Been awhile since I’ve posted anything technology related. And I figured this is a good of a reason as any. I got a new phone. An iPhone to be specific. For under 100 bucks. Granted, it’s refurbished but still under warranty. So far my only gripe is the USB cord it comes with is ridiculously short.
My friend Jon Saunders was honored with an Official Honoree award from the 2009 Webby Awards. This is something he should be very proud of. Hell, I’m proud of him! This is HUGE. Congratulations Jon…
I got an email today at 4:32pm letting me know this site, I Like To Tell Stories, was one of 12 Honorees in The Webby Awards – BLOG-Culture/Personal Category. Among my fellow 12 Honorees: Anderson Cooper, NPR, Top Chef and Cute Overload. I am among greatness and it really feels wonderful. The 5 nominated sites are quite amazing as well, I just explored and added several to my RSS, you should too.
This was not just a photo competition or even a photography only category, it was open to all blogs of a cultural or personal nature. I am truly humbled to have my images and stories included in such a wide open category among so many diverse websites, it really is an amazing thing to realize.
I called my father, emailed a few friends and 2h later, haven’t stopped smiling.
I’d like to thank the Academy (yes, it’s an academy) and everyone along the way that let me photograph them or otherwise let me share my part of their life……
Shooting the Beretta Urika II for the first time at LVSC in Coplay, PA.
Boxed Heart, Extinction of the Charm, Frozen and Heart v. Head have all been added to the Skull & Tree store.
This is no April Fools Day hoax.
In the latter part of 2007 this story began. I applied with the City of New York to own a shotgun. No small feat some of you may know. The process typical takes up to 4 months. Being my atypical self it took nearly 16 months. It was due to various holes in systems. Some dating back as far as 1994. In the end, January 2009, the city authorized me to own a shotgun.
Yesterday I had the money saved to finally purchase the shotgun. A Beretta Urika 2. Only to find those previously mentioned holes hadn’t been completely filled. As part of the purchasing process the verify you and your background with FBI and ATF.
This put me in the waiting game, again.
Because the amount of time it took before, I had visions of this really escalating. Including me visiting the state of New Hampshire to discuss expunging certain records. My friend commented how little enthusiam I expressed afte buying the shotgun. I told him it was because I still did have it “in my warm living hands.” Joking aside, it really was because I still had nothing to show for all this effort.
However, today it changed. The Beretta Gun Gallery called me and literally said, “The FBI loves you, you can come pick your gun whenever.”
After about 18 months, I am now a proud licensed owner of a shorting shotgun.