tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66377508513230339952024-02-20T16:39:29.272-08:00Garage Humble - Presenting Life In Racing Spirit!Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-57910758646061595082011-04-14T14:54:00.000-07:002011-04-14T16:10:13.635-07:00The WhaleAround three months ago what some would consider the impossible happen. I sold my beloved STi project. It was a truly great time spent modifying and researching that car and the end result was just an impeccable pice of automotive art. However there was one thing missing, the fact that sustainability, ease of use, and consistency are all equally important values in the equation of building a car that satisfies the beauty of driving, the art of design, and the purpose of logical refinement filtered through a great platform to make what's good ever personally better. Retrospectively the STi became everything I wanted it to be, a gorgeous, reliable, usable, and faster version of what Subaru already gave us, and with that accomplished it was time for it to go to a new home and fulfill its use. I guess I just see the issue like this; I was given the ability and means and connections to build it but not the means to use it. So why be trite and feel entitled to race it or tear down a great car when a deeper look can show you that all a car is really good for is the experience of beauty and the people you meet. So I was able to reconnect with a friend and intentionally bless him with my art and given ability. Hopefully he'll experience just as much and more while he owns it. So now all I needed was something to drive. <br /><br />Moving into the major narrative; how does one fight automotive monomania? WIth a shining white whale. If ever their was such a ghostly representation of the pale behemoth, that muscular ghost of bone and sinew it would live in the slinging echo of the boxer motivating my white wagon in wakes of wallowing traffic. I dare say it may be the best car I've ever driven, and I didn't even build it, loe my pride. Authorities turn their eyes, Porsches can't catch it, my family is ever safe in it, and it's interior consumes antiques large enough to make even, well, a whale proud. Yes I do indeed love the 2002 Subaru WRX Wagon that now lives in our drive and for once I own a vehicle that has no agenda of modification. To produce one has just been a slap at how good it is. Overtime it will receive a subtle mixture of refinement and personalization but I'm striving to make this one a permanent horse in the stable, maybe even one for the kids down the line. For now in prayer and petition I hope to use the wagon to connect with as many people as possible, build those relationships, and hopefully even help out in our community; all the while braving the traffic with my lovely wife Ashley and our coming daughter Zoey. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5378904107/" title="DSC_4787 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5378904107_e1453e4c16.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4787"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5378907379/" title="DSC_4790 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5122/5378907379_680c40a801.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4790"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5378911825/" title="DSC_4789 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5378911825_ba2b3f01ab.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4789"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5378915181/" title="DSC_4788 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5378915181_b50fa2b114.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4788"></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-37175756252480720872011-02-05T19:14:00.000-08:002011-02-05T20:24:15.219-08:00It's Just A House Burning, But It's Not HauntedWhenever I feel a bit restless I find the best cure to the heart to be automotive wanderings into the city. Taking these on occasion I have more less unintentionally developed a mental catalogue of moving architecture; for nothing else can snap the wandering mind into alertness as the beauty of a home graceful and well designed. Favoring the desolate, I love to pass by the abandoned homes of prestige that the city has left, perhaps for no other reason than the chance one might have taken up the unlikely task of restoring one. Finding quite the opposite, one such house that had truly impressed me before I found hulking about after being set afire. In such situations a kind of parallel state is created; with the house essentially segmented between the realities of its creation and grandeur, present misery, and eminent destruction, and obviously all that can be done is to capture the flickering remainder before its falls back to the earth. This then is my business; a photographer, a dealer of the vanishing. For what further action can one take but capture existence of creation for the enrichment of the created and celebration of the grace of living?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419873901/" title="DSC_4791 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5419873901_6d27391ea9.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4791" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419878843/" title="DSC_4792 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5179/5419878843_1e735fe18d.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4792" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420480802/" title="DSC_4793 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5420480802_2ecdacc3fb.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4793" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420481628/" title="DSC_4794 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5420481628_a2bca951d1.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4794" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420482654/" title="DSC_4796 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5420482654_a9928caabd.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4796" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419877841/" title="DSC_4801 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5419877841_984ef250b3.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4801" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419879663/" title="DSC_4803 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5419879663_d7ae538671.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4803" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420486366/" title="DSC_4804 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5420486366_e027a62482.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4804" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420487276/" title="DSC_4805 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5420487276_1024067fb2.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4805" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420488366/" title="DSC_4807 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5420488366_8b4a26598e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4807" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419883601/" title="DSC_4808 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5419883601_6a8b371885.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4808" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419884939/" title="DSC_4809 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5419884939_d30af8ea19.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4809" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419886237/" title="DSC_4810 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5419886237_e4f551e0be.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4810" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420493252/" title="DSC_4811 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5420493252_c63130963b.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4811" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420494182/" title="DSC_4812 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5420494182_833be5f3b8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4812" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419889039/" title="DSC_4813 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5137/5419889039_a6b7272774.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4813" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420495698/" title="DSC_4817 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5420495698_6ffc614de1.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4817" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420496616/" title="DSC_4818 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5420496616_4c76056b19.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4818" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419891749/" title="DSC_4819 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5419891749_dd53d6a75a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4819" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420498336/" title="DSC_4822 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5420498336_a738eeb599.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4822" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420499390/" title="DSC_4824 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5420499390_2f7fe27f7d.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4824" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420500404/" title="DSC_4825 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5420500404_d435768a8d.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4825" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420501890/" title="DSC_4827 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5420501890_966c805b92.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4827" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420501110/" title="DSC_4828 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5420501110_246f49c514.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_4828" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420502922/" title="DSC_4829 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5420502922_fd91f6af95.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4829" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419899633/" title="DSC_4830 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5419899633_42faaec420.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4830" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5419897903/" title="DSC_4831 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5419897903_ce8fa8af91.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4831" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5420504806/" title="DSC_4832 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5420504806_583a76aac0.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4832" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-62892755062955607522010-11-05T13:18:00.000-07:002010-11-05T16:04:50.775-07:00Updates on beautyOne of the wonderful aspects of being involved in this church plant downtown is that it really forces your mind to be awake. I have never spent so much time in sheer thought on life, art, purpose, and the overlap through relationship while too thinking of being relational in these aspects. And at this point some standards have really evolved in the structure of my thoughts, notably the fact that as we know Christ and relate through grace, which dominates our response to Him, so should we echo this with acknowledgement that life and its aspects too are an assembly of grace driven actions that should encourage us to truly strive and serve and create to honor our Lord. And I'm bothered by the extent I have lived and will continue living in some aspects, though hopefully ever diminishing, in an unawakened and automatic collection of response and ideology based more by interpretation and presentation of culture than routed in this truth. But nonetheless I rejoice to have been given the knowledge and accordingly I wish to alter and craft a life of both subserviences and beauty. <br /><br />So let's break this down practically on what I do and want to do better. I am married to the love of my life Ashley, who caries our first child to be born in the end of April. And I simply can't wait. But I've been horrible to make consistent time to date her and shower her with seamless and uninterrupted attention to learn and know and lead her. And gracefully I will grow better, and ever more thankful that my love is tied to me with the enthusiasm I'm tied to her. So despite being poor I'm planning to make an indispensable habit of creating purposeful time and conversation to her, especially once we have our child. <br /><br />Our home is coming along well and stands hopefully to the merit of God's Providence and my dedication to create both a beautiful and inviting place for our expanding family and friends and neighbors. I rejoice in the time and energy, and even the frustration in light that the work I do is not only for the Lord but also for the daily beauty and appreciation of my family. <br /><br />My work is satisfying and I'm thankful to have a way to make income through generating creativity and the work of my hands.<br /><br />So now let's get around to art, or in my case, the presentation of art in motion through the medium of the automobile mixed with culture. The Subaru is getting sold, in fact as we speak I've hopefully found someone to follow through with the purchase. So the big topic for debate is the replacement, which is a really open ended question. Initially I was truly planning on going vintage and still may but I'm just not sure it's the best use of money. One of the most surprising developments has been my complete lack of interest in automotive culture on large, so I guess I really am getting boring. Of course I'm not buying into that as an excuse to drive and build something that isn't beautiful in aesthetics and function, but rather I've made those my priorities over some external definition of what's impressive.Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-20763526925940568832010-10-02T18:01:00.001-07:002010-10-02T18:14:39.201-07:00A Saturday As It Should BeAnd how should it be, free from work. Took a spontaneous trip to a thrift store called Helping Hands with the Mrs. and our friends Katie and TJ. Turned out to be an amazing trip ending with the purchase of a 1940s Royal Quiet Deluxe Typewriter and a Philco Am Radio/ Record player that is tube powered! I need to find a place to get a good overhaul for the radio but despite a nasty hum from some bad condensers and that Montgomery seemingly only has AM gospel stations, the radio sounds incredible. The typewriter is even more shocking, I think it just needs a ribbon. I love finding beautiful objects for the house that are period correct and just what we were looking for<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5045274131/" title="DSC_4200 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5045274131_b2f91d7438.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4200" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5045898148/" title="DSC_4203 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5045898148_778fedd018.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4203" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/5045948102/" title="DSC_4208 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5045948102_51ed7ee258.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_4208" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-36439976250064582672010-09-19T19:44:00.001-07:002010-09-19T19:56:09.138-07:00The SuburbsThank you, my darling wife for buying a record so beautiful for a husband so desperately wanting to know that someone else can feel this way.<br /><br />In the suburbs I, I learned to drive<br />And you told me we'd never survive<br />Grab your mother's keys we're leaving<br /><br />You always seemed so sure<br />That one day we'd be fighting<br />In a suburban war<br />Your part of town against mine<br />I saw you standing on the opposite shore<br />But by the time the first bombs fell<br />We were already bored<br />We were already, already bored<br /><br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm moving past the feeling<br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm moving past the feeling again<br /><br />The kids wanna be so hard<br />But in my dreams we're still screaming <br />And running through the yard<br />When all of the walls that they built in the 70's finally fall,<br />And all of the houses they build in the 70's finally fall--<br />Meant nothin' at all?<br />Meant nothin' at all,<br />It meant nothing<br /><br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm moving past the feeling<br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm moving past the feeling <br />And into the night<br /><br />So can you understand?<br />Why I want a daughter while I'm still young<br />I want to hold her hand,<br />And show her some beauty,<br />Before all this damage is done<br />But if it's too much to ask<br />If it's too much to ask<br />Then send me a son<br /><br />Under the overpass<br />In the parking lot we're still waiting<br />It's already passed<br />So move your feet from hot pavement <br />And into the grass<br />'Cause it's already passed<br />It's already, already passed<br /><br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm movin' past the feeling<br />Sometimes I can't believe it<br />I'm moving past the feeling again<br />I'm moving past the feeling<br />I'm moving past the feeling<br /><br />In my dreams we're still screaming<br />We're still screaming<br />We're still screaming<br /><br />-The Arcade FireRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-21412996841789509672010-09-05T13:36:00.000-07:002010-09-10T17:07:15.044-07:00This House Screams Like A GhostSometimes you never know what you love until you you love it. But I should have known that old houses are in my blood, my parents flipped seven the first seven years of their marriage. And I can't even imagine living somewhere that isn't beautiful. At the core I think it always comes back to that gospel transition, that out of restoration is the desire to reclaim what's around you, driven as an aspect of appreciation for that love given you. Anyway I see love in the abandoned, and I make beautifying ghosts an art.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961574638/" title="DSC_3972 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4961574638_1b8473e9aa.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3972" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4960967695/" title="DSC_3973 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4960967695_2be80157af.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3973" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4960973287/" title="DSC_3974 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4960973287_59a3575753.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3974" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4960984449/" title="DSC_3976 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4960984449_5aac99ee10.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3976" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4960991679/" title="DSC_3977 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/4960991679_e42bbb6c8a.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3977" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961557802/" title="DSC_3979 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4961557802_83df96404d.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3979" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961002063/" title="DSC_3982 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4961002063_346c188730.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3982" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961592824/" title="DSC_3983 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4961592824_e5dff8f51e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3983" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961602908/" title="DSC_3987 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4961602908_709aab118e.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3987" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961013603/" title="DSC_3989 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4961013603_3502953605.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3989" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4960956877/" title="DSC_3992 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4960956877_fe130becda.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3992" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4961614264/" title="DSC_3993 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4961614264_4b173d381a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3993" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-66216016750162585472010-09-03T16:04:00.000-07:002010-09-03T17:23:48.952-07:00Set TwoLast set of photos from our anniversary trip, this time with a bit more variety. So much small detail everywhere in this city to catch. Even happened up on an old school Volvo. Also grabbed a few pictures of the Urban Outfitters up there which I found to be a fantastic execution of reusing what you have. It was housed in an independent play theatre built in 1937 that was shockingly well kept. Apparently it had been empty for around 20 years before their store opened. Beautiful molding all through it, all well preserved plaster. And as all trips should end, we stopped at Cupcake for some treats on the ride home.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873599681/" title="DSC_3568 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4873599681_748bea87c1.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3568" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877336490/" title="DSC_3569 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4877336490_0cf7d9b636.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="DSC_3569" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876734171/" title="DSC_3571 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4876734171_1b67160580.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3571" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876741837/" title="DSC_3572 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4876741837_189dd95b21.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3572" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877341024/" title="DSC_3577 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4877341024_d80cc6951a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3577" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877349080/" title="DSC_3579 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4877349080_1ee4a63f59.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3579" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877356250/" title="DSC_3580 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4877356250_29be984a6b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3580" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876749343/" title="DSC_3581 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4876749343_da13c46ce3.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3581" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877365310/" title="DSC_3582 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4877365310_9a5261855a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3582" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876759785/" title="DSC_3583 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4876759785_2aae9bf1cd.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3583" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876765641/" title="DSC_3584 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4876765641_babac157e8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3584" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876770987/" title="DSC_3585 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4876770987_678f6fd8fc.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3585" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876773711/" title="DSC_3586 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4876773711_cb903db144.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3586" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876778347/" title="DSC_3589 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4876778347_30d816d664.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3589" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876782623/" title="DSC_3591 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4876782623_996971edca.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3591" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877398152/" title="DSC_3594 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4877398152_fcc0f5146e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3594" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876792625/" title="DSC_3596 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img 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width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3601" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877423476/" title="DSC_3603 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4877423476_12d51dfce5.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3603" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876817817/" title="DSC_3604 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4876817817_b074d11fbe.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3604" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876822095/" title="DSC_3607 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4876822095_3fa3555ded.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3607" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876827175/" title="DSC_3609 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4876827175_d21f97f324.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3609" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877441982/" title="DSC_3615 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4877441982_0c87023629.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3615" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877446292/" title="DSC_3616 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4877446292_37da217389.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3616" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876840443/" title="DSC_3617 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4876840443_6838fc4f53.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3617" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877454322/" title="DSC_3619 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4877454322_fa226dd612.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3619" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876855733/" title="DSC_3620 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4876855733_fe2ff324e8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3620" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876847519/" title="DSC_3621 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4876847519_b0d87739aa.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3621" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876851505/" title="DSC_3623 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4876851505_300ae01f59.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3623" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877469948/" title="DSC_3629 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4877469948_a12afccce9.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3629" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876862763/" title="DSC_3632 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4876862763_c839190f92.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3632" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876865701/" title="DSC_3633 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4876865701_dc570d1349.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3633" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4876869785/" title="DSC_3634 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4876869785_3e42bd7b61.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3634" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877490160/" title="DSC_3643 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4877490160_31e09c4a08.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3643" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877483280/" title="DSC_3644 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4877483280_14ac162d03.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3644" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4877487000/" title="DSC_3647 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4877487000_8200702a7b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3647" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-91204326913617185342010-09-02T07:35:00.000-07:002010-09-02T07:49:47.875-07:00Set OneFirst half of our beautifully hot anniversary trip to Charleston in June. Such a lovely city to walk around for hours and hours, everything is gorgeous and conveys such an attitude of care. A city with an unforgotten downtown, unforgotten beauty, it's hopeful. I'm anxious to see what becomes of our own Dexter Ave. and surrounded streets as they continue to develop and hopefully reuse, but places like this just refocus the potential we have here. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872633275/" title="DSC_3473 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4872633275_c891d9686e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3473" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872638067/" title="DSC_3474 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4872638067_237457ffb0.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3474" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873250884/" title="DSC_3480 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4873250884_ba44234674.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3480" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872647415/" title="DSC_3486 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4872647415_f7321d8ca5.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3486" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873259362/" title="DSC_3490 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4873259362_4d2587ed86.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3490" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873265150/" title="DSC_3492 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4873265150_1bb8e0f829.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3492" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873269542/" title="DSC_3503 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4873269542_aa682e18b0.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3503" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873274580/" title="DSC_3504 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4873274580_71dc34073e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3504" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873279914/" title="DSC_3508 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4873279914_01dfe1ac47.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3508" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873281890/" title="DSC_3506 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4873281890_d5cc368821.jpg" width="500" height="282" alt="DSC_3506" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873286096/" title="DSC_3510 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4873286096_7b70f8b8b7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3510" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872683817/" title="DSC_3511 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4872683817_49a697c1a8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3511" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872688883/" title="DSC_3513 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115/4872688883_98c35afb38.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3513" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873302258/" title="DSC_3514 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4873302258_a56d1e9052.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3514" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872699075/" title="DSC_3518 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4872699075_4606018f69.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3518" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872704013/" title="DSC_3520 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4872704013_fc828ac4af.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3520" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872708569/" title="DSC_3521 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4872708569_359231c28e.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3521" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872714919/" title="DSC_3522 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4872714919_996963fd16.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3522" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873328396/" title="DSC_3525 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4873328396_6839737b1c.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3525" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873332616/" title="DSC_3527 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4873332616_06763d29fc.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3527" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873337576/" title="DSC_3529 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4873337576_0c5d703958.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3529" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872732879/" title="DSC_3530 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4872732879_af04c841cb.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC_3530" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873344942/" title="DSC_3533 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4873344942_43d29d85e2.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3533" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872741665/" title="DSC_3537 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4872741665_eca584283b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3537" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872746513/" title="DSC_3539 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4872746513_655088d915.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3539" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872751617/" title="DSC_3542 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4872751617_7335449b9a.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3542" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872757265/" title="DSC_3544 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4872757265_25e12667d6.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3544" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4872761895/" title="DSC_3545 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4872761895_f2080682ec.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3545" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873374476/" title="DSC_3546 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4873374476_0ef52c8a9f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3546" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4874177332/" title="DSC_3548 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4874177332_1179cc87d7.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3548" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4874181410/" title="DSC_3557 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4874181410_4638281d55.jpg" width="500" height="370" alt="DSC_3557" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873575457/" title="DSC_3554 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4873575457_7b7d60086e.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3554" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873580559/" title="DSC_3562 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4873580559_e9c575693f.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3562" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4874194974/" title="DSC_3563 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4874194974_0b67488fdd.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3563" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4873587329/" title="DSC_3564 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4873587329_1a90c1d77b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3564" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4874204836/" title="DSC_3565 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4874204836_e19c063b00.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3565" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-32793114122418150042010-09-01T07:04:00.000-07:002010-09-01T07:13:59.489-07:00There's Always A Story To Tell<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4946805288/" title="DSC_3996 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/4946805288_f243933876.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3996" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-46533501248452252922010-08-25T15:04:00.001-07:002010-08-25T15:17:22.046-07:00The Weight Of Whats To ComeAgain life has changed a lot since my last post. At the forefront of these changes are lies the incredible blessing that my darling wife Ashley is pregnant and well that of course changes everything. I couldn't be happier. We are going to be parents, I"m gonna be a dad. It's all so surreal. It's all so full of grace. I suppose our general plan right now is to chug along with the house, find a new builder, and see if we can add a second story without too much disdain from the architectural review board. Or there is another house lurking around this neighborhood thats a bit charming. But thats getting a little far down the line for right now. Of course this has a pretty sizable impact on what I want to with my car, and what I should do with the car. But for the best it has really helped me be more objective. I figure I have three options right now. First, I can keep the Subaru and make it a little friendlier daily driver. The Cusco coilovers will go, maybe even the exhaust for something quitter. I'm cool with this plan, I see it as a chance to add a little reason and sustainability to the project. The second option would be downsizing to a less expensive platform. Sell or trade the STi, pick up an s13 240, an ae86, dc2, something fun thats cheap, reliable, has rear seating, and lower taxes and upkeep than the Subaru which wouldn't be hard. Plus I would have money to add to savings. Then there is the third plan, the dual car route. I could sell the STi, buy an honest commuter car, something with amazing reliability, low cost, and a solid manual transmission. Put a chunk of money in savings and use the rest to buy a project, almost certainly a Datsun Z or 510. I've never really opened up to the dual car life, but I see the practicality there, the ease of not worrying your project is going to get hit in the parking lot or something stupid, not having to pay for nice gas and tires on something you are driving everyday, etc. And the Datsun would be justifiable to own, lets just talk about registration and tag for around 8 dollars, yeah take that to the 100 I just paid. All good food for thought but I still have a lot of prayer to wade through it.Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-18374851729331293842010-08-08T09:37:00.000-07:002010-08-08T09:39:23.141-07:00Huntsville TimeSometimes I'm just amazed at what they will actually play on the news:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzNhaLUT520&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzNhaLUT520&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And the song:<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMtZfW2z9dw&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hMtZfW2z9dw&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-75160373461452123392010-08-03T11:54:00.000-07:002011-02-14T13:47:56.589-08:00I'm Not In Love With The Modern WorldLately I have had a few people say something along the following lines to me: "Why don't you have an e-reader? / You need an e-reader! / Don't you read a lot? you should get an e-reader!" to which I usually respond with a simple and brief, "I really don't care for those". But apparently that has been insufficient so I'm preparing this overview of why I won't support them. <br /><br />First off, let's just look at the practical issues involved with these. With a book, you throw it in your car/bag/purse/luggage/etc. and enjoy it when you are able. You don't have to stop reading it because the battery died. When I go to a coffee shop I can leave it on the table without wondering if someone is going to steal it. If it stays in the car the pages won't burn out from the heat they have been exposed to. Books are wonderful; they can get dirty, wet, bent, dropped, and even lost. An e-reader cannot. E-readers are also extremely expensive. For comparison, I'm going to use the Barnes & Noble Nook since I feel it is the best of the lot. To own a Nook, I must shell out $150. Now most classics are public domain so I could get them for free but when I want to buy a book I have to pay at least $9 for it. That seems absurd. Actually, let's not get ahead of ourselves because after my $9 is gone, I don't have a book. I have not exchanged my money for a tangible object of value, I have a packet of data. And that really isn't worth hardly anything despite how cleverly they assure you it is. Yes, I realize a new paper back is around the $15, but why are readers not taking advantage of the tremendous used book market? In fact, these devices attempt to eliminate it entirely. By and large I can pick up anything I'm interested in reading for under $5 and have it shipped to my house. Finally, have we as a culture completely forgotten that through our history the eminent importance of reading had obtained such a height that they created these big public buildings called libraries where you could even get books for free?<br /><br />Now on to my feelings on the e-readers themselves. The creation of these devices completely destroys the act of reading. No longer can you enjoy the lightness of a book of poems or the heft of a Russian classic. Individual intricacies are annihilated. I qualify this next statement with "to my knowledge", but accordingly all books are now even in the same typeset? It seems tragic this would be the case but I can't find any info either way. But what is innately true to the device is the slaughter of the senses involved in reading. Reading is such a pleasurable activity because it engages three of your senses with a fair degree of unison. You feel the book, the pages, the wear, the binding; you smell the book, its age, even the house of a friend; and of course you see the book, and too are involved with its size, condition, and identity. For any fans of Orwell that may be reading, having your text stored in an online format opens the door for defilement as well. With printed to text you have at least a heavy degree of textual accuracy, give online storage a few years and see what passages are rewritten. But the most heartbreaking part to me is the death of the literary experience. When I travel, I take a few books to read and what if I read them all? I find a local used book store. I experience the city. I experience the coffee shop on the way. I experience the afternoon kiss with my wife when we find a park and rest. And I experience the individuality of the store, the person working and their conversation. And finally, one of the best aspects of being a book lover is the discovery of a book I would have never found if it hadn't caught my eye on the shelf or the gotten recommendation of the cashier. <br /><br />And thus the e-reader takes a marvelous and lucid activity, the sheer hobby of reading and replaces it with an LCD screen and a charging cord. And when I could have talked to someone about the book I am reading while I'm out, that conversation is replaced with techno-savvy jargon about my device, how new it is, what model, how I like it or any other question that has no relevance to what I should be doing with it. And finally the book itself, an object of near perfect design, is replaced with an expensive piece of software pending demise from obsolesce. But at least it's trendy.Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-65677812717352710262010-08-03T11:26:00.000-07:002010-08-03T11:45:38.729-07:00Shooting the Warmth of HistoryRecently Ashley and I took a trip with our friend Jenni to a local antique mall. Amidst the treasures, horrors, and mindless items we managed to find a gorgeous bistro set for our porch but more interestingly an entire alcove devoted to cameras. Now when I say dedicated to cameras I mean that in the purist sense, while there were some digital offerings film based machines exceeded them 30-fold. Why does that matter, well because out of that alcove I snagged this: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4841429361/" title="DSC_3900 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/4841429361_996ff87b51.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3900" /></a><br />That's rights a Minolta SR-T 202. Though a had been trying to find a Pentax, which he also had, you just cant beat this camera for build quality and usability. Plus its virtually indistinguishable from the more expensive Pentax film to film. So wait, I have an amazing digital slr and I just bought a 40 year old film camera with a fixed lens out of a flea market and antique store? Yes I did, and its been amazing. Ever since I started practicing photography I have been enamored with light and try to fill my images with as much of it and its subtle coloring as I can. And frankly the best efforts with my Nikon pail in comparison to just the first round out of the Minolta. Plus it appeals to my love of bokeh [the aesthetic quality of out of focus light] like nobody's business. And with that said, on to round one.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4841444611/" title="FH000001 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4841444611_e5da6407ff.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="FH000001" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4842072602/" title="FH000003 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4842072602_3e990b5927.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="FH000003" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4843472847/" title="FH000006 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4843472847_b7b48f4f06.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="FH000006" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4844140154/" title="FH000019 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4844140154_5a89513c95.jpg" width="500" height="337" alt="FH000019" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4843527989/" title="FH000020 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4843527989_b315d0c75a.jpg" width="337" height="500" alt="FH000020" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4844150240/" title="FH000021 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4844150240_68c048e6a6.jpg" width="337" height="500" alt="FH000021" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-33234503453212397172010-07-16T17:45:00.000-07:002010-07-16T17:57:03.388-07:003/3Took off early from work today and headed with the Mrs.to rural Birmingham to get our Schnauzer puppy, Rigby. I'm amazed at how awesome and chill he is, hopefully he will maintain this personality into adulthood. In the meantime when I wasn't totally engrossed with how cute Rigby is, I continued to play with new settings, etc to capture the best feel for my images. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800041835/" title="DSC_3669 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4800041835_d26a763082.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3669" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800040681/" title="DSC_3671 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4800040681_80c9dbe3ed.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3671" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800036205/" title="DSC_3673 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4800036205_899194aac6.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3673" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800672740/" title="DSC_3674 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4800672740_59628a2d00.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3674" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800667618/" title="DSC_3681 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4800667618_2eedcdcfa9.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3681" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/garagehumble/4800025003/" title="DSC_3692 by amnesiacSTi, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4800025003_ebb5dd2a11.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC_3692" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-82451267169392549432010-06-20T12:17:00.000-07:002010-06-21T02:59:00.507-07:00When did my life explode?While I certainly haven't been a beacon of consistency with updates to this blog, I like to imagine I get around to it on semi-regular basis until the past month-ish hit. I sincerely feel like my life has exploded into an overwhelming amount of detail necessitating micro events, activities, and occasional disasters. So lets take things one at time.<br /><br />For those who don't know, I started a new job as a barista / bartender at X. Legally I do believe I can't say where in the social media sphere, interesting huh? In short I love the people, while the job is frankly dismal. But thats okay, I have a distinct job possible looming out there, one so good that it just reminds you that the Lord will answer prayer and often times make his work way more obvious than we deserve. <br /><br />For the house, we are somewhere in the process of a kitchen remodel. It's certainly not the most inconvenient thing in the world but having the bathroom be your primary source of water is taxing, especially under the excitement to see this completed. The larger question, when will that be, is a sea of vagaries. Evidently we could be held up over a week just waiting on countertops. I'm reassuring myself now again that we will take it a step at a time, we will have the joy of our kitchen far longer than an unexpected week delay.<br /><br />In other parts of the house, I've mostly finished the living room, and the bulk of the dining room painting. We unpack slowly. I come home with this profound joy at the beauty and skill with which Ashley puts together our rooms. Her work to make our home a beautiful and warm response to the Lord is distinguished, it's moving. She constantly reminds me of how wonderful it is to have a home and how inseparable the desire to open it to those around us. She's ever more lovely.<br /><br />At night we either organize and work on the house or we are planning with others in the 2cities Church plant. Throw in a night to cook for her grandmother, a new found night of music practice in preparation for the church starting its worship service, and a miscellaneous event and it starts to add up. And honestly it adds up against me, because I know since my morning starts at 4 I probably shouldn't still be up doing things at 11 that evening. And the fact that I caught a virus no one else caught and have stayed sick with it longer than I should have reenforces this. So now its just a matter of separating out what can go and what can't. I'll get there, but it's gonna take some patience. <br /><br />And finally, there's the Subaru. I feel like I've hit this wall of project apathy for a bit. Partly due to just how much has been going that has been more important, partly due to indecision about where it's going. I've come to the conclusion that despite my love for vintages to sell it in hopes of really making money off switching to an older car is unrealistic. A Datsun is going to be an expensive and involved project and while I would be gaining a lot in terms of beauty and mechanics I will be literally paying for it. This comes against the inscrutable reliability of the STi, a constant pleasure to work on and modify as I wish too, not as I have to. So that changes my perspective a little, or rather a lot actually. Essentially my mind is two-fold on the issue. On the one hand, I would like to keep the Subaru, enjoy it, reassess my path of modification and build what would amount to the best daily driven STi possible. Think something a long the lines of a Panamer from Subaru, a sedan with bench mark performance, reliability, and comfort; yet a good deal better looking than what Porsche offers. Irony. If I do sell it, I'm really leaning towards neither a Z nor 510, but rather a Hakosuka. I think I can buy one in better shape for a justifiable amount of money, and as for my plans for it well let it suffice to say that they would be intriguing.Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-57746374195652502852010-05-31T19:48:00.000-07:002010-05-31T19:49:41.785-07:00Lurking In The Darkness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4658660854_db121be3d8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 332px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4658660854_db121be3d8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-19047589891366271802010-05-25T13:24:00.000-07:002010-05-25T14:17:52.942-07:00To The SeaTook the love of my life to the sea this past weekend. It was a wonderful break from the anxiety of work / work / remodel planing / needing to unpack / work that had drained us so. About ten minutes into the trip we realized our fm broadcast/charger for the ipod was broken necessitating a stop at an incredibly country Wal-Mart [yes more than usual] to buy a new one. Lots of interesting looks ensue. For some reason we gather the most curious attention in rural Alabama. Alongside that detour was a first for both of us, a stop at good ole McDonald's. Being our only choice for coffee until arrival near the shore, we decided to bite the bullet. All in all it wasn't bad, just creamy, but you gotta have some fat to absorb that vitamin D right? The drive was super nice, the Versa more than proving itself over the three hours and we managed to get to the beach in Alabama, from Alabama, through Florida; but also we found the most winding, varied elevation beach road I have ever seen while electric Dylan filled the ears. Once we arrived at the condo we had a fairly marvelous pod coffee maker and heaps of Nantucket blend [I don't know either] to keep us active. I'm a bit burned but I do love a nice day resting alongside the Mrs. lost looking at the rolling ocean. I'm looking so forward to Charleston for our two year anniversary, and seem to find myself more and more enamored with the atmosphere of "the road trip." I love the feeling, hurled over pavement in density of love, the thickness of connection with the passing creation, the mechanical providence and reliance, and the overarching love bridging the few feet between myself and my best friend. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4639355143_b6a942e553.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4639355143_b6a942e553.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4639366819_0d1cd69bdc.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4639366819_0d1cd69bdc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/4639357859_59c15aeffd.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4640034092_cf1068578f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/4639465881_dc0556fed2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/4639465881_dc0556fed2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4639449441_bd8876d252.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4639449441_bd8876d252.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4639444529_f6692e6d34.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4639444529_f6692e6d34.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/4639471685_97517e73e1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/4639471685_97517e73e1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4639439113_81b1cc6c76.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4639439113_81b1cc6c76.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4639483339_5f7447f71d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4639483339_5f7447f71d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4639435075_71c46e38b7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4639435075_71c46e38b7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-49489828747796130182010-05-24T13:01:00.000-07:002010-05-24T13:52:13.152-07:00UnscriptedFound a half hour free before meeting Tim for coffee last week. Despite wanting to do a shoot of the "completed" car I just couldn't resist the tempting combination of the car being fairly clean, a pleasant day, and a beautiful secluded road. A much more thoughtful shoot is still coming but for now the heart called for a little carpe diem. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4624901550_8fe67b93a8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4624901550_8fe67b93a8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4624294329_13e73544f3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4624294329_13e73544f3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4624905220_fa63496f3b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4624905220_fa63496f3b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/4624304179_b26e3c9177.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/4624304179_b26e3c9177.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4624243137_4f3db5abe8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4624243137_4f3db5abe8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/4624856542_e3e05c7e74.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/4624856542_e3e05c7e74.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4624850054_cdaefbae79.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4624850054_cdaefbae79.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4624853346_eefc8221c4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4624853346_eefc8221c4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4624870214_d3424bbc77.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4624870214_d3424bbc77.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4624843046_d6028be13c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4624843046_d6028be13c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/4624262263_bda3a752b0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/4624262263_bda3a752b0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/4624255855_0b0fac082b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/4624255855_0b0fac082b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/4624862470_9df0a65c27.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/4624862470_9df0a65c27.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-67525068266632869892010-05-16T14:34:00.000-07:002010-05-16T14:48:56.234-07:00HomecomingPicked up the STi this afternoon after a long week of being too busy to fix a punctured tire. Unspeakably good to have this back at home, the car turned out so much more beautiful than I thought it would. Still have a little to go before its done, I need to have the rear glass tinted after being replaced as well as a few pieces of trim swapped out for fresh ones. One day a new set of rain guards will make their way over the sea to replace my damaged ones. As soon as everything is together I will get a full and detailed shoot up, but in the meantime here are a few pictures out of the driveway. Sorry for the nasty lighting, outside is just a sea of grey before the storm. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/4612592401_398efff1c4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/4612592401_398efff1c4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/4612597603_780eec4def.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/4612597603_780eec4def.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/4612602875_07902c540d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/4612602875_07902c540d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/4612613639_f5ee5f7526.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/4612613639_f5ee5f7526.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-37386105200873092972010-05-16T12:28:00.000-07:002010-05-16T14:27:00.404-07:00Home-LifeSorry for the complete absence of updates, the process of buying a house, working on said house, starting a new job, and realizing that I need to purchase an unending list of things for the house has rather overwhelmed even the normal consistency of busy-life. I can't wait for things to stabilize, and hopefully they will over the coming week. Aside from doing lots of interior painting that I have no pictures of, I spent Saturday taking care of the yard. Being a home owner has been such a blessing so far, I love owning an actual space that needs and reflects the care and ability you put into it.<br /><br />Lately I Ashley and I have been talking a lot about the concept of the home in America. I hate the idea of a "starter home." When did we become so insatiable that even the goal of home ownership wasn't enough, just a gateway to reaching further and further over your means until you acquire the conspicuous, and almost by standard unattractive, modern dwelling in an upscale neighborhood full of people you don't know. I can't say for certain but we feel strongly that if possible we would like to be here for the long haul. I want to have children and have them grow up in an area that cultivates an understanding and embracement of multi economic and multiracial living, as well as a true appreciation and acknowledgment for aesthetic quality. Below are a few pictures of our place, just a scavenging of our yard bathed in that evening sun. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/4610450596_7233dca81f.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/4610450596_7233dca81f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4610447396_065de101ac.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4610447396_065de101ac.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4609844969_d938f47492.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4609844969_d938f47492.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4610456690_76308468b1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4610456690_76308468b1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-62787247227166800902010-04-26T17:12:00.000-07:002010-04-26T17:22:01.624-07:00Back Under The Setting Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4555796747_9c8e0edf1e.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4555796747_9c8e0edf1e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/4556433072_9695024508.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/4556433072_9695024508.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/4556429500_d7963e5e37.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/4556429500_d7963e5e37.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-79358918599725451882010-04-24T14:26:00.000-07:002010-04-24T14:31:39.800-07:00Last Call; TeaserCut / Buff/ Repeat. Few pictures from Thursday, car was finished today, heading to pick her up sometime tomorrow. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4549237190_4399311c39.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4549237190_4399311c39.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4548606495_fcae2c7805.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4548606495_fcae2c7805.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4548599313_f3e3aa1102.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4548599313_f3e3aa1102.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4548595879_0c8fe6b9cd.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4548595879_0c8fe6b9cd.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-56736834510133530512010-04-17T20:13:00.000-07:002010-04-17T20:33:50.064-07:00First DraftFinally the car has some paint on it! The pictures are after just a spray, much more to come after it gets more paint, clear, and a lot of attention to the finish. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4528982959_7b186bff2e.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4528982959_7b186bff2e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4529610250_e3945258f8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4529610250_e3945258f8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4528980071_1090f4d4d1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4528980071_1090f4d4d1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4528986043_5bc2653bc3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4528986043_5bc2653bc3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-3414792866404657292010-04-17T15:58:00.000-07:002010-04-17T16:08:18.678-07:00Deviations from the PlanAfter the car came back from prep we discovered that "prep' was more of an overview. After a two day delay all was made right. Another interesting note is that my drivers door handle was evidently replaced with one from a San Remo Red model at some point in its JDM life, you can clearly see the color coming through after sanding. Also, upon pulling out the gorgeous Spec C aluminum trunk we found that it was from an 06-07 model, all fine and good aside from the massive holes in it to attach the stars of Pleiades emblem found on those years. Live, learn, weld it up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4529567852_68b063746d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4529567852_68b063746d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4528931395_52cc6eb224.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 327px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4528931395_52cc6eb224.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4529570702_52e54e219f.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4529570702_52e54e219f.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4529573464_748265d48b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 334px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4529573464_748265d48b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18438414079883493660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637750851323033995.post-73880714023875284692010-04-15T16:41:00.000-07:002010-04-15T19:33:29.648-07:00Expanses of GhostsIn high school I became familiar with a gorgeous property full of haunt that lay near desolation atop Montgomery's downtown. As life and city shifted about the house stayed a constant in my memory, a wrinkle that never ironed out despite so many ideas and plans to document the home in various fashions. And as all ideas come and go I too returned to the house, even putting it off, shooting other areas all the while knowing that I would end up here to take these photos. For a brief history, Winter Place was built in 1855, plausibly by Samuel Sloan for Joseph Samual Winter and his wife Mary Elizabeth Winter. The property has remained in the hands of the family for its entire lifespan, aside from a 5 year period in which the North House was outside the ownership of bloodline. Evidently in my two year absence Major Craig Drescher purchased the house and it is undergoing redemption. Of course one condition in all this is that the current Winter stay and live as long as he choose. It is encouraging and rather beautiful to me to find those who wish to see this city healed and as well as it can be, and much in line with the vision of just how much Montgomery needs the gospel. 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