Gates.

In the Holy Quran, Allah azza wa jall tells us

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ

But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say, “Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it to abide eternally therein,”

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Lomography Color 800 – first rolls review

Everyone needs a good, fast color stock. And with Fuji(not)Film discontinuing it’s excellent Natura 1600, it looks like we’re down to 4: Cinestill 800T, Fuji Superia X-TRA 800 (but for how long?), Kodak Portra 800, and Lomography Color 800. I’m sitting on a dozen rolls of frozen Natura, but that’s my retirement fund, so I’m looking for a good, fast color stock, so I picked up some Lomography 800 and took it for a spin.

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Monster Jam!

A couple of months ago, Samie mentioned that my brother in law picked up tickets to Monster Jam for him, his brother, and little cousin, and I menitioned that if an extra ticket happened, I’d be glad to join in.

Well, a extra ticket did happen, but only after my brother in law snagged an extra ticket for me. Thanks, Fami, and Jazak Allahu Khair! What a good time that was. Continue reading “Monster Jam!”