Shot on the 4th of July |
We spend our 4th of July in Hauppauge with friends. It was a birthday party celebration, where they roasted a whole pig!I'll post pics of the event later. For now, some nature shots from the backyard....
Posted by AstrOdub on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:49:00 PST |
Geektalk: Before you jump on the iPhone 3G bandwagon... |
...make sure you consider the following important facts (that are best explained in this article, but I will give you a quick rundown:COST: Sure the new iPhone is a mere $199, which makes it very appe...
Posted by AstrOdub on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:46:00 PST |
Skype tragedy Averted |
While conferencing with a client on Skype tonight, I realized that I was clad in just a camisole, with huge dangling red earrings and my hair in slick-back-humid-day fashion. I was made aware of this ...
Posted by AstrOdub on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:07:00 PST |
David Byrne Plays the Building |
While biking the Hudson River Park Bike Path last weekend, we ran into David Byrne's installation at the Battery Maritime Building on South Street. Located next to the renovated Staten Island Ferry te...
Posted by AstrOdub on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:58:00 PST |
Happy 125th, Brooklyn Bridge! |
I am catching up with my blogging today. I am at work and there is nothing to do, so I am enjoying the moment, since May was hectic as hell.The Brooklyn Bridge turned 125 right around Memorial Day wee...
Posted by AstrOdub on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:16:00 PST |
SpaCastle ... I am hooked! |
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Stefan, and an old acquaintance of ours, we went to SpaCastle, in the College Point/Whitestone area of Queens. The place is a combination of Korean and European spa, fam...
Posted by AstrOdub on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:50:00 PST |
My workplace |
Even though I am a consultant and not an employee per-se, my 2-days-a-week-7-year-old-gig got me a new iMac and bit more of desk space. Now I have a window view, too :) It beats being situated at the ...
Posted by AstrOdub on Mon, 19 May 2008 01:21:00 PST |
Images of Spring |
I got a digital SLR camera recently and here are some spring blooms from the Queens Farm Museum.I am pretty happy with it, It shoots RAW format and has a pretty descent depth of field. Apple BlossomsC...
Posted by AstrOdub on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:51:00 PST |
Putting the Sean Bell case to rest |
I am so busy that I haven't had the time to b***h in a while, but I have to express my outrage for the full acquittal of the 3 policemen who shot 50 rounds that killed Sean Bell, wounded 2 of his frie...
Posted by AstrOdub on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:01:00 PST |
The pleasures of ebay |
I just finished another busy day. I tend to go on these listing spurts on ebay. Consequently, I have 20 items ending each day for 2-3 days at a time. That's quite laborious when it comes to packaging ...
Posted by AstrOdub on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST |
