The perks of working in fashion commerce is getting to see things before they go on sale on our site. Like this amazingly huge Adidas brown leather bag. I swear I could fit my house in here. It’s totally cute, but also has that metro vibe so it’s not so gay for a guy. Most importantly it’s something I’d love to use when I don’t want to carry around my LV bags.
It kind of reminds me of Mary Cherry from Popular. She use to pull the most random shit out of her bag, like hot sauce lol. I wouldn’t put a bottle of hot sauce in my icare, but this bag. Oh yes.
No need to review. It’s awesome. Get it now if you are an iPhone user and photographer. No brainer and you can get it for $27.99 shipped from Griffin’s website. The end.’
I traded in my Panasonic TZ5 for the TS1. Originally I bought the TZ5 as my “party cam” to go along with my Sigma DP2 (compact travel cam) and Canon 5dmkII (money maker cam). Though the TZ5 is a gem of a camera, I felt like I needed something a little more chic and pocketable. This is where the TS1 comes in.
These speakers are pretty bad ass. The sound quality is really really great. Almost comparable to that of my mom’s bose dock. What really interested me in purchasing these speakers was the form, color and look. It goes really well with my contemporary/moderns interior aesthetics so it’s definitely a keeper.
In some reviews, the cons listed was that this isn’t portable. For one, I don’t see how that could be a con as it’s not marketed as a portable speaker set, hence the chargeable battery that doesn’t exist. Duh right? Instead they should have listed it’s portability as a pro because I really do feel it’s portable. It’s lightweight and the form factor lends itself to fitting in a carry on. I could totally see myself taking this on a trip to some place like Vegas where we’d need some jams for pre-party festivities. I mean, who doesn’t get ready in Vegas by blasting music, taking a few shots and dancing with friends in the hotel room? Read More…
Did a combo with the metallic gold and added the gun metal color for the bottom piece… and vice versa. I’m using the majority metallic gold piece and given the other combo to the hubby. I think he’ll be stoked. I sure am!
I wanted to do a second review of the Sigma DP2, post field work, and since today was so gorgeous, I decided to take a ride on my bike around Lake Miramar for lunch and snap away. All images are clickable to 100% original files (the quality is out of this world). The only photoshop work done to these images are for resizing blog purposes and a bit of sharpening after the resize. The originals have absolutely no photoshop applied. All images were shot in raw, aperture priority mode and developed in Sigma DPP.
Also note that these images are after the latest firmware update and I can honestly say, autofocus really has improved.
So because I didn’t have a model with me, my bike became my muse. I’m sure I looked a little crazy in my normal clothes, in the middle of a reservation, taking pictures of a bike lol… but whatever. That kinda stuff doesn’t bother me all that much anymore.
So here’s my bike. At 100%, you can really see the amazing depth this camera captures: Read More…
I like Safari. I like that it’s fast with little bullshit. One thing I miss when using Safari is all my cool little add ons for firefox. Like Firebug! The best add on for any web designer or curious blogger. I also missed being able to stumble. StumbleUpon for me at work, is like the ultimate creative block antidote. Not only does it take my mind of the road block, but there’s also the possibility of being inspired through some amazing designs, photographs and sites I may happen to stumble upon.
So with a little digging, I found a java script code that acts as a bookmark so that when you click on it, it gives you a Stumble Upon toolbar. It’s not hideous either. It’s pretty stealth and mac-like and I’m all about the mac-like of anything. Call me a fan boy, but they sure know their minimalism.
So anyway, make a new bookmark in Safari (I happen to set mine in the bookmarks bar so it’s easily accessible). Name the bookmark “StumbleUpon” or whatever you like and link it to:
Open a new tab, click that link and you’ll see a toolbar on top where you can log in. Pretty awesome stuff. And to make things easier for you, go ahead and click and drag on the link below and put it in your bookmarks bar. Enjoy!:
Lovin’ the new iPhone 3G S. So much that I can’t put this piece of shit down. It’s so damn fast. I feel so disconnected with the world because in the last few days I’ve been glued to it’s screen. Ahhhh! And I’m lovin’ BeeJiveIM with push. Freakin’ fantastic.
I also bought the incase slider, both Gunmetal and Metallic Gold. Waiting for the gold to come so I can do some switcharoos. And I found a sweet car charger by Griffin (Power Jolt Reserve) that doubles as both a car charger and battery on the go:
I’ve seen these all over flickr and also on a few blogs and never got around to doing it… until today. I didn’t realize how awful I laid my stuff out until I downloaded the images onto my mac, but shit… I ain’t laying that shit out again and retaking the image. Plus, the contractors doing our master bath will wonder WTF I’m doing lol!!
Somewhat from left to right:
Louis Vuitton Beaubourg bag
13″ Macbook Pro (4gb ram)
Cheap sun glasses
Panasonic TZ5 (party camera, on sale at Frys for $200!)
Louis Vuitton Brazza wallet
Louis Vuitton coin purse (hangs inside the Beaubourg)
Calumet CF card reader
WD 250gb portable hard drive
Sigma DP2
iPhone 3G
Bose noise canceling headphones (sometimes essential in the office)
Purell hand sanitizer
Keys and LA fitness pass
Portable Energizer iPhone/iPod charger (takes AA batteries)
Matches from Butter restaurant
Black book for quick notes, ideas, grocery lists, etc.
Altoids
Small screw driver set
Dinky little tripod
Mark and I are looking for roommates and we thought we’d ask around the network of friends before we post something on Craigslist. Most of you know the area we live in, but email me if you don’t know. Here’s a quick break down of the home:
So I just installed 3.0 on the iPhone 3g (google for the BitTorrent) and the iPhone is definitely much snappier. Getting into mail has zero lag. Typing is also speedy, so fast that I actually have to type slower than usual. And did the camera really get better or am I trippin?! Check out a sample here.
Crazy. Another cool ass feature that would have helped me a year ago when I lost my iPhone is the Find my iPhone feature available to mobile me customers. I was contemplating whether or not to stick with my me account since it’s 100 bucks a year, but with this feature, I’m definitely renewing. See the magic for yourself here:
I can’t sleep because I’m waiting on a load of laundry to finish and this paper cut on my thumb still hurts. I totally couldn’t peel shrimp (scrimps) today because of this damn cut. Why do they hurt so dang much?!
If you a winka not a talka
(G’s up, G’s up)
If you a winka not a talka
(Throw it up, throw it up)
When you see me winkin’ at the camera (well… more like a half blink cause I’m faded), I’m havin’ a good time. Beware of the crazy on the left. She’s armed, dangerous and carries around a book and torch.
Someone by me a 13 inch macbook pro. This thing is sweet and straight up eats my hp mini netbook.
Sorry to have wasted your time on this completely useless post, but at least I think the dryer buzzed. Gonna ring Dorota and have her fold it.
Thanks to Ziggy for emailing me this! Check out this hunk. Filipino-Italian actor, model, racer, student of musical theater and Zac Efron lookalike. Also a lover of Louis Vuitton. Wow. Hope he makes it in this industry to represent us Pinoys.
Love the whole musical thing! OMG. This is totally my teeny bopper moment.
And he totally makes the Filipino accent sound adorable. Not an east feat by any means!
I find this totally usable. I actually don’t even mind this kind of noise. It has that film grain quality to it and actually looks quite good when converted to black and white. I never went above iso 400 on my G10 or LX3.
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Hillcrest (gayville)
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
3739 6th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 692-4189
Mon-Sun. 6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
So Mark, Holly and myself went to check out happy hour here yesterday from 6pm-7pm and was not disappointed. Because it was happy hour, we (they) ordered some really crazy shit. The theme of this place is kinda like small À la carte type appetizers on barbecue sticks. Some things you order to share and for your favorites, you make sure to order one for yourself Price ranges from 2-7 dollars per dish with about each dish serving a tasting to 4 people.
If you aren’t a camera geek, I suggest you just look at the pictures and skip all the text. It will be a boring ass read for you.
This thing is BAD ASS but give it to someone who doesn’t know the quality it produces and first thought is, “This is wack.” On the contrary, give it to someone who has seen sample images and their thought is, “GIMMEE!!!!”
With all that’s said and done, there is one thing certain about this camera. The images it can produce in the right hands, rivals those of entry level DSLRs with good glass.
Before reading this, I suggest you use google for those reviews that tell you this camera is slow in functioning, has an awful LCD screen, etc., etc., because I won’t get into that jibberish. This isn’t really a review as I’m sure I’ll jump all over the place.
Quite frankly, those reviews are CRAP anyway and only made me wait longer till I actually jumped the gun with this. I only wish I had it last week for my trip to NYC.
The only disclaimer about this camera that I will point out is that, this isn’t the point and shoot turned dslr for the average consumer. Not by any means and I don’t think it was intended that way. This is strictly for that photographer/enthusiast that values quality over quantity and ease. Cause I’ll tell you now… Pimpin’ ain’t easy.
UPDATE: This also isn’t the kind of camera you can take to the clubs and use the flash. There is no AF assist light to help you focus so you’d probably end up with all blurry images. Looks like I’ll have to invest in a club camera… I’m thinking the Panasonic ZS3
Here’s a quick peek at our newly installed hardwood floors. The whole top floor was done and looks quite amazing. No more awful, heat absorbing, carpet!
I am so excited to test this thing out. Was browsing around flickr and the results of some of the images this beast puts out are kind of amazing. This is crazy good. The depth, color and character this thing produces is just mighty. Sodamnamazing from a compact digital camera.
Price ranges from 2-7 dollars per dish with about each dish serving a tasting to 4 people.
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