Yes, I will eventually finish the Saga of NAB 2004 (as soon as I stop working 12-16 hour days, hopefully sometime this week), but to tide you over, please accept this humble photographic preview of days five and six. Photo Album: My Visit to Dave [Long since Offline. —Ed. 2015-08-22]
Category: ramblings
NAB 2004: Day Two
Woke up late, got dressed, rolled out the door, caught a cab to the Venetian, and just made it to the Apple event a few minutes before it started. They announced a TON of cool stuff, which I’m sure you can read all about on their web page. Quickly, though, so we don’t lose the…
NAB 2004: Day One
Woke up, and saw myself in the mirror over the bed. I’m sure that might be more interesting if my wife were with me on this trip, but individually, waking up to see my own groggy head wasn’t the most exciting experience. I had to call Kim (a.k.a. “AAl’s mom”) and thanked her for the…
NAB 2004: Day Zero
So, I’m going to Vegas for NAB. By myself. For a week. Okey, it’s not as bad as it sounds. I’ll be spending the last couple of days in the San Diego / Los Angeles areas visiting my friend Dave, and as far as Vegas, a lot of people I know are going out for…
At least I got my hair cut.
I keep trying to find a silver lining in all this, and I guess it’s this: At least now, while I’m bowing to the porcelain god, I don’t need someone else to hold my hair back.
Twenty-nine.
I can’t decide whether that’s old or young. I mean, if I’m going to die of a heart attack at 43, it’s significantly older than if I live to be 150 or so, thanks to the miracles of future science. Gosh, if only I knew just how long I’m going to live. [It was young….
ker-SHAW!
I got new knives! They’re the “Alton Brown Set” of Shun knives from Kershaw (as AAl asked, “are they named that because of the sound they make when they cut?”). The set included a bread knife, the 8″ chef’s knife, and a paring knife. You probably can’t tell from the picture, but the side of…