Nosmo King: 2007

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Placenter: Houston Camera Exchange

5900 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77057

If you have questions or need more info on camera/video related items, a great place to stop by would be Houston Camera Exchange. Many of the employees there are such camera nerds that they'll own at least TWO of the latest and greatest cameras presently available in the market. They'll give you their honest opinions on equipment that you are thinking about purchasing and they'll even go as far as commenting on the items that you already own! Found out that the guy there was not a fan of my camera. Whoops! It's filled with wall to wall things that I could roam around and get lost for days. My experience at other places such as Wolf Camera wasn't particularly stellar. The people there were very nice yet even a novice as myself could tell that their knowledge of cameras and related accessories weren't mind blowing. I can't say much about the price though. When it comes to having a camera, everything is expensive.

If anyone is looking for a super point-and-shoot digi cam, you should look into getting the Fujifilm FinePix F40 fd. It's got a lot of capability and neat options packed into a tiny camera. The picture quality is good, especially the natural lighting that is often times compromised in low light conditions. HCE is having a special for this camera: $250 with a $50 rebate.

Art: Contemporary Art Museum Houston

5216 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
Admission: Free!

I was expecting more from this museum but the art here wasn't as impressive as I had hoped, judging from the interesting appearance of the building from the outside. There was maybe just one piece of a pencil sketched mural that I spent some time looking at just because the details were amazingly intricate. It was the first time in the museum that I could say, "Wow! This guy has skills!". Other than that, the one other thing that took up a lot of my time was the GIFT SHOP! They have a super gift shop filled with the coolest trinkets and knick knacks and you just want to spend a whole bunch of your hard earned money buying up everything. Sometimes, I spend like I poo money. I should work on that. The thing that I hated the most about the museum was that they didn't allow indoor photography. A lot of other museums with more famous art works allow non-flash photography. I guess no namers have more to protect when it comes to keeping their art work strictly theirs.

Friday, December 28, 2007

Daily Shots: WI-FI

FREE wi-fi, it's contagious!

Dresses: Nicole Miller

OMG this dress is sooooo PURTY! I love the ruching on the front. That could come in handy in disguising some of the unwanted rolls on my tummy. This could almost be the motivation I need to kick start a healthy lifestyle so I can look as slender as the lady modeling the dress. I wonder if she got to keep it? I'm so jealous! First things first, gotta keep watch to see if the price goes down. I can't afford dresses above $100! You know, this dress could also make a nice bridesmaid dress for any brides out there that's shopping through mudane racks of ordinary dresses.

Nicole Miller Stretch Satin Slip Dress

Mocha

Was: $330.00

Now: $196.90

*photo courtesy of nordstrom.com*

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Restaurant: Trevisio's

6550 Bertner Ave, Suite 602
Houston, TX 77030

This is one of the nicest restaurants in the med center that is situated at the top of a parking garage with a really pretty water fall draped on one side. The waterfall definitely looks a lot better at night with the red and green lights illuminating it from below. Every year, the bf's company holds their annual Christmas party at Trevisio's and this year was no different. And because the owners are such big ballers, they rented out the ENTIRE restaurant AND it was OPEN BAR! I had a whopping five drinks. Trust me, I was feeling gooood. But not the next day. I had an AWFUL stomach ache the next day and had to rough it because it was the day we had to hand out toys to the kiddies. Trevisio's looks unbelievably GORGEOUS at night. It is seriously one of the nicest places I have ever been to restaurant wise. Unfortunately, the food is mediocre at best and doesn't quite compare with the rest of restaurant.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Daily Shots: Carmen Miranda

It's hard to miss the giant looming head of Carmen Miranda that hangs over Tacos A G0-G0 as you make your way down Main St around the Montrose area. She was a Puerto Rican born Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star. Tacos A Go-Go however, is a restaurant that specializes in cheap Mexican food. I've never been there so I can't say for myself how good the food is but reviews have all been mostly positive. Along with typical Mexican fare, they have a big assortment of unique taco combinations such as dessert tacos! Something that definitely popped out was the chocolate taco: a half bar of dark chocolate, with a little cinnamon, a little powdered sugar, grilled like a quesadilla and topped with a little bit more of powdered sugar. That sounds like a super sweet confection that doesn't tempt me one bit but others sure are curious to try it. So, who's down to go try this place with me?!?

Art: Cullen Sculpture Garden

Montrose Blvd & Bissonnet St

Across the street from MFAH houses an outdoor sculpture garden that is positively peaceful and serene. It would be a great place to have a picnic but I don't think that is allowed since it's still considered museum territory and we need to be respectful of the property. The pictures are a bit bland seeing that there were so many pieces and I simply did not have the stamina to focus on each artwork for as long as I would have liked to. I will mos def be going back for a visit so that I can work on capturing the perfect and unique shot of some of the sculptures. Seattle also has an outdoor sculpture park which is one of the places that I am looking foward to seeing the most. I took photos of most of the sculptures but I may have skipped a few. Enjoy!