In January, Nate and I moved into a lovely house in the Historical East Side neighborhood of Ypsilanti. Built in 1886, but remodeled and modernized a multitude of times, it’s the perfect combination of spaces with a bit of retro-rustic charm, plus – an AMAZING backyard. We love it and have fondly named our...
Last month Nate was invited to Istanbul to speak at a brand new conference, Istanbul Tech Talks. The company hosting the event was generous enough to invite the speakers to bring a guest, and so we journeyed to a land far, far away. It was a great time, overall. We met some great people....
Here’s a big set for you – the last 10 days worth of photos! Some are ok, some are horrible. I’m trying to find the right balance between not being an annoying all day photographer and still getting a good shot or two of something… Also… I swear I’m going to try and not...
Today, I snapped a few photos on the way into work (in Detroit). We ran into traffic on I-94 and so took Michigan Avenue into town. It’s pretty seriously decrepit. Buildings collapsing, everything boarded up, graffiti all over, trash everywhere… not much left aside from the strip clubs. And because she was being cute...
Day 4. So, Detroit. Fine place, it is. Until someone bashes in your car window while you unknowingly enjoy a jolly good night in a nearby bar. And so to Detroit I say, with the help of my friend Steven below, “Eff you.” Twice. Day 5 It was a lazy day kind of day....
Well the bad luck of Friday the 13th started a day early this year. On Thursday the 12th (of _October_!), it snowed. This is the earliest snowfall Michigan has seen in somewhere around the last 125 years. I like snow…but not until the end of November, and only until the middle of January. Any...
Well I just wanted to post an update so you all would know that the kids are getting along just fine. My roommate found them like this last night… !http://jewlofthelotus.com/files/2006-09-08_gibby_georgie.jpg (Gibby & Georgie)! Maybe one of the cutest things ever.