I need to …
put up/send out pictures from our Halloween party — a Victorian themed Masquerade Ball — which was just plain awesome. Best estimate is that around a hundred people in fantastic costumes showed up for a good time (some reluctantly leaving around 4:30 in the morning)
put up pictures from Stephen & Stacey’s drinking container party as well as pictures & design sketches of my Deux Ex Machina drinking container that as many have assured me, should have won for most creative. Despite its awesomeness — such awesomeness it would make Chuck Norris nod in approval — it didn’t win for a number of reasons that can be best summed up as: people didn’t get what it did. I’ll explain when/if I ever get around to putting up the pics. That was also a great party and I’m already looking forward to next year.
process all the pictures from my last photo shoot with Carrie, a new acquaintance I’ve made, who has been willing to spend time modeling for me.
come up with more ideas for photo shoots
get packed for our annual Thanksgiving climbing trip
go through a few thousand images, and judge them for the everyman photo contest. two sections down 4 more to go.
On a completely different note, since my last real update I have …
celebrated mine and Laura’s one year anniversary (night of our Halloween party)
completed all possible 200 miles of the two-day MS150 bike tour and raised a little over a thousand dollars, thereby accomplishing both of my goals. next years goal: ride 300 miles in three days by riding the hundred miles from St. Charles to Columbia, then follow up with the 200 miles at the MS bike tour.
read the entire Harry Potter series and thought they were all great.
read Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. I enjoyed that one as well though I felt he fumbled it a bit at the very end. The first book, The Golden Compass, should hit the big screen sometime in December 2007.
read almost all books, all the ones I cared to read, by Neil Gaiman (American Gods a while back, then Good Omens, Stardust, Neverwhere, Anansi Boys)
seen the Stardust movie earlier this year as well. Didn’t live up to the book, of course, but was throughly enjoyable.
seen the live action Transformers movie and nearly peed on myself out of sheer joy.
been to a Renaissance Festival (in Kansas City) which was an awesome experience
entered two mountain bike races and won neither of them.
broken my wrist during a dirt-jump crash landing about eight weeks before the aforementioned MS bike tour. spent six weeks in a brace.
done the moonlight ramble.
traveled to Puerto Rico and made friends with some locals
discovered some cool new bands/artists like Beirut, the Decemberists, the Pipettes, Grizzly Bear, Amy Milan, Andew Bird, etc.
I’m sure there is a thing or two I forgot, but as it is 12:30am, I am out.
