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Patricia’s Mills Graduation (5.14.11)

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A graduation weekend in Northern California!

We went to an early morning graduation for Patricia this past weekend. When we look back at it, in terms of speech content, it was definitely the more enjoyable graduation of the two that we attended that weekend.

Berkeley was all about achievements and awards – which pretty much boiled down to me.. me… I.. I.. The speeches were either “I’m great” or “We/Berkeley, is on top of the world”. In contrast, Mills was all about humanitarianism. It was all about giving hope to those without hope. It was all about minorities facing persecution and being given a second chance to find success or have success.

Although I didn’t really pay attention to the speeches as much as i could have, I was definitely there for a much better reason. I was there to see one of my best of friends graduate from her MBA! :) A great achievement I might add! Although we didn’t get to stay the whole time, we got as many pictures in as we could!

Here they are!

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The Streets of Willow (4.30.11)

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High winds and standing under the sun all day with no relief, the Streets of Willow was definitely a “hardcore” track fit only for those who thirst for high speeds. Amazingly though, for being all the way in Rosamond, CA and in the desert, Willow Spring International Speedway was actually quite a relief compared to the heatwave that hit Los Angeles that same day. The only sacrifice made was coming back with my face all windburned for over 4+ days.

During the track day, I got to work with our new equipment, one on one, for the first time. With our new Nikon D7000, a monopod, the MF 400mm  f/5.6. and my prized possession – the 24-70mm f/2.8, I attempted to capture the cars in action. And here are the results: