http://www.damienkomala.com/v6 DamienKomala.com - Home of Ohio-grown, South Florida Surfer and Designer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:42:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At what point do they just say, "hey, you guys can't win a bowl game so just stop trying to get there"? Last night's Fiesta Bowl couldn't have been a tougher battle and my Buckeyes just couldn't pull through. Hell we had the game a couple times and with only 15 ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/we-lose-yet-another-one/ Geez, sorry for the lack of posts recently. Long weekends like that you'd think I'd be all over this thing but I've gotten lazy in my old age I guess. Post New Years - after suviving yet another mediocre New Years I finally got to surf on Friday, whoo hoo! ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/whats-been-going-on/ I turned on the GPS tracker on my iPhone over New Years so I could see every place I went. Eli and I headed around town and just kind of bar hopped a bit. Hell, we didn't really get trashed or anything and I ended up home by around 2. ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/tracking-new-year/ I know, another bulk post that really isn't very specific. If it wasn't for the lack of site access I could have filled you guys in on my South Beach trip over Christmas week. Maybe some other time I guess. In the meantime, have a safe and fantastic New Years Eve! http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/happy-new-years-everyone/ On December 27th my domain expired. Great, so I had to re-register all over again which, as I found out takes up to 48 hours for the domain to propogate back to all of the networks. So, sorry for the absence. GoDaddy.com sucks. http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/im-back-finally-domain-issues/ Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas, no matter where you are and who you're with. http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/merry-christmas-everyone/ Yeah, so my idea of decorating is as simple as hanging a few black and white framed photos, buying a new living room rug and pillows for the couch but hey, it's a start. I had the day off of work yesterday (still trying to burn through my ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/decorating-kind-of/ I'd have to say this one's a waste of time. The story's not bad and the special effects we've all pretty much seen on TV, it's the little annoying kid that they spend way too much time on. You really just want to smack him. Seems like a Disney movie ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/the-day-the-earth-stood-still/ Bill went all out this year and rented a boat for us to cruise down the intercoastal on our way to dinner. He even dressed up as Santa Clause, it was pretty cool. The photo you see here was taken with my iPhone on the trip to Sailfish. Drinks, etc, ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/that-agency-employee-party/ After our 610 Clematis Holiday party last night Eli and I decided to head down to City Place for a drink. Hey, it was still early and for the most part we were the only ones at the holiday thing under 40 so we took off around 8. First we went ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/wow-that-was-ballsy/ I forgot how much of a chore it is to grow your hair back out once you've shaved it all off. It's been about three weeks and I'm finally to a point where I really needed a trim but you know the old joke, "looks like he cut his hair ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/slowly-but-surely-its-coming-back/ Probably one of the worst birthdays to date. I guess it just started off all wrong. I just played it by ear and went down to Rocco's by myself while I waited for friends to get ready. There I had a few drinks at the bar before someone came over ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/that-was-aweful/ Yup...I'll let you know how it goes. Happy Birthday to my sis Sheizka too! Love ya. http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/yeah-its-my-birthday/ Paintball's officially been canceled for our office holiday thing this year. I had originally bailed on the event after I came to the very real realization that I'll more than likely be drunk this Saturday morning. Now we're just having dinner and drinks (I think) which is cool with me. ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/no-paintball-for-the-office/ Just messing around with the new camera, trying out night settings and getting some interesting shots. Check em out. http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/night-shots-with-the-new-camera/ As you've probably guessed I was picked for Jury Duty. Luckily it was just a simple DUI case that only lasted a day or so. The judge said we were lucky since the two floors above us had courtrooms where the jurors were stuck there for up to eight weeks. ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/glad-thats-over/ So I'm sitting here at the Palm Beach courthouse at 8:30 in the morning after being processed like cattle waiting for jury selection to begin. I think. It's like a bad movie theater for an assembly room. Luckily I brought my iPhone so I can sit and watch Ironman while ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/freakin-jury-duty/ Yeah, I know, sounds like a cop-out right? Our office holiday party/event this year is paintball...That Agency vs. Pound Interactive in an all out paintball frenzy. The only issue I have with this is we're scheduled to play at 9:30 am on Saturday morning...Saturday the 13th morning. Here's the issue, my ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/bailing-on-paintball/ I recently read this great article on 43Folders the other day and it makes a lot of sense, especially for a person just beginning to re-explore photography a bit deeper. Basically the author carries around his camera almost everywhere he goes and snaps off tons of photos. It's not about ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/photographic-motivation-in-a-manner-of-speaking/ I received a phone call from my surf bro, Dan today and he gave me some good/bad news. He works in customs at Miami Airport and he's been waiting for a few years for a specific job to open up. Well, it finally happened...the only, well one of the drawbacks ... http://www.damienkomala.com/v6/dan-and-mary-are-going-south/