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Happy happy day! It is National Lasagna Day. Enjoy one of the best Italian dishes ever! (in my opinion anyway – and easy to make yourself…really….and healthier to make it yourself…give it a try).
Happy Lasagna Day
This past weekend was some time off for me and my family….and being the geeks that we are, we went to Comic Con 2009 in San Diego. We had a blast and I am happy to say we went to most of the panels we wanted to. We saw lots of cool stuff, some sneak peaks and a LOT of other geeks just like us. Comic Con is really all about the fans. The lines are crazy, the costumes are extraordinary and the opportunity to meet some of your favorite personalities is really a treat.
We got to several panels – the most fun by far was Robot Chicken. Those people are crazy……if you have ever seen their show on Adult Swim you already know what crazies they are. Also got to see Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku at the Dollhouse panel. The sneak peak of the new V was awesome, can’t wait to see the next one. We also sat in on Assassin’s Creed II, Simpsons, 24, Bones and Fringe.
My daughter loves Hellboy. She got to meet Mike Mignola and he autographed a Hellboy book for her. My son loves Mythbusters. He got to meet Jamie and Adam and they signed his messenger bag. My hubby met the artist that carved the Wolverine bust that he bought (Comic Con exclusive, only 500 made). Overall, it was more fun than I could have imagined and I can’t wait to do it again. More photos on my Facebook page – follow the link to the left.
Robot Chicken panel
Dollhouse Panel
Myth Busters
The Photo Walk on Saturday went really well. It was a bit hot and humid, but nowhere near the 113 that was predicted. The breezes from the surrounding storms were nice but it gets frustrating when my hair keeps blowing into my mouth.
Thanks to all of you that participated, I had a great time meeting everyone and am excited to do it again. Next time we will probably do the strip, but I am open to ideas. I will still organize, but just let me know where you might like to go. I didn’t take many shots myself on Saturday, it was so much fun watching everyone else having fun – including my family, which I believe everyone did meet.
Here is the group shot, the atmosphere and typical of what I actually did shoot on Saturday.
Las Vegas Photo Walk Group
Temp hung around 100 most of the time
Sparkly
I have been waiting for the opportunity to use this…..think I might be using it a lot more often going forward.
One day until the next Photo Walk
Last year was the Scott Kelby’s First Annual Worldwide Photo Walk, and I was a participant. It was in August last year, and it was a total blast! I met many people and even went on another photo walk with some of them. Then life got busy, as it often does, and the group did not get back together again….which did make me a little sad.
This year, the sneak peek email for NAPP members went out a few days before the official announcement for Scott Kelby’s Second Annual World Wide Photo Walk on Scott Kelby’s blog and I eagerly anticipated signing up for the Las Vegas walk. Even better – I signed up to be the leader of the walk. I really am very excited to meet even more people this year. Unfortunately, as a leader I am not eligible to win any of the really HUGE prizes – over $11K worth now for the world wide winner. But, I actually look at this opportunity to meet some great people and have a good time. Another unfortunate circumstance – it is the middle of July in Las Vegas – today (2 days before the walk) it is going to be 110+ outside. That is one of the down sides of living in Las Vegas.
Regardless, this is going to be a ton of fun. There is a free concert on Saturday night on the 3rd Street stage on Fremont Street – Jefferson Starship. The concert starts about two hours after the photo walk ends, giving us enough time to socialize and cool down after the official walk. The photo below is from the 2008 walk.
I am going to start scheduling a photo walk about every other month. I think it is a great opportunity for people to get together, shoot some stuff and do some chimping. Even my teenagers are into it.
I truly enjoy finding the little details that make Las Vegas just that much more than the glitz and whirring noises. With a little time invested, you can begin to notice really interesting things. Not only is this town full of beautiful architecture (which I will share with you from time to time), glitzy shows and LOTS of tourists – but there are many that call this town home. Some are human, some are not.
This pair hang out in the big water feature at the Bellagio. They can usually be found along the wall on the Strip side of the water feature – too hot in the summer way out in the middle of the ‘lake’. So, yes there is more to the Bellagio water feature than the water show. Don’t get me wrong, I could spend a whole day watching the water show. Not only is it spectacular to watch, but it also causes the air temperature to drop during the show (especially nice on a summer evening when it was 105 during the day).
I am always amazed at what you can find in your own backyard..
This guy was hanging out in our backyard this morning, Praying Mantis Jr. (he may very well be fully grown, he just looks so small to us)
There are many types of this insect, I read somewhere once that the Praying Mantis is the “Ogre of the desert”. I dunno, doesn’t look much like Shrek to me…except maybe the color.
Backyard Visitor
