I think one of the best things I’ve done this year was upgrading my Flickr account to Pro status. Ever since that day back in January, I’ve been taking a lot more photos (I guess I did that by default when I went on my trip to UK/Europe) and gradually, I’ve been taking better photos. I am really getting more and more interested in learning how to take better photos (not just your regular point-and-shoot). I’m learning about composing the image, lighting, exposures, etc.

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Wow. My called my friend yesterday and the first thing he was talking about was this festival out in Pemberton. I hadn’t heard anything about it so I wasn’t in the know. However, after an evening out, I returned home and the entire Interweb and their dogs were all about the Pemberton Festival. I had to check it out to see what was so special about it. My friend had already told me the brief details about it; it was a 3-day festival being held in Pemberton in July, not unlike the Sasquatch Festival. Headliners were to include Coldplay, Jay-Z, Metric, and Interpol, among others. It wasn’t until I visited the website that I saw the full potential of the festival.

Besides the aforementioned acts, also appearing at the first-ever Pemberton Festival are Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails, The Tragically Hip, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Sam Roberts Band, Vampire Weekend, Black Mountain, Wintersleep, Buck 65, Sia, Brazilian Girls, and many others. That’s a pretty damn good lineup. I am definitely going to this thing. Tickets are $239.50 for the entire 3-day event and go on sale March 28th. Hope to see you there!

As part of my things that would be good to do in the new year, I’ve been more environmentally conscience in my every day life. For example, whenever possible, I don’t use any plastic bags. I’ve bought some reusable bags for grocery shopping and I carry my messenger bag with me most anywhere I go so I can always throw things in that when I need to. I’ve also tried to not drive as much, to emit less pollution (and also because the price of gas is ridiculous). Being environmentally friendly has also extended to my purchasing decisions. Whenever possible, I also try to by things that are environmentally friendly and use some type of recycled material. My latest environmentally friendly purchase is a notebook by ecojot. It’s made from 100% recycled paper and it’s also made in Canada (bonus!). It’s a pretty cool little spiral notebook.

I had intentions to get a Moleskine, however it was expensive and it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for. So when I found this notebook, I was pretty happy.I’ve been looking for a notebook to jot down notes ever since I got back from my trip. I had a notebook with me on the trip, however it was bigger than I had liked and when I returned back home, it was pretty much filled up anyway. I always like to carry a notebook with me in case I come up with brilliant (or sometimes not-so-brilliant) ideas. Even more so now because I’m always coming up with photography ideas. Now I just need to find a bag for my MacBook Pro and I’m all set. That, plus a digital SLR camera.

So I’ve had my new MacBook Pro for 5 full days now and honestly, I love it. I love laptop computers in general (what’s not to love?) but I doubly love my MacBook Pro. The fact that it’s shiny and an attention grabber makes it all the more better. But is it all just purely asthetics? No, it goes way beyond that.

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My MacBook Pro arrived today. I was so excited. I had been checking the FedEx tracking website every day and it said that it would be delivered today. The FedEx man arrived at my front door at 10am this morning with my shiny new MacBook Pro and I was just so elated. What follows is my live blog of this morning when I received and unboxed my brand new MacBook Pro. Read the rest of this entry »