hydroponics rule.

Baby steps, right? :)

Unrelated: I’m upping my standard journal photo size to 600 pixels wide. Only photos posted via Flickr will be 500 pixels wide (their default).

Hindu Brahmin at Varanasi, India, originally uploaded by echeng.

I am three years behind in showing photos of my travels. Maybe one day, I’ll have time to put up some more galleries.

I took this photo a year ago on the banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi, India. It was a magical experience being there during evening services — the very definition of sensory overload.

• Wtf — beheaded dolphin at Cardiff beach. Are we supposed to call someone?? #
• Had a conversation with Howard and Michele Hall about Twitter tonight — and it wasn’t even me who brought it up! #
• 17″ MacBook Pro (early 2009) users, be sure to update your graphics firmware: http://bit.ly/WH3I9 #
• My 17″ MBP already had the right firmware update — still flickering. ARGH. Example image that flickers consistently: http://bit.ly/6QnT7 #
• Adobe DNG Converter converted DNG files from a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 don’t work in Aperture. I thought they would… #
• New blog post: Dead dolphin found at Cardiff by the Sea, San Diego http://tinyurl.com/dzfhtv #
• New blog post: Dinner with Howard and Michele Hall http://tinyurl.com/dnmp53 #
• Morning meeting with Marty Snyderman in San Diego. Great to catch up with him! #
• @jauderho I just went back to Firefox 3.0.x yesterday. 3.5b3 wasn’t playing well with displaying parts of Wetpixel (specifically, the ads). in reply to jauderho #
• @alexkingorg I like Tweetie for Mac because I can have more than one Twitter account active. But I agree — don’t like the torn off post box #
• OK, Intel dropped the price of the X25-M by $100 (it’s $120 cheaper on Newegg). That’s 2 x $120 = $240. 20 days after I purchased. BASTARDS. #
• Slipping into vampirism. Again. #
• Kim McCoy and Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd, and my sister, Wendy, are all at the Vienna Teng show in LA tonight. #
• The waiter at El Fuego recognized Mike deGruy ( http://bit.ly/11riIw ), but ignored Howard / Michele Hall ( http://bit.ly/KJJDE ). #
• Remembering how much I dislike San Diego airport. #
• I love the bright light down here in Southern California. #
• I saw a white dude with a facemask in San Diego. Swine flu!! Panic!! #
• Fijufilm Finepix F200 EXR review is available — doesn’t improve over my Panasonic DMC-LX3. http://bit.ly/10Y7t7 #
• Massive technology failure: DSL router, Airport Extreme and misc RF-to-IR boxes in my media closet. FAIL FAIL FAIL #
• Bought tickets for Howard and Michele’s film, Under the Sea 3D IMAX for tomorrow in Sacramento! #
• OK, I’ll put on front license plates. Don’t have time to deal with fix-it tickets. :( #
• Baby Jack asked Pam to get in the bathtub with him. We’re proud of him! :) #
• Put front plates on my car. First time in 8 yrs! SF is cracking down, and I hate fixit tickets. Used Skene Designs plate holder. #
• Hey — any recommendations for a restaurant in Sacramento? Nothing too fancy, but it’s gotta be good food. Thanks. :) #
• @gilesshaxted We ended up at Grange, which was recommended by Michele Hall. The food and atmosphere was great! in reply to gilesshaxted #