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  03.20.2001
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Well, the new hunkabutta site-features are
finished. As you can see on your left, there
is now a dynamic link index -- anybody can
add a link to the list. I'm hoping that this
will evolve into a resource for people who
are into photologs, or who have questions
about photologging, image processing, cameras,
etc. Please make sure to put your links in
the appropriate categories.
Also, there will now be weekly, or maybe
bi-monthly surveys -- how fun! Please take
a moment to submit your vote. I'll try to
make these surveys interesting for the general
photologger community, but I'll probably
also use them to see how people feel about
various aspects of hunkabutta. If you
encounter any problems with these new features,
i.e., wonkey pages, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. There
are bound to be a few bugs here and there.
My next project is to put together some new
topical photo galleries to be shown on, where
else, the hunkabutta gallery page.
Enjoy!
 03.19.2001
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Man-o-man, what an uneventful weekend, but,
hey, that's okay, they can't all be wild
and woolly. Tomorrow's a National holiday
here in Japan, and I think that'll take my
new camera out for a test run -- maybe the
park, maybe the market. I'm also working
on some great new hunkabutta site features,
to be previewed sometime soon, I'll say no
more because I want you to wallow in the
suspense.
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Above are some geometrical pattern pictures
that I took at various times and places.
I love patterns, I find it a real challenge
recognizing them in the everyday items that
we see around us. Also, I think that patterns,
along with portraits, are the only two types
of photos that really come-off well on most websites.
Don't get me wrong, I like landscapes, action
scenes etc., but I find that, unless they're
very large, those kind of pictures just
don't have any umphff on a computer screen,
if you know what I mean.
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Gratuitous links of the day:
1) Thanks to David from ligtningfield for this one -- make sure your sound is on and your mind
is empty...
2) For all of you out there who, like me,
work in the 'Internet industry,' this little online program will undoubtedly come
in handy at one time or another.
 03.18.2001
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Above are a few shots that I took around
Ueno station a couple of weeks ago. The
area's lively, but a bit on the seedy side
-- a lot pachinko halls and guys offering
to take you to 'massage parlors,' wink-wink-nudge-nudge.
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I spent part of the afternoon today cleaning
the NEW SLR CAMERA that my father-in-law
was kind enough to leave for me before he
returned to Canada! Well, it's not exactly
new -- actually it's almost 35 years old,
but it's a great starter camera, totally
manual, and, as they say in Spain, I'm mucho
excitido. Start expecting a few print quality
scanned pictures to appear on hunkabutta
anytime soon.
Stay tuned...
 03.17.2001
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Nobody can ever say that I'm not true to
my word -- last night I got hosed: very hosed
in fact. We started off at a beautiful tabihodai (all you can eat/drink) restaurant, then
we ended up at Scruffy Murphy's, a pub in
Harajuku. Great band (I was a dance'n fool);
great beer (St. Patrick's 'week' specials);
and great company (friends from work). Above
are some pics of said event.
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Site news!
You can now send hunkabutta pictures as postcards
to your friends -- just look for the link
at the bottom of the picture pages. Try it
out and let me know what you think.
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