We recently flew back for a fall trip in Toronto. It was…interesting. Time certainly does fly though. I have very strong memories of our last trip there, likely because of the pandemic and being the first trip for our family. I remember having a different home every now and then with different expectations of what…
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IRL review DSC-F717 and DSC-F707
Annnnnd I’m back doing IRL reviews; its been a while. Life got busy and I focused on other things than writing, but reflecting on vintage electronics still very much is my jam. The DSC-F717 and DSC-F707 were sort of legendary items in my mind; I knew about them and saw them in marketing but never…
New body new me
So I ended up choosing a new FE body. And then I chose another FE body in the time period it took for me to make a draft. And now I’m questioning my decision making abilities. TLDR- I chose the a7c as a next body shooting primarily from an a99ii; I love the AF on…
Child
So we had another kid. It was a scary experience and an overwhelming experience, but it was a worthwhile experience. Up until birth, our regular doc appointments had been showing a good follow set of news, with every bump generally coming with good news; i.e. the genetic testing or getting over the 12 week window,…
Holidays and the end of the year and the beginning of another COVID year
It’s 2022 and the year has now begun with another year notch on my belt. It’s been a pretty wild year in 2021. An overview of the year? I managed to finally finish my doctoral studies, defended in summer, and convocated in the fall – I had hoped that it would be in person and…
2014 latergram post
I found this in my drafts of posts from back in 2014 that I never posted- I thought it would be good to get it out there anyways. In reflection, I spent a lot of time talking about Taipan restaurant- since then, the restaurant has totally folded in on itself. It was a shame, because…
quarantine thoughts
Mid November Musings- Originally, I had written a draft early in the shutdown and things have changed since then; my draft initially noted the following “The quarantine has brought some unusual surprises; we managed to clear our balcony finally (got rid of the christmas tree! and put the tires back to the garage; initially I…
Staring 2018 off right
Hitting up lower back and pizza at Famoso (Sicilian and Funghi) for the night day one .
Retro Review- Sony MDR-G74SP
Retro Review- Sony MDR-G74SP. This will be a short review because its a fairly simple product with limited demands…and its been discontinued for some time. Part of Sony’s StreetStyle design back in the 90s/early 2000s, they were meant to be aesthetically “cool” with the adolescent/young adult market. In particular, this style was designed to be…
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