Mexanese Mumbo Jumbo

Hello blogger kids. Sorry I've been MIA the past 3 weeks but they've been a little crazy. Here are a few things I've been up to and while will provide further stories about(serves me right for not editing my post a dozen times before posting):

I went down to San Diego (or SD as the cool kids call it) for a little weekend surf trip with a couple of the boys. It was marathon in drinking, a bit of surfing and surprisingly cold weather. Stay tuned for a proper post about the trip.

The girls had a glamour photoshoot while I provided some homemade Tacos al Pastor. There was food, there was makeup, there was hair, there were lots of pictures taken and just for good measure, a trip to the ER. Full details to come.

Boys of summer are back and they were playing up a storm at the Corona tournament. Thanks to the GIB reps I play volleyball with, I managed to score some VIP passes and spent the weekend soaking up the rays, drinking beer and watching amazingly talented boys play vball. I also felt shorter than normal since the average height in the beer garden was about 6'4".

It's tough to sit inside and blog when Vancouver is getting such great weather these days, but I promise to do so in the near future.

Here it is, the online dating foray summary.

Time online: 1 month
# of emails: ~375 (maybe more but I forgot to really keep track)
# of emails with just "Hi" or "Hey" in the body of the email: ~325
Oldest person to contact me: 52
Youngest person to contact me: 20
# of guys I was semi-interested in talking to: 4
# of dates: 1

Although it wasn't the most successful thing, it was an interesting experience. You still meet the same type of people in the bar, except that online a) you, they or both are not completely smashed trying to have a semi-rational convo and b) if you're not interested, the delete button is a great friend!

The internet is my constant source for research. On my quest to being a professional photographer, along with finding a steady source of knowledge, I've also found a source of inspiration.

Ali was the first to introduce me to this photographer, and although he's been gone for more than 20 years now, his photographs and his photography style/techniques are still talked about today.

Ansel Adams was an amazing photographer born at the beginning of the 1900's. Here are a few of his pictures. They are the type of pictures I aspire to be able to take at some point in my lifetime.

More information about him can be found here.