Miscellaneous Monday #5

New Year’s resolutions are always interesting things… do you make them short term so you can achieve them quickly or do you make them more long term to prove your resolve?  Each year I put a few short ones on there (usually to do items that I’ve been putting off) and a few longer term ones.  Here are a few of mine:

- Steam clean the kitchen floor and get the grout sealed.
- Keep a food journal (recording what I eat in hopes of losing a few pounds)
- Start exercising more… in particular hitting the heavy bag and jumping rope
- Get an annual physical
- Go to the eye doctor… need to keep my eyes healthy

What are your resolutions for the year?
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It seems the college football enthusiasts and sports-casters predicted correctly.  LSU is pretty much dominating Ohio State.  The current score is 31-17 with 10 minutes left in the game.  It feels a bit strange that a 2 loss team is about to win the national championship, but that pretty much highlights this crazy season.  I wonder how many more seasons it will take before college football finally institutes a playoff system.
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If you personally know any photographers you know we’re all a bunch of gear heads and gadget nerds.  We all love getting new equipment and gadgets that allow us to do things we previously couldn’t do (or had to do with a lot of effort).  My latest acquisitions are a Canon EOS 1d Mark III camera and a Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 lens.  This combination sure does weigh a lot, but it really is amazing.  I used the camera for Kara and Wes’ wedding this past Saturday, but didn’t really get to use the 85.  I have an engagement session this coming Saturday that I’m hoping to use the combination more.
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If you have a game system (Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360) you need to get Guitar Hero III.  I got it for Christmas for the Wii and am completely addicted to it.  If you have it for the Wii send me an email and we can battle online .
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My public service announcement for the week: when it is sunny, wear your sunblock.  It doesn’t matter if it’s January or July.  The sun an be strong at any time of the year and it’s better to be protected than deal with wrinkles and, God forbid, skin cancer in the years to come.  I found out that a very mild case of sunburn is possible in Texas in January this weekend.