Salto de Chilasco

130 M (426′) – the tallest waterfall in Central America. We were there this afternoon. This shot was taken at the bottom of the falls. Very misty. How to get there from our house: Drive on the highway southeast 41 km. Turn left and drive 14 km on the dirt road. Park and hike 3 … [Read more…]

Strength and Honour

Hey, I have to post this excitement. After posting a website for my latest and only film (so far) and sending out a mass email to everyone I know, I’ve received such acclaim that even if it doesn’t get into either of the festivals, I’ll be happy about making the film. And that’s only after … [Read more…]

Blog Comment Olympics

In the spirit of the Soccer World Cup and NHL Stanley Cup Finals (GO OILERS!), I’d like to award those faithful blog commenters. Before I begin, I would like to say that I thought I should exempt myself, since I respond to many of the comments myself and figured I would naturally have the largest … [Read more…]

Why post this? Because.

When I woke up on the morning of September 11, 2001 to the radio describing the attack on the Twin Towers, my first vocal response was “Bush is bombing his own country to start a war.” Since then, it has only cost $287 billion and nearly 2500 US Soldiers to kill 40,000 Iraqi civilians (yeah, … [Read more…]

My ISP

When I got home this evening from our 4 days on the road, there was a wonderful surprise waiting for me. Stretched over from the roof of my neighbour’s house is a bright yellow ethernet cable. The cable descends over my roof and down to my window. You can see the splice that was done … [Read more…]

The Horror

Mom and I eating at a really nice restaurant on June 2, ’06 in Santa Catarina de Palopó Severe headache in the afternoon followed by violent vomiting in the evening followed by dire diarrhea the next morning. I can definitely attribute the last two symptoms to the meal I’m naïvely enjoying in this photo. I … [Read more…]

The Oiler Fan

Amazing. Absolutely Astonishing. Awesome. Oiler flag flying from my car in Antigua, Guatemala on May 28, ’06. I’ll be listening to the game tomorrow night online. You can see Oiler fans all over the world here.