tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226543172011-04-21T18:28:02.004-07:00Merlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644080614425660082noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22654317.post-17030729302815244562007-08-03T00:14:00.001-07:002008-12-08T15:28:03.587-08:00After being visited by thoughts of my good friend Age, I was inspired to contact him with news of my goings on. I thought of e-mailing, and went in search of his e-mail address. In looking for his e-mail address and looking for news of his goings on, I thought it might be easier to post on my blog with the pictures and descriptions of each. I hope the few who see them enjoy.<br /><br />I have decided to post a few of my favorites first, then post the groups from which they came.<br /><br />Here are some of my favorites:<br />(Paris, France)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQncoPOsSI/AAAAAAAAAAM/KMtRFUVSLA8/s1600-h/IMG_0062.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQncoPOsSI/AAAAAAAAAAM/KMtRFUVSLA8/s320/IMG_0062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094740451253989666" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQwp4POsTI/AAAAAAAAAAU/GplY5Em7t7o/s1600-h/IMG_0131.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQwp4POsTI/AAAAAAAAAAU/GplY5Em7t7o/s320/IMG_0131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094750574491906354" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQwqYPOsUI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Pc98rdI928A/s1600-h/IMG_0453.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQwqYPOsUI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Pc98rdI928A/s320/IMG_0453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094750583081840962" /></a><br />(My sister, Seyka, and her mini, CrackerJack)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQzOIPOsVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/oXyzAR-SDXk/s1600-h/IMG_0927.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQzOIPOsVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/oXyzAR-SDXk/s320/IMG_0927.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094753396285419858" /></a><br />(My dad and his horsies, Shortcake and CrackerJack)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ0QYPOsWI/AAAAAAAAAAs/byottwXsIyE/s1600-h/IMG_1017.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ0QYPOsWI/AAAAAAAAAAs/byottwXsIyE/s320/IMG_1017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094754534451753314" /></a><br />(From left to right, Me, my sister Seyka, and my dad)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ1KIPOsXI/AAAAAAAAAA0/710kUSwHOVM/s1600-h/IMG_1297.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ1KIPOsXI/AAAAAAAAAA0/710kUSwHOVM/s320/IMG_1297.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094755526589198706" /></a><br /><br />(Me)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ374POsYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/sBhHfkIMPbU/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ374POsYI/AAAAAAAAAA8/sBhHfkIMPbU/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094758580310946178" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ38IPOsZI/AAAAAAAAABE/TIA7EJqQqrA/s1600-h/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ38IPOsZI/AAAAAAAAABE/TIA7EJqQqrA/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094758584605913490" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ38oPOsaI/AAAAAAAAABM/DAnYCvfPQWI/s1600-h/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ38oPOsaI/AAAAAAAAABM/DAnYCvfPQWI/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094758593195848098" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ384POsbI/AAAAAAAAABU/DTe2858Fj7w/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ384POsbI/AAAAAAAAABU/DTe2858Fj7w/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094758597490815410" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ384POscI/AAAAAAAAABc/_27G-FvMSoU/s1600-h/IMG_0248.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ384POscI/AAAAAAAAABc/_27G-FvMSoU/s320/IMG_0248.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094758597490815426" /></a><br />(A park in Oregon. I was playing with long-exposure.)<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ9XYPOsdI/AAAAAAAAABk/NzBnFJfgVI8/s1600-h/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ9XYPOsdI/AAAAAAAAABk/NzBnFJfgVI8/s320/IMG_0420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094764550315487698" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ-IYPOseI/AAAAAAAAABs/nS5nzvNLLVM/s1600-h/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ-IYPOseI/AAAAAAAAABs/nS5nzvNLLVM/s320/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094765392129077730" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ-I4POsfI/AAAAAAAAAB0/rIKRFv0rK_I/s1600-h/IMG_0565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ-I4POsfI/AAAAAAAAAB0/rIKRFv0rK_I/s320/IMG_0565.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094765400719012338" /></a><br />(Some cool Black and White Shots I took)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_PoPOsgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/6-2GJdS1vyc/s1600-h/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_PoPOsgI/AAAAAAAAAB8/6-2GJdS1vyc/s320/IMG_0658.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094766616194757122" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_P4POshI/AAAAAAAAACE/nrbY3hW6isM/s1600-h/IMG_0663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_P4POshI/AAAAAAAAACE/nrbY3hW6isM/s320/IMG_0663.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094766620489724434" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_QIPOsiI/AAAAAAAAACM/Rf7VcEGwxKc/s1600-h/IMG_0678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_QIPOsiI/AAAAAAAAACM/Rf7VcEGwxKc/s320/IMG_0678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094766624784691746" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_QoPOsjI/AAAAAAAAACU/nMDXjMZ2E5E/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrQ_QoPOsjI/AAAAAAAAACU/nMDXjMZ2E5E/s320/IMG_0690.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094766633374626354" /></a><br />(Pictures of a friend's winery)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAs4POskI/AAAAAAAAACc/pf7lqirXKTI/s1600-h/IMG_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAs4POskI/AAAAAAAAACc/pf7lqirXKTI/s320/IMG_0830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094768218217558594" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAtYPOslI/AAAAAAAAACk/y77iSs9CDU4/s1600-h/IMG_0865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAtYPOslI/AAAAAAAAACk/y77iSs9CDU4/s320/IMG_0865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094768226807493202" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAt4POsmI/AAAAAAAAACs/OdYSXKUW_r8/s1600-h/IMG_0907.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAt4POsmI/AAAAAAAAACs/OdYSXKUW_r8/s320/IMG_0907.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094768235397427810" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAuYPOsnI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0-QvuV6C0ZU/s1600-h/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRAuYPOsnI/AAAAAAAAAC0/0-QvuV6C0ZU/s320/IMG_0914.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094768243987362418" /></a><br />(Sunset in Santa Barbara)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRBk4POsoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/uDCxdC3iHfU/s1600-h/IMG_0773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRBk4POsoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/uDCxdC3iHfU/s320/IMG_0773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094769180290232962" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRBlYPOspI/AAAAAAAAADE/Apgi_vxXAsM/s1600-h/IMG_0783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRBlYPOspI/AAAAAAAAADE/Apgi_vxXAsM/s320/IMG_0783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094769188880167570" /></a><br />(Flowers)<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRCQIPOsqI/AAAAAAAAADM/3dwBdFvpts4/s1600-h/IMG_0804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRCQIPOsqI/AAAAAAAAADM/3dwBdFvpts4/s320/IMG_0804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094769923319575202" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRCQ4POsrI/AAAAAAAAADU/FurtNJrSivU/s1600-h/IMG_0833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GmSixHqD7XQ/RrRCQ4POsrI/AAAAAAAAADU/FurtNJrSivU/s320/IMG_0833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094769936204477106" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now. I will share more if anyone sees these and likes them.<br />I would like to share more and get feedback on them. I don't really know what I'm doing with the camera, so any input from people "in the know" (or even from people who just like what they see) would be greatly appreciated!<br /><br />Thanks to whoever sees these.<br /><br />-M<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22654317-1703072930281524456?l=thanksgivingbomb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Merlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644080614425660082noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22654317.post-1140300676244486822006-02-18T14:01:00.000-08:002006-02-18T14:13:25.946-08:00I started this account so that I could post a comment to a friend's blog, but if this holds the same attraction for me that MySpace seems to for other teenagers, I may end up continuing what I have started.<br />I am a high school senior, currently attending a Jesuit high school in the Bay Area, California. As my blog title indicates, my passion right now is pursuing enlightenment. I eagerly look forward to each opportunity for the wealth of knowledge that it portends, especially interactions with my friend "Optimystic Bloghead." If you visit his blog, you'll begin to get a sense of why.<br />Life is exciting to me, and I am worried about missing a moment. Ever since I discovered Emerson and Thoreau I have had a profound respect and love for nature, and an observation of the interconnectedness of the universe. The depth and intricacy of life and its processes is awe-inspiring to me, and I am anxious to learn as much I can about it as I can, in any way that I can.<br />Life has only just begun, but it's already a lot of fun.<br />That's all for now.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22654317-114030067624448682?l=thanksgivingbomb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Merlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06644080614425660082noreply@blogger.com6