Photoshoot with Mister E

Today Everett nearly destroyed me with his superhuman cuteness. I couldn't get over how good he was, and so cheerful & smiley the ENTIRE time! I was at their house for over 3 hours! I do think it really helps that his parents are such fun, laid back people. I had a great time today - who wouldn't with an irresistable and charming model like this?!?! Ashli & Brandon, thank you again for letting me shoot your kid :-)

Here are some of the pics from today. Warning: this blog post may contain some seriously pinchable leg rolls!!!

What's wrong with this picture?

Here is the current Yahoo! home page. This page is the result of months, nay, years of careful research and testing.



And here is AOL's prospective home page design. It is still in beta. I guess if you can't afford the resources to come up with a good design, the next best strategy is to rip somebody else off. I'm embarrassed for them.


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Geeks Do It Better

I married one. Geeks, nerds, technies, dweebs, whatever you want to call them, they make great partners. Here is a short list demonstrating why I love Geeks:

1. Our house is networked and we have 1.5 terabytes of storage. What does that mean for me? Infinite storage space for shooting and storing photos to my heart's content. Mwahahaha.

2. Mr. Evil studied Mechanical Engineering. He had a total of 2 females in his classes while we were in college (one of them looked like Walter Matthau). By default I was the cutest girl on the planet. Well, his planet.

3. I wiped my memory card last week and lost my mind, running around the house cussing, threatening hari kari. Mr. Evil sauntered in and calmly recovered the missing docs with one hand, lime popsicle in the other. He then retired to his nerd lair for a long session of W.O.W. (if you know what that is then you're a geek too).

4. Geeks appreciate good design and engineering. We invested in a Dyson, the world's most amazing vacume cleaner, which never loses suction. Mr. Evil *actually* seems to enjoy vacuming the house with it! Hands off ladies, I'm keeping this one.

5. Physics, Chemistry, Calculus, blah blah blah. I hated these classes and therefore retained nothing. Sorry mom, its true. If you ask me, everything happens by magic or tiny elf wizards. Mr. Evil is a walking encyclopedia of scientific information. With all of that info on demand from his head I am freed up to absorb superficial garbage. Perez Hilton and Cute Overload come to mind.

6. Science Fiction: adventures in. I probably never would have given Battlestar Gallactica or Firefly a chance otherwise. I am pleasantly suprised to find the acting decent and the plots well thought out. There I said it. Are you satisfied now, husband? Frack.

7. Geeks dont' necessarily look like geeks. Remember your mom telling you that the quiet, studious boys in high school would some day be cute and successful? It's true!!! Now they're good looking AND they have well developed personalities. Shhhhh, don't go telling everybody.

8. The latest gadgets and electronic baubles. I am up to my ears in all the technology a girl could ever want. I even have a new pink Nano that says EvilKate on the back. Le sigh.

9. Geeks attract other geeks. Mr. Evil has a large circle of friends with varied nerdly pursuits. By combining their awesome abilities they could probably hijack North America. Or at least Canada. Ipso facto, I become Queen of Canada.

10 Geeks are efficient and often perfectionists. They will always find the *best* way to do something. This includes driving places, assembling furniture, and most important of all, kissing.

For the record Mr. Evil prefers the term "Well Adjusted Technical Professional" instead of Geek.

While we're on the subject...
How to be the type of nerd that girls love
10 Reasons Why Geeks Make Better Lovers

Barbizon Model(s) of the Week

Too cute for Hell

I finally received my Purple Felony from KidRobot! His name is Skumbo and he is my little vinyl friend. I actually know somebody who fits this exact description...

"Satan's evil pet elephant! Dont be surprised if you see him painting your walls, eating your candy and stealing your car! Way too cute to be really evil, Skumbo left the fiery depths of hell to pursue a simpler life of booze, sleep, and well, more booze. These days he's roaming the earth, getting into adventures and living up to his reputation for being too cute for hell and too drunk for heaven!".

Friday Foto Day

Today I attended a digital photography workshop put on by Augie Chang, which was really fun. Brushed up on stuff I'd learned but forgotten and learned a lot of new skills. He was great about sharing his tricks with us. In the afternoon we went out and shot in downtown Pleasanton then came back and had a critique. Each of us chose a theme - mine was round objects: I highly recommend his workshop because its great for shooters of all levels. Auge is good at explaining things and does so in a straightforward manner. A day well spent!Ham.

I just like this photo

I think its the colors.