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Sunday night, Neola made the carbiest dinner I ever had. delicious!

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Q and I started the Bruce Springsteen show with

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interviewing talented teenage boys!

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Wednesday night crunk in the bathroom:

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the loveliest cookie monster:

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finale at the E Room

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super-secret mission:

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date night with Kate:

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Rob Finch and I have been working on a story about krumping for what seems like a jillion years. The story finally ran on Friday -- on the entire front of the Living Section. Click on RF's photo to see the story (and videos!)

Day 202

I have begun my own, new version of j-school, starting tonight with a crash course in photography with Quentin. I'll call the school, lovingly, The Lizard Lips School of Journalism. Tonight, I'm geeked out on learning about exposures and white balance.

so:

daylight:



pre white-balance tutorial:



post white-balance tutorial:

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writing about the SBHS speech team:

Day 200

For years, my favorite Indian dish has been Baingan Bharta. I can't seem to find a good batch of it in Portland, so I made my own. I used too many peas and should have used ginger and cilantro, but, oh well:

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Kate makes the best turkey sandwiches:

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On the fish-and-chips tour with Ed, this time to Halibuts on Alberta (the most delicious place yet!):

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Saturday night with Neola, Natalie and Kate:

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(back-date to Tuesday)

reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret before breakfast (this book was so, so, so awesome):

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Kate made dinner while I sat on the cabinet being sick and pathetic:

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(will have to flip-flop Wednesday's entry 'cause my other camera is in the car)

sooo Thursday, finally got my new camera:

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I went to Quentin's the other day, and he was showing me all these cool videos he had made taking a picture every five seconds. I want to learn how to do that, so I practiced by getting dressed (and undressed!) apologies to Q for making a mess out of his really cool idea. I'm going to do something awesome, though, once I get better at it:

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Sunday afternoon at Quentin's. He took this with his version of the camera I bought today (Canon Rebel XTI)

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Thursday afternoon reporting in a high school:

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Kate drove out to Gresham Wednesday and bought me

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This jack-o-lantern in the back of this truck haunted me all the way down 181st street Tuesday.

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(back-log; photobucket was weird all week)


That tree is starting to sprout buds again:

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Sunday afternoon with Neola:

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Saturday morning brunch with Neola, Isolde and Kate: