tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17335949696948551392024-03-12T15:28:03.251-10:00Todd MaedaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-39088651867931120322016-03-13T01:04:00.001-10:002016-03-13T01:04:52.959-10:00TransitionI usually have a nifty anchor image. But I haven't been doing "real" photography for years. Well, I have been using my phone. And, occasionally, the big camera comes out for those that I give a shit about. An ever shrinking group. But yeah...
I usually have a nice opening statement, positive and forward-looking. But I am not feeling that.
This will be a year of transition. I have already found Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-55760687675365237122015-10-01T20:11:00.000-10:002015-10-01T20:11:01.924-10:00Escaped!No longer doing I.T. for this employer!
Well, sort of. Transitioning back to my former existence. Like in 20 years ago. Damn, wonder if I can find that part of the brain in the back of the freezer. And I have to work with...people. *Shudder* Actually have some doubts on whether or not I can do this.
Still got lots of baggage to drag around for the next year. And it will be painful to sit backAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-54315876176625931422014-12-25T06:11:00.000-10:002014-12-25T06:11:46.242-10:00Holidays, stresses, glimmer of hope
The holidays. A time for celebration. Fellowship. Friends & Family. I do hope you are all doing well, out there.
I. Am stressing. Wake up to 148/94. And I haven't even gotten out of bed, yet.
You see. We are in "project mode." It's constantly in the forefront of my mind. The deadline is all we are seeing in our vision. End of calendar year. Because of politics. It's okay. We'll Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-477689237998783702014-12-19T23:53:00.001-10:002014-12-19T23:55:18.604-10:00SkeletonsIn the closet. Criminies. Door frame is creaking...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-77514674470653830732014-10-11T23:03:00.000-10:002014-10-31T21:36:14.105-10:00PurposeYou ever find yourself in those "project from hell" moments. Where you wonder why you are even involved? Because all logic tells you this is doomed from the outset?
I am in one of those. But I am in it for the long haul. To the end. Because I believe so much in the lead. I would go to to war for this person. That good. That deserving of my loyalty. Damn the torpedoes!
I have worked with thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-6307172299714325212014-06-20T22:56:00.001-10:002014-06-20T23:09:51.465-10:00Participant ObservationThere is a danger to getting intoxicated, then interacting socially. Especially online. You will say what you mean, and mean what you say. And, thanks to the likes of Google, it is saved forever in the ether. Or in the minds of whoever you were tslking to.This is a good and bad thing. If you are open and truthful, keeping no secrets, then you will be more so. If you hide behind a mask, and/or Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-81423900965243923722014-06-17T23:17:00.001-10:002014-06-17T23:17:18.232-10:00Riding it outYou can ride out the storm if you are passionate about what waits for you on the other side.Keep telling myself that. Yeah...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-52885893741050666022014-05-26T09:07:00.002-10:002014-05-26T09:07:14.632-10:00Remember. Honor. RespectAs I watch the car races, baseball games, playoffs, grilling suggestions, and faces relieved to see a long weekend (happy is good!), I pause to reflect on why we get to to do this. Why we are here. Why we are still here.
We are. A nation of immigrants. Very few get to say they are "native."
We are. Workaholics. We are working, or thinking of work, for much of our waking hours. Even if we don'tAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-49449241719956929972014-05-01T22:08:00.001-10:002014-05-01T22:08:24.045-10:00There is a yawning hole in my soul......but perhaps that is meant to be.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-7536707707496886632014-03-29T21:35:00.000-10:002014-03-29T21:35:13.581-10:00Timeout! Go stand in the corner!Last week was one of those weeks that didn't let up on the triggers, to the point of being extra-chippy. On the advice/cajoling/prodding of a co-worker, I took last 2 days off. It was some time later that I realized that this would be the first extended (read: more than a 3 day weekend) planned time off since a certain event. And the anniversary of that event. So, thank you for the kick in the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-32490680655606398772013-12-25T10:34:00.000-10:002013-12-25T10:34:07.759-10:00Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!As we close 2013, may we put aside the stresses and strains of life and the pursuit of the perfect gift, to take a little time to reflect on what is really important to us.
Family. True friends. Love them fiercely, as there is no more valuable gift.
Merry Christmas, folks. And a Happy and Safe Holidays. See you in 2014!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-6369189421342910172013-12-15T01:15:00.001-10:002013-12-15T01:16:32.336-10:00NormalThis past Thanksgiving, I celebrated by shaving off the end of my thumb with a peeler. Just enough to get below all the skin.Blood everywhere, but I could staunch the bleeding myself, so no trip to E.R.But that's not what I'm here about. You see, the section of thumb I lost was rather insignificant, size-wise. Bleeding stopped, life goes on. Right?Sort of. I no longer have any padding there; the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-23800075128283811782013-12-11T15:39:00.000-10:002013-12-11T15:39:35.869-10:00Monkey Bread!!!
Was informed by the fabulous Roni that we HAD to make this wonderful monkey bread recipe that the Pioneer Woman posted. With revisions. Like using 2 Grands instead of 3 of the regular biscuits. And add chopped pecans. And add some of the dusting sugar to the butter. Zero-calorie treat, right? Holy moley...
Well, being sick in the head, I stayed out today. And quickly got bored. Since I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-25816735444158709612013-11-28T16:13:00.001-10:002013-11-28T16:13:57.796-10:00A Happy Thanksgiving 2013!Ah. I wasn't going to do thispost. Then some things happened that made me rethink that position.So. I am thankful for my family, and everything that means. That I have a job. That I have a roof over my head, and food in my tummy.I am grateful for the opportunity to be there for people. And my closest friends.I am thankful to those that put their lives on the line so that I have the freedom to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-715180933838161282013-11-26T21:09:00.002-10:002013-11-26T21:09:49.850-10:00Oh, Dear. It's almost Thanksgiving......and it seems I've disappeared.
Quick catch-up. Nothing is happening. That's actually a good thing, in my case.
Although, one of my sore points is getting freakin' itchy, and I don't think scratching is going to do anything about it. However, I am learning, slowly, bit by bit, to ignore it. Yes, it is still there, but I am learning to deal.
I will probably explode at some point, but that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-86606709840366565352013-09-04T20:52:00.001-10:002013-09-04T20:53:47.615-10:00Uncranking the cranky machine...Windows desktop has been rather cranky for at least a year. Or so. To the point where, 9 out of 10 times, it would blue-screen within 15 minutes of starting up cold.
Now, it's not the manufacturers fault. It was working fine. Thing about Windows machines, you can touch them. Inside. Not always in a nice way. But, this desktop is old enough to have no native USB 3.0 ports. So I dropped a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-19506421563649839632013-08-22T18:45:00.001-10:002013-08-23T23:04:14.149-10:00Goals, or the lack thereofIt may be a mid-life crisis. I've told told that by those I love and trust deeply. Not sure how that works, haven't done that before. Hopefully, it only happens once. But I need to dig myself out of this hole I seem to have dug myself into.During this current period of personal crisis (which is usually a lot smaller than it's made out to be), I've been asked "So, what do you really want to do? GoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-2040671708166768902013-08-11T01:22:00.001-10:002013-08-16T09:34:48.205-10:00Oh, by the way...In that state of inebriation where there mind is fully aware, but the body is, frankly, pretty floppy. Thanks to mobile technology, I can do this while prone. Haha. C'mon, thumb, don't fail me now...
Thanks to a valued member of my personal support circle, I announced to my employer my egress intentions, including the possibility of leaving said employer. It was difficult, given my age and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-8711931147998868642013-08-04T14:43:00.000-10:002013-08-04T14:44:04.201-10:00An "easy" pizza roll, the hard way
A friend posted a recipe on my Facebook wall. Ostensibly because it had bacon in it. I seem to have a bacon reputation, for some reason. What got me intrigued was the 2 ingredient recipe for the dough.
This is the recipe she shared, via one of of those recipe sharing pages.
Bread Recipe: 2 Ingredient Bread
What is interesting in that it doesn't actually have the bread recipe in it. Haha.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-23179101942870671942013-06-19T21:45:00.002-10:002013-06-19T21:45:44.685-10:00Reconciling "God", Science, and my head
Those who are my "friends" on Facebook may have seen this in my profile:
Faith is a good thing. It has to be; we're still here
A "God" day is longer than most believers think
The big eye in the sky is laughing at us futilely over-inflating our importance in the larger scheme of things
It's a part of my reconciliation regarding what some men call God, and religion in general. At the coreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-73513318705100391532013-05-18T10:23:00.002-10:002013-05-18T10:23:40.684-10:00A Call for Assistance for a Friend in Need
I am asking for assistance in spreading the word. A pretty awesome mother of a dear friend is in treatment for her 4th round with cancer, and we are looking for help to defray expenses during this tough period. Her daughter's story is posted at her blog. That's her and her mom a "few years ago."
If you can and wish to donate, the current options are 1) buying sessions at Nikki Jennifer Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-17984593337964142202013-03-31T14:54:00.000-10:002013-03-31T14:56:38.888-10:00A Casting Call for Senior Reps...
Hey, all O‘ahu people. As the High School Class of 2013 starts to wind down their year, studying hard and preparing themselves for the next stage in life, it's time for the Class of 2014 to consider what they are going to do to take their place as THE SENIOR CLASS.
Well, here's one thing you can do, now. Nikki Jennifer Photography is holding auditions for 2014 Senior Reps. You can get a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-57748064940650111192013-03-14T18:06:00.004-10:002013-03-14T18:13:35.986-10:002014 O‘ahu High School Graduates, Attention!
Hey, 2014 O‘ahu High School Graduates! Nikki Jennifer Photography is holding a Facebook contest, just for you! But it is a short-fuse; entry closes on March 20th!
Click on the image above for details, or go to their Facebook post. And if you like their work, please "Like" their page while you are there!
Good Luck!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-49565085256021124242013-02-26T10:02:00.001-10:002013-02-26T10:02:08.559-10:00Breathe...
I need to do this. Things that have happened over the last year, things that have happened in the last few months, things that are happening right this minute. Making me kinda nuts. So I need to step back and breathe. Slow down. Assess.
For the most part, I am one that operates best with information. So not a "whatever" person. The less holes in my data banks, the better. Because my head Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733594969694855139.post-10111381554546418242013-01-24T13:47:00.002-10:002013-01-24T13:48:21.082-10:00Hear ye, hear ye... !!!
Nikki Jennifer Photography, LLC is celebrating, and running a promotion. If you are on or plan to be on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, please, go check it out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15363796928846400975noreply@blogger.com0