James/Jamie/Yamez/Jamesy/Jaymz

The Landas Family Shoot

2009-04-04T15:11:00.000-07:00

This shoot was done at Orange Hills Restaurant for my mom's b-day. Everybody was a pretty good sport surprisingly. Thanks to Marlor (my sister's fiance) for taking the shots. Oh yeah if you didn't notice my sister didn't follow the memo, the theme was blue NOT yellow!

2008-10-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

One Pumpkin To Rule Them All

One Pumpkin To Rule Them All from James Landas on Vimeo.
So last year we made pumpkin bot for our annual pumpkin carving contest. This year we decided to take it up a notch. It started with the idea of a castle then it became Helms Deep. We then felt like we needed a battle scene so we took pics and included everybody in the scene. It was a lot of work but I think we pulled it off. We wanted to just blow everybody out of the water. The competition did step it up this year though. Damn that moving palm tree. We'll see if we win tomorrow (crossing fingers).

Best Man Speech for Bev and Ja

2008-10-15T22:01:00.000-07:00

So I haven't blogged in a really long time because of all of the wedding events surrounding Bev and Ja...I must say it was probably the most fun I've had at a wedding...here is my "Best Man" speech for the both of them...it was really nerve wrecking but as you can see I'd do anything for these two!

Bev's part

Bestman Speech - Bev from James Landas on Vimeo.

Ja's part

Bestman speech - Ja from James Landas on Vimeo.

I might as well put this up here too...again shows that there isn't anything I wouldn't do for these two! (I must admit though it was really fun!)

Bev and Ja's first dance from gwen78 on Vimeo.

Coldplay@theForum

2008-07-17T00:27:00.000-07:00

Coldplay@theForum from James Landas on Vimeo.
Probably the best concert I've ever been too...sorry for the shaky camera work...i was getting my groove on hahaha...thanks kay for letting me know about it and thank you fantone for helping us get the tickets!!

Final Prints claim the cup!

2008-07-02T22:46:00.000-07:00

So our annual company picnic was held the other week. I usually don't go to these things but this year being so close to the Olympics, they decided to make the theme Inter-departmental Olympics . And you know how I am with competition. Needless to say we dominated and took the trophy and a free lunch for the department. Here's a few more pics from the event...

Each department created their own banner...

Apparently I can hulahoop (for a whole 13 seconds)...and took that event

This is the do-over race because some team cheated and I pulled my "what kind of message are we sending to the kids" speech...we were able to go from 3rd to 2nd place from it.

They also tried to pull a fast one on us at the very end...My dept. was up by 10 and all the events that were listed were done. But somebody decided to take the top 2 teams and make a surprise final event worth 11 points...after a little rant..I said ok fine...the game was ring toss...different distances were worth different points from 1 point to 10 points...I made the other team go first because we were already up by 10 points...they all tried to go for the high scoring areas and only ended up with 5 points...the teams consisted of 6 people...so I was like everybody to the 1 point section...I'll go last...Everybody makes it with ease...so I'm the last to go everybody is yelling pressure...don't miss...etc. I play the part...make it all dramatic...biting my nails..pretend to wipe my sweat off my palms....drop it over the bucket..immediately walk over to the trophy...snatch it and yell out "give us our trophy!"

2 girls who rock in their own different ways...

2008-06-19T22:56:00.000-07:00

So Leia got some tickets to the Rilo Kiley concert (THANKS LEIA!!!!). I've heard a couple of their songs and was curious to hear more and see how they perform....but lets get back to that...opening for them was this band called Lavender Diamond...so this girl pops out with what looked like a wedding dress...and i thought to myself, this is interesting...she starts off with a simple hello and peace offering and is just so happy that everything is peaceful...almost hippy-like and I was like uh-oh...but then she starts singing and swaying around with her arm movements, closing her eyes as she sings a la marie digby...it's very genuine and just too cute for words that I find myself falling for her...there's just something so endearing about the way she performs...see below...you can kind of see what I mean here although her performance at the greek was much much better...

So now onto Rilo Kiley...first a couple of side notes (which Leia informed me)..Jenny Lewis was from Troop Beverly Hills!!! I was like REALLY!?! And got amped up even more for the concert. I had the biggest crush on her back in the day...She was also in the movie the Wizard which I just remembered. The guitarist was also kind of a child star. He was Pinsky on Salute Your Shorts.

So..here they are now as Rilo Kiley and I must say I've become a huge fan. So talented! And my crush has been renewed...Jenny still looking super cute.

this is my favorite song of theirs...love the hat

oh yeah and to add even more of a plus she's the female voice in the postal service!!

ibeatyou.com

2008-06-11T00:35:00.001-07:00

So there's this site that Jessica Alba is always on where you challenge people...It's pretty fun...This was her lip dub entry....

I entered a Caribbean pic for "the best beach friends pic" competition...and my puerto nuevo pic of me in my shades poolside for "the stunna shades" competition...PLEASE VOTE FOR ME...LOL! I'm going to put up the SCENARIO lip dub to challenge Alba's video...VOTE VOTE VOTE!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

2008-05-12T23:47:00.001-07:00

This kid has either made me want to quit or has inspired me...AMAZING!!

Until next year...

2008-04-13T22:34:00.000-07:00

Until next year.... from James Landas on Vimeo.
Sadly another snowboard season has ended...Here's a short little highlight clip of my last snowboard session of the season...I'd like to thank Ja and Mina for convincing me to take a day off of work for it...next year Whistler!!

The new "It" factor

2008-03-31T19:55:00.000-07:00

So..a while back we had a discussion on what thing does it for ya..it used to be the way a girl blinks her eyes for me..after seeing this video..it's now the way she can count herself in...the confidence...wuv it...286/2!
(she does however have awesome blinks throughout the video too though)

May the Force be with you...

2008-03-06T20:10:00.000-08:00

So my co-worker showed me a way to turn my macbook into a lightsaber.
And of course I couldn't resist...May the Force be with you!

Here's the link to do it...just click it you know you can't resist either...
MACSaber

I miss VEGAS...

2008-02-18T23:32:00.001-08:00

I'd just like to once again thank everybody for a memorable (well some parts were a little fuzzy..hahaha) 30th bday!

If Rache was a Pokemon...

2008-02-16T17:29:00.001-08:00

If rache was a pokemon she would definitely be this one...JIGGLYPUFF! guess why...hahaha

Randomly found this and just thought it was Awesome!

2008-01-12T00:44:00.000-08:00

(Somebody hire these 4 for your wedding!!!)

The Greatest Snowboard Jumps EVER!!!

2007-12-20T06:10:00.000-08:00

The Greatest Snowboard Jumps EVER!! from James Landas on Vimeo.
It's that time of the year again so I decided to post up some sweet snowboard jumps to get everybody hyped up to board again...enjoy!

I LOVE my employees!

2007-12-19T23:23:00.000-08:00

So yesterday we had our department gift exchange...

...turns out they got me an itouch...crazy..totally unexpected. I'm so grateful to be surrounded with such a hardworking and fun bunch...check out their fancy t-shirts (that was my gift to them).

The Proposal

2007-12-18T01:07:00.000-08:00

The Proposal from James Landas on Vimeo.

WORK HARD...PLAY HARD

2007-12-12T22:59:00.000-08:00

(click on image to view larger)

This year our holiday party got canceled...so we decided to use the money from "pumpkinbot" to throw a department holiday party...

...right off the bat i knew i was doomed...i probably had 10 to 15 shots that night and i felt fine until my 8th one...

...where i officially became drunk...

...the rest of the night was a blur...i don't remember half these pictures...

...surprisingly i was not the winner of that night this poor guy was...

...I'd like to thank Randy, Rache, and Cile for getting me out of there at the right time and saving me from what could have been a very embarrassing next day at work...THANKS!!!

2007-10-31T20:27:00.000-07:00

And the winner is...PUMPKINBOT

Above we have my department's entry into this year's company
pumpkin carving contest..we decided to go with a non-traditional
approach (while everybody else copied something off the internet)
and it worked! We won $400! Whoo hooo!

Dartmouth 1542

2007-09-30T22:45:00.000-07:00

so i went to 2 weddings this week-end...one was for my co-worker and the other was for my old college roommate...my other 2 roommates were there too..they were all surprised that i could drink now...viva open bars!

here's the lovely couple...i was there when they first got together...i knew that they would make it...congrats!

New Animoto Slideshow Maker

2007-09-24T23:19:00.001-07:00

so seong tipped me off to this new site animoto.com makes pretty cool slideshows...made a random one to test it out...says no 2 slideshows are ever the same.

September Smorgisborg

2007-09-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

September Smorgisborg from James Landas on Vimeo.
so...here's a quick cut of clips from this year's September Smorgisborg...i'd like to thank larnie for being the bestest band member ever, cile and andrew for helping out with making it more than it initially was...i'd also like to thank everybody else for all their enthusiasm and support!...until next year!

Congrats on your engagement!!

2007-09-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

So Seong finally did it! There was this girl that he has been
seeing in Korea but he didn't want to introduce her till he
proposed. He still doesn't want to introduce her hence the
pixelated face. He wants to introduce her to everybody in
person.

JK!!!...the "proposal" picture was taken during a school project
back in the day...come on check out that fade...2007 Seong is fade
free...i think...but yeah Pat and Anna discovered these pics and
forced me to blog...we all miss you!

Umbrella-ella-ella

2007-08-19T01:15:00.000-07:00

So..Kay found out about this Street Fair (Sunset Junction)
where they had games, rides, bands, food, etc. I thought
it would be a good chance to take some pictures..saw a lot
of umbrellas so I decided to do a series on them.

Here's some other pictures.....

Here's Rache and her cleavage.

So there was this new pepsi drink there..double the caffine
and ginsing (i had 4 of them)..rache won me a shirt at this
booth by playing whack a something (thanks)..there was also
this weird drink we tried, some kind of Brazilian Power drink..
all i can say is after that drink...everything started moving
in slow motion.

There was this crazy water balloon fighting system there
that you can rent for parties!

Puerto Preview

2007-08-15T23:18:00.000-07:00

Untitled from James Landas and Vimeo.
So...I really didn't take a lot of pictures or videos on this trip...Ja has most of the good footage but I thought I would put up some of the clips I did have...enjoy!

OH....What a Night!

2007-07-31T23:24:00.001-07:00

So...here I am in front of the venue where
Marie Digby is performing. What you don't
see was the crowd that was lined up to see
her (see rache for footage). Felt like an
old engineering study group!

Well we got there fairly early (the first ones in line)
but as you can see from the picture above it was well
worth it!

All in all a great night....then dun dun dunnnnnn!

Yes ladies and gentlemen...it happened again...
so this large piece of tire tread came out of
nowhere and hit the front of my car on the freeway...
so it's back to the body shop you go TL while I go
on vacation...again...hope you feel better when
I get back....VIVA MEXICO!

JaTecson Photography in Full Effect!

2007-07-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

This was taken in the photobooth at Cyn and Gary's wedding.
Congrats to Cyn and Gary and thanks to Ja and Bev for always
keeping wedding shoots fun!

Me as a Simpson

2007-07-29T00:46:00.001-07:00

This is me as a Simpson...Try it at simpsonizeme.com

Just Watch....self-explanitory

2007-07-25T17:58:00.000-07:00

Love the way she pauses on the swearing part of the this
song...ADORABLE! So yeah, rache found this amazing new
artist that she discovered on star 98.7...showed me her
vids and i went into rache-stalker mode...she has
a concert this coming tuesday...anyone? anyone? rache
has graciously agreed go early to wait in line for
tickets...thanks!

Camping at Kern River Part I

2007-07-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

Camping by Kern River Part I from James Landas and Vimeo.

First Flip Cup Win!......Finally

2007-07-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

1st Flip Cup win...finally from James Landas and Vimeo.

2007-06-24T22:54:00.001-07:00

Jacksonville...not so bad.
(named after Andrew Jackson seen below)

Here is the hotel
we stayed at...Nice view..fun pool...
that my family and I completely took over.

No Diving allowed...so I
decided to do a cannonball

We tried to make it a 4 person tower
but Danielle the little girl
in front didn't want any part of it.

This is how we solve
arguments in our family.

Jamie and Danielle we're arguing
on who was cuter so we told them
to take it to the pool too.

The pool started to get crowded
so we had to throw some people out.

Here's Jamie with her
Towel/Princess gown.
(i think rache has this in
Laker purple and gold)

This is the famous Jacksonville Landing
...has some good food places..including Hooters
& Club Paris (Paris Hilton's Club)

Here's me with my favorite little cousin Jamie..
Her dad bought her a Florida license plate for
her car back home.

I just like this shot.

And so it begins...
first shot in Jacksonville
....and it wasn't my last

Here's the church
where my cousin
got married.

It was pretty big. I like the giant
dome ceiling.

Here are the
2 flower girls.

Throughout the whole
rehearsal Danielle was
doing such a great job...

following instructions..posing for the
camera...but what they didn't take in account
was that 2 p.m. (time of the wedding)
is her nap time and she didn't make it down
the aisle...but she did manage to go back up
the aisle after the ceremony

Time for the
rehearsal dinner..
with the famous
onion volcano
trick and....

....more
drinks!

oh yeah did a shutter
priority test....for fun

Also found another opportunity
for more album cover photos
....for fun

My aunt did a wonderful job with the flowers
which we flew in from California...all 10 boxes
worth.

I really didn't take much wedding shots...
I hate my poor excuse for a flash...and I need
a 5D for low light...but I did what I could.

Here's the happy couple
Cristy and Mike...
Welcome to the family!

Oh yeah side note. So, during the ceremony...My aunt lit the middle candle that the
bride and groom were supposed to light during the ceremony...the priest, bride, and groom
got there and looked all surprised so he blew it out...I messed up the veil by putting it over the
grooms head (for the record the coordinator told me to the day before) and my partner could not pin it on cuz it was a strapless dress and didn't want to pin it into her skin...we could
not stop laughing when we got back to our chairs...it was also funny because I left
the pin sticking out cuz I couldn't close it and I was already up there a long time...but
yeah the priest pricked himself on the pin as he put his hand on his shoulder....but yeah
didn't hear the end of it from my family....good times

2007-06-21T19:02:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Jacksonville!

One min...it's like this and the next min....

It's like this...I swear it rains
then it stops, then it rains, then it stops
like every 10 min....here....the end

My First Band Performance

2007-06-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

My First Band Performance from James Landas on Vimeo
So, this was way back in 2004. We literally learned the songs, formed the band, and practiced in 2 days...sure it shows...but it was still fun...check out the dope guitar solo and special effects...2 more songs to follow....and get ready for the "2007 End of Summer Bash Concert"!

2007-05-09T21:44:00.000-07:00

East Coast Super Blog Part I

Let's start with a drink...
Helluva Hurricane vs. Mangers Cider
..yeah yeah we're in Boston...I don't care it was good!

Eventually I folded and upped my drink to
Mangers...after seeing my first drink the
waiter decided that he would keep my
drink pretty...hence the ice and bucket.

So there was music playing in the
market place so Chrissy decided to
bust out her cheerleader moves.

The first of many, "I'm walking across the street" shots.

Next up, "Bell in Hand Tavern"
Great bar, great drinks, great band,
great music, great appetizers,
great company, great time.

And so it begins....

To the dome!

Best cover band ever...I forget what they're called...but yeah best ever!

Thanks
Larnie and Lindsay!
You two are the best!

You know it's
a good time
when Randy
decides to pop
his collar.

Larnie = done

2007-05-07T22:53:00.000-07:00

Ahh Giant Bunnies!!!

Alright so I got into a conversation with Cyn
and she was like my favorite things are StarWars,
Pirates, and Bunnies...which made remember something
my co-worker showed me, this bunny from Germany is
like the biggest ever..The more I looked at it the
more I got freaked out about it....scariest thing in
the world....if I saw this live I would seriously run
...it's just unnatural...ahhhhhh!

2007-04-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

I'M NOT DRUNK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LIFETIME WHAT UP!!!!! PINAY ROCKS...AND SO DO I!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH!!

2007-03-21T19:25:00.000-07:00

Baby James would have loved these records...

...well adult James loves them too...so rache linked
me to these Babyrockrecords <- click here.. They have lullaby versions of bands like Coldplay, U2, No Doubt, etc....dope dope (click on the record cover to hear the songs)

2007-03-18T01:00:00.000-07:00

2007-03-03T14:07:00.000-08:00

Thanks Leia for the pic of me and my future wife!

So, It turns out that Leia and her superhuman abilities to find celebrities was able to flag down
Rashida Jones (Karen Filippelli from "The Office"). Look how cute we look together = )

She was also able to get my picture with one of my favorite characters from the show Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin from "The Office") She was super nice and nothing like her character. Although I do find her character ridiculously adorable for some reason.

I do however would like to apologize for this somewhat blurry picture I took..(i was nervous) I owe you big time!

2007-02-20T22:05:00.000-08:00

How to look like a PIMP at work
So this Valentine's Day, Chris, Seong, Randy,
and I decided to have lunch. The night before
I jokingly asked Chris to bring me flowers at
work. Then we got to thinking...yeah she'll bring
it to the receptionist and ask if she can bring them
in herself and create a big ol' scene. And I was
like yeah...then you can throw them in my face
when you see that I didn't get you anything...and
start crying, then run away....so my co-workers
would look at me in disgust....So the day rolls
around, Randy and Seong (looking super fobby)
come first and then I have to go run outside to flag
Chris down cuz she went the wrong way...well she
gets out of her car and has the flowers!...
we were already running a little late...well in my
mind because we couldn't decide
where to eat and I didn't want to take a long
lunch...so I could leave early...so...I just took the
flowers and brought them to my desk...as I bring
them in...I start to hear "aww how cute", "what
the hell he got flowers...I didn't get anything",
"ooooo", "dang..you got girls bringin you flowers
huh...I guess", etc. So during lunch they were sayin
how I should've went with the first plan so i could
leave work early...if they saw us fight...i would've
said, "sorry everybody I have to go fix this" and then
leave work early...then Chris goes oh well since we
didn't do what we were supposed to do...you better
not let them die!!! And I didn't...I put them in water.
Here's how I did it...

When I got back from Mammoth this is how it looked...

I was like alright who the hell touched my flowers...then
my co-worker goes what the hell is the matter with you
get nice flowers from a girl and that's how you put them,
you don't deserve those...THANKS CHRIS!

ART SHOW PICS

2007-02-13T00:12:00.000-08:00

Here I am posing in front of
"Vacation Essentials" by James Landos

Here I am trying to sell Rochelle my artwork..
Look how happy Cile is..well the wine and beer was
complimentary = )

I think it was the girl on the left who ran her
fingers through my hair..it didn't take her long to
see how much help i needed with it...

Thanks Pat for convincing me to be apart of this show..
Till next time!

2007-02-11T22:05:00.000-08:00

Really Grammy's Really!?!?!!

So I was going through the list of Grammy winners...
when i stumbled upon this horrific sight! Really Grammy's
"MY HUMPS!!!" as the BEST Pop performance by a duo or
group with vocal....when it's going against Deathcab and
the Fray!!! Even if The Pussycat Dolls won, I would be fine
with it...but My Humps...My Humps...my lovely lady bumps!
I was tellin rache how much this botherd me...I wanted to
throw something! That's it i'm writing a letter...i refuse to
live in a world where "My Humps" can beat "I will follow you
into the Dark" and "Over My Head"! Just goes to show
that these award shows mean absolutely nothing!!!

2007-02-08T23:24:00.000-08:00

She walks! (excuse the baby talk)

So we all went out to dinner and on the drive there...Love had,"if you're happy and you know it clap your hands", " the wheels on the bus go round and round", etc. So I decided to get her the Killers album.

I just like this shot (i really need to get a small camera...camera phone's not cuttin it)

2007-01-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

Slapped like a bitch by Bev
so i was playin around with my
computer and figured out how to get
pictures from my phone...which got me
thinking, what pictures on my phone could
i possibly post....ahhh yes.....

and the winner is.....

Lesson learned...drinking is fun!!!

2007-01-06T15:59:00.000-08:00

2007-01-06T00:44:00.000-08:00

This is what happens near the end
of a long day of snowboarding....

ya get tired, clumsy, and make stupid decisions..
(excuse the lame editing, it was late and i was sick)

2006-12-22T17:07:00.000-08:00

Thanks Final Prints for the best busy season ever!

2006-12-03T00:44:00.000-08:00

Happy 1st Birthday Sha-Sha (Elishia)!!

Her mommy hates my nickname for her...she likes Annie's nickname "Ellie" more.

But this is what happens when you try to take her away from her favorite Ninong.

Class of '96..with their kids!

Well she's only 1 so I decided to just do a semi-jump shot...
Love didn't see me attempt this...shhhh

2006-11-20T22:43:00.000-08:00

Yet another reason why Canada rocks!
Robin Sparkles!

Click here for Robin's Video "Let's go to the Mall!!!"

So, in this week's How I Met Your Mother episode Robin reveals a secret on how she used to be a CANADIAN teen popstar. Check out her rap and the way she says about (aboot). They also mention that this took place in 1993 even though it looks like the 80's ... we just know how to hang on to a good thing ... so you can have your Britney and Christina...we got Robin Sparkles! North Syyddee!!

2006-11-20T01:49:00.000-08:00

The Worst and Best Movie
I've seen on the same night.

Let's start with the worst.
Snoop Dogg's "Hood of Horror"
I know...I know...what did you
expect? Well this was a part of
the "8 Films to Die For" promo. Damn those
marketing geniuses. All this hype on movies
that were never shown in theaters because they
were too scary. NOT! They were never shown in
theaters because they SUCK ASS!! So, Gwenie kept telling
me don't expect too much...and I didn't...but I also didn't
expect it to be what it was...which was HORRIBLE!!! As we
saw people leave...I go to Gwen..."I'm ready when you are"...
with no hesitation she goes, "let's go now!" This was the first
time either of us has ever walked out of a movie. The only
good thing that came out of this movie was that it sucked so
bad that it forced us to leave early enough to catch.....My
new favorite movie.......
"HAPPY FEET"!!
Yes...ladies and gentlemen...Happy freakin Feet!
It's been a long time since I've seen a movie this
good...I don't want to ruin it for anybody so I'm
not going to describe it...all I can say is that it
made me smile througout the whole movie...and
those are really rare now a days...check out the
mini trailer below!

2006-11-20T01:41:00.000-08:00

Go see it!

Movie is just full of awesomeness!

2006-10-15T00:54:00.000-07:00

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors

this is the one i probably forgot about the most...i think i had these toys...this one has the best intro song...

2006-10-15T00:33:00.000-07:00

Misfits of Science Tv Show Intro

all these memories coming back...this is a really rare show that i don't think too many people remember...

2006-10-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

Silverhawks

yet another one...i can go on and on...but these are the rare ones that sadly i think we all lost touch with

2006-10-15T00:20:00.001-07:00

Blackstar Intro

how about this one? another classic!

2006-10-15T00:20:00.000-07:00

The Karate Kid Tv Cartoon Intro

Does anybody remember this?? They need to bring this bad boy back to t.v. teach these youngsters some morals and values...haha

The Art of Posing

2006-09-17T23:58:00.000-07:00

There are certain phrases/positions that a photographer
can use to create a shot...here are just a few examples of
the ones I have used.

Here we have
my little cousin
Danielle...I told
her to "SMILE"
...she does this

Here we have my
God daughter
Jamie...Her mom
yells out model...
she does this.
Train them young
people train them
young...

If trained young
enough they might
be able to become
like these 2 self-posing
masters!

Some subjets
like my baby cousin
Jacob are just
born naturals...
I told him to just,
"Sit still and act
natural"...great
job!

And others you
don't even have
to say anything
at all...and already
know what to do

Sometimes props
can make the shot
(ja showed me this
pose...thanks)

Another pose
taught by ja...
the
"Look back"

Sometimes you
can catch a shot
after you tell them
to stop posing

Here's one where
you can use somebody
else's posing directions

Some shots
work if they
just ignore you
completely

When in doubt..
just tell them to
JUMP!

2006-08-20T20:26:00.001-07:00

Alright Ja..here you go too..

2006-08-20T20:10:00.000-07:00

It's all about the Victory Dance!!

whooo
whooo
whoooo

2006-08-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

Air Pat

Look at
Ja's reaction
vs.
mine...lol

2006-08-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

The "Blink" Re-Visited

So a while back...Riann
asked the question,
"What subtle thing/detail
from the opposite sex drives
you crazy" (as in it's a total
plus, draws an attraction, etc..)
Hers was sweaters...ok fine
she likes her men to keep
warm so they won't catch a
cold...Anna's was she likes
guys that wear watches...
ok she likes punctual guys...Seong's was he likes girls
with crooked teeth...likes subtle flaws in girls...ok
Mine..."I like girls that blink"...reaction WHAT
THE HELL!! Ate Tin, "like Snuffalupagus?"
Explanation: Ok...thanks to the Dawson's Creek
marathon (scroll down for joey potter example)
I feel a little more prepared in explaining my
answer...the "blink" creates an effect where the
person that is doing it seems to be more in tune
with their thoughts and feelings before speaking...
example and just here me out.. say, "James, you're
a dork" with your eyes open...Now say it as you
blink..."James" (insert blink here..hold it..tilt head
slightly to side...open your eyes) "you're a dork"...
more dramatic right?? more feeling behind it...
well it makes it seems like there is from an
observer...So in conclusion the blink represents
thoughtfulness, passion, and it's cute...OR it can
just mean I like girls with dry eyes...

2006-08-15T21:27:00.000-07:00

Where the "Blink" came from....

2006-08-13T12:53:00.000-07:00

"Puh-leeze just take the pictures......thank you...."

So, Ja asks me to shoot a wedding with him...I said sure,
going into it a little nervous because it's under his name
and I had to shoot the groom's prep shots by myself. So,
he hands me a 5D and says good luck. I get to the grooms
house and all the settings are wrong. It's shooting raw, the
white balance is set to sunny (i was shooting indoors), and
the focus was set to the bottom right sensor. This was all
discovered after a bunch of shots were taken. Not off to a
great start but luckily the pictures still turned out ok.
When I see Ja at the church...I was like what the heck are
you tryin to pull here...He goes "I was testing you son, you
should know to check all your settings first" .... Jackass

Anyways as the night goes by...Ja takes away the mic from
one of the uncles who just finished a speech to try to speed
up the program....as he brings it back to the D.J. he puts it up
by the speaker and creates that loud tone that almost turns
everybody deaf...I was standing in the back laughing...as the
bridesmaid in front of me makes a comment that almost puts
me to the floor...in the snootiest voice she goes,
"Puh-leeze just take the pictures......thank you...."

Thanks Ja for helping me become a better photographer.

2006-08-06T00:12:00.000-07:00

Watch out Venus and Serena...
So my 2 little
cousins asked me
to take them to
go play tennis...
little did I know
was how good
they were...I
know they took
lessons and all
that stuff...so did
I when I was their
age...but they
really gave me a run
for my money
at my age now...

On the left we have Sheela - great form, doesn't
make unforced errors (made a boy cry in a
tournament cuz she beat him...)
On the right is Annalea - hits it hard (can be better
if she wasn't so lazy).

Here I am showing Sheela one of my signature moves, "THE GAME, SET, MATCH SMASH"

2006-08-02T21:26:00.000-07:00

So Seong was cryin about how
he wanted one of his basketball
highlights on-line...so here you go...

2006-07-22T18:07:00.000-07:00

They used to call me the Bus Driver.

Because I took everybody to school.
(I miss basketball)
(sorry Ja...hahaha)

2006-06-30T21:10:00.000-07:00

Elevator Incident Re-Visited

Ok...back by popular demand...so first I had this up and then I took it down

because certain people convinced me I was wrong...how dare they...how dare
they make me second guess myself...who's to say that this is wrong...either
way it's creative and it's just the way I think...so i'll try to re-create it...which
will be kinda hard because I don't even know what I'm talking about half the time....

Ok take a look at the sign...now notice the spacing
between the signs...coincidence? I think not!
The space is there because the rules are SEPERATE!
Think about it, "In case of fire use stairs for exit."
Ok, got it...all I need to know. "Do NOT use elevator" ...
now why would they put that...it just said to use the stairs!
Nobody is gonna read the first line and then go....oh let's
use the elevator...cuz it just said TO USE THE STAIRS...
the second line is redundant and irrelevent!
The separation of the rules is then again emphasized by
the "." creating the same effective separation as the
different spacing. Now notice the arrows, it
points UP and then DOWN...why doesn't it just point down?
Would one really take an elevator to go UP in a fire and
then DOWN?? Look at the arrow for the stairs it clearly
has a DOWN arrow (what if the fire was on the next floor down??)
I don't know about you but I'm taking the elevator up to
the helicopters! That's because the arrows have nothing to
do with going on an elevator during a fire. The arrows are
there so people won't go UP and then DOWN because that delays
the elevators and will upset all the guests!! So, in conclusion
I'm right and ya'll are WRONG!!
Everybody was just too quick to jump on that bandwagon!
I THINK SOME PEOPLE OWE JAMES AN APOLOGY!!

2006-06-27T00:55:00.000-07:00

Played with fire and got burned...

So...conversations of the past came up in Vegas and an old relationship (if you can even call it that) came up. Some people were curious to see if they knew her. So, like an idiot I sent it out thinking, what harm can possibly come from this? But out of all the pictures, I had to pick the freakin "Glamour Shot" one. Big mistake!
Good burn gals...it'll be hard to top but don't worry...I WILL!

2006-06-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

Now this is why Old School video games rock...
Now forget about the dramatic, movie like endings with those new fangled video games now a days. It's all about going for the top score! (this was done in the classic game POLE POSITION we know it's awesome...and it only took us 12 tries to do it)

2006-06-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

OFFICE Space

Here's my self-proclaimed reserved parking spot

This is my "Office". As you can see I do not like high walls. I also do not feel the need for a door because I want everybody to feel like they can visit me. Notice the putting green tucked underneath the desk.

This is where I check my messeges. I can't get the "O" to stop blinking on the answering machine

This is what most of my day looks like. Yes, those are Ja Tecson CD's on my right and his website on my screen so I can show our photographers how they should shoot. Zours candy on the left to keep me energized. And there's a picture of a palm tree behind my monitor so I can feel like I'm on an island.

Here we have a typical lunch eaten by James.
YUUUMMMMYYYY!

This is what I have for desert and the only reason people visit me.

Here's a part of my team hard at work.

Exciting...i know...boy am i going to miss this place when i'm in the Caribbean

2006-06-14T18:16:00.000-07:00

New Wide Angle Lens...whoo hooo!!

so i got tired of having to stand super far from the subjects
and still not being able to fit them in the frame
so i decided to get a wide angle lens...so far really happy with it
can't wait to bring it to the caribbean
(wish i had it in India)

2006-06-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

Tiger who?

Click here for another video
(no camera tricks were used)

I need to learn how to make these bigger...I know...still learning.

Video test

2006-06-10T15:28:00.000-07:00

Click here...doesn't it work?

2006-06-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

FORE!!!

2006-06-04T13:22:00.000-07:00

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE???

Yes he did ladies and gentleman....made it out of Saints and Sinners on his own 2 feet.

2006-06-03T16:30:00.000-07:00

Food of IndiaThis particular dish was all veg. Pretty tasty, lots of flavors.
The best thing there were the chicken kababs...unmatched

shopping in india

2006-05-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

For all you shoppers out there this is your Heaven. (see if you can spot your gift).

"Street Shopping" - So pretty much every street in Delhi looks like this...shops next to shops selling the exact same thing. Need a new category hop to the next street. Need a better price hop to the next shop. Nobody here pays full price.

"Citrine" - but not all of the shops are on the street...this was a hidden shop found in some neighborhood...pretty exclusive...a lot more pricey butyou would find this kind of stuff in Beverly Hills for a hell of a lot more.

"Delhi Hut" - basically the tourists answer for getting everything you need at once. You have to pay to get in the shopping area...but it's worth it...got some GREAT deals.

"Mall" - Well India has one Giant mall already but this one had some good stuff and it was air conditioned.

"Fabric Store" - so many specialized stores...this was the secondfloor...so many kinds of fabrics.

"Gifts" - so here they are. I think I'm done and hopefully got everybody...this is about 100,000 Rupies...can't wait to hand them out. And if you wanna trade gifts it's fine by me there's too many of ya'll...there's a lot to choose from...hope I can pick out which ones go to whom.

-James

shopping preview

2006-05-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

So they have entire streets that stretch for miles and have back alleys all devoted to certain products. Like this was the Jewelry street. There was a shoe street, photography street, bags, you name it...so much stuff...so much competition...so many bargins!

the people of india

2006-05-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

"DT" this is the company we came to vist...they love being in shots as well as retouching them.

"Suruchi" This is the person that actually works for our company...An absolutely amazing person that has taught me a lot about the culture,business, food, and history...friendly as can be and as sweet as anangel...she also bargins like nobody's business which was very helpful fora lot of YOUR gifts.

"Indian Family" This is Suruchi's family, who are just as sweet as she is. They really made me feel at home. Her mom is hilarious...likes to party and will not stop feeding us...just to see that kind of family bonding and relationship/hospitality is refreshing to see.

"DT Group Shot" - so here is my crew in India...fun buch very hardworkers...treated me like I was one of their own.

"DT Jump Shot" - oh yes they do enjoy the occasional jump shot.

"DT Dance Shot" - and they can party like it's 1999. This was during our last day there. There was food music and of course dancing. They brought me in the middle and showed me a bunch of moves that I will reveal later...haha.

IM times:
cile: what up
cile: what you do today
james: oh my...cecile soooo much...you'd love it here
cecile: haha i know i would
cecile: you're there so you can take us back
james: we should try some time in the future...i made so many new friends here...
cecile: like how i took you to hawaii
james: yes
cecile: i want to go back to london
james: yeah these people are pretty amazing...with their hospitality andjust their way of thinking
cecile: fantone should come
james: shopping is nuts here...got so much stuff already...and never had to pay full price...suruchi (amazing girl) bargins like nobody's businessand has the sweetest family took me in like one of their own
cecile: hooray!
james: yeah i thought i was gonna get skinnier here...not gonna happen.
james: it's great glad i chose to go
cecile: haha. good.
cecile: you are humbled by humanity
cecile: and you were ready
cecile: now you know why i'm so friendly to strangers
james: absolutely hit that on the nail
james: for them to just take me in like that with all their hospitality...yeah i will be more like that
cecile: we take too much for granted here just because we're comfortable.
james: spoiled and snobby
cecile: not everyone. people just need to leave their bubble.
james: but the demeaner of the people here is peace
cecile: yes
james: sooooo many people

So the lesson of the day...have an open mind, learn about different cultures, try new things, welcome new people, treat others the way you would like to be treated and learn from them. so I lied...the next one will be about shopping and food....i think oh yeah and my hotel and stuff.

-James

signs

2006-05-16T12:33:00.000-07:00

"Spit" - so I saw this sign just as I was about to clear my throat and spit out the door normally I would just do it...but the guy standing next to the signwith the giant shotgun made me think twice.

"basket" - this is going to be my new catch phrase on the courts..."hey Ja pass it to me so i can basket the ball.

"shoes" - so I took this picture right after I took off my shoes...noticethe people in the way in the background and all the shoes around the sign.

"Eatables"-saw this while eating my melting ice cream and i guess i had tofinish it before i got to go inside?

"Store in Elevator"-was thinkin to myself...wow this must be a gigantic elevator to be able to have the ability to hold an entire store.

"Kunt House" - self explanitory-

next one will be about the hotel-then the shopping and the markets / bargaining to get a much much betterprice-the absolutely amazing people i've met here and their hospitality.

-James

greetings!

2006-05-15T13:07:00.000-07:00

Vendors at the Taj (people will run up to you to buy stuff and just will not leave you alone)

So here's the thing as soon as you enter the Taj area a bunch of people will come up to you and try to sell stuff. They will always lower their price till you say yes...and if you do say yes they will tell you to buy more it's nuts...so i decided to turn it to a little game because it got really frustrating for the the person that was taking care of us. So I decided to take a picture of all of the ones that came up to me secretly...so i would just talk to them till i got them in to a good pose and shoot..the one guy with the sweater around his neck and orange shirt i found to be just hilarious...(reminded me of pat for some reason)but yeah he was my first victim told me to come by these mini taj mahal's made out of real marble...went back and forth with like 3 vendors saying oh this person offererd me a lower price ... then they would come back with a lower one...then he showed me this egg with an elephant inside..and after i said now he was like how bout an egg with elephant inside and then inside that elephant another egg...so i was like well then...what i'm really look for is an egg with an elephant inside and inside that other egg another elephant and inside that elephant...another egg...he looked confused...i know it's evil but really they do not leave you alone so i decided to entertain myself.

The next guy is the whip guy...

i pretty much told him...wow yeah it's nice...real leather huh? then..what the heck am i goin to do with a whip??? and tim was like oh sorry i have like 10 of them already and spent all my money on opium and hookers.

The 3rd guy was chasing our car with a bag of water...enough said...this is only a few of the vendors...i have pics of a lot more....enjoy...

a james and cecile IM:
james: this place is nuts...i had chinese food listening to country music while watching soccer in India
cecile: nice. hahaha. good. the world is big
cecile: let's go australia
james: yeah...i'm a little drunk right now...our vendor's president took us out...tim is getting ready to throw up right now...it's crazy his apartment was no bigger then your room.
james: took us out to the market...bought me some shirts and a skirt for gift for whoever wants it....we discuss his poetry...while this person he got from the province or something makes us food
cecile: perfect. what time is it?
james: almost midnight
cecile: what you drink?
james: king fishers...like 7 of them
cecile: wow. is that beer?
james: which is nuts...i had that my first night...stuff is gross. it's a beer that they wouldn't stop serving me
james: that's the thing. you say no more please
cecile: they give you more.
james: and they give you like 10
cecile: good!

here's another one...this one kid called me out...cuz i told him sorry i can't buy your chess board because i had no cash on me (and i really didn't) and he was like ok show me your wallet! if you don't have cash i'll give it to you for free...if you do I get to keep the cash...poor kid didn't know what he was gettin into...as i was about to pull out my wallet...but then though naw...he's got it hard enough...and i don't think he would've gave me the chessboard and i would get mad and make a scene.

oh yeah everybody pees on the side of the road...and with all the traffic i was like wow i'm surprised i haven't seen any accidents yet...and as soon as i said that i saw some poor motorcyclilist get run over...lots of blood pretty gory...had to turn my head away ... quick...did not want to take a picture of that...next will be my pics and stories of the engrish signs.

-James