the medium is as important as the message.

Moorea – September 2011

antonella — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:01:53 +0000

Wonderful trip to Moorea for Melly’s wedding!

Highway 1 road trip

antonella — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:59:56 +0000

It’s been about 4 months… got a new camera (nikon 300s) and took it for a spin up the California coast on a drive up Highway 1 from LA to Carmel (plus a quick Santa Cruz visit). Here are a bunch of shots…

Old School Photos

antonella — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:33:43 +0000

Moving = finding things in the garage that I haven’t seen in years.

Here are some photos of Inch at Che Cafe in San Diego… probably circa 1995.

Eric Clapton @ Gibson Amphitheater

antonella — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:27:46 +0000

Saw Clapton on Wednesday night in LA. Great show. He was rocking moccasins – something only he can get away with.

Wish I had one of my real cameras with me… Shot taken with my iphone is below.

The end of an era.

antonella — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:21:27 +0000

Friday was my last day at Provide Commerce after 6 1/2 years. Will miss my team, that I lovingly referred to as the Island of the Misfit Toys. They made a poster for my office, and one of the guys got me a “lousy” t-shirt.

Sonoma…home away from home

antonella — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:41:35 +0000

Carneros Inn… Cafe La Haye… Harvest Moon… All booked and ready to go.

Now I just need to figure out which wineries to visit…

Making changes…

antonella — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:55:19 +0000

After six and a half great years, I’ve decided to move on. I’ll be joining Guitar Center on 2/28 as VP, Guitarcenter.com. Looking forward to the new challenges ahead and working with a lot of talented people, but I’ll miss my team.

The World is Small… Murphy’s Long Lost Sister

antonella — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:10:32 +0000

It was 82 degrees in San Diego today, so I took Murphy to a beach in Del Mar. I had just discovered it about two weeks ago, thanks to a friend, and Murphy’s first time there was yesterday.

After about an hour at the beach, a girl walked by with a small labrador and asked if her dog could play with mine. We made a comment that they looked a bit alike, both small and with fairly distinct eye coloring.

We got to talking, and figured out that our dogs were siblings, born in the same litter. The magic bullet that confirmed the connection was that her dog was also named after a baseball player (Sandy Koufax; Murphy’s given name was Tommy Lasorda) — there were 9 puppies. What are the odds??! So, Murphy now knows his sister, and I’m guessing there will be play dates in the future. Be friendly to people – you never know what you’ll discover.

Here’s Murphy at the beach after about two hours of non-stop frisbee playing:

Photos from Italy – 01/2011

antonella — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:03:16 +0000

Great, fast trip to Italy to start the new year.

Photos below…

Photo Fun with Hipstamatic

antonella — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:57:56 +0000

I love taking photos, but don’t always want to take them with my DSLR or point and shoot.

I use my iphone 4 camera a ton, but came across an app that makes it a bit more fun… Hipstamatic. The app allows you to pick an old-school camera and film type (I use the John S lens with 1969 film the most), and saves photos with a bit of a different flavor.

Here are some random shots from a couple of fun evenings…