The weird beauty found in the clash between nature and the man-made…

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I work surrounded by mirror-fronted buildings…

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But, due to the climate… and the corporate climate… in San Diego, I am also surrounded by lushly landscaped glass-covered buildings.

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Now and then, a certain angle catches my eye.

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Distorted reflections are fun.

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But I particularly like when the nature merges with the man-made.

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There can be a surreal quality to it.

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It is almost like you are looking into another world.

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The light interacts with glass in interesting ways too.

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And the sky.

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It all blends together into something else.

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I never know if these are going to turn out to be as cool as I think they are when I take them.

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But sometimes, looking for art is an art itself.

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Or maybe, a building is just a building…?

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A rainbow and an awesome sunset happening at the same time, so why am I so upset???

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So, I was at work the other day, and this rainbow was happening. And just behind me, simultaneously, this was happening…

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So why am I mad? Well, let me tell you.

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Twenty or so minutes before I got these shots, I had set my phone up to record the whole sunset on the time lapse setting. You know, where it takes a photo every few seconds. The sunset was magical.

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These are just the tail end of it.

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I took an early lunch just to film it.

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And then sat there, thinking I was filming it, but I had missed the button. My phone wasn’t doing anything.

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It would have been so good that, as I sat there, grinning with anticipation, I was considering upgrading the blog so I could actually share videos.

I might do that anyway.

 

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Happy 4th of July, everybody…

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I would have said ‘Happy Independence Day’, but now, I feel as if I would be using the word ‘Independence’ ironically.

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He does like a nice parade…

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Uh, are there a lot of people out there who object to calling 911 when bitten by a rattlesnake???

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These signs are hanging up all over where I work, both inside and outside the buildings. I can only assume this is one of those ‘cover your own ass’ legal things that companies have to do. I know, we all work right near a big, un-populated valley. I see coyotes and raccoons and that big tarantula I almost stepped on the other night. But can I just say that if I am bitten by a rattlesnake, I will not be contacting my supervisor. My lawyer will be doing that. #covermyownass

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I can hear you out there, judging me in your minds…

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Stop it!!!

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No, I don’t know what you call that… but you must admit, I have sexy legs for an old guy…

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So I was getting ready to go work at my job as a private security officer, but I still had my sleep shorts and flip flops on. My wife called me for something. I decided to give her a silly dance. She took a picture. Really, what more do you need to know?

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So, yeah, I almost stepped on that last night at work… in the dark…

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That thing is bigger than my hand… and I have big hands… unlike someone I could mention… HA!

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Before that happened, it was a lovely sunset.

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Later, I walked outside, into a dimly lit area behind one of the buildings I work in. I saw something moving by my foot. I thought it was a leaf blowing in the breeze. A really big leaf.

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Then I realized that there was no breeze.

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I know they aren’t really dangerous. There is just something about a spider that big that is inherently creepy.

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Ahhhh… soothing, tranquil sunset.

 

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The Great Idle knows all and sees all!!!

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I know, but I do these for Eric on Twitter, and there is no sense wasting them… wait, you do remember that I met him, right?

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I know, supporting tRump felt like dating a hot, crazy girl at first… so, how is that working out for you?

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At first, you were all like: “wow, I can’t believe this person is actually interested in me!” It was so unexpected, so exciting. Things were happening. You hadn’t felt so alive in a long time. You were going to set the world on fire. You felt important and loved.

Now, you are past the ‘hot’ portion of the romance, and into the ‘crazy’ part. The part where this ‘exciting’ person is getting you into bar fights with bikers. The part where they are screaming racial insults out the window of your car at gang members. The part where you wake up in the morning and the person isn’t there, but there is a turd on the pillow next to you. The part where you realize that your bank account is empty and your car is gone too.

But you don’t want the excitement to end. So you are ready to forgive and move on… you know… if they ever come back.

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