And like that... he is gone
So that's it. RIP Three Years of Hell, June 2, 2003 to August 25, 2006. After all these words, there are only a few things left to say.
Two sites, the Imbroglio and the Volokh Conspiracy, have given me a slightly premature sendoff, and their words are very kind. (The site has received its final Kerr Package.) In answer to Ambimb's question as to why the site is closing, the answer is simply that the project is done. I don't know what my next big task will be. I've got two articles in process (much more difficult now I don't have free Lexis access). There's a few chapters written of a novel, a thought made more exciting by three friends who have already written books. The more I look at law and technology, the more I think that an open-source, XML-based framework for writing judicial opinions would bring caselaw closer to the public (as well as weaken the WEXIS duopoly). Perhaps that's a project worth looking into. Whatever the case, I'm sure I'll have no problem coming up with other tasks to occupy my (soon to dwindle rapidly) free time. This story was always meant to have an ending, and after all these months, it is finally here.
Thank you to the professors and students at Columbia Law School who made this journey such a rich experience. The same goes to the bloggers across the 'sphere who've linked, commented and otherwise spread the word. (A special note should go to Martin, who started me on this path.) My family, although asked not to comment on the blog itself, never failed to give me encouragement (and fodder for quite a few posts) throughout my years here.
And finally, of course, thank you to all of you who've read this site over the last three years and a bit. Journeys are made better with travelling companions, and I couldn't have asked for a finer bunch.
Best regards,
A.R.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! The canvas print giveaway contest has now ended and now comes the hard part – choosing a winner. It was difficult to pick just one after seeing so many great travel photos, but what would a contest be without a winner?
So, the winner is…@Wendy. Congrats, Wendy! Your picture of La Jolla really stood out with the beautiful sky in the background and the sunlit-green in the forefront. It will make a terrific canvas print.
Thanks to everyone for entering!
I hope I’m not too late. I just saw this contest and think it’s great. Here are a handful of photos that captured something special about my visit to each place. Seeing any of them on a canvas would be wonderful. I’m a bit new to the travel community and can’t wait to start displaying mementos from my excursions!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71946947@N03/?saved=1
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@Wendy – La Jolla is spectacular. Some times I wonder why I would live anywhere other than there. Very vivid – thanks for sharing.
@Jill – really like the blue hue of the photo. From photos I’ve seen of Morocco, it seems like a photographer’s heaven.
@Keith – I’m contemplating a Scotch right now after seeing the photo.
@David – I love how in the subcontinent they make Buddhas as big as amusement parks. Then, I think, they must really laugh at our churches in the West. Cool pictures – thanks for sharing.
Beautiful canvas print (and house)!!
Here’s a recent pic from Chefchaouen, Morocco that I think would look good on canvas:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mFqvmyurEvdimryCDtcHOw7MXnpvr3ZaHe1jiJOHjiw?feat=directlink
jill´s last [type] ..From 2 to 1 – the conversion to a solo traveller
Wow love the cavas, here are a few pictures from Sri Lanka that I would love to get on a cavas
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150331263836754&set=a.10150331236071754.395156.110947956753&type=3&theater
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150329068716754&set=a.10150329034836754.394499.110947956753&type=3&theater
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150328356136754&set=a.10150328347021754.394301.110947956753&type=3&theater
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150115799831754&set=a.10150115795426754.319221.110947956753&type=3&theater
Hey guys, while am a bit of a novice in the photo department (planning on this changing next year), this was my favorite shot from my recent trip to Mexico City, and I would love to see it on a canvas. http://bit.ly/tmwXq6
Scott´s last [type] ..My Dia De Los Meurtos in Mexico
I love the look of canvas, so it’s really cool to see a service that makes photos in canvas prints. If I won, I’d want this photo of the Machrie Moor standing stones on canvas. It really captures the mystical beauty of Scotland.
http://www.traveling-savage.com/2011/09/30/picture-this-machrie-moors-standing-stones/
Keith´s last [type] ..To Staffa and the Treshnish Isles: Crossing the Sea with Turus Mara
P.S. I know the shot only exposes a slice of the falls, but that’s the whole point. Sometimes we’re so focused on the big show that we neglect to see what else is in front of us. I had to pause and look around to notice the rainbow. Life is the falls, but it’s also everything that happens when we’re not planning, it’s about the rainbows we never expected. Now wouldn’t this look delicious on a canvas in my bedroom?
Meredith L.´s last [type] ..Morning Love Letter (November 30, 2011)
I spent 13 months living in Buenos Aires, Argentina back in 2008. Here is a shot from the world famous Iguazu Falls in Argentina. The strength of the falls humbled me, I was surrendered into the glory of everything that was around me and everything that I could become when I just knew (and know) there was and continues to be a plan greater and more miraculous than my own. This photo reminds me of that surrender. Thanks!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oW01Js702c2F8iiYP–f-Yv6mFViYUK3PIjqkwmcRwA?feat=directlink
Meredith L.´s last [type] ..Morning Love Letter (November 30, 2011)
Hi Wendy – Thanks for stopping by. Great photo from La Jolla. It’s a favorite place of ours. Many thanks for sharing!
What a great canvas you have! I love how the red stands out against the green background. I’ve been wanting to create a canvas print for a while, but am so undecided on which photograph to use. One of my choices is this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wenzday01/4842261568/
It was taken in La Jolla a couple of years ago. I can still remember the November sun and the smell of the Pacific Ocean.