Apr 25

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 14

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Tom

The first week of April brought a rather early Response Expo. I am the content director of this marketing industry trade event, which I co-founded seven years ago. Our annual event was bumped back a month from its normal May timeframe thanks to some hotel scheduling issues. Still, it’s never a bad time to be in San Diego. Here’s the week that was April 1-7.

1-APR-2013: Response Expo speaker badges awaiting speakers in San Diego.

2-APR-2013: Coach Bob Knight nears the end of his stirring 75-minute keynote presentation at Response Expo.

3-APR-2013: Performance has become as much of a staple of the Response Expo Bayfront Celebration event as the San Diego sunset.

3-APR-2013: Performance art has become as much of a staple of the Response Expo Bayfront Celebration event as the San Diego sunset.

4-APR-2013: Halfpipe surfers wowed the crowd at the Wave House during the Response Expo closing party.

5-APR-2013: It’d been more than 30 years since I’d stepped aboard one of San Diego’s best-known tourist attractions.

6-APR-2013: A perfect sunset above Dodger Stadium during my first visit of the season.

6-APR-2013: Back home in L.A., just in time for a perfect sunset above Dodger Stadium during my first visit of the season.

7-APR-2013: I traveled with the Cup champs to Anaheim for a playoff-paced battle against the Ducks.

7-APR-2013: I traveled to Anaheim to watch the Cup champs in a playoff-paced battle against the Ducks.

Apr 23

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 13

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Tom

It’s been a busy few weeks since the last post, but I am about ready to get caught up on the Photo-a-Day project on the blog!

For this week’s images, I’m cutting the images to six days in order to coincide with the final day (and Sunday) of March. Until now, the weekly updates have run on a Tuesday-thru-Monday schedule, since New Year’s Day was a Tuesday. But this natural break at the end of the first quarter allows a simple change to a normalized Monday-thru-Sunday schedule from here on out.

These photos revolve heavily around downtown Los Angeles. Let’s take a look (and remember, to see a larger version of any image, just click on the image you want to expand).

26-MAR-2013: Wishing on a full moon over Hope Street, DTLA.

27-MAR-2013: Nighttime lights in DTLA highrises through my living room blinds.

27-MAR-2013: Highrise lights in DTLA through my living room blinds.

28-MAR-2013: Some things never change, like rows of beach cruisers lining the walkways of the USC campus.

29-MAR-2013: One reason why DTLA's Golden Gopher is one of my favorite bars.

29-MAR-2013: One of many reasons why DTLA’s Golden Gopher is one of my favorite bars.

30-MAR-2013: Plenty of samples across the bar at Angel City Brewery’s tasting room in DTLA.

31-MAR-2013: Gloomy weather was no match for mimosas during brunch at Gladstone's in Malibu.

31-MAR-2013: Gloomy weather was no match for bottomless mimosas during Easter brunch at Gladstone’s in Malibu.

Mar 31

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 12

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Tom

It was definitely a homebody week between March 19-25. Between a heavy workload at the office and being pretty road weary, the only image in this group shot outside of my building comes on from a Friday night dinner at an old standby. Hope you enjoy this week’s pix!