Sunday, October 31, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA

On this day in 2008 I had The Floor Tortillas. They aren't as bad as they sound.



Saturday, October 30, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA Pearl Burgers

On this day in 2009 We went to Pearls (the one featured on The Food Network) and I had my camera. We enjoyed a great burger, some good fries and a shake. I also took this picture.



Friday, October 29, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2003

Sunset Beach CA The Harbor House Cafe

On this day in 2003 we went surfing at The Water Tower and then ate breakfast at The Harbor House Cafe. I need to surf more.....



Thursday, October 28, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Jose CA HP Pavilion

On this day in 2009 I went to the Kings Sharks game in San Jose with a friend. It was a good game and I had a great time. I think the Kings lost but that's okay because I am used to it.



Wednesday, October 27, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2004

Irvine CA Tony's Car

On this day in 2004 we picked up the latest Grand Theft Auto and raced back to the office to play it. It's always fun to be around a bunch of gamers when a major release comes out. Oh on that note, go buy Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. It came out yesterday for the PS3 and Xbox 360 and I worked on it.



Tuesday, October 26, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2007

San Francisco CA San Francisco Comedy College

On this day in 2007 we went to see a friend perform at The Comedy College. His racket is Nerd Comedy so I usually get every joke. It's fun to live in The City because there is always something to do.



Monday, October 25, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA Coit Tower

On this day in 2008 Donna and I went to the Coit Tower celebration. They had classic cars so we took a self portrait in the reflection.



Sunday, October 24, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA The ILM Halloween Party


On this day in 2009 we were at the ILM Halloween Party. We dressed up as Typing of the Dead Characters and found a Zombie to pose with. It's a fun party and it's one of the things that we will miss about not working for Lucas but the new adventures we are having outweigh anything that we miss from our past.



Saturday, October 23, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2003

Orange CA Our House

On this day in 2003 the dogs played on our bed. Larry was biting a hand and Tom was biting Larry. A good time was had my all.



Friday, October 22, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA LucasArts

On this day in 2008 Haden and the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed team received an award from Popular Science. It was a fun presentation and acknowledgment after working so hard on the game for so long.



Thursday, October 21, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA

On this day in 2008 I was out and about with my camera and I took this photo of neon. I like neon and I like signs so I have a lot of photos of neon signs.



Wednesday, October 20, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2002

Orange CA Our House

On this day in 2002 we had a Dog Party. We invited some of our dog owning friends over and ate good food, had good cocktails and had good times. We miss those days. Our apartment in SF isn't large enough to entertain.



Tuesday, October 19, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA The Presidio

On this day in 2009 I took a photo out my office window at LucasArts. I like rainy days especially when I can be near a window and watch the drops run down the glass.



Monday, October 18, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA Hyde Street Pier


On this day in 2008 we walked down to the Hyde Street Pier and saw the classic boats they have there. this is a Tug called the Hercules. It's a fun thing to do for a few bucks if you are ever in the area.



Sunday, October 17, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2002

Los Angeles CA A Nintendo Power Event


On this day in 2002 a few of us trekked out to LA to go to a Nintendo Power Fanboy event. It wasn't an industry thing, it was open to the general public but I think it was by invite only. It was fun but not as fun as E3.



Saturday, October 16, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2004

Irvine CA Point of View Inc.


On this day in 2004 POV was decorated for Halloween. There was a very modest skeleton on the wall.



Friday, October 15, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2004

Irvine CA Point of View Inc.

On this day in 2004 Jon (not me) was feeling overworked so he created a system to help control the flow of work coming in.



Thursday, October 14, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2004

Irvine CA Koki Teppan and Sushi

On this day in 2004 we went out to lunch as a group for a Co-Workers birthday. This is Mark who was the VP of Point of View Inc. at the time as well as my friend and mentor. Those were good times but the clock doesn't stop and things change. These are good times too so I am lucky to be able to transition from good times to good times.



Wednesday, October 13, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA Our Apartment Building

On this day in 2009 it rained a ton and the drainage pipes couldn't take it. One of the open out door areas within our building (I am sure they have an official name but I don't know what they are called) flooded pretty bad. Shortly after this shot was taken our apartment manager was out there trying to fix it.


Tuesday, October 12, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA Our Apartment

On this day in 2009 we were nursing Larry back to health. He had gotten into a foxtail plant and tried to swallow a foxtail. It lodged between his lower teeth and cheek and got infected. They had to put a drain in his neck. Poor guy was dripping ooze for a few days but he got better and he got to eat baby food while he was on the road to recovery.



Monday, October 11, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2002

Some Golf Course in Southern California

On this day in 2002 we went golfing for work. It was my first work golf outing and I haven't had one since. I don't recall where we played but it was foggy and Ivan found the beach.



Sunday, October 10, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA The San Francisco Bay

On this day in 2008 Fleetweek practice was under way. We all walked down to The Bay to watch the Blue Angels practice. Fleet week is great. It's crazy being in a city and seeing fighter jets buzzing around. The sound reflects off the buildings and you have no idea where they are coming from. It makes me very glad that we don't have hostile fighter jets flying around our city.



Saturday, October 9, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA

On this day in 2009 I took a photo on the say to work. I was in a photography class at LucasFilm and needed to take a photo with a narrow depth of field. You can see that only part of the sign is in focus.



Friday, October 8, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2004

Orange CA Our House

On this day in 2004 Donna was relaxing in her recliner and Fox was sitting with her.



Thursday, October 7, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2007

San Francisco CA St. Marks Church

On this day in 2007 we went to St. Marks. It was dog blessing day so many people had their dogs with them. I snapped this cute picture during the proceedings.



Wednesday, October 6, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2003

Irvine CA Point of View


On this day in 2003 we were in the process of shipping Spawn: Armageddon. It was an aggressive schedule (like all schedules at POV) so we worked many hours. It the end it got done on time. This is our common dev area where we had the game running so we could all sit and play it together and comment on it.



Tuesday, October 5, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Bruno CA

On this day in 2008 we went to a mall just off of Bart. Inside is one of those indoor playgrounds you often find at malls. What you don't often find is the playground being Horse Racing themed. Pretty cool in my opinion but I don't know if I would want my kids exposed to horse racing at an early age.



Monday, October 4, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2006

Morrow Bay CA

On this day in 2006 Donna and I were on Vacation on our way to San Francisco. Little did we know that we would be living in San Francisco just 6 short months later. The trip helped us make the decision to pack up and move to SF for a new adventure at LucasArts.



Sunday, October 3, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2003

Irvine CA The Old EA Building (The new ((at the time)) Point of View Building

On this day in 2003 the Old EA sign was going down and the new Point of View sign was going up. I'm not sure which sign ended up being up the longest. I think it was the Point of View sign.



Saturday, October 2, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2009

San Francisco CA Union Square

On this day in 2009 USC was in town to play Cal. They always have a really cool pep rally in Union Square and we were there. We happened across this event in 2008 and made it a point to go in 2009 and we will be there this year too. It's really fun and I enjoy band music.



Friday, October 1, 2010

One A Day - On This Day in 2003

Costa Mesa CA Wing Nuts

On this day in 2003 Tony got hot sauce in his eye (I think). If that is what happened it was funny and we all laughed and Tony was fine in the end. If that's not what happened Tony probably had salt in his eye from surfing that morning with me. Oh the good old days......