A while back I meant to switch when it came out he was a big fan of elephant hunting.  Needless to say, that’s not my thing, but I sort of let myself forget about it because I knew it was going to be  hassle.

What finally pushed me over the edge is his self-defeating and frankly confusing support for SOPA – the bill that would kill the internet.  I’m not sure how much business they’re going to lose over this, but it’s more than none – at very least, it’s mine.  If Reddit is to be believed, it’s probably much more.  So in any case, I’m now using the services of the lovely people at name.com and if you have a domain that Godaddy still hosts, you can do the right thing and find another provider too.  Name.com is even running a promotion and has info on what it takes to make the switch.

Sorry ’bout that is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

As much as I love this here blog, sometimes seeing things printed out and hung on a wall is a whole different experience.  If you’re interested in doing just that, you can come see some of my prints, in real life, at the 2011 Greenwood / Phinney Art Walk.  The Phinneywood Art Walk (aka “The Big One” to distinguish it from the little monthly art walks) takes place this year on Friday, May 13th from 6-9 PM and Saturday May 14th from 12-5 PM.  The art walk is between 60th and 87th streets, centered on Greenwood and Phinney Ave.  My work will be at Lot 49, which is located on 85th st, just west of Gordito’s.  I’ll be there Friday night and maybe Saturday as well, so stop by and say hi!

My Pictures, but in Real Life is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

It seems when the president is going to hold a meeting with local business leaders at the place where you usually get snacks and pastries, that is somehow more important.  Funny – I usually go through the door, not a security tent.

These nice gentlemen told me that after the president was gone around 1, they’d be happy to serve me coffee, but right now, I couldn’t be closer than 20 feet from the door.  They didn’t tackle me for taking pictures though, so there’s that.

Glad I didn’t drive today.

Obama at the Bakery is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

In the end, I had to delete my whole blog, including the wordpress install and database , which scares the living crap out of me, and rebuild it.  Since the files are all in the same places, after reimporting the XML file I had saved, it mostly came back to life.  I had to rebuild all the pages, reconfigure everything, fix some CSS, blah blah blah.

Along the way, there was a little damage.  If you were subscribed to a post, that went away.  I’m sure I’m more sorry about it than you are and I heartily encourage you to resubscribe if you’d like.  If you made a comment on my last post or two, that’s gone too.  I really like comments.  I miss them already.

Long story short, although there was a bit of damage, I really think we’re back online and relatively trouble-free.  I’m not going to touch anything unless I really have to.  Please tell me if you see anything funny, otherwise, back to doing the photography thing, no more doing the “make it work” thing.

Love,

Ari

Please Kill Me Before I Have To Do That Again is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

As far as I know, we’re sitting on a new host.  The masthead has been refreshed as well – nice elephant, eh?  Other than that, I know of one problem – the exif information (specifics about each photograph) that usually appear in a little table underneath the shot aren’t showing up right.  I need your help finding out what else is wrong, because I’m sure there is something.

If you could be so kind as to randomly click three links deep, wherever you want to go, and tell me if you see anything else messed up, I would be forever in your debt.  Do it for me, before google finds the problems and destroys my meager page rank.

Thanks team!
Ari

Welcome Home is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

    You might have been wondering “why no new posts”?  Actually I flatter myself – you have better things to do than wonder.  In any case, there is a reason and “busy with other things” is only part of it.  In my never ending quest to be cheap thrifty, I’m moving my blog to a new host.  If I can get a couple last problems figured out, we’ll make it live and I can get back to thinking about pictures, not software.  I have to keep the inner nerd alive and make it happen – databases, .htaccess files, and wordpress installations be damned.  When I get done, maybe I’ll even spruce things up a bit.  I promise you it won’t be too much longer.  Just don’t hold me to that.

Not Gone, Not Forgotten is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

See all of the images in the gallery below.

Capitol Hill Light Rail Demolition is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

Mikey Is Totally Awesome is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures