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~ Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/22332216/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/22332216/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:44:53 PST It was our first full year back in Columbus, and we are still happy that we made the move back to Ohio. We miss many things from out in Utah, family being at the top of the list. Other things we miss...such as our proximity to Zion NP, some killer mountain biking, snowboarding at Brian Head, and...well..the weather. But, with those good things, saving our sanity was the biggest deal, so we are back home in Columbus...and we love it. We're still attempting to sell our house in Utah, and we will this year. We have anew realtor, and she seems more on her game than the last.
I'm aiming to shoot more photos this year, as well as attend to some other creative outlets. Work is still busy and work on our house here in Columbus continues, the basement is almost finished and will soon be ready for a living space. Then it's on to tearing up the kitchen...lots to do.
I've continued commuting by bike to work, despite the cold weather, though I don't do it everyday, I do get it done at least 2-3 days, but some days, riding 9.8 miles in 20 degree weather is tough and really wears on my body...but I'll be damn ready for warmer weather though.
I do want all of those that are on my watch list that I do check in from time to time and peep out what you've all been up to and shooting, so despite my lack of activity, I do keep up with all of you.

Thanks for reading and have a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR.


Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/19146634/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/19146634/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:53 PDT The Ohio Theater was packed and when the lights finally dimmed the roar of the crowd was deafening and everybody gave the man a standing ovation, which was only one of many. One of the guys sitting to our left said that he read online that Tom started every show with the same song, but from then on there was no set list they just played it by ear. The show began with a blend of three songs Lucinda/Falling Down/Way Down In The Hole and Tom was amazing right from the get go. He stood on his raised platform like a carnival barker surrounded by various instruments and lighting. When he stomped his feet on the platform, the powder that covered it began coming to life swirling around like smoke from unknown depths. Each song from there on out was decided on the fly, which made the show even more intimate and unique, no two shows would be the same.
I went into this show(for the first time in my concert going career) with no song expectations...none, I just wanted to hear Tom Waits...period. So any songs were welcome, but as the show went I realized some were pleasant surprises. Songs such as Eyeball Kid, Dirt In The Ground, Misery Is The River Of The World, and The House Where Nobody Lived, Big In Japan, and Lie To Me brought a smile to my face. He slowed things down and just played piano while speaking to the crowd between songs. He did another song blend with Get Behind the Mule and 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six. I wish I could recall all of the songs he played in his two hour set, but words are failing to capture what we saw and experienced. I will say this, and those that know me will know how serious I am, this performance ranks up in my top five and pretty close to the top. I have never been to a show like this, it was so unique and special that it trumps many other shows I thought were tops. Weird, I know, but what can I say. I'm also sorry my recap fails to capture or give enough details to those who may be reading this, but it was one of those truly cliche moments where....well...you had to be there. His presence on stage was commanding and enthralling, and you felt that if you took your eye off if him for a second you would miss something, and chances are you did or would.
Now, listening to and observing the crowd was interesting and annoying. Lots of people there who were just there to say they were, scene makers I guess. I also overheard one guy say that he didn't recognize half the songs and couldn't understand most of what Tom was singing. Then why were you there? But, none of this ruined our night.
Thanks, Tom, we appreciate you making a stop in Columbus, Ohio and gracing us with a fantastic and supernatural evening.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/18814860/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/18814860/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:13:18 PDT
Life moves forward. We continue work on the house, and are now renovating the basement into a living space.

The house in Utah still hasn't sold, but we've had an offer from someone who wants to rent it. We'll be checking into that, because at least then we can have someone alleviate the money burden that it is. We'll rent it until they don't want to, then put it up for sale. We'll see, It's something we are researching.

Creativity of late has been few and far in between. It seems to have taken some sort of hiatus, but failed to let me know, which was a big surprise when I went to use it. The good news is that it seems to be trickling back in from where where-ever it went, but it has brought back some good ideas and appears refreshed, which is s good thing. Thanks for coming back, creativity.

That's it for now, thanks for reading my drivel.


P@

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/18350012/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/18350012/ Fri, 16 May 2008 10:42:10 PDT The truth comes when you can see that your self-image is nothing more that a convenient reference point and nothing more, and that you yourself do not exist

I just had to share the news, I know there are a few people here who will appreciate this.
Tom Waits is going on tour, a very short tour. The Glitter and Doom Tour will make a stop right here in f-ing Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio Theater. Ohio....Columbus....Tom Waits.
Columbus is the only midwest city he'll be hitting do the the fact his tour route is determined by the constellation Hydra and C-Bus happens to top out the constellation.
I was ready at 10:00 to get tickets, figuring they would sell out quick like, did they I don't know yet, but just seconds into the start of the sale I was back in the mezzonine. Oh, yes, brothers, sisters, , friends, country men, and all others, my wife and I got tickets to see Tom Waits. I had an adrenalin rush buying the tix, isn't that sad? She's geeked, I'm geeked.
If anyone else got tix congrats, see youn there.

Peep the tour info here> [link]



Peace,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17551820/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17551820/ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:24:26 PDT The truth comes when you can see that your self-image is nothing more that a convenient reference point and nothing more, and that you yourself do not exist

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]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17486465/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17486465/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:53:13 PDT "All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."
- Buddha

I know it's been like this for years, but for some reason of late, the way the weather and environmental conditions are reported and described is quite beyond annoying and just plain absurd.

I shall rant only briefly.

We have a tendency to take an event that occurs naturally and according to earthly conditions, as it has for millions upon millions of years, and personify it or respond with general shock and disbelief. It's as if when "bad" things happen with the weather, we are experiencing them for the first time in human history. When it rains and snow melts, all in a short period of time, and the rivers we diverted, damned, and just plain overdeveloped can't handle the influx of water, they flood, as rivers have done and do. Now we are shocked and struggle with the disbelief that the river has risen above it's banks and is infringing on our property. We actually think that the weather conditions and environment have conspired against us to purposely destroy our lives and make us unhappy. I saw a magazine with the title story being "Nature's Fury"...what? Listen folks weather doesn't hold grudges or plan to personally destroy your house, car, family, friends, et al. Yes, we are part if it, and it of us, that's inescapable. Yet, weather just is. It does what it has, like I said earlier, for millions of years. It may respond to conditions we help create, but mostly it just, well...., acts naturally. It is that simple, for real.

All broadcast news, as I said before, sucks ass.


Rant ended.

Peace,
Patrick

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http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17420663/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:28:47 PDT "All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."
- Buddha

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.” - Buddha

I’ve been doing more reading lately. (Actually, only after remembering that we have a fantastic library here in Columbus, and that I can get all the books I want to read for free, as opposed to waiting until I have more money to buy the ones I want. Waiting for more money...oh, that’s rich...I love it. ) On to my rambling. Aside from art books and magazines, I’ve picked up reading about and researching Buddhism and it’s various factions. I’ve only read a handful of books, and each of them approach the subject from different angles. Yet, even though they all have different angles, I wouldn’t have understood any of them had I not read one or the other, and in the order I’ve read them in. Each one offers a bit more insight, and more clearity because of the whole. I’ve learned quite a bit while reading these books and will expand on these developments in future posts, but right now I must get ready and leave for work.



,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17325707/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17325707/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:44:54 PDT "All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."
- Buddha

Peep this link for an interesting article about various firsts in the world of photography.

The Wonderful World of Early Photography

That's all.



"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always." - Mahatma Gandhi


]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17322142/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17322142/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:34:36 PDT - Buddha

So, I had a a short rant about the network news being nothing but fear and sensationalism. I had to find out if anyone out there reports on good things happening in the world. Well, the answer is yes.
Peep out this link for some good news: [link]

I even mentioned the weather in that post and I feel you're better off looking on-line, and The Weather Underground is my personal favorite...check it > [link]


That's all.



"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear." - Buddha

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always." - Mahatma Gandhi


]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17277741/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17277741/ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:47:09 PDT - Buddha

The news, be it local or nation, covers nothing but bad news and deals in fear. I have been watching the news in the evening and in the morning before work, and there is seemingly nothing good happening in the world according to "them". They may occasionally throw in a "good" feeling story, but by the time they decide to show it, all the bad they've shown makes it a moot point. We are a nation of fear filled, paranoid, and over drugged drones.

I shut up now!




“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." - Buddha

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always." - Mahatma Gandhi


]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17189599/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17189599/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:59:33 PST , so I must comply....

Sorry, it's taken my lazy arse so long to get this up. I realized that I'm not all that interesting, but here we go...


1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person should post 8 facts of themselves.
3. Tagged people should write a Journal\Blog about these facts.
4. In the end, tag and name 8 more people.
5. Go to their DA pages and comment saying that they are tagged and hugged.




#1 : I've never seen Pulp Fiction...any of it...for real...no, really...pick your jaw up off the ground, I'm serious.

#2 : I can never seem to get my head together, so chaos is the rule.

#3 : I enjoy the occasional musical i.e. The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, etc

#4 : I'm left handed, but I write like a right hander (it's wierd, you'd have to see it to understand)

#5 : Though I'm happy to be back in Columbus, Ohio, I miss our friends from back west, as well as the terrain and outdoor activities...so, I occasionally think it would be nice to be back out there, but then I talk to said friends about their experiences and remember just why we moved back to Ohio in the first place.

#6 : I'm a procrastinator...eeerr....lazy. I really need to correct this and I am currently attempting to do so...later

#7 : I need to ride my bike more.

#8 : I believe in God, but find all organized religion empty and hypocritical, so I have no real affiliations

I don't have eight people to tag, but will throw down the few I have:





,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17067880/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17067880/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:34:02 PST Thanks to Mr. Jerry Hazard for the subscription.

So, I saw that a couple of my friends here on DA had done this question type thing where you plug your answer into DA and pick one of the images that match said answer. Seemed kind of fun so, here we go:



And it goes a little something like this...

1) answer the questions below
2) take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) you can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. the age you will be on your next birthday:

2. a place you'd like to travel:

3. your favorite place:

4. your favorite object:

5. favorite food:

6. your favorite animal:

7. your favorite color:

8. the town/state/etc in which you live:

9. name of past pet:

10. a dream come true:

11. your nickname (one of them...):

12. middle name:

14. bad habit of yours:

15. your first job:

16. favourite movie:
http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/17003270/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:47:48 PST His studio/house/gallery is smack dab in the middle of the everglades, on something like 13 acres.

Peep the Outdoor Photographer article here > href="http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/content/2008/mar/everglades.shtml">A View From The Swamp

And his website here > href="http://www.clydebutcher.com/">Big Cypress Gallery

Thanks for viewing,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/16956263/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/16956263/ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:59:37 PST The Book Loft of German Village and I found a few photography books that I have to acquire. I was blown away by each and everyone if them. Each book was in b&w, and as some of you know, b&w photography is a favorite of mine. The images of people captured in these books were real and insanely intriguing, and in one of them the photos were all too real, and as gritty and raw a photography book I've seen.

The first one I ran across was:
Street Play by Martha Cooper/From Here To Fame Publishing
(Martha Cooper is one half of the team that brought us the graffiti classic Subway Art.)

"In the late 70’s New York City was in the throes of bankruptcy. The Lower Eastside was a wasteland of boarded up buildings and unfenced vacant lots. These were the days before kids became preoccupied with video games, cell phones and MP3 downloads. Needles contaminated with HIV had not yet appeared nor had a widespread fear of pedophiles. Kids roamed their neighborhoods unsupervised, giving their imaginations free rein.

Martha Cooper’s photos take us through the Alphabet City of the late 70’s as the area was about to undergo extensive urban renewal—a process that is still continuing today. At the time, the neighborhood had more than its share of drug dealers and petty criminals, and the landscape seemed ugly and forbidding. But to the children who grew up there, the abandoned buildings and rubble-strewn lots made perfect playgrounds, providing raw materials and open space for unsupervised play. A crumbling tenement housed a secret clubhouse, rooftops became private aviaries, and a pile of trash might be a source for treasure.

With a poignant memoir from Carlos “MARE 139” Rodriguez, a boy who remembers the excitement of growing up playing on the streets of New York City but who now wants something different for his son, Street Play shows the creative and indomitable spirit of city kids determined to make the best of their inhospitable environment. Today the neighborhood is transformed. Martha Cooper’s work attests to a transitional, post-tenement and pre-artist period on the Lower East Side when street culture held turf in Alphabet City." (info from publishers website)

The next book is Hamburger Eyes: Inside Burgerworld/powerHouse Books a release by underground photo magazine Hamburger Eyes

"Hilarious yet scary, hardcore yet charming, the Hamburger Eyes crew put out the illest lil’ photography magazine the world has ever seen. Since the first issue of 30 xeroxed pamphlets was printed in 2002, Hamburger Eyes has become an elegant yet underground periodical combining the documentary approach of National Geographic with the hit-’em-hard sensibility of a late-night tagger.

A pictorial history of both the intimate and iconic moments of everyday life, Hamburger Eyes is a travel journal, a personal diary, and a family album. Inspired by the traditions that began with Life magazine and Robert Frank, the magazine revitalizes the sensation of photography as a craft as well as a tool to record and document.

Now, in their first book, HAMBURGER EYES: INSIDE BURGERWORLD, they put you through the grinder with a selection of photographs by magazine masterminds Ray Potes, David Potes, Stefan Simikich, and Jason Roberts Dobrin, as well as regular contributors Ted Pushinsky, Dave Schubert, Boogie, David Uzzardi, Tobin Yelland, Ryan Furtado, and countless other upstarts. Get ready for photography on the loose. " (info from publishers )

The last of the books is It's All Good by Boogie/powerHouse Books This one just blew me away with it's raw, un-nerving, gritty look at some of the roughest and most dangerous parts of New York.

“A whole lot of initiations happen every day. You hear about them on the news, but you don’t know it was an initiation. You hear about somebody getting shot somewhere in New York, and nobody knows why that person got shot; nine times out of ten it was a gang initiation. I am a three-star general in the Bloods, so I know what’s going on. The majority of crime in New York City is ’cause of gangs; drugs, killings, stabbings, robberies, even the bullshit car theft, the fucking pettiest crimes and misdemeanors are all ’cause of gangs.” —Kasino, from his testimonial in It’s All Good

A gritty, graphic, and gripping exposé of the underworld and its inhabitants, It’s All Good, the first monograph by Boogie, presents the predators and the prey in the drug game today. Shot in New York City’s most notorious neighborhoods—Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Queensbridge—Boogie gained intimate access into a world few dare to venture, a world closed to outsiders, a world of crackheads, junkies, and gangsters. From the cops patrolling the project roo... ]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/16172318/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/16172318/ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:45:15 PST
]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/15668964/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/15668964/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:40:59 PST I have had 5 days off since I started at my job on Oct 4 (not including Thanksgiving) and we've been working 9-10 hour days, but this is why they asked me to come back to Ohio and work for them.
So, here we are on November 25 and I've finally taken the time to put something up. I won't bore you with anymore rambling right now, I'll save some for later.

P.S. I finally got PS for my Vista system. Thanks to a good friend for the hook-up.

to all of our friends in Utah & Colorado,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14814091/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14814091/ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:44:35 PDT Enough about how little I know of the country. I wanted to feature some of the artists from Poland here. The ages range from teenager to adult, and they all have a passion and creativity that shows through their work. Peep out their galleries, some are still finding their style, while others have had no problem locating it. So enjoy.



has some of the most amazing and beautiful landscape images from his homeland and surrounding countries.

has a unique eye for things and some of here close up photography is tops.

this artist I have had on my devwatch for some time. Brilliant landscape, city and rural photography. I could fav most of his images

a twenty-something photographer, with great taste in music (digs The Legendary Pink Dots) She has an original style and a unique way of looking/seeing things.


These are the ones I have run across and I'm sure there are plenty more. So, please peep their galleries for some great photography.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14807469/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14807469/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:50:30 PDT has sent me a camera that he had formerly lent to his friend and gonzo adventure partner . Seems Allen recently purchased his own camera and sent this one back to Jerry. So, Jerry knowing my current position(cameraless) sent it my way. He's a true friend, and I want to thank him for the chance to shoot photos once again, especially as we drive back to Ohio. When I finally get a new camera, this one will head back to Durango, to wait for it's next mission.

Thanks Jerry for giving me the chance to be creative with a camera again.

Look forward to new posts in the not to distant future.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14801775/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14801775/ Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:56:26 PDT
Foul mouthed rant coming: The bastards that own/run the company are straight-up motherfuckers. Two childlike tyrants with no ethics or morals, posing as good church boys..the devil in disguise...wolf in sheep's clothing...etc. Hiding behind their pseudo religious beliefs, going to church on Sundays only to front and make connections. No real faith in their bodies, except faith in the god, Money. No, they can't even tell the truth...if God came down and asked their sorry asses questions they couldn't even tell him the truth, and if they did, they would implode into their assholes, because their bodies and corrupt minds couldn't handle the reality of truth. My friend was fired early in the afternoon and the reasons they gave him for his firing and the reason they told me are polar opposites. The cunts can't even tell the truth when they are fucking someone over.They give their chosen religion a bad name, shame. They would sell out their own families for the right price, and it's a low one. They always lie to customers and lied to employees. I had heard of some of the unethical practices, but didn't know it was the norm. Only after this went down and talking to a few people did the extent of their unethical business practices become known, and like at the end of Fight Club, all of the clues come back and hit you in the face. They lie to customers by telling them they're getting one thing and charging them more for lesser materials. For example, they would charge someone for a solid mahogany door, but it would only be "skinned" with mahogany and the inside would be a lesser wood. They skirt around fire regulations with the fire doors they sell, submitting an "official" fire door for inspection, have it approved and then swapping it with an unapproved, lesser "fire door". So there are quite a lot of people/customers that have paid too much money for a high end custom door(s) and have ended up with the doors made from lesser/wrong materials and unsafe fire doors. All in the name of money. They said they were "laying off" people due to lack of work and paying too much in labor. Yet, the company has gone from producing 26 doors a month to 250, the owners have bought new vehicles, own a houseboat, and always have nice tans(spending no time outdoors), new watches, etc. They also have about $600,000+ in shop equipment on order. Yet they have no money to pay employees. So remember these companies, especially if you live out west (Utah, Arizona, Nevada) and tell anyone that may be considering doing business with them that they would may be better off finding a more honest and ethical set of companies.
The companies are:
HACIENDA HERITAGE CUSTOM DOORS - WOOD F/X CORP. - SEDONA CUSTOM DOORS

A big FUCK YOU!!! to those who knew what was going down, you know who you are. You're all a bunch of cowards and cunts. I hope karma bites you in the ass and your ship sinks.

Modest Mouse said is best in their song "Bankrupt On Selling" -

'well all the apostles-they're sitting in swings
saying "I'd sell off my savior for a set of new rings
and some sandals with the style of straps that cling best to the era"
so all of the business in their unlimited
hell where they buy and they sell and they sell all their
trash to each other but they're sick of it all
and they're bankrupt on selling
and all of the angels
they'd sell off your soul for a set of new wings and anything gold
they remember
the people they loved their old friends
and I've seen through 'em all seen through 'em all and seen through most everything'

Good Luck to all who were screwed over.

Rant ended.

So life moves forward outside of southern Utah with a new beginning in Columbus, Ohio.

P.S. The new Jalapeno Cheddar Cheetos are sublime, all of the worst ingredients in a tasty snack.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14652076/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14652076/ Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:16:14 PDT The whole reason for the return to Columbus is opportunity. We've known for some time that our stay here in southern Utah wasn't permanent, and we were actually planning to get out shit together and move as soon as possible. I happen to get back in contact with a good friend and former boss, he was telling me how the people he was hiring to help him in the shop just weren't getting the job done, he said how he missed me working for him. I half jokingly said "You just let me know when you need me and I'll be there." Well he talked with his partner (another good friend), he emailed me and called me out on it. They were willing to pay me what I was making when I left and they were also going to set us up with housing (done). Thanks guys.
My wife, oddly enough, is going back to work for the same company she was with before she left, and making a bit more. We were excited when they said they would be happy to have her back.
So we will be back in Columbus, Ohio in less than 3 weeks.
Life is strange like that.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14246667/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/14246667/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:53:18 PDT uter.

So, I haven’t been ignoring anyone, I just haven’t had any computer/internet access.

I am now looking and researching cameras, and I am hoping to aquire one in the not too distant future.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/13335560/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/13335560/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:35:50 PDT So, on my Thursday commute I will make the effort to find my lost and lonely battery door, if it's still there, and if it's even worth picking up. It could have very well been pummled by traffic and is quite possibly inoperable.
I am as of yesterday cameraless...or so I thought. I still have a very old Kodak point-n-shoot digital camera with a whole 4MB of storage...ooohhh, yea baby, and the card reader I recently aquired reads the big ass card. I pulled the camera out and it seems to work...sweet! I'm going to throw it in my messenger bag for the commute and see what comes of it...why the hell not. I may be stepping back, but it takes pics all the same. I'm down, but not out, sucka.

Thanks for reading.

,
Patrick



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]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/13187633/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/13187633/ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:56:16 PDT
It has been a damn long while since I frequented this here website. My internet surfing of late has been short and revolving around bikes and bike culture. My photography has slowly been geting back into a flow, and my camera is hanging on by a thread, just when I figure it's gone and given up the ghost it pulls a Lazarus and comes back to life. It needs a bit of help to achive this goal, like I have to help the lens by pulling on it as it struggles to move into positon. It's like the little train that could.

I have photographs to go through, and can finally retrieve pics off my card. Our friend Chris was kind enough to give me his old card reader after he was required, by his new camera, to get an up to date one that could read his high tech card. Thanks Chris, you rock. I posted one of the pics from our canyoneering excursion last week end and I will be sorting out others that may make it to post.

The web blog I've been working on, SoulSideDown , is slowly coming together. If you ride a bike or known anyone who does, pleas point 'em in the direction of the blog. We accept contributions from any and all bike freaks.

Aside from all of that, I am attempting to get a bit more organized with all of my creative activities...photography, drawing, biking, reading, playing on the computer, etc. I am looking for a balance between all of that fun stuff and the stuff that needs to be done...house work.

Well, that's it for now, I'll be on here more often now looking for new people to watch and befriend.





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Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/12450254/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/12450254/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:44:34 PDT
Yet to those of you who may want to know. I have been lurking around Virb. A new people/social site, much cooler than MySpace, and not as tacky...yet.
I have also been working with a few friends on a new web-forum for bike freaks
SoulSideDown
It has been taking up most of my time, mind, and soul. We have a few good people on board who are regular contributors, but the site is intended to be the peoples forum. Peep the site and check our submissions page.
Here is a brief rundown of the site:
Soul Side Down is the peoples forum, the bike freak, commuter, activist, mountain biker, fixed, singlespeed, roadie, cruiser, the everyday person.

Soul Side Down is not about profit margins & share holders, the latest fads/trends, or profiting off the backs of cyclist.

We don’t have strict guide lines, weight or physical requirements. All we care about is, do you love to ride a bike? Whether it’s a $5 thrift store find, a hand-me-down, some entry level or big dollar whatever, we want you.

Soul Side Down doesn’t want to hear about what the pros are doing or how much money they make, we don’t care about sponsors.
Why? Because you sponsor yourself, and we feel you have a far more interesting story to share, be it through writing, pics, or some small local event you’re having.

Do you own one bike or far too many? Than Soul Side Down is for you.



Photography has for the moment been on the back burner. I will be getting back into the swing of things with that soon.

That's all for now.

Thanks for reading.

,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/11752779/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/11752779/ Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:57:30 PST
I have some ideas brewing in da ol' dome. We'll see if I can execute my vision.

I keep up with my watch, so my lack of posting doesn't mean I'm ignoring my commrades.

I'm also desiring a new camera. Looking at the Nikon D40, but only window shopping.

Bell's Two Hearted Ale is love

peace&respect,
Patrick

]]> ~PatrickJDavis http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/11440956/ http://PatrickJDavis.deviantart.com/journal/11440956/ Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:10:49 PST Posting will be a bit slow going at first, but things should come together as I get my head in order.

Thanks for checking out my gallery.

,
Patrick

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