February continued...

Wednesday the 14th was Valentine's Day and I treated myself to a new hairdo..adding chunks of red to my hair in honor of the holiday. Victor came to visit and he and Pete had a romantic dinner at Razoo's while I was at my photo class.

The next day the three of us drove to Tulsa, OK to see AFI play at Cain's Ballroom. It was a cold 5 hour drive to Tulsa though, with nothing much to look at besides the barren Oklahoma landscape, occasional snowfall and strange things being transported on flatbed trailers.

Like giant cows with realistic veins?


The show was awesome, it was great to see some familiar faces and fun to hang out with Smith, Jason, Adam and Jake. Right before the AFIs came on Steve and Kana showed up and our night was officially made. After the show we found this rad cycling themed bar to hang out at. That is where the following pictures were taken:

I've been real bad about this...

I apologize for the month long absence...dad called me yesterday to remind me that when both Pete and I have failed to update our blogs, he starts to worry. :)I haven't taken any relevant pictures in a while and I've used that as an excuse not to update my blog. Lame! So I'm going to try to get out and take some pictures. Until then hopefully these verbal ramblings will suffice.

So, let's see...what has happened since Jan 22?

The first weekend in February Pete and I went outside our comfort zone and attended a vegan potluck at the home of a stranger (a grad student I met on Craigslist)and it was fun. Everyone there was really nice and friendly and interesting. It felt good to interact with other human beings for a change...the food was good and the conversation even better.

I started my photo class at the beginning of February. It has been really good...interesting and informative but quite a lot of information to process all at once. There is a great deal more than I thought to taking a good photo than just having a good eye and a good camera. There are a lot of things to think about and the way all the different camera settings interact with each other and light and depth and exposure make it seem as if I am trying to learn another language.

On February 8, Pete and I flew to San Francisco for my brother's graduation. If you haven't already...check out some of the pictures Pete took of the ceremony. My bro is a handsome dude.

After the ceremony Aunty Joann and Uncle Luis had a nice get together at their place. It was awesome to see everyone again and felt good to relax and catch up with family. Pete took some fun pictures that he has yet to publish online. Help me bug him about processing them before Anna and Luca have kids of their own.

That Friday night my parents were nice enough to give us a night at the Hilton on the Embarcadero which we upgraded to a suite overlooking the ferry building and bay bridge. We invited our friends over and drank champagne before visiting the revolving restaurant/bar at the top of the hotel.

To be continued...