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I need to take more pictures. Every year, I tell myself I need to take more pictures. It’s not like I have a lack of cameras. That’s certainly not the case, since I possess around 8 cameras or so, all for different kinds of reasons. I just need to use them more. Anywhere from LOMO to pinhole cameras, I’ve got them. Actually, I need to finish making my pinhole camera, so I can check it out. I’ve got a box of film just for this purpose. My “junk” film as I like to call it. 100 rolls of expired film, just for experimental reasons.

I decided to attach a few pictures to this post (gallery after the bump) to remind me of some of the pictures I’ve taken, and to show you that I do take pictures, just not enough of them (in my opinion). I really really need to take more pictures.

This summer, I plan on doing as much photography as I can, by taking as many photo trips as I possibly can. If you’re in the Portland/Seattle area, why not look me up, we can go out and do some photo essays or just plain have some fun taking pictures.

Do you take pictures?

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So yesterday, Meesh and I and couple friends went to the Mariners game (and yes, they won!) and had the pleasure of meeting Melanie to just chat and hang out at the Mitt. You can see the 3 of us were just hanging out there.

Sometimes it’s just so nice when you get to meet another blogger finally face to face. You then start wondering if they’re going to be exactly the way you envision them, and truth be told, Melanie is most likely exactly as you thought she is in person. She’s great! Now I just have to find more bloggers to meet in the Seattle/Portland area.

Are you going to be in this area? Let’s meet up!

I totally made it onto Kim Harrison’s page. I can’t believe she remembered something about me. LOL If you visit her Outlaw Tour Photos page, scroll down to the Portland, OR photos, and I’m the last one in there, “Mr. Not-Katie“. I can’t believe she remembered that. I forgot about that! Unfortunately, Katie didn’t make it into the pictures!

So yesterday, I went out to Beaverton, OR to visit Katie and to go to a book signing by Kim Harrison. The book signing was at Powell’s Bookstore, which I have to mention is HUGE. Katie was telling me that the big store (Powell’s CITY of books) is really a CITY of books. I can’t imagine the other stores being bigger.

The trip down there was pretty uneventful. I mean 2 hours driving on I-5… Boring! But I persevered, knowing that at the end of the 2 hour drive, I would be meeting Katie and Kim Harrison.

When I got there, I had to call Katie to let her know I was there, and meanwhile I had 2 hours to waste before the actual book signing. They had a place at that “mall” that the bookstore was in called “The Mac store” but it wasn’t a “real” Mac store, it was just a store that had Mac stuff. It had some great stuff in there, I just don’t have money to spend on such things right now!

When Katie got there, we ended up eating at Panera bread company, of where she has never been. I had to edumacate her that everything there was pretty much good, especially the French Onion soup. (I’m a regular Asiago Roast Beef / French Onion Soup person myself!) Of course, Katie doesn’t like onions (I never knew!) but she ordered the Tuna sammich and Tomato soup. She liked the tomato soup, and she remarked, “It reminds me of spaghetti… I have simple tastes.” LOL Ok, Katie, as long as you like it.

When we finally got to the book signing after spending much time yapping in Panera about nothing, we ended up sitting in the back. Which wasn’t exactly the greatest idea. When the book signing actually came, that’s right, we were the last to get our books signed. I’m sure Kim was tired and had carpal tunnel by the time we got to her. People had some great questions for her, some of which I’ll relay, the ones that I remember at least. I have a bad memory you know. Q&A with Kim Harrison after the bump.

All in all, it was a great day, we spent 2 hours in the signing, only because we were in the back. But it was fun, we got to yapper again, mainly about nothing. I did give Katie my address, so she’s now an “official” stalker. Cool! I told her, “Now you can stalk me!” She replied, “Like I’m not already?” LOL She’s so funny!

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Me and kim harrison,
originally uploaded by psychodaisy.

Katie and i got to meet kim harrison,author of the rachel morgan books! we had some fun!

One thing I wanted to mention about Kim, anyone who was taking pictures with her, she had us also take a picture with her own camera. I just thought that was different. Regardless of the reason, I thought that was kinda cool. And when I become an author someday, I’ll have to do that too at book signings.

In a few hours, I’ll be heading down to Powell’s Books in Beaverton, OR for a book signing. I’m just wondering how how many people will be attending. The last book signing I ever went to was for Bruce Campbell when he wrote his autobiography. I’m quite anxious to meet Kim Harrison, I’ve been a big fan of her books.

While there, I will be running into Katie to have some coffee and dinner. If you’re in the area, show up, I’ll be the Japanese dude with a white macbook. You can’t miss me I’m sure. If you are going to show up, let me know! Leave a comment or something.

So in a couple weeks, I’ll be heading to Portland, OR to Powell’s Books for Kim Harrison’s Outlaw Tour. You might know that her next book, Outlaw Demon Wails comes out on 2/26/08. Normally I wouldn’t be so excited for the hardcover edition, except that this time I’ll get to meet her! totally excited, and yes, I could go to the Seattle bookstores to see her too sooner, but, going to the one in Portland has an added bonus!

I’ll be meeting Katie there for coffee/drinks/whatever before the actual signing! Yay, we’ll have some fun at the bookstore. LOL But no, it’ll give us some time to hang out and talk about the Super Secret Project we’ll be unleashing soon.