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Keepin' It Real - Since 1979

About Me

I build things. I design things. I like to be creative in general. I'm somewhat of a neat freak. I'm a big fan of all things Apple, Macs are the only computers in this house!

I also enjoy a good game on XBOX Live (Gamertag = The Domus).

Other than that, I love music, movies, photography, cars, and pretty much anything that's awesome, and most importantly I like spending quality time with the people I care about.

My Interests

Essentials: Anne, Coffee, Photography, Design, Music, Apple Computer, Classic Cars, Craigslist, Making Stuff, Halo 2, IKEA

I'd like to meet:

Nobody in particular. Just made this page to say hey to friends, and experiment with customizing MySpace.

Music:

iPod = 7045 Songs
Currently Enjoying: Haste The Day, +44, Arcade Fire, MF Doom, Nada Surf, Electrelane, Ted Leo, Roots, No Use For A Name, Rufio, Between The Buried And Me, A Wilhelm Scream, Del, Karmella's Game, I Am Ghost, Bad Astronaut

Movies:

Old Stuff: Star Wars Trilogy, The Incredibles, Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Batman Begins, V For Vendetta, Napoleon Dynamite, Iron Giant, Office Space, Donnie Darko
New-ish Stuff: 300, Stranger Than Fiction, Talladega Nights, Borat, Superman Returns, X3, Narnia

Television:

Cable: Miami Ink, Stargate Atlantis + SG1, Venture Brothers, Futurama, Home Movies, Modern Marvels, I Want That, Colbert Report, Animal Cops, Work Out, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Survivor Man
Basic TV: Heroes, CSI (Miami, NY, Vegas), Supernatural, Without A Trace, Law And Order, Medium, Smallville, Conan

Books:

Magazines: Wired, GQ, Photoshop User, Rangefinder, Stuff, Create, EGM, Rolling Stone, Make, SPIN
Books: Flash MX 2004 H.O.T. , Cult Of Mac, Mark Seliger: Physiognomy, Demarchlier: Forms
Sites + Blogs + Forums: Kill The Fill, PWP, Mike Davidson, Engadget, iLounge, MacRumors, Strobist, NewsVine

Heroes:

Anne - Grandpa Dave - Corey H. - Mom + Dad - Tom + Carol A. - Tom S. - Matt M. - Roger P. - Zack A. - Mike M.
I love you guys. You've tought me so many things, shown me love, patience and inspired me to become a better person than I ever thought I could be. Thank You.

My Blog

I'm Cartoony!

I know that this isn't anything new or groundbreaking, but I've been wanting to try and do this since I first saw it. Call it cell-shading, vectorizing, or whatever, I call it, "cartooning" a photo.I ...
Posted by Dan" on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:16:00 PST

Mistr Flickr

I've really been getting into Flickr lately. I used to not think much of it, but now after using it for a few months, I have to say that I'm beginning to really love it.Feel free to head on over: Dan...
Posted by Dan" on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:12:00 PST

The 2006 X-Mas List

Alright folks... I know that you think I forgot, but I HAVE been getting the emails! So without further delay, here is it! The 2006 X-Mas List! Dan's 2006 Xmas List (right-click to download)Be sure ...
Posted by Dan" on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:30:00 PST

Happy Birthday

My birthday happened last week though, and it yielded something really awesome...I pretty much have the best wife ever.
Posted by Dan" on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:08:00 PST

Do You Have Your CVS Card?

"Umm... no, I don't.""Well here, take this, and put it in your wallet.""Ok... thanks?"This is usually the way the conversation goes down at my local CVS. For the record, I really don't like CVS. The a...
Posted by Dan" on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:13:00 PST

Front Yard Studio

The other night we were over visiting Anne's folks after doing a couple's portrait session, and since I had all of our gear with us, and my youngest-sister-in-law (that's a lot of hyphens) Ellen happe...
Posted by Dan" on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:59:00 PST

One Light Workshop

In an effort to better myself as a photographer, and as a business owner, I recently attended the One Light Workshop . One Light was hosted and created by local photographer (and one of my personal h...
Posted by Dan" on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 11:48:00 PST

Woes Of The Web

Do you ever find yourself neck-deep in the middle of a project and wonder "How the hell do I have so much work to do?", because that's kind of where I'm at right now.Aside from the photo work we do, w...
Posted by Dan" on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:53:00 PST

Bishop Wedding

Yesterday, Anne and I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Jennifer & Ben. Jennifer's mom is really good friends with Anne's mom, and Anne has known Jennifer since they were young, so it w...
Posted by Dan" on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:21:00 PST

July 4TH @ Brad's

Man, I'm pretty tired, but we had an awesome time today over at Brad and Rachael's place. I wasn't even sure we were going to have anything to do this year (since we usually don't) so when Brad invi...
Posted by Dan" on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:47:00 PST