I implore you; check out this album. If you don’t like it I will personally call you and talk about my bout with childhood asthma for twenty-six minutes.

Check out her Virb page for a couple of tracks from the album.

So, I took some pinhole photos this afternoon, because I’d been telling myself all day that it was Worldwide Pinhole Day (and I’m inclined to participate in such things). I must say, I was quite proud of myself for actually accomplishing something I set out to do “on time.”

Turns out Pinhole Day was Sunday. Luckily (for you) I did snap a couple that afternoon as well. There are also a few more here. These were all taken with a very crudely fashioned (and unmeasured) pinhole punched in a piece of tin and attached to my Canon XTi. Please don’t expect me to remember your birthday.

- Your always tardy, but ever well-meaning friend – Branden

There’s no doubt that Linus is the single most popular photo subject around here lately. I’m still working toward taking an artistic photo jaunt sometime soon, but for now I’m perfectly content to aim the lens at this little guy. Can I be blamed?

I just uploaded a backlogged group of photos of him to Flickr. Check out the Linus collection if you want to see about a kajillion (60) new photos. There are new sets for Easter, Bath Tyme, and ExcerSaucer, as well as some additions to the Misc. set.

Ever since Linus was born I’ve been in strange mood (stranger than usual) where I just couldn’t hear music any more. That is to say, I was not interested in listening to music much. I’m not really sure why; I guess I’ve been struggling with a media overload of sorts for a while now. I’ve also been on a movie hiatus since October (more on that later).

Suffice to say that I’m finally in a state of mind where I’m able to enjoy music again (been there for a couple weeks now actually). The Books show last week was a nice way to bring it all full circle, and I’ve finally charged my iPod up again.

Here’s what’s currently floating my boat. Some of these are new, some simply deserved revisiting. In no particular order:

Whoever you are, wherever you are, my dog loves you.

This is footage shot from one of the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters as it makes its descent from space back to the Atlantic. I’ve seen a lot of footage like this over the years, but this is unique not only because of the quality but also the fact that it includes audio. If you can, turn off the lights, turn up your speakers and take this five minute ride.

The Books were amazing. I have to agree with Rubens; this was one of the best shows I’ve seen in recent memory. It was another one of those shows for which I was completely sitting on the fence, and in the end I’m so glad that I went. I liked these guys before the show; now I absolutely love them.

Kudos to Luke for turning me on to these guys (sorry I resisted). I picked up a little sumpin’ for you at the show. You should have it within six to eight months. Thanks to Rubens too for convincing me to come out of my lair and walk among the living for a few hours.

I put a few more shots up on Flickr as well.

Because in space, no one can hear you sing.

• A day planned around a movie
• Playing with Matchbox cars in the dirt
• Paint on canvas
• Riding on the handlebars
• Video games played from Bickle’s trundle bed
• Exploring the sewers beneath Willow Branch Park
• Building, launching, retrieving model rockets
• Leaving the house for the sole purpose of taking photos
• Hot Krispy Kreme
• Reading comics in the 7-11
• Having friends even remotely close by