Photo: Nikkor 18-55mm f5.6 ISO400, major crop! (I really need a macro lens to take better photos of bugs...)
Hey brain, wake up! (I've been sort of procrastinating lately...)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Take a little breath... and start again...
Photo: Nikkor 18-55mm f5.6 ISO400, major crop! (I really need a macro lens to take better photos of bugs...)
Hey brain, wake up! (I've been sort of procrastinating lately...)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Updates on random stuff
I just finished doing dishes and cleaned up a little after Renee and I had dinner together at home. All of sudden I started feeling hot, so I decided to come out to our apartment patio and write a blog (because I have not done this in a while...).
So what should I write about... Well, for the past three months or so I have been gradually gathering stuff to build a new PC to do some serious photography work. The major thrust to take on this project came when I realized that none of my computers can handle today's softwares (as you can see, I haven't worked on photography for a while). I guess I could have just purchased a budget PC from Dell, like I always used to do. But when this calendar year started, I wanted to build a computer by putting together individual parts because I have never done it before and I thought it was a cool personal project. Things are almost done--I am just waiting for a hard drive and monitor calibrator. The machine will run under Intel Quad Core 2 and 4GB of memory. I am going to start with 1.5TB HDD for now, but I am sure more storage space will be added on later.
Something that I noticed in the past two years is that as I spent more money on my personal projects (camera and computers for now), I spend less money on clothes, shoes, and other stuff. I hate to admit, but I am a sucker for well-constructed computer bags and comfortable shoes (*sigh)--I usually don't go after good looking ones (otherwise, I would be labeled as 'metro'). But I can't resist temptations to get better fit computer bags and more comfortable and water resistant shoes (I hate getting my socks get wet when it rains). There, I said it--I am a sucker for bags and shoes.
On to a different subject... Church: recently, Renee and I have been going to Contra Costa Korean Presbyterian Church in Walnut Creek. My old pastor from Buffalo, NY moved to Walnut Creek about two months ago to lead the church as the senior pastor there. The last time I saw him and his wife was back in 2002 to say 'good-bye' just before I moved to San Francisco (yes, I drove 7 hr from New York City to say good-bye in person). I thought that was the last time we would see each other face to face. Now, they live only 30 min away from me! After the second visit to the church, Renee and I decided to attend there regularly. Sadly, that meant that we had to leave Richmond Baptist Church. But I hope to keep friendship and continue fellowship in Christ with them, because we are no strangers and we live so close to the church.
Let's see... what else... Oh, I have been biking to work on a regular basis, about three times a week. Since one way is about 6 miles, I bike about 36 miles of total distance every week. I biked on and off, mostly on weekend when I had to go to work. On my first week of riding bike on weekdays, I tried three days straight--the first day was tough... the second day was the toughest... and the third day I had the most pain on my legs. So I am riding bike to work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If I keep exercise like this and eat healthier, maybe I will lower my cholesterol and blood sugar level.
Work... well, I don't want to write anything about my work any more. But I can talk about science in person and make it interesting! I am still a rookie-postdoc, and learning to swim here and there. It is kind of hard to tell where I can go two to three years from now after I am done with the postdoc appointment. But I try not to distract myself with that kind of thoughts for now.
So what should I write about... Well, for the past three months or so I have been gradually gathering stuff to build a new PC to do some serious photography work. The major thrust to take on this project came when I realized that none of my computers can handle today's softwares (as you can see, I haven't worked on photography for a while). I guess I could have just purchased a budget PC from Dell, like I always used to do. But when this calendar year started, I wanted to build a computer by putting together individual parts because I have never done it before and I thought it was a cool personal project. Things are almost done--I am just waiting for a hard drive and monitor calibrator. The machine will run under Intel Quad Core 2 and 4GB of memory. I am going to start with 1.5TB HDD for now, but I am sure more storage space will be added on later.
Something that I noticed in the past two years is that as I spent more money on my personal projects (camera and computers for now), I spend less money on clothes, shoes, and other stuff. I hate to admit, but I am a sucker for well-constructed computer bags and comfortable shoes (*sigh)--I usually don't go after good looking ones (otherwise, I would be labeled as 'metro'). But I can't resist temptations to get better fit computer bags and more comfortable and water resistant shoes (I hate getting my socks get wet when it rains). There, I said it--I am a sucker for bags and shoes.
On to a different subject... Church: recently, Renee and I have been going to Contra Costa Korean Presbyterian Church in Walnut Creek. My old pastor from Buffalo, NY moved to Walnut Creek about two months ago to lead the church as the senior pastor there. The last time I saw him and his wife was back in 2002 to say 'good-bye' just before I moved to San Francisco (yes, I drove 7 hr from New York City to say good-bye in person). I thought that was the last time we would see each other face to face. Now, they live only 30 min away from me! After the second visit to the church, Renee and I decided to attend there regularly. Sadly, that meant that we had to leave Richmond Baptist Church. But I hope to keep friendship and continue fellowship in Christ with them, because we are no strangers and we live so close to the church.
Let's see... what else... Oh, I have been biking to work on a regular basis, about three times a week. Since one way is about 6 miles, I bike about 36 miles of total distance every week. I biked on and off, mostly on weekend when I had to go to work. On my first week of riding bike on weekdays, I tried three days straight--the first day was tough... the second day was the toughest... and the third day I had the most pain on my legs. So I am riding bike to work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If I keep exercise like this and eat healthier, maybe I will lower my cholesterol and blood sugar level.
Work... well, I don't want to write anything about my work any more. But I can talk about science in person and make it interesting! I am still a rookie-postdoc, and learning to swim here and there. It is kind of hard to tell where I can go two to three years from now after I am done with the postdoc appointment. But I try not to distract myself with that kind of thoughts for now.
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