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Monday, December 10, 2007
Where to go in 2008
The New York Times travel section did a story about the 53 places to visit in 2008. I would like to be able to visit all of them. Right now San Francisco and San Diego are the only two places on the list that I will likely travel to next year. In San Diego I doubt I will get a chance to stay in the new Hard Rock Hotel. If you want to hire me for some kind of job that will send me to all these places, I will be happy to go. There is a good chance I will go to Portland sometime next year. My guess is that I will do a lot less travel next year. I doubt I will get to as many places as I did this year. Labels: flickrpost, list, New York Times, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, travel
- Rich,
8:48 PM
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Comic Con 2007: Preview Night
Preview night was crazy. It was much busier than last year. It seemed by 4 PM there were thousands of people there. The floor was packed almost the whole time. There were people bumping into each other the whole time. It was amazing. I wonder if the whole show will be this big. The floor is larger than ever. I saw very few costumes last night. I guess that will pick up as the show goes on. It looks like this will be a good show. Labels: comic con, flickrpost, San Diego
- Rich,
9:11 AM
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Vacation Day 5 - Resting
 San Diego Beach:
Originally uploaded by earthdog. I know there are some big days coming up on this vacation. With day five I decided not to do much. I slept in late, went to lunch with Steve, and had nothing planned for the day. It seems like a perfect vacation day.
In the afternoon I decided to head to Mission Beach and take some photos. It should surprise no one that Photography is a big part of this vacation. I plan on taking a couple thousand photos without really trying.
I love the beach, but I never vacation there. I think I never vacation at the beach because I never have anyone to go to the beach with. I think the beach is a really hard vacation to take on your own. I think it is a social vacation place. All of my social vacations I am going to visit people. My friends who live near the beach are not really interested at being tourist at the beach.
This makes me wonder why I do not have friends who take vacations together. I can say that I am not one of those people who are asked to take vacations with them. I wonder if that says anything about me. The visit makes me think that I should rent a beach house in San Diego sometime.
I did have a good time at the beach. I only spent about two hours there. I walked around and took a lot of photos there. There is something that draws me to the beach, but I seem to try to resist it. Labels: beach, flickrpost, Mission Beach, San Diego, vacation
- Rich,
8:36 AM
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Vacation Day 4: Around San Diego
 Vacation:
Originally uploaded by earthdog. I spent much of day four driving around San Diego. I know it is a large geographic city, but I never really realize how large until you drive around. It is not just that it is large, it is also geographically diverse. The different parts of the city look different, you do not see that in all cities. I like cities that are more than one place. I think it makes for a more interesting city.
I wonder how many people come to San Diego for Comic Con and never see all those other parts of the city. I would guess a lot of people that come here for San Diego never get out of downtown.
Every time I come to San Diego I wonder if I could ever live here. My current idea is that I could live in San Diego if I had to. If I had a job down here it would be
mini golf
In the evening we decided to go miniature golfing. I have not gone miniature golfing in years. We keep on talking about going miniature golfing in San Jose, but we never do. Maybe I should suggest it as a flickr outing.
Going miniature golfing reminded me of when my family would do it down the shore in Delaware. It is a very vacation thing to do. Going put a big smile on my face. It might have been the best round of miniature golf I ever played. Labels: flickr, flickrpost, miniature golf, San Diego, vacation
- Rich,
5:21 PM
Monday, July 17, 2006
Vacation Day 3: The Drive
 Empty I-5
Originally uploaded by earthdog. I have driven from San Jose to San Diego several times now. I have done it enough to say that I know the drive. This year Andrew is coming to comic con with me. This is the first time I have done the drive with another person.
Taking a long drive with another person is different that taking it alone. Andrew and I talked the whole time. We never ran out of things to talk about. The trip was a constant conversation. The miles just flew by. I think I did not speed as much because of the conversation.
In the past I have liked the solitude on this ride. I did not miss the solitude this time. It has been years since I have taken a long drive with anyone. I have missed taking these types of trips with my friends.
I love conversations on the road. You really have nothing to do but sit and talk. I am known as the kind of person who loves to talk. There are few things better than really good conversation. Andrew is a good match for this idea. He can talk just as well as I can.
It took us about 8 hours to make it from San Jose to San Diego. We made good time and we only spent about an extra hour in Los Angeles traffic. It felt great to get here. I even found Steve's place without directions, I left the directions at my computer.
We did not do much once we got to San Diego. The drive took a lot out of us. It is funny that driving takes a lot out of you. You are just sitting down, but it it not as easy as it seems. Labels: Andrew J Thomas, conversation, driving, flickrpost, San Diego, San Jose, travel, vacation
- Rich,
11:33 PM
Friday, July 07, 2006
Comic Con Prep Part 1
 Jimmy Gownley
Originally uploaded by earthdog. I have my Comic Con Pass. I am very excited. I am looking forward to the trip. It will be good to get away for a little while. The trip seems to have taken on a new insignificance. There is a lot of things I need to hold off until I get back from San Diego.
I plan on taking as many photos as I can and posting them to flickr. Everyone knows that nothing drives flickr views like women in geek costume.
This year I plan on taking more photos because I have a better camera and I am more involved with Flickr. I think last year Comic Con was one of my tipping points getting me more involved with flickr. There is something I love about talking photos of people in costume. I guess it is not something I get to take pictures of in my everyday life.
Jimmy Gownley was nice enough to get me a pro badage. I wonder if that will change the way people treat me at the show. My guess is that nothing will change. It is still cool to have a pro badge.
Going to Comic Con in Sad Diego is my big vacation for the summer. I like it because it is a chance to see my friends and the show is fun. The summer is going by so quickly. Comic con give me a chance to put work aside and just do something for myself. That is going to be a good thing with the way this summer is going. Labels: comic con, flickr, flickrpost, Jimmy Gownley, photography, San Diego
- Rich,
7:00 PM
Monday, July 15, 2002
Vacation
The plans are set. I am going to San Diego. This will be the third vacation I have taken this year. After this I will take at least one more. After going to San Diego I will still have three weeks saved up. I have to use them anyway. If you could go on vacation at this very moment, where would you go? Labels: San Diego, self, travel, vacation, work
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