15 minutes of fame and flower power!
Mar 31, 2008 photography
Everybody enjoys getting recognized for something. Doing something heroic, being helpful, taking kick ass pictures. I’m getting recognized for taking a kick ass picture. While it may not be a huge recognition, I’m still honored.
Check it out: Epic Edits Weblog Last row, the b&w flower picture. I love the picture, and I’m ecstatic that obviously the blog owner liked it enough to include it in his weekly blog post :)
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On to bigger news;
The toddler bed is a hit :) He slept through the night, last night, for the most part. Woke up at 330 and wanted in bed with me, but I got him to lay back down in his bed. I heard him fussing at 430 because he wanted some water. He fell back asleep until 7am. When he slept in the crib, he would wake up at 10ish or 11ish, so last night was a dream compared to what I’m used to.
Tonight he fell asleep in his bed BY HIMSELF. He didn’t want to fall asleep snuggling, didn’t want me to pat his back. He just wanted me in the room with him. That has NEVER happened, so I am ecstatic.
Last for the evening; Spring flowers are in bloom :)
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we just hit another milestone
Mar 30, 2008 love, photography
Skyler is officially in a toddler bed. The crib has been taken down and will hopefully be gone in a couple days.
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He woke up around 10ish. I heard his crying upstairs and when I got to the room, I see him standing at my bed. I thought he wanted to lay in my bed. I get him to lay back down in his, which he does without a fight, but he kept crying. Finally I asked him if he wanted some water. He said yes. He knew his sippy cup was on the shelf above my bed. He drank his water, laid back down in his bed and instantly fell asleep.
My little guy is growing up :(
another sweet photo of him
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easter, revisited
Mar 29, 2008 photography
I’ve got to post my entry for yesterday. I blogged on paper. I just have to find the energy to post it :P
For tonight, some easter pictures.
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so much…
Mar 27, 2008 Uncategorized
Long day. Long week. I’m exhausted of work. I need a new job. :P
Mar 27, 2008 photography
Sadly, I have to admit when I process my pictures, I use ready-made actions. Actions that OTHER people spend hours making and tweaking to make fantastic photographs really pop.
I just felt like giving a before and after one my most recent favorite picture. you can figure out which is which ;)
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another round of EBT; on the house.
Mar 26, 2008 Uncategorized
I fell asleep at 730pm when reading to Skyler. I’ll be back in bed before to long. I’m exhausted.
I went to my hair appointment today. The coloring took longer than it should have, but the color is GORGEOUS. A little more red than I had wanted, but I love love love love it. I have to go back on Thursday to get it cut. I’m excited. :)
bed time loves. night night.
EBT — early bedtime tonight
Mar 25, 2008 Uncategorized
Whenever Skyler is particularly fussy, I tell him that he’s going to have an EBT. Early Bedtime Tonight. Tonight, that EBT is in refernce to me.
I spent the weekend with a monstorous headache. From the time I woke Saturday morning to falling asleep Sunday night. It’s just recently finally hit me that MAYBE those headaches could be due to lack of sleep. So I’m pushing myself to sleep more. Even if it means falling asleep at 730pm reading books to Skyler and then waking up 2 hours later to shower and spend a few minutes online. I’ll be heading off to bed soon. I need it.
Tomorrow I’m getting my hair cut :) Cut, styled and colored. I’m excited. It’s been so long since I’ve had anything done to my hair besides a trim, so this is big for me. Pictures will be posted eventually.
Friday night possibly to the Five Spot to watch A.S’s band Kink Ador play. I’m not going if they aren’t playing. I’ll have to make sure I bring my camera and my lens{es} so I can get some good shots.
As for the rest of week, nothing planned yet. Just making sure I don’t kill anybody from my extremely short temper fuse while I attempt at catching up on sleep to make myself a much more enjoyable person to be around. If that’s possible ;)
I have plenty of pictures. I’ll post them eventually.
how do you tell someone you are sorry when they won’t listen to you?
Mar 24, 2008 love sucks
I’m sorry :(
It was a mix-up, there was miscommunication and now I’m playing the blame game and putting the guilt on myself. Saturday morning didn’t happen as planned and now the silent treatment is in effect.
I suck. Truth is, I was scared, but had planned on being there. Sometimes plans don’t happen because of one reason or another. Lately that reason has been because of one person, but I can’t put the blame on him. It’s not his fault.
I definitely go through periods of happiness. Those periods of happiness usually end abruptly, only to screw up my feelings and emotions more than normal.
fucking hell….
giving in to the list
Mar 23, 2008 Uncategorized
So… G. Sarah, Trish & Amanda {check out their blogs <3} have blogged about lists in the month of March. For those doing the NaBloPoMo for March, we all know that is the theme this month. So I’m giving in and posting a list.
Random Things about me.
{1} I have a sad obsession with Sharpie Extra Fine tip pens. I refuse to write with anything else, unless I absolutely have to.
{2} I could compile a list of failed hobbies, but that would just embarrass me.
{3} I have been keeping a blog/journal/diary since I was in the 9th grade. That was 1999, so it’s been 9 years of therapeutic writing. Too bad it’s not exactly helping my psychotic ass.
{4} I fall in love way too easily.
{5} Envy and Lust are 2 of the 7 deadly sins that I have fallen prey to.
{6} I have camera envy everyday that I get on flickr and I see the kick-ass pictures taken with the 40D & the 5D. Yes, I’m STILL drooling over those cameras.
{7} I am addicted to Dr.Pepper
{8} I don’t eat much candy anymore. Unless it’s jellybeans or wintergreen lifesavers.
{9} I’m incredibly shy when I meet people for the first time.
{10} I curse like a sailor.
drinking, laughing, music; it all ends up being fabulous
Mar 22, 2008 Uncategorized
I’m backdating my post since I had valid reason for not posting in time.
I finally went out with some friends and had a good time. I have finally gotten out of the house and spent some time AWAY from the computer. It’s insane, I know, but I needed it. I needed to go out and feel like a person.
Me, L & A went to go see A.S.’s band play at a bar. Not HIS band, but one he’s hired to play in. The band that is getting ready to get signed was supposed to play too, but something happened, and they didn’t go on. Chip Green, the band, was supposed to go on at 9pm. Instead they went on at 12am. So at 8:30, L & I go to a little pizzera and get some dinner and A meets us there at 9. At 9:15, we head over to the bar, get some good seats, lose the seats getting drinks. So we head to the back of the bar, farther away from the stage. We laugh and chat and just have a good time until Chip Green go on. It’s incredible how fun it is to gossip about people we don’t even know. Especially the group of 12 guys/girls that were dressed head to toe in 80’s clothing. The girls dresses were embarrassing and complimented by crimped and teased hair. The guys wore old school tuxedos complimented by mullets. That gave us a good laugh for about an hour, until they got in their limo and left. Chip Green was fabulous and played great rock music. If they get signed and a CD released, I’ll buy it. I did get some quick shots until 3 groupies get in front of the stage and attempt at dancing to the music. They were badly uncoordinated, drunk and ended up gyrating like strippers out of tune to the music. We didn’t stop making jokes about it. L gets baracaded by a drunk lesbian asking her to go to a tattoo convention and we just over all had a grand time.
I didn’t get many pictures because I didn’t have the lens I wanted with me, and the groupies blocked my view. I was tired, not feeling a buzz anymore and just exhausted overall. But once I got home at 1:30am, I was feeling great and more like my old self. I miss going out and spending time with friends, but I also missed snuggling with Skyler. He didn’t leave my thoughts all night long.
I hope we get together and plan another night like tonight. I’m a mother, but I’m still a real person. I still need “me” time. Tonight was just was the doctor ordered too.
