--dave
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so last weekend we did an overnight canoe trip down the chatanika river, about 30 miles north of fairbanks. laura and myself were joined by walter, michael, alex, and carrie.
things started off pretty rough, actually. the chatanika has a lot more bends than the chena, which we're used to paddling. so we started off a bit unprepared and got caught in the current and pushed into a sweeper. laura's and my canoe flipped on the very first bend. luckily, pretty much everything was in dry bags and fairly well tied to the canoe. sadly, the case of budweiser kept on floating downstream without us.
here's walter and carrie maneuvering down the section where we flipped (a bit more prepared, as well)...
we managed to find about 15 beers on our way down the river, so the trip wasn't a total waste. ;) the weather was awesome the whole time, even though there were thunderstorms threatening us all day on sunday.
and here's the group -- myself, walter, and laura in front; alex, carrie, and michael in the back.
--dave
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so in an effort to make my summer even more relaxing, i hung up the hammock the other day.
after a bit of adjusting, it rides pretty nice. it's still a little cool outside (and we don't get any sun on our back porch), so it'll have to wait a bit for some serious use.
also since i'm the housewife, i went ahead and baked some cookies the other day... ;)
--dave
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so laura finally got her birthday present on wednesday. we picked up her pre-ordered copy of wii fit, a fitness "game" for the wii. it comes with its own balance board, which has sensors that can tell which way you are leaning (forward, backward, side to side). it's really sensitive, and it's used to run through different exercises -- from yoga and pushups to mini-games like hula-hooping and skiing. you can set up your own exercise program and it tracks your results for you.
of course, the balance board also works as a scale, which lets your wii tell you that you're fat (notice how chubby my mii is in the left picture... ;)
--dave
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so i put up a projects link over on the right side with a few of the things i've been working on lately in the lab. there's some photos and videos, along with a brief description of each application.
here's the new videos i've uploaded:
DAVE2.1 (part one) from Dave Krnavek on Vimeo.
DAVE2.1 (part two) from Dave Krnavek on Vimeo.
DAVE2.2 from Dave Krnavek on Vimeo.
--dave
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so we've got a bit of a dilemma -- i've got three nephews but no nieces. can't have a ring bearer without a flower girl, can you?
so either isaac or joseph will have to take one for the team. stephen's already old enough to be scarred from the experience, probably... ;)
--dave
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so we put down the deposit on the reception hall. we'll be doing the wedding reception at the river's edge resort, on the banks of the chena river. it's a really nice looking room (miner's hall).
anyways, here's a few photos that i snapped with the cell phone -- you can get a vague idea of what it looks like. there's a deck right outside, which should be pretty nice this summer.
--dave
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so we went to lavelle's last night to share some good wine and food with murray, and on the way home we noticed the northern lights were going pretty strong. i still hadn't had a chance to try out the camera on them, so i figured it was now or never.
of course, it took me a little while to figure out what the heck i was doing (especially in the dark), but i eventually figured out what i needed to do to get some longer exposure shots. i didn't get a chance to play with the ISO and f-stop of the camera, since we weren't really dressed to hang around outside for too long, so i'm thinking these could have been a little less noisy. but we still got a few pretty decent shots. click on them to get a slightly bigger version...
--dave
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if anybody desires some celtic tunes, here ya go...
--dave
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