Oh hey there. I guess I should update this thing more than every couple months. I was really on a roll for awhile, and then sort of hit a road block and never got around to writing more. Since I last posted, not a ton has happened. We’ve done a little traveling, once to Vegas and once to Arizona to visit the inlaws at Christmas.
This year is shaping up to be another traveling year, as we have my sister in law’s wedding next week in Arizona, my cousin’s wedding in Oahu in August, another wedding in Vegas right after we get back from Oahu. Not that I’m complaining. Not one bit. I like to travel. I like getting on a plane in one place and a few hours later I’m in somewhere completely different. I always wonder about people that don’t travel. I think it’s a pretty boring existence to never see new places, or just be too afraid to leave their house for whatever reason.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have started our descent. In preparation for landing, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened and all carry-on luggage is stowed underneath the seat in front of you or in the overhead bins. Please turn off all electronic devices until we are safely parked at the gate.”
Hearing this on the return leg of a trip always puts me into and instant depression. It’s just a gentle reminder that the adventure I just had is quickly coming to an end and it’s back to the real world of my day to day existence. Not that there is anything wrong with it, it’s just never as fun as exploring new places and seeing new things.
The pic up top was taken on our trip to NYC last year. I found it interesting that most people were so distracted on the street that they never even knew you were taking their picture. If this was Orange County (and let’s be honest-no one walks here) you’d get the beat down, or at least get yelled at for even pointing a camera in someone’s direction. It’s a strange place, Orange County…. strange, indeed.
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A few months ago, Dana and I headed up to LA to catch a Dodger game with my cousin and her fiance. Now, growing up the son of a guy that grew up in LA, I was a Dodger fan when I was a little kid. There was nothing better than a Saturday afternoon watching the Dodger game, listening to the best announcer in baseball, Vin Scully. The teams of the mid-late 80′s were the best. Of course, once I realized that Angel stadium was about 20 minutes from where I lived, I quickly dropped the Dodgers as my team. It just didn’t make sense. Anyways, back to our trip up to LA.
We decided to head up early enough to wander around Chinatown, Olvera Street and Union Station. All of them are great places for photos and people watching. I knew I wanted to head over to Philippe’s for a French Dip. I had never been there before, but was told it was the best. And it was. My friend, Franjo, told me to get “lamb, double dipped”. I did, and it was off the hook. I’ll be sure to make it a stop the next time I’m up in the area.
Of course, there is some dispute over who actually invented the French Dip first. My friend, Paul, was up there a few weeks ago and looked it up. This is what he sent me, “Cole’s is the competitor….f*** them, we roll with the Phillipe crew!”
Straight up.
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As I mentioned a few posts back, I’ve been to New Orleans six times now, over the past 12 years and on this last trip was the first time I rode on the Algiers ferry across the Mississippi River. Not sure why I’ve never done it. It’s free, you get a great view looking back at the New Orleans skyline, and it doesn’t take all that long to get back and forth across the river. Something I found interesting was the amount of rust and peeling paint all over the ferryboat. I guess sitting on the river for years will do that.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that I’ve been shooting a lot of more abstract pictures lately. Maybe I’ve been doing it for awhile, but this was the first trip that I really took notice. I loaded all the pics up in Lightroom, started to edit things down and noticed a bit of a pattern in a few of them. Kind of minimalist, generally some color, and some interesting textures. Not sure where this is going, but I’m gonna be on the lookout for more.
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