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Lego my Lego

scandell — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:36:14 +0000

It’s time for me to finally put away a lifelong obsession. I have made the difficult decision to sell my entire Lego collection. Over 90 Lego sets. I have collected Lego since I was 7 years old. They will be appearing on ebay this weekend. Over the course of the last month, I have built, photographed, cataloged and destroyed each lego set. All missing pieces have been accounted for. Our family room is filled with boxes and bags of Lego. Shipping all of these sets to the appropriate buyers is going to be a logistical nightmare. I am strangely calm through all this change and chaos. It feels kind of good to declutter my life and my garage. Only one question remains: What do people get me for Christmas now?

Atticus at the Getty

scandell — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:21:57 +0000

I took my youngest son Atticus to the J. Paul Getty Museum on Monday for a photo shoot. It’s easier to take a photograph of a Sasquatch than it is to take a good photo of Atticus. He squirms and spins, runs and dashes all over the shot. Usually pictures of him are just a blur. However, this time round he tried his hardest to please his dad. I would say “smile”…and he would contort his face into what he thought a smile might be. Passerby’s were cracking up at the sight of this little red-headed beauty. I eventually got a few great ones.

Calling All Cars

scandell — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:25:11 +0000

We’ll after 3 years of collecting, I am finally going to sell my Complete Pixar/Disney Cars Collection. Over 180 Singles still in their original carded packaging. I have managed to collect some really rare ones over the years. This lot is going to be hitting ebay soon….and I expect the price to be well over $1200.00 Check out this pics!

Redondo Beach Pier

scandell — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:22:44 +0000

In hopes of taking a few nice pictures of the kids, we dressed them up in some slick looking clothes and drove them out to a beach we had never been to called Torrance Beach. It’s located just south of the Redondo Beach Pier. We later bought some ice cream and walked along the pier. Eve struck her usual fashion model poses and Asher pulled his usual crazy antics. Atticus rarely see’s the need to look at me while I am taking the photos. He is usually pointing at other more interesting sites and people.

My New Ride

scandell — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:51:06 +0000

Not exactly “news”, but last year I broke down and purchased my first motor scooter. It is a Vespa GT60. It’s design is a tribute to the original Vespa design released back in the ’60s. It’s a limited edition model in that only 250 were made for the U.S. market. Needless to say I love it. It is my daily driver up to Glendale from Manhattan Beach. (60 miles round trip.) It cuts my 1 hour commute through downtown L.A. into a 33 minute commute. It has a maximum speed of 80mph, but I usually like to coast at a lovely 70mph. My only regret in buying it is not buying it early when I worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Culver City.

Los Angeles

scandell — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:34:41 +0000

Salt Lake Valley

scandell — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:44:46 +0000

Big Sur

scandell — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:52:07 +0000

The Big Sur Coastline

scandell — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:30:09 +0000

For those of you haven’t driven along Highway (1) between Monterrey and San Luis Obispo in the springtime I feel sorry. The hills are a New Zealand-esc green and the drive is chock full of beautiful vistas. Elephant seals and sea otters galore. Guaranteed to please the whole family. Brynn’s parents met up with us there for a rainy-but-pleasant 4 day campout.

Recommended Hike: Milcreek Trail
Recommended Campsite: Kirkcreek Campground

Abalone Cove

scandell — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:35:58 +0000

We woke up at 6am and drove out to Palos Verdes Peninsula this Saturday in hopes to spot a whale or two from the cliffs overlooking the ocean. No luck. We later caught up with Brynn’s brother John and his family and hiked down to some pretty stellar tide pools.