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Miso Beno — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:19:03 +0000

Tacoma’s 2012 Snowmageddon Post

Miso Beno — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:43:31 +0000

Yes yes the snowmageddon 2012 is here, and here are some photos from it.

It's actually kinda slick out there. Wow-wee.

It's 8:06AM and the busses are getting stuck everywhere.

I kinda like this perspective on the clock tower.

First Presbyterian Church during the WaSnow2012.

Temple Theater during the Snomageddonalypse.

I kinda rushed myself on this one so there's loads of errors in the image.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

C.I. Shenanigans Bar Rennovation

Miso Beno — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:10:28 +0000

C.I. Shenanigans Rennovated Bar by Bargreen Ellingson and Specialty Wood Manufacturing

2012 Mega Arms Promotional Photos and Video

Miso Beno — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:52:33 +0000

Special thanks to Thomas Marshall and DJ ROME for making this production possible. For stills check out the the link below!

01/07/2012 – Mount Rainier Panorama Point / Skyway Loop Snowshoe Adventure Time

Miso Beno — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:19:40 +0000

Mount Rainier - Panorama Point / Skyway Loop, facing Paradise

Mount Rainier Skyway Loop - Facing the Mount Rainier Summit

Mount Rainier Skyway Loop - Facing the summit, full summit.

Mount Rainier - It's in the Cacades!

But wait! There’s more photographic adventure time below the fold!

Happy 2012 Tacoma!

Miso Beno — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:56:50 +0000

New Years Eve to New Years day! :toot:

The Last Practice: Tacoma’s National Guard Armory Shuts Down

Miso Beno — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:29:40 +0000

Members of the Dockyard Derby Dames scrimmaging for at the armory for the last time.

Words go here.

Good Morning Tacoma

Miso Beno — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:41:55 +0000

04/01/2012 – Not a Sunrise, but Rainbows are Pretty Rad

All of the way across the sky. My my oh my god look at that rainbow.

03/28/2012 – Lomosurnise

Just getting some hipster all up in the Tacomas.

03/08/2012 – Whoa, Sun.

It's March~

02/05/2012 – A Sunny Sunday Sunrise on Ruston Way

Just a sunny Sunday sunrise in Tacoma.

And while I'm in the North End...

02/03/2012 – Sunshine, on my Fridays? IMPOSSIBLE!

Two days of sunshine in a row? With more sunshine in the forecast? Heck yes.

02/02/2012 – It’s a Great Day to be Outside… Too Bad it’s Thursday

Oh my! Look at the distinct lack of clouds this fine morning.

01/18/2012 – Last time was a False Alarm. Here’s the Real SnowPocalypse.

It's actually kinda slick out there. Wow-wee.

It's 8:06AM and the buses are getting stuck everywhere.

01/17/2012 – Yup. It’s Snowing. It’s the Snowmageddon.

Well 2:30AM is technically morning, right?

01/16/2012 – Don’t be Fooled. That Road is Actually a Sheet of Ice.

Yup. That's definately snow and ice.

01/15/2012 – I guess it snowed

I think the sun is up.

Snowmageddon 2012 has been a bust thus far.

I just love the low clouds/high fog.

The snow is melting. I'm not actually sure how I feel about this.

Yes, I know it's not actually the morning but LOOK at that.

01/14/2012 – It’s not actually a morning photo…

01/12/2012 – The Usual Tacoma Panorama

It's just the usual.

01/11/2012 – Port of Tacoma, Old City Hall, Elks, Triangle District

The usual, only superwide.

The usual, only fat.

01/06/2012 – Somewhere Different (C.I. Shenanigans/Ruston Way)

Taken from Tacoma, WA C.I. Shenanigans on Ruston Way facing the Port of Tacoma and Browns Point.

01/08/2012 Port of Tacoma, Elks Building, and Old City Hall Post-Sunrise

01/03/2012 – Tacoma Winco Foods Shopping Center and Mount Rainier

Tacoma Winco Foods and Mount Rainier complete with Clouds and Mountain SHADOOOOOOOW

Mount Rainier and the Winco Shopping Center

10/29/2011 Tacoma Old City Hall/Clock Tower, Elks Building, and Port

10/29/2011 Port of Tacoma, Elks Building, and Old City Hall

10/26/2011 Tacoma Old City Hall/Clock Tower, Elks Building, and Port

10/26/2011 Tacoma Port and Clock Tower Pre-Dawn

10/26/2011 Port of Tacoma, Old Tacoma Clock Tower

10/25/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower and Port

10/15/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower to Port of Tacoma

10/24/2011 Tacoma Old City Hall/Clock Tower and Port

10/24/2011 Tacoma Panorama, Commencement Bay to the Clock Tower/Old City Hall

10/24/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower

10/20/2011 Tacoma Port, Elks, Clock Tower Panorama

10/20/2011 Tacoma Panorama

10/19/2011 Tacoma Port, Elks, Clock Tower Panorama

10/19/2011 Tacoma Port/Elks/Clock Tower Sunrise Panorama

10/19/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower

10/18/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower, Port of Tacoma

10/16/2011 Clock Tower

10/16/2011 Port of Tacoma Sunrise

10/15/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower

10/16/2011 Tacoma Clock Tower

10/06/2011 Tacoma Port, Elks, Clock Tower Panorama

10/06/2011 Tacoma Elks Building Panorama (Plastic Holga Lens)

Scrap Card Holder (It’s the magazine well off of an AR-15 lower receiver)

Miso Beno — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:25:44 +0000

One of my preferred clients found out that my father has been teaching me how to operate his milling machine in our spare time. They decided to aid me in my efforts and donated a small pile of scrap aluminum to be mangled. Included in the pile was an AR-15 forging that had been destroyed when an end mill broke off and wallowed out a few pin holes. Their attempts to salvage the lower failed so they destroyed the fire control potion of the lower which was partially milled out and then allowed me to use the sacrifice the solid aluminum magazine well to the milling machine gods.

Not wanting to waste a totally cool looking piece of aluminum I decided to convert it into a business card holder for my office. Who wouldn’t want half a gun receiver for a card holder, right?

It’s not a particularly hard project and it was the perfect choice for learning about feed speeds and listening getting a better understanding of how the whole process of metal mangling works. In fact the exercise demystifies a lot of what goes on in in a proper CNC Mill. It’s a shame that most high schools don’t have full metal shops anymore. Even my local community colleges have fairly restricted manual machine shop courses. Everything is about learning to input G-code into a computer these days.

Being able to shred and mangle metal with your bare hands (ok not actually with your bare hands, but they are involved in the whole metal mangling party) will is really really really cool. Even if you’re horrible at it.

Sea Scouts: Charles N Curtis Dry Dock 2011

Miso Beno — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:23:31 +0000

Every year, just as spring’s precipitous grasp begins to take hold over the Pacific Northwest the the Sea Scout ship Charles N Curtis is hauled out of the water for it’s yearly service and inspection. It’s crew of 14-21 year old Sea Scouts devote a portion of their spring breaks just to do their part to keep the Charles N. Curtis in the water for another year. That means at least one day of pressure washing, scrubbing, sanding, and painting the bottom of the ship for most. Other, more senior kids are expected to perform even dirtier jobs, like major head (toilet) repairs, packing the grease fittings for the rudders, or climbing through the bilge chasing through hull fittings.

It’s no wonder they’re told to throw their clothes away when they get home.