the new baby byrd has arrived: first pictures of max
Wed, Jun 9 2010 08:58 AM
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well, he's here…
yes, max ryan byrd made his triumphant arrival yesterday at 1:16 p.m. if you weren't aware, we were scheduled to induce yesterday morning (on the awesomely, numerically nerdy 6/8/10) and things went very smoothly. christen was incredible and literally up to the point of pushing, she was calm and really didn't experience too much pain (relatively speaking, of course). the pushing went well and all 9 lbs, 3 oz (!) came plopping out just like he ruled the joint. :)
yes, max ryan byrd made his triumphant arrival yesterday at 1:16 p.m. if you weren't aware, we were scheduled to induce yesterday morning (on the awesomely, numerically nerdy 6/8/10) and things went very smoothly. christen was incredible and literally up to the point of pushing, she was calm and really didn't experience too much pain (relatively speaking, of course). the pushing went well and all 9 lbs, 3 oz (!) came plopping out just like he ruled the joint. :)
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pre-max: a lucy and olive photo retrospective
Mon, Jun 7 2010 09:38 AM
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tomorrow—tuesday, june 8, 2010—max ryan byrd will be born. we've been scheduled to induce and while we're not big fans of inducement, it's definitely a relief after what has been a month of constant anticipation. it's a little strange knowing the exact date of your child's birth, but it certainly does allow for a little planning that we didn't have when lucy and olive decided to pop out a couple weeks early.
with max's impending birth, the focus will largely shift to his arrival. for older children, it can be a difficult adjustment. lucy did pretty well with olive and i expect olive to do alright, but i thought i'd give lucy and olive the spotlight one last time before max jumps into the scene (and subsequently steals it).
with max's impending birth, the focus will largely shift to his arrival. for older children, it can be a difficult adjustment. lucy did pretty well with olive and i expect olive to do alright, but i thought i'd give lucy and olive the spotlight one last time before max jumps into the scene (and subsequently steals it).
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25 in the 2000s: technological innovations
Wed, Dec 2 2009 09:29 AM
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this is part of an ongoing series called 25 in the 2000s. if you want a bit of information about the series, you can find the introduction here.
in technology standards, 10 years is a very, very long time. innovative people and programs are constantly looking for new ways to connect people, spread information and make life easier through advances in technology. in this list, i've used technology in the broadest sense: science, mechanics, computer, social media, etc. so, here's the best in what's happened in technological innovation over the last 10 years.
the blueprint: the making of a jay-z album cover
Thu, Sep 17 2009 04:39 PM
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a while back, i blogged about shepard fairey's creative process with a video of said process. another similar video caught my eye today.last week, jay-z released his latest album, the blueprint 3. beyond the fact that it's a great album, i was initially struck by the album art, featuring an assembly of white musical instruments and assorted audio equipment. here it is:my assumption was that the 3 red
eureka! six years of wedded bliss.
a couple days ago, christen and i celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. it's hard to talk about anniversaries without instantly sounding cliché or resorting to your standard fare summations of your love for your spouse. so, trying to avoid that as much as possible, i can truly say that i love christen much more now than i did 6 years ago. it's a different love, but it's certainly much deeper and
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father's day pictures
Sun, Jun 21 2009 09:59 PM
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ok, christen told me my previous post about father's day was "depressing" and "weird." in fact, i believe she read it and then said, "wah waaaaahhh". so, i'm going to redeem it with a couple pictures she shot today in our backyard.despite the fact that lucy was being a grade-A terd, we managed to get at least one semi-usable one (although she demanded she hold an old rusty hose nozzle she found). olive
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lucy lu: summertime on the farm
Sat, Jun 20 2009 12:56 AM
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christen took the girls to her grandma's house last week and shot a bunch of photos. i'm experimenting with some various photo techniques and textures, so here's just one i messed around with a little bit.lucy tends to turn off the usual lucy hilariousness and charm, but for these, she decided to show the smile. so, here ya go. (click to see larger)
lucy and olive hit the pool
Wed, Jun 10 2009 05:33 PM
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we hit the pool a couple days ago and needless to say, lucy and olive had a blast. christen blogged about it over at babybyrds.com (where she's put a couple updates as of late) and i thought i'd throw up a couple quick pics of the girls here.
a quick pic of lucy lu
in a lot of ways, this really captures the essence of lucy, so i thought i'd share it.
our [not-so-new] new house
Mon, May 18 2009 09:57 PM
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for quite some time, i've been meaning to briefly blog about our new house. of course, at this point, our new house is not-so-new. we've been here now a few months, so i'm a little behind (what a shocker...). of course, while we've been here a few months, we're still getting settled in and there are still plenty of things in boxes that have yet to see the light of day. so, we're gonna stick with this
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an olive update
Thu, Apr 2 2009 12:16 AM
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it's been awhile since i've given any kind of update on olive or shown any pictures. while there have certainly been things i could have given an update about, there definitely have been no new pictures...until now.christen shot some yesterday while lucy was away at the grandparentals (which is necessary in order to have any semblance of a successful photoshoot with olive) and they turned out great.olive
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new pics of olive
Mon, Dec 29 2008 11:22 PM
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olive played model today, so i thought i would share. she keeps getting more and more beautiful...i'm sure you'll agree... :)
the rainbow connection
Sat, Dec 27 2008 09:16 PM
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i don't do a lot of overlap with twitter, but it seemed like something worthy of both twitter and the blog.no exaggeration, this thing was in the sky for less than a minute. i literally took the picture, looked down at my iphone, looked back up to take another picture and it was gone. it was really amazing and i thought it was worth sharing here.
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new olive pics!
Tue, Dec 2 2008 11:22 PM
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we finally got a chance (read: olive was awake, lucy was being nice and me & christen felt like doing it) to shoot some more pictures of olive (and lucy) today. these are the first ones we've done beyond the hospital pics, so we were excited to finally do them. also, as you can see, we did some with lucy and olive together. they turned out really great. (don't worry, although there were a couple
lucy in technicolor
ok, i swear i'm not going to turn this blog into a lucy photo gallery (although i can't make any guarantees when the new byrd baby arrives...). but..i thought this picture of lucy turned out great from this weekend in paducah. our friend terri took it, but i played around with the toning that a friend of mine recently showed me. i've been tweaking the toning effect a little and i thought it was interesting
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lucy lu
this is a picture christen shot several weeks ago and posted on her flickr page. it's my desktop image at work and i had to put it on here because it perfectly captures lucy.
arkansas sports 360
Mon, Aug 4 2008 06:20 PM
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the august edition of arkansas sports 360 hit newsstands today and i wanted to point it out because i think it's one of the best covers we've done on 360. (click on image to see larger.) our staff photographer, michael pirnique, shot the cover and it turned out incredibly. he used a new technique on the toning and it has this really nice movie poster kind of quality. so, go pick one up.
our summer vacation is in minden, louisiana...seriously...
Sat, Jul 5 2008 10:05 AM
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yeah, that right...this is our vacation: minden, la. no offense to minden—it's a fine town, i'm sure—but it isn't exactly a vacation hotspot. actually, christen and i are here to shoot a wedding of one of our good friends cara beth (congratulations cara beth and brent!) and they've put us up in a hotel for two nights, so this is what we're referring to as our sad summer vacation.nevertheless,
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