Gobble

Gobble from Jaime Oppenheimer on Vimeo.

I'm in Carthage, Missouri gorging on lots of food and here's the footage to prove it. I shot 1,000 still images to make this gem. 

A bride. A groom. Handcuffs

I recently went to Connecticut to hang with my girl Carla, wedding photojournalist extraordinaire. I tagged along to a wedding she and Mike shot. The groom is a police officer and thought it would be fun to do some portraits with handcuffs. He was right.

A Bride. A Groom. Handcuffs. from Jaime Oppenheimer on Vimeo.

I've been tagged

Travis tagged me in a viral blog game to share random fun facts with friends. I have added some multimedia components so I can keep true to the mission statement (well, title) of this blog.

Here are the rules:
Link to the person who tagged you. (Travis)
Post the rules on your blog. (That's what you're reading.)
Write 6 random things about yourself. (Below)
Tag 6-ish people at the end of your post. (Everyone I know has been tagged and those who haven't would kick my a-double-s for suggesting they do this.)
Let each person know he/she has been tagged. (I'm opting out of this one.)
Let the tagger know when your entry is up. (Will do.)

Random things about moi:

1. I come from musical stock. My dad was a singer, played the saxophone, clarinet and drums professionally. My father's 95-year-old uncle still plays ever summer in the Catskill Mountains (think "Dirty Dancing")

2. I've been pen pals with Wendy "The Snapple Lady" Kaufman since 1994. She sent me the bobblehead in '94 after I wrote her to tell her how much I loved her and Snapple. I wrote her again in 2006 to tell her I was glad she was back in the commercials. I also included a self-portrait with my bobblehead and she rewarded me with a gigantic box of Snapple goodies. She sent Snapple towels, a Snapple golf umbrella, Snapple flip-flops, Snapple pens, Snapple pencils, Snapple T-shirts, and a bunch of Snapple coupons. I love Wendy!


3. I fainted the first time I met Carter. (This picture is not from that evening, but I do have video from that night somewhere.)


4. I love playing basketball. I set a record in high school by scoring 32 points in one game. The record will never be broken since it was still intact when the school closed a few years ago. Yes, that is an Olan Mills photo.


5. I've been on the Today show four times. Well, I've stood outside the window four times and acted a fool. I always get my mug on the air for a few seconds. This video is from May 2002. I was there later that same year with Denise and we saw JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE perform!!! (Believe me, that deserves three exclamation marks.)

6. "Coming to America" is one of my favorite movies, followed by anything with Goldie Hawn.

Obama wins!

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Classic rock for today's youth

You must check out Micah White (Kentucky White's offspring) totally rocking some Weezer at the Wichita Collegiate School's eighth-grade talent show. It's brilliant.

The Indigo Boys perform The Indigo Girls

Carter joined his friend Nick today at Grace Presbyterian Church (where Nick plays weekly) and performed several songs, including "Secure Yourself" by the Indigo Girls and a song about love by Cajun Bluesman Tab Benoit. It was definitely not the traditional hymnal stuff.

This clip is of "Secure Yourself" and it opened the service.

The Office theme song

Gregatron on the accordion

sorry about the lack of posts

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I have a good excuse, I've been in prison. Well, I spent a few hours behind bars in April and the story finally ran last weekend.

  

Food, glorious food

I just finished my new food wall in my kitchen. It's a collection of photographs of food I've eaten (and watched while others ate) from around the world including exciting locations such as, Brazil, Mexico, Chicago and Wellington, Kansas. 

Robin and the Arb need your help

Bartlett Arboretum is a finalist for Markham Vineyard's Mark of Distinction grant of $25,000. This grant would help examine and alleviate flooding in the Belle Plaine community while fortifying this historic property. Your vote could help determine the winner.

Please to go to www.markhammarkofdistinction.com and vote for Bartlett Arboretum today! You may vote once per day through July 21.

UPDATE: The Bartlett Arboretum won the grant!