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  • Life, Love, and Critters – of course!

    Rakewalk

    November
    15
    2005

    Here’s another shot that was a bit of an accident. I was in my studio trying to focus in on the fire, hubby walking toward the house – I really didn’t want him in the shot but at this crop and with this screened effect I thought it turned out really cool! Er… I mean hot.

    Yesterday blew by like it was only 2 hours long. I swam in the morning and felt good and refreshed and energized. I came home and my neighbor had called (ahem. The one that is supposed to be swimming with me every day, Ms. Sleeperinnerhead.), so I called her back. She has a Very Important Person visiting next week so took this week off to prepare. Her house. By redecorating every room. And she lives next door to an artist. Heh.

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    Filed under: Chit Chat, Home n' Hearth, The Great Outdoors, The Photog in Me

  • Burning Leaves

    November
    12
    2005


    It’s yardwork day for dear old Dad, I just wondered how I might be able to capture burning leaves. Now I know.

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  • Breathe (2AM)

    November
    12
    2005

    I don’t listen to the radio often, for a couple of reasons:

    (1) I’m a recluse and rarely go anywhere in my car, which is the only place I’d be inclined to put the radio on.

    (2) When I do drive, I usually pop in a CD. No commercials, you know.

    I did, however, catch the tail end of a song a week or so ago that caught my ear. I wrote down the lyrics I remembered when I got home and was going to search for it but didn’t, until the other day. I finally found it on Walmart.com (you can listen to the windows media clip of it here). I listened to the clips of Anna Nalick’s entire album, and downloaded it all. I’m kinda stuck on Breathe, though, and can’t get past it for some reason.

    I wanted to learn the lyrics, so I went and found them, printed the sheet, and proceeded to teach myself the lyrics. Instead, I found myself bawling. I couldn’t tell you the point that the melody and lyrics caused me to burst into tears, but I was deeply moved by this song and it’s been a lonnnnng time since a song has done that to me.

    Here are the lyrics:

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  • Art.com Artpad

    November
    10
    2005

    I finally caved and painted on this artpad, it’s like a movie. It helps to have a wacom tablet!

    Watch and see what I painted!

    UPDATE : Second round – I added fur. I couldn’t help it. Sorry. You can see the whole painting here. You might want to increase the speed!
    :giggle:

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  • Finding Nemo Cereal

    November
    9
    2005

    They still had it! I picked up another box tonight JUST so I could keep it. I searched all over the internet for an image of Finding Nemo Cereal with Bruce on it – it does NOT EXIST. Well. It does now! Isn’t it wicked? I am in love with Pixar. What incredible graphics!

    Hey! Maybe this time we’ll win the sleepover in the Castle! Yeah! Hahaha! I’m not holding my breath on that one.

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  • Retro Wednesday

    November
    9
    2005

    If you know me well, you know how in love with music I am. I think I have some damn fine taste in tunes too. The only kind of music I really can’t listen to for very long is rap – and I mean RAP, and heavy metal. SUPER heavy metal. Otherwise I am a huge fan of musical talent.

    Today is Retro Wednesday in my studio, I’m starting with Color Me Badd and don’t know where I’ll go next. What are your favorite retro tunes? I’ll take your suggestions and burn myself a Retro CD (and hey, maybe I can burn multiple copies for those of you whose suggestions make it onto the burn?) – I’ll be painting today so it’s gotta be motivating, and fun to listen to over – and over – and over!

    Psst, is it bad thing that a conservative white girl (mother of two…) is jammin’ to early 90’s hip hop? :rofl:

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  • Wobbling Weebols, Batman!

    November
    8
    2005

    Not too long ago, we were all wandering aimlessly down the cereal aisle at the grocery store. Oh how I wish there were just 10 kinds to choose from, but that’s a rant for another day. Scanning over the five-thousand selections of cereals, one caught my eye. Usually, the ones that catch my eye are on the tippity top, you know, really far out of reach for normal people. That’s where the healthy stuff is.

    Not this one.

    This box was right at Chickeymonkey’s height, about 3 feet, second row up. I saw it and looked away quickly, frosted marshmallows in milk! IEW! Oh but the box is SO DANG CUTE. I wanted the box. Really. But for $4 a box? I’ll pass.

    Just then, however, Chick saw the box. Immediately she pointed at it, looked up at Daddy and asked for “those! I want those!” Daddy said no, knowing how I like the kids to have cereal sans frosted marshmallows. But no, I had to pipe up “but Daaaaaddyyyyy, I want those toooooooo”! And with that, he threw a box in the cart. There. Me, and mini-me, we’re happy campers. We are now the proud new owners of Finding Nemo Cereal. WOOHOO!

    I had to hold the box. I admired the beautiful graphics and flipped the box over. A contest! Yeah. Win a sleepover in the Disney Castle. Uh huh. I wish. Whatever. Here’s some wobblers, too, oh how cool. Only 1000 sets? Okay. Yeah. Well, it’s a nice box!

    We added the box to our collection of cereals (seriously, how many do you have to choose from? We have like 5 boxes at all times. LOL) – the next morning of course we HAD TO HAVE THOSE FOR BREAKFAST, MOMMY!

    Fine. I opened the box. Poured the cereal. Double checked to be sure we were instant losers of both fantabulous prizes, and wouldn’t you know it?

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  • Movie Quote

    November
    7
    2005

    “Yet even in certain defeat, you must cling to the belief that life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences, but rather it’s a tapestry of events that culminate together in an exquisite, sublime plan.”

    “If we are to live life in harmony with the universe, we must all posess a powerful faith in what the ancients used to call ‘fatum’, commonly referred to as destiny.”

    From one of my favorite movies, Serendipity. I originally posted this on January 8th, but when I was searching for other pics I’ve posted of our home I stopped and read it, and wow. I think I should have read this Saturday morning, huh? Though maybe if I had, I wouldn’t have accomplished the living room makeover. heh!

    Did you watch Serendipity? Does this quote make your mind get all pondry? (Is pondry a word?)

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  • Quick Change

    November
    6
    2005

    Out with the old:

    and in with the new:

    I always manage to redecorate an entire room in 10 hours or less when I’m under stress. It’s also usually the first thing I turn to when my head is swimming and I need to go off into my own personal lala land for a while. (p.s. The old is the north wall, the new is the south view!)

    Does it eliminate the stress? I wish! It did give me a lot of time to figure out how to handle it though, so that’s what I’m gonna do this afternoon.

    I hope you’re having a nice weekend!

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