The Kuyu Blog

Sorry about writing here again :). The persistent allure of content creation got in the way of the realization that writing a blog may be a futile effort. However, it's almost summer and I want to start keeping some sort semiannually (lol) updated online journal. That puts your here, once again on the Kuyu Blog.

It's been a while, eh? You'd be appalled at the number of things that I've done since I last posted an entry here. I've written about eight songs, taken tens of thousands of pictures, developed as a photographer and writer, learned to play the piano, drawn plans for houses (it's something to do in Chemistry), told hundreds of jokes, and kept an excellent relationship with Stephanie which is now approaching 1.25 years. I've also designed dozens of websites that I never did anything with (face it, they never got out of Photoshop) and written things that I never turned in to anyone. Which just seems like a waste to me, the guy that always likes to not only show off but to show out. Introversion in the field of creativity... is it even worth writing down? I never understood that one.

I suppose you'll want to know all about the travels that I've taken as well, eh? Well, I'd like to try and impress upon you, you wonderful handful of readers, the magnitude of my journeys through Photography. And maybe a few words, just for effect.

The following shots are all from the trip I took in band to Mexico and Belize by way of Royal Carribean ship Navigator of the Seas. Also, we stopped at Disney World on the way down.

I've done a lot of different things. I think my favorite is taking pictures. I'm not really sure when I started taking pictures, but I know I've always been fairly interested. It just seemed like a perfect blend between technology (something I'm good at by nature) and art (I'm not particularly good with pencils, pens, paintbrushes, crayons, but I can do fingerpaints) I always liked looking at pictures. I thought making them might be fun.

Other than the marching and the playing marching band isn't really that bad.

Vox, you have finally made me feel cool. If you haven't seen it, the picture I took at the beach of the lightning (http://flickr.com/photos/kuyman/855396117/) was featured on the Vox homepage today in the "This is Good' section. Whoever submitted my picture, I love you and you have totally made my summer. Thanks to anyone who bothered to look, it means a lot to me.

World's Most Powerful Flash

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Ideas hit me in the strangest spots. It's not the shower for me like it is for other people. It's places like someone else's kitchen or in the pool swimming laps or in the middle of a family reunion, surrounded by yellow jacket swarms. Today an idea hit me while I was swimming laps in the pool. I was probably on lap 20 or so when I go the idea, and around 100 when I was forced to come inside against my will. The idea started off simple but got more and more complicated the more absent minded laps I swam. 

What movie cliché would you most like to live out in real life?  
Submitted by Wes.  

As soon as I saw this question, I immediately thought of "With great power comes great responsibility." even though I'm sure that's not what the question is talking about. But thinking about it. With that one quote, you could have the basis of your own philosophy, all by itself.

Also, don't accidently reformat your external hard drive. (200 GB I had to restore, but I think I'm going to get most of it. Formatting doesn't really delete your data, contrary to popular belief, and you can usually restore it, especially if its formatted in a Windows Type.)  

In addition to these helpful hints, don't play in traffic, run with scissors, attend concerts in another band's shirt, wear socks with sandals, skinny dip in the day time, or discuss religion in politics in a public place (unless you want to have fun).

So, I decided to enter a photo contest. It probably won't be the last and I probably won't win, but with your help I could. All you have to do is vote for me!

Who's the most annoying person on TV?

Two words: Steve Urkel