Obscurorant 2.0

One of the consolations for advancing age and an increasing waistline. Also, I can still kick you in the head. So I got that going for me.

I have here some odds and ends for your consideration and possible enjoyment. First – yet more pictures of the Rocket, mostly from a trip to the Paragon Carousel.  With which she was completely unimpressed. Also in the imagery line – a collection of covers of vintage men’s magazines. Which taken as a whole seem [...]

On certain days and in certain light, World’s End bears more than a passing resemblance to the Shire of my imagination.

I’ve been playing around with the iPhone Hipstamatic – the results can be found here and here.

“Oh I’m afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive.” And that picture and quote combination is probably the nerdiest thing I will do this year.  I’m not even going to explain it – either you’ll get it or you won’t.

I started a new set of  pictures of the Rocket.  I also intended to post something more substantial here this weekend, but time ran away from me. Maybe later then.

Year in review, 2009: married in January, baby arrived in October. Went to Paris for the first time. Still struggling to write and express my feelings about that city. Did I mention we had a baby?  I’m not going to even try and write about the tsunami of emotions involved with my daughter. Too much. [...]

I added more pictures of the Rocket; they’re all from the DSLR I’ve been using since we returned home.

We are home and adjusting to life with Madeleine. Adjusting with a capital ‘A’ – the Rocket can be a holy terror when she has a mind to do so, as should be expected of a girl who was yowling even before the surgeon yanked her out of the womb. Sounds like angry hornets she [...]

This past weekend was action. packed. what with our baby shower and a birthday party. Pictures are up,  but some are available only to friends and family. (Sorry, but it’s for the children, and you should already be signed up on  flickr as my friends or family member anyway.)