Sunday, October 21, 2012

What's up? Not Much

Hello there folks! It's been quite a while since my last post, hasn't it? Didn't really have much on my hands today, so felt like it was a good time for an update...

You may have noticed a few changes to the general layout of the blog. Added in some extra stuff, such as being able to account for multiple screen resolutions, and a newer social media widget (still needs a bit of tweaking). Post summaries (snippets) are now on the main page for easier scanning. Removed some stuff from the sidebar that didn't add much to the blog. Hoping to add some dedicated photography-based content to the main flow of things.

I am still in the redesign process, so expect to see some changes in the upcoming days. Like it, hate it? Let me know in the comments.

So... on with the story of my life within the past 3 months...

The last few weeks of Spring 2012 were pretty crazy. Hot weather, assignments, projects and finally, the exams. Particularly the final exams. In terms of academics, there are few feelings worse than getting bulldozed by an exam of a course that was your best/favorite of the term. Anyways, I pulled through, though my overall average definitely took a hit...

An Excerpt from CS246 Course Notes. And a Kinder Rhino © Osama Sidat

After the exhausting term, I definitely needed a vacation. I was able to fly back home for Eid-ul-Fitr! Never has a two-week break been that welcome...

Got back to Canada on September 2, started work at Loblaw 2 days later. It was kind of same, yet way too different at the same time. I was able to hit the ground running due to my past experience, but because of all the ongoing action in my project, at times it feels like being airdropped in the midst of battle... Nevertheless, I like my work life way more than my academic life...

My Project 365 is still going pretty strong... I may have stated earlier, the HTC One S produces pretty good results, as far as lighting is good. My Panasonic Lumix compact is rarely seeing any action these days...

Here are some of my Project 365 shots. Check out the rest here.

The Banks of Laurel Creek  © Osama Sidat
Mom's Marzipan Cake  © Osama Sidat
Rubik's Cube © Osama Sidat
Loblaw Inc. © Osama Sidat
Speaking of photography, I recently upgraded my camera system, since my beloved 5-year old Sony Alpha was starting to show its age. Will do a write-up about this in a later post... probably... Here's a sneak peek:

The New Star © Osama Sidat
... and a link of photos: The New Star.

I guess thats all for now. Until next time...

Take Care.

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