Nacionale » Hipstamatic http://www.nacionale.com Photos and Words by Mike Kim Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:17:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 More Catching Up After My Trip http://www.nacionale.com/2010/04/more-catching-up-after-my-trip/ http://www.nacionale.com/2010/04/more-catching-up-after-my-trip/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:15:21 +0000 Mike http://www.nacionale.com/?p=645 My iPhone has been my main camera as of late.  With the Hipstamatic app for the iPhone, it’s kind of like shooting with a Holga – lot’s of lo-fi goodness!

March 31st, Memphis Airport

April 1, Columbus Airport

April 2nd, Richmond Bar & Grill

April 3rd, Cupcakes and Bowling with Addison

April 4th, A Lazy Easter Sunday

April 5th, Downtown Los Angeles

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Luckily, Sherman has Don Diego to keep him company when we’re out of the house, but I’m still concerned about his spirits.  But after a couple of nice walks and a good dinner, Sherman definitely seemed to be pretty happy.

Sherman lounging after his dinner

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My wife and I decided that it was time for us to put down our oldest dog, Kody.  He was 15 years old and had a number of health issues, but lately, he had been having a lot of trouble getting around and just seemed to be in a fair amount of discomfort.  I came home from work early so that we could all go to the vet together.  I snapped this photo of Nate and Kody on the couch together before we all got in the car.

When we got to the vet’s office, we all took turns feeding Kody pieces of a cheeseburger that I had picked up for a last meal.  Marie and Nate went to go get a smoothie while I stayed with Kody in his final minutes.  I had been sad all day about what was to come, but when I was finally in the room with Kody and the veterinarian I was completely overcome with emotion and just started crying like a little kid.  It was time to say goodbye to a dog that has always been happy to see me and served as a great companion in so many happy moments in my life.

I have a heavy heart to be sure, but I’m relieved to know that he no longer has to endure the pain and discomfort caused by his failing health.

Rest in peace, Kody.

Nate and Kody

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Nate and the Tiki Torches

On Sunday, we went to my grandmother’s to have dinner.  We brought some of Nate’s puzzles for her to work on during the day to help keep her mind sharp.  After dinner, Nate wanted to show off his puzzle prowess by putting three jigsaws together in a few short minutes.  I’m really thankful for each and every time we’re able to spend with the extended family.

Puzzletime with grandma, grandpa and great grandma

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Kick-Ass

Ever since my friend, Jill, told me about this Kick-Ass movie, I’ve been looking forward to seeing it.  It looks like my kind of nerdy fun.  McLovin is in it too so you know it’s gonna be good.  Here is the trailer.

]]> http://www.nacionale.com/2010/03/kick-ass/feed/ 0 A Lazy Stretch http://www.nacionale.com/2010/03/a-lazy-stretch/ http://www.nacionale.com/2010/03/a-lazy-stretch/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:08:46 +0000 Mike http://www.nacionale.com/?p=602 I had to go to Indian Wells for a conference from Sunday through Wednesday.  Tuesday was my 8-year wedding anniversary.  The nice part was that my wife drove out with my son a couple times so I was able to hang out with them for a bit.  But between work and hanging out with the family, I didn’t have a whole lot of time to devote to taking any photographs.  But when you have a phone with a camera there is really no good excuse for not taking more photographs.  I was being lazy.

Anyways, here is what I took with my phone between Sunday and Wednesday.

Eyeing the hotel room snack tray Sunday night

The hotel room Monday night as I was preparing a presentation

A lantern outside the restaurant on my wedding anniversary

Rest stop on the way back from Palm Springs

Watch out for the T-Rex

Nate loved the dinosaurs

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