Henry Rose

Lunch time photos

May 6, 2009 – 10:14 pm

In case of fire, originally uploaded by jhenryrose.

Today I went out and took some pictures at lunch. This was driven partially by my desire to get more picture taking in and partially by me wanting to break the monotony of eating at my desk like i have been. There’s no particular reason i’ve been such a recluse\ recently, but it felt good to get some fresh air during the day.

I like this picture because of the horizontal segmentation. This is a crop (obviously) from a larger image that had 3 more repetitions of the stairs which i would have liked to have included but it started to make the aspect ratio pretty extreme (I wanted to keep the crop where it was on the left side).

I also like the muted colors. They very much capture the feel of this cloudy spring day in Seattle.

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Photo Critique

April 30, 2009 – 10:11 am

, originally uploaded by jhenryrose.

This is a picture I took last weekend driving back from a bike ride in North Central Washington.

I like both the color and composition in this photo. The muted colors of the shrub steppe combined with the dark sky provide an excellent background for the yellow of the center line to pop. That center line has an awesome vanishing point near the center of the picture.

I do wish that there was a better focal point in this picture.

I shall try again

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-22

March 22, 2009 – 11:59 pm

So much for leaving after lunch … #
Ordered wrong keyboard. Tried to go cheap should have stuck with amazon. #
It’s hard to get quarters in this town. #
“nabayaki udon to go” is a beautiful phrase. #
QW1234567890-P[]0-.,’ #
@alvinsmith614 oops! I was cleaning my keyboard with a purell wipe to stop the spread of disease. #
Will apple include something that makes the wireless networks in north america not suck with OS 3.0? #
Got excited by UPS call, was a different package than i was expecting. I may have a problem. #
@clango that place sucks. #
potatoes boiling! #
i’m horrible about letting mailbox overflow to the point that outlook cuts me off. gmail doesn’t do that, making gmail much better. #
@alvinsmith614 None of that prepares a person for that job. #
Stocks app is very green today. Not used to that at all. #
There is such a thing as over-optimization. #
@monie73 1.5 inch margins, get that line spacing up and double space all headings! #
Watching the sounders debut from a luxury box tomorrow. Psyched! #
Sexy asynchronous registration is now in effect on ZMM. Even works in ie6 #
@alvinsmith614 tempting! #
@rprins wow, that’s pretty damning. #
Post release panic is fun times! #
Rates are tanking in ZMM: http://www.zillow.com/Mortgage_Rates/ Good for business! #
http://twitpic.com/29fy9 drew carey at sounders debut #
Electric!! #
Pioneer square is introducing me to new forms of horrible music. #
whoa #
building is swaying a lot, crazy wind. #
Bike ride break, coffee on Alki. #
This americano is just a jug of scalding hot brown water. #
Home w/ cold toes. Only 21 miles, but fast. Feeling a lot more comfortable on the bike. #
Paseo REI Vivace and KEXP. A Seattle afternoon. #
Seattle native can’t take the sun http://twitpic.com/2c669 #
Karaoke at Goldieson Airport. Vastly superior to the Boxcar. #

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-15

March 15, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Pic from ride. http://twitpic.com/1y40e #
Riding in the snow is an amusing novelty, not an acceptable daily activity. #
Mini and cool keyboard (http://bit.ly/q6GId ) ordered. 42″ of internet becoming a reality. #
Giant snowflakes falling up on the 46th floor. #
Back to partly cloudy, visibility to whidbey island. Crazy weather day. #
Integrating massive codebases is a pleasure like no other. #
Simian Mobile Disco on friday: it’s gonna be dope, i’ll probably dance until i’m really sweaty and gross. #
Made the coffee too strong, even for me. Erps! Also, almost froze riding to work. Too cold, bring summer now please. #
Beautiful day. #
Checking fedex.com will make my mini come sooner right?? #
@rlotz friends and family discount #
@krunkled like “banana banana banana”? or “banananananana #
We ran out of whiteboard space. http://twitpic.com/1zmlf #
Rode home from work via the locks. The best thing about a headwind is turning around. #
Watching Milk. #
Wow. White Olympics and blue sky. Once again amazed at how beautiful this town is. #
Bb Major is the perfect key for this morning. Thanks Wolf-dogg! #
With all these unemployed people wandering about you’d think someone would design a replacement for the solo hot drink lid that i so despise #
@point83 lol, you ridiculous joker! #
@ripper93 don’t get mugged! #
They olympics are beautiful. Makes me want to cry tears so big you’d need a crate full of Shamwows to dry them up. #
Condo shopping with parents this view is amazing http://twitpic.com/20m38 #
Hoping i don’t freeze on the ride home. #
New computer day!! #
HOLY SHIT WE ARE OUT OF COFFEE. Luckily we’ve got a secret stash in the Mortgage team … $3/cup today #
Coolest thing ever: http://tinyurl.com/d29dwt #
I’ve got about an hour while we RI and redeploy. Wish me luck. http://twitpic.com/21czg #
http://twitpic.com/21ead making progress #
http://twitpic.com/21f0l boo yah. #
@adpowers funny, i stole it of my teammates desk who came here from amazon. #
@alvinsmith614 wow you do a lot of drafting. what is it that you’re not telling us!?!? #
@lantius I can send you some bugs if you need me to … #
Mini is here. WHoot! #
@PaultheWall i’ll probably swing by westlake. let’s hug! #
syncing media from laptop to external drive that will now have a home attached to the mini. #
Man on wire. Ridiculous Frenchmen in precarious places. #
http://twitpic.com/222yi I thought I ordered a mini but all I got was this. #
Just realized a project I did last month is shipping and I haven’t gotten a single bug for it. That’s scary. #
Smog layer is really visible today, visibly disgusting. Get out of your cars people. #
Aahhh the old “you have to share your desk with an intern” prank. http://twitpic.com/226nx #
http://twitpic.com/228oy wtf?! Who has this problem? #
@Krunkled http://twitpic.com/22hnw – Nice desk view dude. #
Cat is back in box … wtf. I have a big sapporo as prep for SMD tonight. #
Moe bar. Whiskey please!! #
Still in bed, but it sounds too wet out there for a bike ride. #
trying live chat support w/ comcast. Also roasting potatoes. #
Vivace time. #
bitte ein bit! #
Meat pie on Pi day #
Angry romance http://twitpic.com/247ja #
Just signed up to sing some bobby brown at the boxcar. Whiskey is clouding my judgement. #
Gggrrrrrrr. No love from the DJ. Time to grease the old wheel. #
The box car is a horrible bar. End thought. #
Waiting in the rain at skillet. #

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-08

March 8, 2009 – 11:59 pm

42″ os x is big. #
Watching our movie on the new tv. Why did I wait so long? #
Want to go to lunch … but am afraid king county sheriffs might randomly beat me up. #
@ripper93 whoa, happy day. i waged a battle of self control in font of uwajimaya over a box of thin mints yesterday. #
It’s new mac mini day. Not super exciting specs, but now I can buy withou fear of instant obsoletion. #
First bike to work day in four months. #
Bike to work was a success, i don’t know how i’ve lived without it. #
I must say, i look good today. #
@Mandame if i send you with money can you pick a couple up for me? in reply to Mandame #
Playing around with some fun form validation techniques. Of course this form was supposed to be done monday … but it’s still fun. #
@ripper93 sure you can, but a freewheel might be nice on that long descent. #
I love that my phone quacks at me to wake me up. #
I’ve gotten a lot better at throwing things in garbage/recycle from across the room in the last couple of months. I should join the NBA. #
My officemate says: “They’re a bunch of comcastards, that ticketmaster.” #badservice #
Trying post its to track issues that aren’t in bug tracking system. http://twitpic.com/1vbxs in reply to kevinrose #
can’t wait for complementary taco bar on the deck at red lion this summer. buckets of beer and free tacos, what’s not to love? #
My glorious hair is feeling a bit mulletous in the back. #
@luciag It’s always sunny in streetview #
oooh!! building shiny things is fun. #
what are good friday songs? #
http://twitpic.com/1w4ht – my friday playlist! #
Whoot! Maynard the wine drinking mbp is back in commission. Now off to Voxx. #
Tried egg poaching technique from @luciag delicious! http://twitpic.com/1wpr1 #
Cold hilly bike ride is fun. Now furniture shopping. Less exciting. in reply to henryrose #
Eastlake is weird. Our local bar is a pizza place right next to a bar. #
Riding a snowy snoqualmie valley trail. #

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-01

March 1, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Furious with comcast. Why do I give them so much money for such horrible service? #badservice #
Seriously comcast?? You know I’m pissed off at you and you still try to upsell me? What would possibly make me want to send you more money #
The oscars are very emotional even though I don’t give a shit. A testimony to flowery writing and shiny production. #
I’d say this round with comcast ended in a draw. However i am losing on the personal health front. #
Problem with getting in early is that lunch comes later. #
To be fair to the PM that was changing specs last week, i just pulled the “oh yeah i know i said we could do that, but uh, we can’t” thing. #
My condolences, the data has expired. I’m so sorry for your loss. #
loving fmylife.com so angsty! perfect for a rainy day in seattle. #
Waiting for what’s hopefully my last PT appointment. in reply to lantius #
My office mate and I are in agreement that if we were to be any animal, we’d be ducks. #
Scheming to negotiate rent down. Or move. Houses in Wallingford for $1300? Don’t mind if I do! #
Muahaha i have defeated my nemesis, the dreaded: ZW-36096 IE bugs lie shaking at my feet, The blood of hasLayout smeared across my face! #
Recession soup for dinner! #
My own chilly hilly. Only 16 miles and <1k ft climbing, but snowy and tiring for a cripple. Now tea. #
Sun and snow! I can forgive the busterfuck because it’s so pretty. #
@adpowers we got two 70s and a 66 within a minute this morning, wtf metro? #
Safari 4 is screamin’! Ant it actually seems to fit on windows, unlike 3. Browser wars are good for everyone. #
@mike_od i’d believe it. those dentists are an evil bunch. #
A beautiful day to be outside or in an office that looks outside, i guess? #
I was just served an ad for a catheter on wonkette …. wtf? #

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Knee Update

February 24, 2009 – 1:06 pm

I detailed my 3 month post op visit to the surgeon over on the ACL Blog. The important take away from the visit was that I can ride my bike as much as I want now, I just have to be careful about falling or otherwise abusing my left knee.

That’s great news because it means i can start getting the exercise that my body has been craving for the last four months. With any luck we’ll have some dryish weekends in Seattle and I can spend them on the bike.

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-02-22

February 22, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Walking to the corner store and being thankful for a fully functional knee. #
If the first few hours are any indication, this is not going to be a good day. #
When will Apple rev the mini? Do it now apple do it now. #
My Mom tore her ACL today … i guess i have a new writer for my blog! #
I just discovered that fresca has zero calories. Also really beautiful sunset. ZOMG. #
shit @mandame says fresca gives you cancer. i just can’t win. #
Today, as good as yesterday? 7am bathroom flood followed by exploding mop is the natural ordering of events i do believe. #
@alvinsmith614 theft! in reply to alvinsmith614 #
Says the PM on our team “That’s what I asked for, but now I don’t want it anymore.” I believe in the “moving target” style of spec writing. #
Anyone ever ordered a used mac from gainsaver.com? Minis on the cheap. Tasty! #
Night falls on Zillow HQ http://twitpic.com/1joqv #
12 miles with a small hill. Baby steps. Oh yeah and falafel. #
@jobyl Bob Loblaw? I didn’t know you were a client of his. in reply to jobyl #
@adpowers preach on! #
Work happy hour today. 1 gallon of tequila and a hundred strands of mardis gras beads purchased. What could go wrong? #
Having Griffey back doesn’t make it 1995 again, but it doesn’t hurt either. Getting psyched for $8 beers and gorgeous sunsets. #
@rlotz I’m in the same boat. Dear apple, let me send you dollars in exchange for new mini. Love, Henry. #
I have recently developed the ability to toss things from across the room and have them land in the garbage/recycling/coworker’s lap. #
Zomg, doing table layouts in this widget. OLD SKOOL. Widgets make the internet happy and sad at the same time. SAPPY. #
@bikehugger uh, SMX? in reply to bikehugger #
Chillin on the slut after catching up w/ @point83 at westlake. Come on knee let’s get healed. #
definitely getting sick, and not too happy about it. #
I am truly a bad bowler. #
Signed in for fancy salon haircut. First day of school jitters. #
Sensory journey complete. #
Survived salon trip. Thinking I should have given more direction. #
@lantius welcome brother. Let’s go driving some time! in reply to lantius #
Skipped FHR because I’m sick and it’s cold. Went tv shopping and am now waiting for comcast to bring a new modem. #

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-02-15

February 15, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Starting my first ever self help book. #
Toasty Bites. A delicious new way to dine on the couch. #
I’m interviewing three candidates for Front End SDE this week. Started out the day by building a kit of interview problems, so productive! #
“Place yourself on an x/y axis. Where do you fall and what does each axis represent?” I didn’t, but i should have. Interviews are fun! #
Contemplating a yurtish weekend #
Mmmm soup pho dinner! #
Is it ok to just ignore ie on my personal blog? Some say yes. #
Got my ass kicked in PT once again. Tomorrow is corporate ski day, read as Henry’s Wednesday Off. Woot! #
@lantius whoa whoa whoa, considering paying for IP?!?! That’s crazy. Next thing you’ll be paying for bread! #
Snowing like crazy on the 46th floor. I guess it is still winter … even though my mind has moved on. #
close door. apply headphones. hood up, drawstring down. ok let’s fix some bugs. #
Midweek weekend starts now!! #
Henry’s Wednesday off. Rode bike, played bass. Going to lunch in udistrict. This is my kind of day. #
W’hoo! Two beer lunch. P #
@lantius yes stationary. But with beer as my guide I’m thinking about taking the lht for a spin! in reply to lantius #
Awesome dude with Fro and cruiser with dog in basket is … Well, awesome. http://twitpic.com/1fs86 #
iPhone us mad white!! Tried to correct “fro” to “FTP”. #
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/272/42174452hv1.jpg #
Whoa here come the olympics … secondarily: i need a haircut. #
@lantius Some would say that means you should figure out what’s wrong with the server and fix it. But me, i like your idea best. #
Walking home through SLU. If you’re over 30 And live in SEA: fuck you for not getting the Commons built. #
@rlotz yeah… i took a look back at the last year in mint when doing my taxes. scary stuff. #
*poof* the great friday afternoon escape. #
@crose99 got any properties in Seattle? in reply to crose99 #
Rode a bike to Ballard. Happy v day to me! #
Grocery store madness. #

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WP Upgrade

February 11, 2009 – 4:49 pm

Just upgraded Wordpress to 2.7.1. New dashboard is the hotness, Wordpress is constantly turning up the heat and I love it.

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What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-22

What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-15

What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-08

What I’ve been saying on 2009-03-01

Knee Update

What I’ve been saying on 2009-02-22

What I’ve been saying on 2009-02-15

WP Upgrade

What’s on my mind

What I’m Listening to

My ACL Repair Blog

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