Travel Log

It’s been a while since I stepped into SeaTac airport, but I took serious note of the food option difference between ‘having a plane ticket’ and ‘not having a ticket’.  If you are privileged enough to have a ticket, there are places that have really good food, whereas not having a ticket gets you...
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A lot of cables, camera stuff and just about anything I might need to live stream from Las Vegas for the 2009 NPPA national convention Convergence 09. – A screengrab of editing this post for my cousin Mark who I am skyping with from SeaTac while waiting for my plane.   He was curious...
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(just a quick post tonight) White Pass is known for skiing.  But once a year, it’s a place where local (mostly Yakima folks) get to go up and sled with their kids, free of charge, off a huge snow castle built on the slopes.  They call it Winter Carnival and it’s great fun.  Here...
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So this is Colin Mulvany and I’s first chance to get a hands on walkthrough with the new Canon 5D Mark II.  Impressive camera.  Already signed up for one.
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Here are some random images from the first day of the Flying Short Course, Portland, Ore. Pictured below is Kurt Austin and Tony Overman — captions for the rest later)
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Wow, quite a long day where both the Traveling Timecard and I feel blown away.  So tomorrow I will be talking with two of the most talented video photojournalists in the Northwest – Kurt Austin and Colin Mulvany.  What an absolute honor. I never would have imagined me returning to Portland, where KATU gave...
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Dark McMenamins ale is a great way to end a day that began at — oh 3 a.m. NPPA 11 director Russ Kendal is documenting me documenting the document in the foreground. The timecard learns a dark ale is a good thing.
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This is Chris at the coffee roasting company he works for. You can find his in most stores in the Northwest, including Nordstroms and Target. Good stuff too. He’s also shepherding the Traveling Timecard on its travels (his left hand).
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My first time visiting my cousin’s home in stumptown. They have been doing a lot of work on it – and I am really glad to be able to visit a bit with my eldest cousin while here for the Flying Short Course.
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Leaving the Urban Grind, going to pick up the car and meetup with cousin Chris.  (Note the headline… way too appropriate. Credit the Mercury)
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