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2008 Animated Christmas Light Show

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:30:40 +0000

The 2008 Animated Christmas Light Show has officially started. This weekend we got the show up and running. Right now we only have one show running but we expect the second song to be added this week with others coming soon. For updates check out www.liquidretro.net/lightshow

Here is a link to the first song post and video on the lightshow’s website http://www.liquidretro.net/lightshow/2008/11/29/2008-show-is-up-and-running/

Carol Of The Bell - Mannheim Steamroller
Click here to view the embedded video.

Great Plains Photos

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:31:26 +0000

I recently joined my universities photo club and this week theme was “Great Plains” We were suppose to go out and take some pics then bring them to the meeting later in the week for comments. Because the weather the rest of the week is going to suck (Possible Snow ) I drove a short distance out of town last night and took a few photos. I was lucky enough to find a farmer who was still harvesting at sunset which was exactly what I was hoping for.

For more images check out the gallery here http://jbmphoto.com/gallery1/GreatPlains/

The 2008 Lightshow Has Begun

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:17:50 +0000

For More info follow the link
http://www.liquidretro.net/lightshow/2008/10/19/it-has-begun-2008-show/

Gen1, Gen2, Gen3 Mazda RX-7

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:37:18 +0000

This is a late post coming, I shot these images about 3 months ago now. I have some friends who each have Mazda RX-7s. We had all generations of cars represented that night. Generation 1, light blue, Generation 2 Red and Gray, and Generation 3, Red. We really had a nice time that night. These guys have some great cars.

For more images check out the gallery here http://www.jbmphoto.com/gallery1/RX-7all/

High Speed Down Hill Longboarding in HD (Claremont HD)

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:03:35 +0000

I saw this amazing video today on Vimeo. These guys go up to the top or a large mountain and then ride their longboards down the hill at speeds of over 40mph. All the time while avoiding cars, and passing the camera between them. It is a well produced film and quite worth its 10 min run time. Make sure to watch it in HD by going to the Vimeo website with the link below. Turn HD ON, Scaling OFF, and watch it in full screen.

Watch it in HD here.

Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.

Vacation in the Desert, Las Vegas, Nevada – July 2008

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:21:59 +0000

I recently got back from a family vacation in Las Vegas. For me this vacation was extra special because it was over my 21st birthday. We flew out on my birthday and upon arriving we checked into our hotel (Ti). We had some great food over the 4 days we were there, amazing Mexican at Isla, some good Vietnamese noodle soup, Thai food at The Lotus of Siam, Some great sandwiches at Canters deli in Ti.

Gambling was interesting. I am not really a big card player and stayed away from the tables so I would leave with some money. However I found the slot machines fun. Nickel slots were great. You could put in a dollar and play for a while. The first day I put in a dollar and my mom and I played. I cashed out at $5 because we went to eat dinner. Little did I know I should have stopped here and not played anymore for the trip. I ended up spending that $5 playing slots for quite a while. Over all I ended up $-4. Not too bad because my mom ended up winning a fairly significant sum from nickel slots. Over all the family came out in positive territory.

Shows in Vegas are great. If I ever go back to Vegas I will definitely go see some more shows. We saw Wayne Brady. He had a comedy/variety show that was great. Everyone was laughing and he would pull people up on stage and base that act on the answers they provided. It was a lot of fun and a good value for the money.

Hoover Dam was really neat. Despite temps that were well into the triple digits it was fun. We were able to go down inside the dam to see some of the huge pipes that feed the massive hydroelectric generators. I was also able to take some of the best panoramic photos that I have ever taken of the dam and Lake Mead.

Below you will find many photos from the trip. Mostly the photos are of Hoover Dam and of the Strip on the flight home. Be sure to check out the gallery for more photos. Enjoy.

Las Vegas 2008 Gallery

Hoover Dam Panoramic

Lake from the Dam Panoramic

Lake Mead Panoramic

Lake Mead HDR

Inside Hoover Dam

Hotel Ti

The Strip from the air

Downtown Las Vegas

Show Girl Fun

Mazda RX-7 Pics a Plenty

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:53:59 +0000

I have needed to update the blog for a long time and just got around to it today. Over the past few months I have taken some photos of a friend’s 1st gen RX-7 and more recently we had a 3rd gen RX-7 join us for some rolling shots. A handful of images really turned out well. Here are some of the results. More can be seen in the gallery.

http://jbmphoto.com/gallery1/RX-7-W/
http://jbmphoto.com/gallery1/RX-7sRoll/

On a side note I have started programming this year’s animated Christmas Light Show.

Mini3 Headphone Amp Build

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:28:58 +0000

This past week I built an AMB labs Mini3 headphone amplifier for my Sennheiser HD595 headphones. The amp is still burning in but so far I am very impressed. It really helps when playing audio through my computer and especially through my iPod. The build was very fun. I soldered my first surface mount components. I also built it first time around correctly with no problems. The case is also great. So far I am very impressed. Here are some pictures of the finished project.

Todays Dilbert Cartoon

admin — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:55:05 +0000

I am not a frequent reader of Dilbert but for some reason I read todays. One I thought it was funny, 2 it has felt like I have been in this situation before. I like helping people fix there tech stuff that is broken or not working right. Don’t get me wrong I like helping people it just feels like sometimes your being used to fix their stuff and once it works you never or rarely hear from them again. Oh well. See the comic strip below.
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MuxTape, Personal Mix Tapes!

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:43:31 +0000

I ran across a cool website the other day. www.muxtape.com It allows you to upload 12 of your own MP3 files of songs you like and put them in any order you choose. You end up creating your own mix tape but in a digital sense. Its has RSS built in so once you find some one you like watch their feed to see what new music they add. The site is a great way to share music with your friends and online communities. Check out the site and upload your own songs to create your own MuxTape.

Check out my MuxTape at http://LiquidRetro.muxtape.com/