Archive for 2009

Index of blog posts from 2009

Free Tibet protest

Free Tibet protest

New York, NY, USA

Tibetans march through New York on the anniversary of the March 1959 uprising against Chinese occupation.

Tibet, China, protests, marches, demonstrations

Barking Beauty

Barking Beauty

New York, NY, USA

Thirty dogs, three changes of costume, and more than a hint of insanity.

Barking Beauty Pageant, dogs, fashion shows, costumes

Pillowfight

Pillowfight

New York, NY, USA

The NYPD shut down the Manhattan pillowfight early ... but smaller pillowfights broke out anyway.

pillows, pillowfights, New York

“In C”

“In C”

New York, NY, USA

The forty-fifth anniversary performance of Terry Riley's “In C” at Carnegie Hall was like no other piece of orchestral music that I've ever heard.

music, Terry Riley, In C, Kronos Quartet, Margaret Leng Tan, aleatoric

Another swine mess

Vacation in the land of swine flu - what's not to like?

Mexico, swine flu, pandemics

Cozumel

Cozumel

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Photographs from Cozumel and Playa del Carmen.

Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tulum

Tulum

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Photographs of the Maya ruins at Tulum.

Tulum, ruins, Mexico, Maya

Cobà

Cobà

Cobà, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Photographs of the Maya ruins at Cobà.

Cobà, ruins, Mexico, Maya

Attack of the killer swine

Attack of the killer swine

Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico

Swine flu has closed archaeological sites in the Yucatan.

swine flu, Mexico, pandemics

Rhapsody in pink

Rhapsody in pink

Ria Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico

Ria Lagartos is full of flamingos and they are very, very pink.

flamingos, birds, Ria Lagartos, Mexico

Lagarto

Lagarto

Ria Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico

My crocodile, let me show you it.

crocodiles, reptiles, Ria Lagartos, Mexico

Mission to MARS

Mission to MARS

Moss Landing, CA, USA

Whales, sea otters, and the challenge of retrieving something you left at the bottom of the ocean.

MBARI, ROVs, oceanography, whales

Big Sur

Big Sur

Big Sur, CA, USA

Photographs from Route 1 in Big Sur, California.

Big Sur, California, landscapes

Runny

Runny

New York, NY, USA

Shooting a local band using a prime lens.

Runny, bands, photography, shows

Flawed timing

Flawed timing

Plagues, insurrections? Guess where I'm going on my vacation ...

Malaysia, protests

Obstacle course

Do I look like a hole-punch machine smuggler? Don't answer that question.

customs, India, airports

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Photographs taken in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Perhentian Islands

Perhentian Islands

Perhentian Islands, Terengganu, Malaysia

Photographs taken in Malaysia's Perhentian Islands.

Perhentian Islands, Pulau Perhentian, Terengganu, Malaysia

Fish time

Fish time

Perhentian Islands, Terengganu, Malaysia

American consumer masses agree. It Fish Time!

fish, snorkeling, Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

Jungle railway

Jungle railway

Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Photographs of the Jungle Railway from Kota Bharu to Kuala Lipis.

Jungle Railway, Pahang, Kelantan, Malaysia

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Photographs from the town of Kuala Lipis, Malaysia.

Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia

Mimes

Mimes

New York, NY, USA

The mimes have moved into the neighborhood ... and they're playing kickball.

mimes, sports, kickball

NaNoWriMo 2009

New York, NY, USA

November again. Time to turn out another 50,000 words.

NaNoWriMo, novels, writing

London by light

London by light

London, UK

Photographs from London, on the theme of light and dark.

London, UK, night

First snowstorm of the winter

First snowstorm of the winter

New York, NY, USA

The first snowstorm of the winter hit New York on Saturday, leaving behind a few inches of snow.

snow, New York