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setting the scene
setting the scene

Before I flood the blog with posts of Seoul (we took a second trip), I figured I should give a little bit of background on the lay of the land here in Pyeongchang. We work long shifts so its easy to get into...

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Jon BerryFebruary 3, 2018olympics, design, pyeongchang, south korea, television, nbcComment
soul 2 seoul
soul 2 seoul

Here are some scenes from our Monday impromptu trip into Seoul. The four of us who had arrived on Sunday made the trip in together. We had no...

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Jon BerryJanuary 31, 2018travel, olympics, seoul, south korea, architecture, food, friendsComment
seoul train
seoul train

We went a little hard-core with our "acclimation day" by jumping on the bullet train into Seoul for a few hours. As much as it sounds like the wrong way to adapt to...

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Jon BerryJanuary 30, 2018trains, south korea, seoul, olympics, travelComment
time flies
time flies

As much as anything, this is a post to let Mom know I made it safe and sound. (Hi Mom!) Yesterday (or maybe the day before? My day and time sensors are a bit confused right now) I jumped on a place for...

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Jon BerryJanuary 28, 2018travel, traveltip, south korea, pyeongchang, olympics, design, televisionComment
shadowlands
shadowlands

I took a day off to play hooky on Monday and join my friend Andrew and friends Orville and Edward for a Six Flags day. A Monday in January is...

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Jon BerryJanuary 24, 2018six flags, california, socal, rollercoasters, theme park, rides, fun, design, inspiration, photography, friends Comments
one in a (half) million
one in a (half) million

Saturday I joined 5 or 600,000 other like minded souls for this years Women's March in LA. Joining in late and on my own, I mainly ventured...

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Jon BerryJanuary 23, 2018LA, protest, usa, downtown, historyComment
takin' it to the streets
takin' it to the streets

The anniversary of the first Women's March seemed like a good time to post some pics from last year. As I mentioned before, it was...

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Jon BerryJanuary 20, 2018history, protest, politics, LA, downtownComment
sign up
sign up

Last year I made a last minute decision to join the Womens March in Downtown LA. To some degree I was a bit of just an observer since I went with...

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Jon BerryJanuary 17, 2018politics, protest, design, typography, signs, how toComment
valley views
valley views

A while back I mentioned a photography project I was doing for a couple bank offices in different parts of the city. An interior design firm had found a photo of mine and wanted...

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Jon BerryJanuary 15, 2018LA, photography, the valley, california, socal, design, inspirationComment
flight path
flight path

Stepping back into my Christmas & New Years travel (I'm back in LA now, but never posted during the trip for some reason); it's not unusual to get great views when leaving LAX, but I lucked into...

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Jon BerryJanuary 8, 2018travel, airlines, LA, gallery, photography, inspiration, design, manhattan beach, hermosa, redondo beach, californiaComment
great balls o' fire
great balls o' fire

Happy New Year! I traveled to Baltimore, Virginia, and Dallas over Christmas and New Years - and somehow I managed to take plenty of pics of what I was up to - and post absolutely none of them. For whatever reason...

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Jon BerryJanuary 5, 2018new years, dallas, texas, fireworks, friends, fun, traditions, travel, design, photography, inspirationComment
dinner and a show
dinner and a show

I fell off the blogging habit again. Oddly enough, I've been better about snapping pics more often, just not posting. It seems that back when I posted almost daily, it meant I filled posts often with mundane daily life or...

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Jon BerryNovember 25, 2017friends, holidays, thanksgiving, dogs, california, socalComment
pupporazzi
pupporazzi

I spent the day Saturday driving around Orange Country to shoot photos for another bank branch location, but since I knew the fall installment of SoCal Corgi Beach Day was...

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Jon BerryOctober 31, 2017dogs, dog beach, corgis, corgi beach day, huntington beach, orange county, fun stuff, california, beachComment
another view
another view

I mentioned in the last post that I would post some more pics from my Birthday Beach Beerz Bevz Brunch & Bikez day. (Of course i said...

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Jon BerryOctober 21, 2017birthday, beach, beer, drinks, redondo beach, hermosa, bikes, friends, funComment
what a weekend, part 2
what a weekend, part 2

Part 2 of my whirlwind weekend was my annual Birthday Beach Beerz Bevz Brunch & Bikez pub cruise. Knowing that it isn't everybody's kinda thing, I generally just...

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Jon BerryOctober 19, 2017friends, favorites, redondo beach, hermosa, beach, drinks, fun, bikes, birthdayComment
what a weekend, part 1
what a weekend, part 1

This weekend was a whirlwind of fun. My friend Myron from Dallas was here back in June and we went to a Dodger game during that weekend. Because he had bought those tickets...

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Jon BerryOctober 17, 2017LA, dodgers, baseball, mlb, birthday, friends, downtownComment
rail pass
rail pass

I took a hooky day last week with my friends Jon and Al and spent a few hours among the roller coasters at Six Flags. I originally had told them I couldn't join them, but two projects ended up...

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Jon BerryOctober 9, 2017rollercoasters, friends, six flags, california, socal, theme park, rides, funComment
happy place
happy place

My buddy Mike was visiting from New Jersey the last couple days, and we really had no plan or agenda for what to do on Saturday (except that he wanted...

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Jon BerryOctober 8, 2017dogs, dog beach, california, huntington beach, orange county, favorites, friends, socal, inspiration, photographyComment
bright nights, big city
bright nights, big city

Last Friday I was a part of Downtown Dark Nights, an outdoor arts, entertainment, music and shopping event held a few times a year at LA Live. This was the first...

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Jon BerryOctober 4, 2017LA, downtown, art, fun stuff, osoportoComment
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