In the Box

For being a season ticket holder for the Toronto Marlies I got to invite a bunch of friends to enjoy a game in one of the suites in the Ricoh Centre. We watched the game, chatted non stop, drank, ate and screamed for the Marlies. The service was amazing. Quinton had figured out that the server was like room service and all you had to do was ask for something. He started off by asking for a drink and a hot dog. I had timed getting the food served an hour into the game but the host seeing Quinton's need for food had the sausages sent up early. We got to see the game from a different view than our regular seats and that was fun. Dan & Bill bought a round of chips and popcorn as well as a round of drinks. I did a stupid dance and hopefully David will be kind enough to erase it off his camera. What an exhilarating night.

Last Live Game

It was my Dad's first hockey game at the Air Canada Centre. We had the chance to go to the Leafs vs Panther game courtesy of my nephew fiancee aunt's friend Bill. Arlene, Dad and myself got there in time to watch the pre-skate before the game. We went down to the gold ticket seating where Dad got very comfortable in the golds while we were taking photo's. Then we had to break the bad news that those weren't our seats. So up we went to the green seating. We had great seating near the goalie and what a view. We were shown on the Jumbo tron as the couple in front of us got a prize. The Leafs got a lead then blew it at the last minute. What can I say, it happens ... to the Leafs ... a lot.

First Post of 2009

It's the first post of the New Year. I wanted to wait until I purchased a new camera before posting so I could show off the amazing photos that I created. Since then I am still trying to figure out how to work the darn thing. Dials, menus and many, many different settings. My first pictures turned out so so except for a picture of a plant that I took. It was great because I apparently used the Live View (LCD screen) correctly something I was using for all the pictures that I took. The next day I did manage to use the preset settings for snow but I did use the Live View again so I lost some of the controls, functions that would have come in handy. The pictures did turn out better than the previous day and my family pictures were not too shabby. Soon I will be talented enough to take some snaps at the hockey game. This means I have to read up on all the tips and tricks and read the manual on how to do this. I must prepare, I can not go home with just mediocre photos. This is my first goal, next will be family portraits and then landscapes. Soon award winning pictures and my annoying familiar pictures of clouds, sunsets and closeups of rocks, leaves and flowers. Slideshow time, everyone gather around the computer to see my newest pictures. Wait ... come back ... you have to see this cute picture of the dog ... don't go!