This is Nichole and Doug's place up in Timberlake, or someplace like that. It's up in the mountains and is pretty nice.
We did a little snowshoeing, and had our second dinner party gathering here.

Here's something from LA. I've put up the maximum 500 pictures in an album but I don't know how to get to it. It's a google web album though.

One from the Farmers Market in LA. There were Birds of Paridise all over there place in LA.

This whole photo of the day thing is hard to keep up with. Especially when I go to LA for few days and take 800+ photos. I don't know what to start posting. Look for a link to other photos in the days to come, but maybe not. I think it's kind of nice to only have one to look at now and then. I guess if the people (that's you reading this) want more, you'll ask for more.
This is the pier at Venice Beach, CA.

Happy New Year

Much has happened since the last post, Christmas vacation, a new year, and a dangerous but beautiful drive across the country. there will be more to come later.

heavy industry steel building
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Our fully decorated tree. Obviously. I tend to lose my creative whit around 2.26am. I'm going home.
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Our wonderful new tree skirt hand quilted by me Mum.
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This is another rendering for school. I'm still tweaking the images, but they're getting there.
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Here's a little something I've been working on. I haven't made a computer 3d model like this in years. It takes forever, but it can make some pretty cool images.
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Super Fresh Snow.
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Our quaint tree with its Dr. Seuss star and single gift. Pleas help us fill the base of our tree with christmas cheer for all to hear.
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We put our Christmas tree up today. These were the first ornaments to go on it
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Riding home on the train.
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more holliday lights.
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Holliday lights and skating at the Gallivan Center in SLC.
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TRAX whizzing by.
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High school football at the Utes staduim at sundown last week.
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A Day in the Life of 2 Ts

A Day in the Life of 2 Ts
There has recently been some interest in more information about the Bluff project house I helped build. Click this link to view a PDF book about the house that I put together with some other students. It's best viewed two pages at a time, as if it were a real book. Enjoy.

Just a random update to keep you interested. It's been a long couple of days so I haven't been taking many new photos.
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Vegas.
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Reader's choice award!

A Day in the Life of 2 Ts

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The nearly full moon last night outside the architecture building. I love my camera. I took this picture hand-held (no tripod) and it doesn't even look blurry.
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Here's a full view of the new drapes.
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We also installed new drapes in the back room last weekend. All from IKEA of course.
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We put handles onto our cabinets a little while ago. It's strange how such a little thing can make a big difference.
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Terri took this really nice photo of Denali. Terri made Denali pose like she was at a fashion shoot, all angled and looking over her shoulder and smiling. Terri can't accept that deep down, Denali would really rather still be wearing her spiked collar.
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I say a nice rainbow on my way up to the university today. The stop light I was at had just turned green, so I wasn't able to zoom in on it. You can barely see it above the mountains, but it was nice.
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Terri and I babysat for our friends Kyle and Julie today. This is Braylon, and he's out cold on my lap.
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The view from the foot-hills north east of the city.
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This is the old Utah Ore Sampling building in Murray, Utah. I was almost eaten by a big pit bull while taking this photo.
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This picture is a few days old (it was taken on the 25th), but this is what the architecture school parking lot looks like at midnight on a snowy night. This snow is all gone now, it felt like 80 degrees on Saturday, but it was nice while it lasted. This is a good indication that there is some good snow happening in the mountains.
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Yesterday's sunrise over the University's baseball field
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SLC Trax ride

Architectural video analysis of a ride on the SLC TRAX from downtown to UofU campus.

Terri and I were thinking about getting another dog this weekend (me more than her). We found these really cool dogs up for adoption. They were both Redbone Coonhounds. Beautiful dogs, you should look them up. It's a good thing we didn't get one, because later in the night we found out we already have a good coonhound. I let Denali out and before I could think Denali already had this raccoon in the tree. It was incredible. The coon was on our deck and Denali had no problem following it down the steps, across the driveway and up the tree. Just like a coonhound. (For those that don't know, Denali is our blind Jack Russell Terrier.) At first I thought it was the cat that used to hang around our house when we first moved in, but then I finally got a glimpse of it in the tree. We had to coax Denali back inside, because while she had surprise on her side at first, the raccoon, if it decided to come down from the tree, would probably have the upperhand. Terri, meanwhile, had barracaded herself in the computer room, afraid that the raccoon would blow past me in the doorway and go after her. I later found her looking up "raccoon danger" on the internet.
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Denali and Buddy

I don't know if you've seen the Petsmart commercials with the dog who won't let their toy out of their sight, but Terri and I couldn't resist getting Denali the toy in the commercial. She loves it, and as expected, always knows where it is. She can't resist the fact that it has two different squeakers in it.
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Our utility closet sans furnace and water heater.
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Here's some more Salt Flats. I think this one looks like a really good water color painting.
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Sunrise at the Salt Flats. 7:47am.
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Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 6:52am. Incredible.
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In the spirit of Halloween, Terri's surgeon dyed her toes orange after her ankle surgery today. (Really though it's just blood and iodine, which makes it a little more gross Halloween than cute pumpkin toes halloween.) She's doing really well. The surgery only took about an hour and a half. She has to wear this boot for a few weeks, but she is able to walk on it already without crutches which is pretty amazing. Thanks for all the get well wishes.
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Here I am with the birthday girl. I was tempted to throw her into the river for a little float down the falls, but for some reason Terri wanted to stay dry on her birthday.
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We went on a great hike yesterday to Buttermilk Falls state park
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Terri and I are in NY visiting my parents and celebrating her birthday. It is a beautiful place to be during the Fall.
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Today we had an incredible experience and opportunity to watch a master Japanese carpenter create a complex wood joint.
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Another photo from our fall hike.
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Vote for Us!

Our Bluff house project is up for an AIA award. Please vote for us. http://extras.sltrib.com/specials/AIAcontest/#
We are the second one on the top row (the green and grey house in the desert.)

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Ashley, these are about a block from our house. These units in the photo are across the street from a park and are within walking distance to the light-rail line and the baseball field. The weather here is nice right now. It's been pretty warm, in about the 70's and low 80's.
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