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Billy ♥ Amnon

Posted by GJ on October 25, 2008

Congratulations to Billy and Amnon!  Their unique wedding perfect reflected their own unique relationship and life perspectives.

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I can’t recommend my picture set as a good collection for the event; I frequently didn’t even have my camera with me.  Instead, I refer to one of the official photographers:

http://flickr.com/photos/dragonx/sets/72157607893584485/

For reference, here’s what I managed to catch: http://flickr.com/photos/relgar/collections/72157608348537750/

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Monterey Bay Aquarium: see the jellyfish and tuna!

Posted by GJ on October 21, 2008

On the most recent of my many jaunts to the Bay Area of California, I took the time to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/relgar/sets/72157608229288145/

It was quite nice.  While Chicago’s aquarium has more acreage, and dolphins, the jellyfish exhibit at Monterey was as good as advertised.  The salt water tank and the older (i.e. huge) fish inside were also very impressive; my mouth watered as the bluefin tuna swam by.  :)

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Congratulations! Leslie ♥ Gary!

Posted by GJ on October 15, 2008

Finally made a dent in the picture processing backlog!

May I present… the wedding of Leslie and Gary!

http://flickr.com/photos/relgar/collections/72157608017790912/

As always, comments and marking pictures as favourites is appreciated; it helps me understand and take better pictures!

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“Bonus” espresso shot at Starbucks

Posted by GJ on October 12, 2008

I recently realized that Starbucks‘ espresso machines requires that the barrista make two espresso shots each time (it has two nozzles).  I’d benefited a couple times before from an unexpected offer of a “bonus” espresso shot, but had assumed it was because the barrista mistakenly made two espressos.  After the third time, when there were no other customers around, it was pretty obvious that this could not be the case.

For cafes that do low volumes of espressos, such as those in Indigo stores - especially on weekend mornings or evenings - this seems a little silly.  I guess on sleepy Sunday mornings, I’ll be going to Indigo for my hit, rather than across the street.  :p

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