Green Label Design

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, so I figured I was due for an update. A lot has happened in the past 3 months….among other things - I’ve settled into a new fulltime gig with Avenue A | Razorfish as a senior experience architect, which is going well. I’m learning a ton, and I’m getting exposed to some great people and projects - including re-architecting a new philly.com website.

I took a weeklong vacation to Roatan, Honduras to do some diving. Roatan was awesome - the diving was incredible and I logged another 18 dives. The island of Roatan is beautiful, with great people, and much to do for someone who prefers to avoid the typical tourist destinations.

In contrast to diving in the tropics, I also finally tried skiing for the first time in my life, and a good time was had. After falling on my face a few times, and taking a lesson, I started to get the hang of it, and enjoyed it. Hopefully I get to go once or twice more before the season is up and hone my skills a bit.

Though not really a follow up post to my first “The Last Dive” entry, I aptly named this post referring to a book I just finished called The Last Dive. Bernie Chowdhurry’s true story based on father and son divers who lost their lives diving the wreckage of an unkown submarine off the coast of New Jersey. Interesting in many ways, and a very popular book within the diving community. Especially interesting to me is the proximity the places they frequented - Dutch Springs, Underwater World dive shop, Quakertown, etc. as I’ve been to these places myself, some on a regular basis. Overall, a great read for anyone, especially a diver. I learned a lot of the history of diving, as well as some decompression theory, and the many facets, and inherent risks of technical diving, which I have not yet ventured into. But, it is a real story, and somewhat of a memoir in my opinion, gonzo storytelling perhaps, and a story of the Rouses, who lost their lives diving. I’ve certainly come away with a new appreciation for how dangerous diving can be, and that will probably help me to be more aware, and take more precautions to have a safe dive when I am out there.

Of the 2007 season that is….most likely

Went to Dutch Springs on Sunday for a day of diving, and added 2 more dives to the log book. More importantly, I got a chance to try out my new camera (the little Olympus FE-280) and underwater housing, there’s a few photos here. I’m pretty happy with the way they came out, considering I don’t have an external strobe. Everything is a little blue looking, but I got to at least document the fun.