Philadelphia Vacation Day 1

Ben & Philly, originally uploaded by riekhavoc.

Some shots from yesterday, when Max and I went on a Mural Arts tour, a Yards Brewery tour, and then took the paddleboat (with a decorative, non-working paddle) up and down the river. Good times!


Dr. J mural, in North Philly


Cool stuff at the Yards Brewery.

Now, we're going down the Shore for a few days!

Newark

Newark, a photo by riekhavoc on Flickr.

taken on my new iPhone on my way to NYC to have my exit interview w/ Health GAP, and edited w/ this fancy editing app on the way home. I love my new iPhone!

Free desktop wallpaper!

Hello everyone! I'm excited to let you know that I've put up my first free desktop wallpaper, for you to download and use on your computer. I hope to do one every month or so.

Click here to download it and get instructions for how to add it to your computer!

Here's what it looks like:

It was inspired by my buddy Jennifer, who shared this quote with me a couple months ago.

If you want to find out when I release more desktop wallpapers, sign up to get emails from me by clicking here.

Portrait of Pat

Pat is a friend and inspiration to me. She asked me to take her portrait when we were together for a workshop this past week. I'm pretty happy with how it came out!

Here are 2 more photos from the week in Minneapolis at a Training for Change training.

Time for some photos!

2 weeks ago, I was in Cincinnati to visit Max's grandmother who was in the hospital. Don't worry, she's doing great! While there, we went to the Cincy History Museum and had a great time. Click here to see more shots from the trip. They start halfway through the set.

I'm just now getting around to editing them in part because I am laid up in bed for the next few days. While leaving the Phillies game Sunday night (yes, the one that's now nationally famous for the spontaneous chanting of U-S-A, U-S-A) I tripped on a unmarked and super dangerous 6" pole sticking out of the sidewalk and landed in the ER with a busted knee. Bad stuff. Thankfully, Max stayed with me, and helped get me home and into bed. I've got crutches and good pain killers, and am being good and staying off my knee. It's already healing! But, since I'm laid up, I now have time to edit a bunch of photos I haven't had time to do yet. So hooray for knee injuries! or something...

A brand new website for me

Ladies, Gentleman, Trans and Genderqueer friends of all ages, I present to you... my new website!

Check it out, and let me know if you find any major errors. Also, if it looks crummy on your browser, please tell me! It'd be great if you could also tell me which browser you're using, so I can fix it.

Couple more shots from last weekend

I decided to tackle this month's Monthly Scavenger Hunt, and use mostly my cell phone to take the photos. At the end of the day, I realized my cell phone camera just isn't up to par. Oh well... here are some highlights, improved only w/ serious post-processing:









You can see the whole collection here.