little lost robot

This wasn’t my favorite song on the new Depeche Mode album, but the video is amazing, and as a result it’s really grown on me.

During the evenings aboard the Carnival Conquest they play movies and videos on a gigantic LCD screen.

I captured this video of Eliza as she began to rock out to some sappy pop song. It starts out slow and gradually increases in cuteness and adorability.

Link:// ELIZAWATKINS.COM

Here’s a little HD video I shot with my Canon 5D II of one of my robots being battered by sea water. Trust me, it looks pretty sweet in full HD. I’m probably going to have to upgrage my Vimeo account (and upload it there) to prove it.

no time for duty free shopping!

Accidentally ending up in Montego Bay, Jamaica is the least of the problems for the Channel 6 news team. The sea water has already began rusting the live van, and their debit cards have been declined because they forgot to call their banks ahead of time. Looks like they won’t be able to buy any fancy dinners to put on the expense report this time.

Of course, all of this contributed to them missing another live shot.

You know you’re in the Gulf because of all the oil platforms and clunky ships all over the place.

Anyway, I snapped this shot as we walked along the starboard deck at sunset, trying to get a spot on the railing amongst all the other cruisers. I set the camera down on the railing and fired off a few shots, and came away with this cool image.

rusting away again in Margaritaville

The cruise ship docked in Montego Bay this morning and we wasted no time hitting the beach. I’ve spent the past few days getting acquainted with the layout of the Carnival Conquest, and I’m fully prepared to defend the vessel from disgruntled Navy Seals and Special Forces commandos who take over the ship (like in Under Seige or Speed 2). While everyone else was sipping pina coladas I’ve been climbing through miles of air conditioning ducts and practicing maneuvering the ship as if it were flipped over. I think it’ll all pay off.

Other than that, I’ve been to the beach, some shops, and Margaritaville (where all shakers of salt are firmly glued to the table).

heading out to sea…

After months of anticipation, our cruise vacation is finally underway! As of this blog post, we’ve been at sea for about six hours now and I’m not showing any signs of sea sickness. (In case you didn’t know: I have terrible motion sickness issues and what not).

Usually I get doped up on Dramamine, but for the cruise I’ve just been wearing my fashionable, new Psi-Bands. And I’m doing pretty well as long as I don’t peer our a window and see the ocean going in the opposite direction.

We have wifi in our stateroom, so I’ll be sharing some photos and blog posts throughout the week. That is, when I’m not stuffing my face at one of the numerous buffets. Bon Voyage! Wait. Do I say ‘bon voyage’ or do you only say that to people who are sailing away?

another missed live shot for Channel 6…

May sweeps did not treat the Channel 6 news team very well, and missing this live shot only added to their misery. Just goes to show that the GPS navigator isn’t always right.

dollar bin robots FTW!

Got these little troublemakers at Target in the “soon to be in a landfill” section at the front of the store. This photo sorta makes me want to cue up the “little green bag” Reservoir Dog theme music as they stroll away from their packaging in the far distance.