The Half Empty at Brass Monkey on Fri. Aug. 20th
Over the past couple months I have joined up and started jamming with John Gubisch's band Half Empty and we have a show coming up Friday, August 20th at 12:00am at the Brass Monkey in Fell's Point, Baltimore, MD. Come check us out and contact me for tickets, they are $5!
Ohio State Graduation 2010
I spent this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio to see my brother, Alex Chen, graduate from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. I'm very proud of you Alex and can't wait to see you continue to grow. Click here to see all my pictures from the past couple days.
Type 1 Diabetes and Me Continued…
So to pick up from my last post, I contacted my local congressman John Sarbanes and his associate Lisa Dailey promptly got in touch with me to go over my situation. About a week later I received a call from a representative of Blue Cross Blue Sheild of Alabama and was told that as a result of a letter →
Type 1 Diabetes and Me
First, I would like to apologize for not posting a photo to go along with this post but, I do not want anything to detract from the words I am about to write. This is my story and my struggle with Type 1 Diabetes, an auto-immune disease where the pancreas' Beta cells stop producing insulin, which the body uses to →
Cherry Blossoms 2010
It was a perfect spring day to take a walk down to the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC to check out the Cherry Blossoms. Click here to view all my pictures.
Vegas Trip March 2010
My return to the city of Las Vegas has come to an end after an exciting weekend. I miss this place... Thanks to all who made this trip memorable.
Gone Fishin’ for Rockfish on the Chesapeake
Myself and a bunch of friends chartered a 38' boat, the Jodi Lee, on the Chesapeake Bay to fish for rockfish. The largest we caught was a 44" 30+ pounder and everyone took home a big one! Gonna be eating fish all week! Click here to see all my photos.
PETA Protests Outside NASA Headquarters
Today, Novemeber 19, 2009 PETA calls on NASA to stop cruel and wasteful proposed tests of the effects of long term radiation exposure during long duration space flight on monkeys. Now I am all for animal rights, I mean my dog and cat are my best friends, however I am curious as to what are the other options? One main →
Maryland Brewers Oktoberfest 2009
This past weekend was the Maryland Brewers Oktoberfest at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Good beer, good food, and good friends unite! Click here to see my photos from the day.
Baltimore Photo Expedition 100309
This past weekend was the Fell's Point Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. I broke the camera back out to give my trigger finger a little exercise. To see all my photos from the day click here.
Roadtrippin’
Looking for work, exploring, and having an adventure across the country from Las Vegas to Maryland with many stops in between. Monday, July 6th 1:00 pm - Leaving Las Vegas Monday, July 6th 2:00 pm - Waiting in the long line to get over the Hoover Dam Monday, July 6th 7:00 pm - Arrive at the Grand Canyon, setup camp Tuesday, July 7th 5:00 →
Dune Buggy at the Nellis Dunes
Just outside of Las Vegas in the Dunes at Nellis Air Force Base riding dune buggies. I popped a tire 5 minutes after this pic.
Uplink New Media is Back in Action!
So as some may know, I was recently laid off from my position as Senior Web Developer for Pure Management Group in Las Vegas a couple weeks ago after 2 years. And although the timing may have been poor, I had seen it coming due to the recent economic downturn. Looking on the bright side of things, I have revamped →
Whippin’ a Ferrari F430 ’round town!
The Photo says it all... I love this car! See all my photos from a day with the most amazing vehicle ever built here.
Cabo San Lucas Trip
This is the view from the balcony of my amazing suite in Cabo San Lucas. I went jet-skiing, scuba diving, and fishing on this vacation among other things. To see all my photos from the trip click here.
Washington Wizards at the 2008 NBA Summer League
I spent the past two days at UNLV's Thomas & Mac Center watching the Washington Wizards Summer League Team ball. Headlined by last years rookies Nick Young and Dominic McGuire, Andray Blatche, as well as this years additions Dee Brown and JaVale McGee the wizards showed some real promise. We lost today against the Suns and former Maryland standout DJ →
2008 Swimming Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska
This past weekend, after a long night working at Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas, I hopped aboard a 7:30 am flight to Omaha, Nebraska to see my little brother Alex swim in the 2008 Swimming Olympic Trials. Alex is in the red and silver cap in the middle of the above picture. Basically the top 2 qualifying times in each →
Memorial Day in LA
After working late Saturday night I got a few hours sleep then off to LA with my boy Matt Long. We stayed at the Renaissance in Hollywood which was within walking distance of Sunset and a bunch of bars. I made it out to Malibu and Venice Beach to take a bunch of pictures and see the ocean. Also, highlighting →
My New Photography Rig!
Eat your heart out... I just recieved my new camera rig in the mail last week. And after an intense three days of shooting I am loving every time the shutter releases. I bought a Canon 5D with a new 580ex flash, a 24-70mm 2.8 lens, and a vertical battery grip. I was beginning to feel somewhat limited →
Yea the Ferrari F430 is Fast!
So I am sound asleep at 11am and wake to hear a blaring engine revving at red line out in front of my house. Josh way to pull through with the Ferrari F430 and thanks for waking my ass up. After diriving this fine work of art every other car is like a matchbox car... I'm sure my dreams will →
Lake Tahoe Trip
Well I'm back in the real world of work and whatnot and am still wishing I was in Tahoe shredding the slopes. It was the last big trip of the season and I was fortunate enough to be accompanied by my friends Josh and Keith. Overall the trip was good although it would have been better with some →
My New Mercedes Benz!
So the last thing I thought when I woke up this morning was that I would buy a new car but that's exactly what I did. I found a 2001 C240 with only 30K miles on it for 15K. Its a 6-speed manual with a grey leather interior, cd changer, seat warmers, and a sunroof in damn near perfect →
Real Friends…
Over the years many people have come in and out of my life and I realize now that there is a growing difference between my real friends and my aquantinces. Although there are many sub-categories of friends, just as there are many sub-categories of aquantinces, for the sake of argument I group them into only these two categories. Real friends →
Cancun Trip
My 2006 trip to Cancun was highlighted by an all inclusive resort and a trip to xcaret, one of the coolest places to see and interact with tropical wildlife. To see all my photos from the trip click here.