20070505-IMG_9651-48-35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061905385287393314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj-AH_ixIBI/AAAAAAAAABc/yNJxVY5v2NU/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9636-44-31.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj-AH_ixIBI/AAAAAAAAABc/yNJxVY5v2NU/s400/20070505-IMG_9636-44-31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061905380992426002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try 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border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_efixH3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Brij0y6_y1A/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9539-1-1-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_efixH3I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Brij0y6_y1A/s400/20070505-IMG_9539-1-1-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061904668027854706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_evixH4I/AAAAAAAAAAU/UEpOlI7qbxY/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9554-8-Edit-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_evixH4I/AAAAAAAAAAU/UEpOlI7qbxY/s400/20070505-IMG_9554-8-Edit-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061904672322822018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_e_ixH5I/AAAAAAAAAAc/IDQtITP4PkQ/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9563-11-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_e_ixH5I/AAAAAAAAAAc/IDQtITP4PkQ/s400/20070505-IMG_9563-11-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061904676617789330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_ffixH6I/AAAAAAAAAAk/bQIITktmcNU/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9566-14-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_ffixH6I/AAAAAAAAAAk/bQIITktmcNU/s400/20070505-IMG_9566-14-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061904685207723938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_fvixH7I/AAAAAAAAAAs/uSFO1rpZHDI/s1600-h/20070505-IMG_9580-18-6-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_xesxBSBZy9c/Rj9_fvixH7I/AAAAAAAAAAs/uSFO1rpZHDI/s400/20070505-IMG_9580-18-6-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061904689502691250" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1162070837895532402006-10-28T14:02:00.000-07:002006-12-31T06:09:01.033-08:00Hiking in Henry Cowell and Roaring Camp RailroadsLast Sunday I went with my mom, my nephews, and their Grandpa Jaun to Henry Cowell Redwood State Park and Roaring Camp. The main goal was to "hike" (or rather walk a very flat and well cleared path) through the redwood forest and also look around Roaring Camp (no train rides this time). Although the hiking portion was a fairly short 1.5 miles, about half the way into it, Isaiah (pictured as the sheriff below) decided his feet hurt and didn't want to walk anymore. We heard the phrase, "Ya Ya, mah feet huht" at least 1,000 times (fyi- "Ya Ya" is my nephews code for Grandma Rhonda, with "Na Na" being their Grandma Nubia...they came up with that on thier own when they started to talk...little kid logic, go figure...). After a little coaxing with the promise of candy upon returning to the car, Isaiah decided to finish walking back. Here are some photos from the day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4279a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4279a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4276a.1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4282a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4282a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4239a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4239a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4257a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4257a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4276a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4276a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4219a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4219a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4237b.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4237b.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />This photo has nothing to do with the forest... I just thought I'd throw it in because I liked the contrasting red and blue. I took this photo at a company event we had last Friday. This happens to be a picture from our pie eating contest! (yes, I was paid to watch people eat pie, don't you wish you were me!)<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_4126.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_4126.jpg" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1160501207663676552006-10-10T10:22:00.000-07:002006-10-26T23:56:10.286-07:00Thur proli guna go tuh the restrent...In a recent conversation, I discovered how many words us Californians say differently than the rest of Americans. Interestingly enough, Californians always think that our speech is the most clear of the nation without any accents or twangs (with the exception of the “valley girl” or teenage girls who use the word “like” to mean 150 different things). Here is a short list I have compiled from the passed few days as I observed conversations at work…<br /><br />Californians Say… / Which really means…<br />“proli” / “probably”<br />“wull” / “we will”<br />“thur” / “they’re” or “their”<br />“yur(s)” / “your(s)” or “you’re”<br />“wur” / “we’re” or “we are”<br />“guna” / “going to”<br />“drather” / “I’d rather”<br />“cren” / “crayon”<br />“restrent” / “restaurant”<br />“farther” / “further”<br />“tuh” / “to”<br />“tul” / “until”<br />“shul” or “hul” / “she’ll” or “he’ll”<br /><br /> I'm certain this is not an all-inclusive list, but it's what I've got so far. So there you have it, Californians are just as strange as the rest of the U.S.Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1159247875177032642006-09-25T21:58:00.000-07:002006-10-08T22:01:39.860-07:00What, Stink says I stink?So….since Annely told me that Stink would even say that I stink because I haven’t posted anything in a LONG time, I figured I would post something ;-) So last time I posted was pictures (probably below if you scroll down) of my nephews. Annely decided that they looked cute, especially the last photo where they “plot to kill me like real pirates.” Although those two can be trouble, I doubt they’re dubious enough yet to come up with such a plan. In honor of Annely, I will post a picture I took of her in the summer of 2005... I'm sure she'll have the same exact look on her face when she sees this picture!<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/P6110041.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/P6110041.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So what to post about? Here’s some pictures from when Adam and Bek visited from Australia. Bek went to Maryland and left Adam by his lonesome, so Elvira, Jaikob, and I took him to San Francisco for the day. Here’s a coupe pictures from then…<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3239.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3239.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3237.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3237.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3226.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3226.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3223.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3223.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3222.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Adam had a moment of awe when he saw the iPod vending machine in Macy's...<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3204.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3204.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Recently, there was a party at the Coastlands, a “soiree” if you will. This second part is for my sister, Jessica, who is in Australia, near Brisbane, starting her DTS at Youth With A Mission….Because Jessica is in Australia and wasn’t able to be there, she asked me to send her some pictures. So, I’ll post some here for everyone to see. These would be my favorite pictures from the night (I was one of the assigned photographers).<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3308.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3308.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3307.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3345.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3345.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3317.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3317.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3311.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3311.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3351.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3351.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3303.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3303.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3293.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3293.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3286.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3286.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3284.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3284.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3281.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3281.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3273.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3273.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3266.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3266.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3264.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3264.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3262.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3262.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_3250.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/IMG_3250.jpg" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1151429290329169202006-06-27T10:24:00.000-07:002006-06-27T10:28:10.340-07:00Robbie and IsaiahMy nephews were playing on their slip 'n slide yesterday and I thought I would snap a few shots. <br /><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2865.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/aIMG_2863.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2863.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/aIMG_2862.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2862.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/aIMG_2860.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2860.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/aIMG_2858.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2858.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/aIMG_2821.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/aIMG_2821.jpg" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1149880527785816862006-06-09T12:11:00.000-07:002006-06-09T12:17:29.413-07:00More Photos...Just thought I would post some pictures again...I don't want to claim any of them are spectacular, but, I was able to play with my camera the other day and since some people asked for a post, I thought I would use these.<br /><br />The scenic pictures were taken at Pfiefer Park in Big Sur (I have poison oak on my leg now from that day...very itchy!). The Porsche was in front of the Monterey Plaza Hotel (in Monterey of course). Although I'm disappointed with the sharpness of this picture, it was fun to experiment with my wide-angle lens and aperture. The boat pictures are from a random boat that's parked (docked?) on the side of Hwy 1 near Moss Landing. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/porsche.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/porsche.1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/boat2.2.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/boat2.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/boat1.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/boat1.1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/Boat.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/Boat.1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/pirate3.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/pirate3.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/pirate2.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/pirate2.1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/pirate1.1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/400/pirate1.1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1147887857037113512006-05-17T10:39:00.000-07:002006-05-17T10:44:17.046-07:00I'M DONE!<span style="font-family:courier new;">Just a quick note to let everyone know how glad I am that yesterday I had my last final exams and also turned in my last homework assignment! Officially, I'm done with school work. Ceremonially, I'm not done, but that will be taken care of on Saturday! After that, I just need to make sure I'm done gradewise (cross fingers) and I will know it is all over when that degree completion is posted to my transcript. I slept 9 hours last night and woke up at 7:20am, it was a beautiful thing.</span>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8050636.post-1147152305838421682006-05-08T22:17:00.000-07:002006-05-08T22:25:05.850-07:00Why Cows are Happier in California...Who wouldn't be happy dinning every night with this view...<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_0391.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/320/IMG_0391.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No relevance to the cows, just thought this was interesting. It was grafittied onto an old army movie theater on the streets outside my university. <br /> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/1600/IMG_0341.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1826/527/320/IMG_0341.jpg" border="0" /></a>Brentaloneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14336126490088137117noreply@blogger.com1