http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:29:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (link) http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/04/07/the-amazing-often-extraordinary-adventures-of-chicks/ I've been working on a new template for the ol' blog here, which is coming along nicely. I've also been playing with my new camera, which has had me so excited that I've neglected to post any of the pictures I've been taking. There's an irony in there ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/04/06/fluff-film/ After a week of anticipation, my new Canon XSi arrived on Friday complete with a shiny new wide-angle lens. I expected to be frustrated with the new camera as I learned it, which was the case. So, of the few photos I've put up on Flickr, I'm not ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/03/16/hanging-on/ The weather last weekend was unseasonably warm, allowing us to gladly escape the confines of our apartment. There is a new waterfront area over in Georgetown, where they've installed a labyrinth. We wandered by when the sunlight was just setting on the horizon, offering a radiant back light to ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/03/12/glasses-on-the-labyrinth/ There's not much I could really say about today that hasn't already been said by my mom. Tasman passed today, and he was truly the best dog I've ever known. She summed it up best: Someone who came by the farm one day said that there were seven great dogs ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/03/10/to-a-good-friend/ I have no excuse, really. "Busy" would be an understatement in describing the past few months. But I finally broke out my camera again and wandered into the zoo to see DC's new baby gorilla. I did get a shot of him, but I was really struck by some of the ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2009/02/22/at-my-window-sad-and-lonely/ I've recently fallen in love with the National Cathedral. Walking up Massachusetts Avenue, past embassies and mosques and the woods of Rock Creek Park, I feel like I'm taking a walk through history. I pass the Naval Observatory, where some swanky event was taking place last night. Turn the corner ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2008/12/10/such-great-heights-2/ I sometimes wish there was a way to manifest the flow of my creativity as a physical object. A tap that I could turn on or off when needed, when convenient. As of late, I find myself inevitably seeking creative inspiration and finding none. And strangely enough, I have absolutely ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2008/12/09/gateway/ After wandering through a new exhibit featuring art from Pompeii at the National Gallery of Art, Sara and I exited by the glass pyramids between the two Gallery buildings. Now that the cold weather has scared most of the tourists off of our turf, it was much easier to ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2008/11/25/sunward-bound/ Another visit to the Hirshhorn, another series of re-appropriated art. Photographing Sara in front of a projection. Our eyes didn't see what the camera did - the rapidfire flashes of color that made up the muted skintone of the film. One room featured a blue glow, giving the space an indiscernable depth. ... http://blog.heyitsgarrett.com/2008/11/17/four-square/