Is there such a thing? If you can be too connected, the iPhone definitely is an enabler - that’s for sure. At the end of the day, the iPhone is a touchscreen computer that happens to work as a phone too. The variety of applications you can add to it is what personalizes the phone and give you the functionality you want. Twitterrific is an app I use lot. It lets you connect to the Twitter network. Till I got my iPhone, I was a light “twitterer” at best. Now, it’s one of the main avenues I stay in touch with friends. I’ve even gotten to know some new friends a lot better now with it. Anyway, there are so many different ways to connect with others that just picking out the medium to use is a daunting task. For now, it’s Twitter and Loopt. I still have my Facebook and MySpace of course, but I’m not using them as much as I have in the past. What do you find yourself using most? (if you don’t use anything - obviously this question isn’t directed at you)
I had the opportunity to zip up to the Smokey Mountains this past weekend to spend time relaxing with friends. I grew up in Knoxville - south Knoxville to be exact. From my house there, it was only about a 45 minute run till you were in Pigeon Forge and a few more minutes to Gatlinburg. From there you were another few minutes to the Sugarland Visitors Center - the first spot most folks go when arriving at the park. Back in the day, my friends and I would take my Trans-Am and go all over the place. Nothing like having the t-tops out and driving around those curvy mountain roads to make for a fun time.
I did make it over to Cades Cove to drive around the loop. Nothing has changed from what I could tell. My last time in the park was at least 20 years ago. I did get to see some wildlife this go around. First was a small black bear. Of course all I had on my camera was my wide-angle lens so that did me no good. All you see in the image is a dark spot in the grass. I did have better luck with some deer though…
What a pleasant surprise! Our agency won some awards for work we did for the City of Decatur. One was even “Best of Show”. This is one of those things we’ll be placing on our website, but one of the steps was to get a photo of the awards themselves. The problem is that they are made from a clear material with some faceted accents which can make photos a little challenging. I had an idea of how I was going to light it and nailed it on the first try. Checkit yo.
