monday, oh wait tuesday

it was so difficult to get back to work today. that one extra day of freedom really threw me off. i didn't get back into the groove until after lunch!

remember this post from last year when i had a little froggie friend, buddy, who sat on our exterior light (by the front door)? well he's back again for another year of eating all of the bugs he can. i've discovered that he lives behind one of our shutters. i was going to paint those -- maybe not.

memorial day...

CUPCAKES! I luff my cupcake maker -- it's the best!
It was a great holiday weekend, very busy, but nice. Today we went to the annual Memorial Day service at the cemetery where my grandparents are buried, then my mom and I had a mini-cookout.

bloom

interesting

this morning i was told to "f*** off" and this afternoon I shot things.

i was yelled at b/c i told a man driving a truck that was going the wrong way in the parking lot, he almost hit my mom and i. then after the severe storms this afternoon the sun was casting a brilliant light, so i grabbed my camera in a fleeting moment and got some floral photos.

anticipation

tomorrow i am going with a group of friends to the railcats homeopener -- i am very excited!

pic of the day

sleep

crisp, clean sheets await my slumber

good day

this morning i got to drive by a large white tailed deer (it was a doe). so beautiful. then today i got a wonderful surprise package of cookies from one of my closest friends. i shared most of them with other friends, but what a wonderful monday surprise!

rain

this rainy, cold weather is getting really annoying. i haven't have time to take some much needed spring photos. it seems like once there's actually a nice day, i'm either at work or the blooms on the trees/plants have already faded. i really need to make some floral portraits for my own well-being!

scavangers of the sea -- no wait, land...

the other day when i was driving by a freshly plowed field i noticed that it was full of seagulls. it's not like i've never seen that before, but it just didn't seem right. there should have been a murder of crows or some other species of birds taking the opportunity to eat the worms that were freshly brought to surface. i know that as a child there weren't any gulls in the parking lots of local stores and restaurants either. but now were inundated. gulls have adapted -- plain and simple. they were originally meant to find their meals in the water, but have since migrated away from large bodies of water. and in order to survive (i still don't understand how they can truly live here in the winter) they have become opportunists. they scavange for garbage, but have also adapted to eating worms. most of these birds probably haven't even tasted the fresh fish that their ancestors consumed for so long. it was a juxtaposition to see "sea birds" thriving as most inland birds do, but i guess they must do whatever to survive in any circumstance.

maybe that could be my thesis if i were ever get to study zoology, but i was also interested in the role of animals in the bible...

blogger

i can't believe i didn't get to post yesterday. i was trying to keep up my momentum, but blogger wasn't working.

i took a vacation day today and had a great time. i think that the build up from this week finally got to me b/c i slept like a log last night. today we went to house of kobe for lunch (it's a deal on the weekdays). then i went and saw Bridesmaids. i highly recommend it -- i was laughing the whole time. it was just what i needed to unwind.

worn out

got home from work about an hour ago. i am pooped, but it is finally done.

back

my back feeling better, not back to normal yet. i do have a larger range of motion, but it's the mornings that are a killer. maybe my back will feel better once i get this monster of a project done!

ache

hurt.

back.

hard to move.

blah.

clouds

what a beautiful day. the weather was just magical. the azure background with the clouds dotting the sky here and there. the spring flowers all a bloom and the tiny blossoms on the trees steadily growing as the summer sun nears. it was nice to feel warm inside and out.

morp

today was my youngest cousin's junior prom. we had a lot of fun taking pictures and see all of her friends dressed up. i will post a pic or two later. her dress was really cool. i still don't feel good, but am pushing through.

the debate

i don't know if i'm suffering from allergies or illness... i do know i need to go to bed.

long day

such a long day at work and i'm sure the next few will be as well -- at least until this project is done. it is really a chaotic mess. and my allergies are going nutso to top it all off. at least tomorrow is friday, i hope i'll feel like i've accomplished enough to not want to go into work on the weekend.

beetle

Have you seen the redesigned 2012 beetle? I think it looks pretty different -- more English. Anyway it's supposed to be more attractive to men. I kind of like it, but it's not as "cutesy" as the previous design (like mine). I wonder if they'll limit the color choices. But one thing I'm sure it doesn't have is a TAPE PLAYER! I rock it old school.

Yesterday, my friend was going out to his car during lunch (he parks next to me) and noticed that some lady was sitting in her green beetle parked next to my green beetle and was talking on her cell phone. It was really odd. The only thing we can think of is that it's the person that works at the building just across the lot from ours that has a green beetle. Still, I probably wouldn't just hang out by some random car that looks like mine. Although I do like to park next to other beetles for fun.

ugh

i'm really sick of this weather. i just wish it would stay SPRING!

interview

This is kind of old, but I haven't posted these before. They're my illustration for "6 Geese A Laying". This was part of a group Christmas decoration project.

I am the featured designer at Miracletwentyone this week. Check out my interview and some of my design work. It's a great opportunity to be part of an even larger design community.

funny

so a blonde walks into a laundromat and starts to put her comforter in a "washing machine". she then turns around and asks the brunette where the detergent goes. the brunette proceeds to tell the blonde that these are the dryers and that the washing machines are "over there".

that actually happened to me today. i am, of course, the brunette. it was a really funny and really hard for me to keep a straight face.