Rebranding and Relaxing
- September 26, 2009 -
As most of you know, I’ve had some big changes in my life recently (ie. getting married about 6 weeks ago), and taking a little time off game me moments to plan out for the upcoming year. I’m expecting some big things in 2010, and I really wanted to push my own creative boundaries in the process. In addition to just a business-perspective change and such, I thought it was about time to bring on a little bit of a new look. For those of you who are reading this on facebook or in your favorite rss reader, then you probably haven’t noticed anything, but I re-tweaked my site for an bit of an updated new look! Go there to check it out!
For starters, I’ve got a new color! The color actually came when I started to furnish my new office (which I’ll post pics of soon), and the lime green just fell into place. It’s that little burst of energy that I think I needed.
So the look is just the beginning of changes to come up from this time moving forward. The other major thing you’ll notice is the new branding on my images. You like? I do!
Enough about branding, this past weekend, I had the pleasure of going on a ‘family vacation’ with my wife’s immediate family. 9 adults, 4 children, and a lakehouse in Wisconsin for the weekend was a great time for me to get acclimated with the family better, and for them to get used to me. There weren’t any huge activities planned out, which was good as things were pretty chill most of the weekend and I was able to catch a breather as well.
Most of our time was spent in the basement of the house, as there was table tennis, a billiards table, and foosball to keep us occupied for most of the time. Here’s a little frame-by-frame of my intense battle with my father-in-law :)
The house was right on the lake, so we went down there a couple times for some fishing and a little water fun. My father-in-law loves to fish, so he was out there early every morning, and I caught a few as well! The house also had a paddle boat, so some of the family took the kids around the lake. However, my wife’s team had a few issues and needed to get ‘rescued’, and you can see the a video clip below…
I’ve posted a handful more on my personal facebook page, so feel free to ‘friend’ me and check those out as well. All in all, a nice weekend with family, and a great escape. I’m back at editing and getting ready for a busy October! Thanks so much for all of your patience during this past month as we got settled into married life, but you’ll definitely be hearing more of me now! :)
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[2009.09.14] Monday Night Recap
- September 14, 2009 -
- [Da Bears] Wow, that was a rough one. Cutler threw 4 picks (3 of which looked like he thought he was supposed to throw to Green Bay), Forte couldn’t really get anywhere, and to top it all of, Urlacher is out for the season. But I won’t jump off the bandwagon just yet. If there was an upside though, I’m pretty impressed with the speed of Johnny Knox. And Devin Hester looks like a much better receiver than he did a year ago (though he still runs sideline to sideline on kick returns instead of end-zone to end-zone).
- [Fantasy] Seriously had a rough first week for my fantasy squad. Every single player underperformed which basically lost it for me. Here are some issues that I ran into:
- Bernard Berrian has been out with a hamstring injury, so he has not practiced with Favre yet- he scored 0 points.
- The Ravens D got me a total of 3 points…seriously?!
- Adam Vinatieri didn’t even attempt a FG
- it also didn’t help that I was going up against MJD, Tom Brady, and the Giants D the way they performed this weekend.
- [Budgeting] I’ve been using Mint.com for my personal money management for a few years now, and news just got out the Intuit bought it. I’m still not sure how things will change yet- I’m not too fond of the Quicken online version, but their desktop software is great, so hopefully it blends beautifully.
- [Glee] The first season of Glee is FINALLY starting up. For those who never heard of it, it pretty just follows high school students as they try to resurrect their Glee club, and they have some amazing cover songs already. Definitely got it added to my hulu queue. For the record, I’ve never been in any choirs or vocal groups (outside of the church choir that didn’t cut anyone when I was trying out, and an acappella group that I helped start), but this definitely made me wish I could sing iwth others again. Oh well!
- [Kanye] Seriously? The man puts out hits like none other, but his VMA stunt was a bit immature, if you ask me (yet on point with what we’ve seen from Kanye in the past).
- [Picture] You want one? Check yesterday’s post from the weekend wedding! :)
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Rolly + Ben : teaser
- September 13, 2009 -
Are you kidding me? These two set off the night yesterday! The party was definitely popping all day, but here’s a quick pre-wedding portrait tease of just the girls- enjoy!
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[2009.09.07] Monday Night Recap
- September 7, 2009 -
- [Labor Day] Happy Labor Day! Did you know the holiday originated in Canada out of labor disputes? Wikipedia has all the info! :)
- [Grill Off] Today I had a Labor Day lunch at my sister’s place, which was more than just a lunch. We held a special grill-off between my brother-in-law, brother-in-law’s brother, and my dad. Their job was to make burgers- starting with just ground beef, they seasoned and and designed their dishes as if they were competing a Top Chef. The real joy: myself and my other brother-in-law were the judges! Our burgers were specially made and plated, as they were going to be judged based on 3 criteria: Presentation, Taste, and Originality. When all was said and done, my brother-in-law came away the big winner. Looking forward to judging more of these events in the future. :)
- [Wedding Pics] Remember how 3 weeks ago I got married? And last week I posted images from the honeymoon in Jamaica? Well, it just keeps getting better because Kenny Kim just gave us our images this weekend! I mean, seriously!?! He is the man! Big ups to Kenny, David Lai, and Abbie Carter for working with us and getting us some great images from the day- we are more than satisfied! He’s posted a few on his blog and on facebook, so be sure to check it out! You can see a slideshow of the images here, as well.
- [1frame] So I decided to start with another little personal project right now. I call it “1frame“. On my blog, in my galleries, up on facebook, I show so many images to tell the story of a day. But to challenge myself and my creativity, I asked myself- ‘if I was limited to one frame and a few words, would I still be able to tell a good story?’ And that is what my goal is with “1frame”. I want to continue telling a compelling story, but with fewer words and just one image. So if you’d like to follow along on this little personal project, head over to my 1frame site: http://1frame.natemathai.com/ .
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The Odirakallumkal Family : teaser
- September 7, 2009 -
My love is still with weddings and e-sessions, but its always a blast to get a fun family every now and then! Here’s a quick tease from yesterday’s session (and this was just within the first few minutes of shooting!):
Happy Labor Day everyone!
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