Kris, Jessamyn, and Abigail Milo

Wordpress on a jump drive

milo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:02:42 +0000

If you aren’t a little bit nerdy, please stop reading this and go on about your day

So I just recently loaded wordpress onto a jump drive which I carry around everywhere with me (on my key chain when not plugged in). I gotta say, I’m loving it. I can “jot” things down as I think of them in a quick, organized manner. Short term goals, things my daughter says and does as she grows up, things I wanna buy, foods I wanna cook, important dates, photo ideas, etc. Wordpress has categories and tagging, so sorting thru the posts are quick and easy … and I always have everything with me. Try it, it’s cool … if you’re a nerd, like me.

Link to instructions

New Stuff for Abi

milo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:07:28 +0000

We bought Abi some new triangular shaped crayons and finger paints. She likes them both very much

ignore the chocolate Teddy Graham's on her mouth

watchin' Super Why

birth of an artist

Video Game Life

milo — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:44 +0000

As far as I can remember, below is the list of video games I’ve beaten. I’ve played probably 5x more than what’s listed. These are just the one’s I’ve either beaten or played enough to say close enough (some games aren’t “beatable” in the classic sense). There may be more, but this is all I can think of:

X-Box 360:

Halo: Combat Evolved (X-Box Game, but I beat it on the 360)
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST

Nintendo Wii:

Mario Kart Wii
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
New Super Mario Bros Wii
The Legend of Zelda (Original Nintendo game, but I beat it on the wii)
Battalion Wars 2

Nintendo Gamecube:

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
F-Zero GX
Mario Party 7
Metroid Prime
Pikmin
Soulcalibur 2
Super Monkey Ball
TimeSplitter’s 2

Nintendo 64:

Perfect Dark
Goldeneye 007
Extreme G
F-Zero X
Gauntlet Legends
Mario Kart 64
Mortal Kombat 4
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Super Mario 64

Super Nintendo:

F-Zero
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter II Turbo
Illusion of Gaia
Sim City
Lemmings
Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
Earthworm Jim
ActRaiser
Pilot Wings
Super Off Road

Nintendo Entertainment System:

Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 2
Super Mario Brothers 3
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link (used the turbo controller)
Contra
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Ghost ‘n Goblins
Hogan’s Alley
Lemmings
Mega Man (I’m not sure which one)
Metroid
Ninja Gaiden
Paperboy
RC Pro Am
Solomon’s Key
Spy Hunter
Super Spike Volleyball
Tecmo Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl

Atari:

Missile Command
Raiders of the Lost Arc
River Raid
Space Invaders

PC:

Sim City 3000 Unlimited

nothing new

milo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:01:44 +0000

While I can’t sure with 100% certainty, I’m pretty sure this is the longest stint I’ve gone with the same website layout. I like the look of it a lot, but I’m also a huge fan of changing things up once and a while. For no, I’m not going to change anything as I’m pretty sure I’ll just end up back to this layout … it’s the best I’ve come up with so far. So what do I do? Good question, without a good answer. I can (and might) create another website just for the joy of making something new. But what would that website have on it that I couldn’t just put here? … nothing – so kind of a waste of time. I could track my upcoming shot at running a 1/2 marathon this year. I could track my constantly changing tastes concerning photography equipment and photo goals. I could create a recipe site with all of my favorite foods to make or thing s I want to make.

… but then what would I put on this site? Family related stuff – events, friends, etc

I don’t know … I’m just bored I guess

Abi’s first boyfriend

milo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:52:52 +0000

Handy Manny

Tunnel Fun

milo — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:53:10 +0000

Playing around with our new ultra wide angle lens

into the tunnel

too close

follow me

Fun Day

milo — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:32:27 +0000

First, Jessamyn and I went in halvies on a new lens. It’s an ultra wide angle lens … very cool. Here’s a shot of Abi playing with her balloon (with a lollipop in her mouth):

big reach

Today, we decided to go to the Schenectady Museum. It’s a little pricey ($7.50 per adult) and a bit run down, but there’s a lot for kids to do, which is cool:

she loves computers

not much hydrogen in her

static electricity machine

manually powered electric motor

it’s a big deal for dad

milo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:28:13 +0000

Abi at Spencer's birthday party

I don’t get to see Abi interact with other kids too much. Jessamyn takes her on play dates during the day when I’m working, and she goes to children’s church during church, but I don’t get to see her … see if she gets scared, or if she understands everything that happening … or if she gets involved. The other day we took her to a friends 2 year old birthday. It was at a day care center type of place and there were many children of all ages, so I got to watch her. It’s interesting to see her having fun, but not really interacting too much with other kids … yet she likes to have them around.

Happy New Year

milo — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:31:11 +0000

I was going to post something last month, but noticed that in December of 2008 I only posted once, so I wanted to stay true to form for December of 2009.

The Odd Days Project is over. I have one more photo to post and that’s done. I’m not sure what photo project to start next.
I may start competing over at dpchallenge again this year.
I’m in a biggest loser contest with some family. I currently have ballooned back up to 160. My goal is 145 by March 31st … that’s only 5 pounds per month, how hard could it be?
I’ve slowly started getting back to the gym (very slowly).
I plan to run a 1/2 marathon this year, even though at the moment I can barely squeak out a 5k on a treadmill (which is much easier)

What to do, what to do

milo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:05:24 +0000

Only 16 more images left to add to my Odd Days Project and I’m wondering what I should do next. I don’t think I want to keep going with it … I need a break. Usually in the winter time, I don’t take many pictures, but I feel like I’ve gone too long without really trying to make a decent image … though, I am happy with these:

I’ve been thinking hard about changing the website, but I like the way it looks at the moment and don’t want to mess that up. Maybe I’ll start another website … I don’t know. Obviously, I need to give it some more thought.