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Welcome to my Web site. My name is Chris, and I'll be your host. I live in Austin, Texas, with my partner, Ray, and our child dog, Mocha. You can read more about me, learn 100 random things about me, and if you're wondering what the heck a khowaga is, click here. Feel free to browse, read, and leave comments!

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72/365: Act of Devotion

71/365: Modes of Transport

70/365: Outbound

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Fun at Costco

I’ve been teased about taking my camera everywhere in the past, but I’m always trying to keep my eye open for a potential photo for the 365.

My friend Allan from high school, who exists as “foshydog” on Flickr, is also doing a 365 photo project. Recently, he posted a photo that he took in a [...]

Another Cooking Post

I’m taking today off. I’ve worked the past couple of weekends, so I decided to use up some of the comp time that I’ve accrued. I should probably be doing some of my Arabic homework, but I pulled out Rick Bayless’s Mexican Everyday instead because … well, I was actually thinking of making dinner in [...]

February 2010 Desktop Calendar

In honor of my first photo to crack the elusive Flickr Explore feature, I’m putting out a desktop calendar for February 2010.

Download it (right click and choose “save as…”):

Standard Width: 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 1024 | 1200 x 600

Widescreen: 1280 x 800 | 1440 [...]

2009 in Review

January (N-Seoul Tower, Seoul, Korea)
Family visit to Korea.  No casualties.

February (St. David’s Hospital, Austin, Texas)
Welcoming Madison Maguregui into the world.

March (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
Ray and Mocha.

April (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
New floors!  Followed soon by new furniture.

May (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
Baby bird nesting in the hanging flowerpot on the back porch.

June (Home, Round Rock, Texas)
7 months [...]

Playing Around

One of the things on my Christmas list this year was a 50mm f1.8 lens for my camera.  It’s a fixed lens, meaning you can’t zoom in and out, which is new and different for me, considering the last lens I bought goes from wide angle to extreme zoom in one fell swoop.

I like it.  [...]