In just 3 days life went from boring to overload. I really need to learn to use my time better. The good news is that I really do live for this kind of stuff. I like having stuff to do. My issue is that I need to stop being so lazy and get this stuff done. I want to move away from my “enough to get by” ways. I want to excel. I have three semesters of school left and I fully intend to make the most of it. I am in a very strange but very fortunate place. I’ve put in a lot of work to get where I am and it’s time for me to start making it mean something.
Jan
05
So I bought my camera yesterday and fell in love. I played around a bit and just tried to get familiar with her. The camera is pretty much the digital version of my manual Nikon so the adjustment wasn’t too hard. The camera is lightweight, user friendly and damn sexy.
I spent most of last night photographing various objects in my house. I made two very important discoveries: 1) I love the camera and 2) The stuff in my house is pretty boring. I plan to get out and about this weekend to try to come up with some more interesting subject matter. But in the meantime, here’s some stuff you’d see if you were at my house:
Fishbone
Buttercup
USB Monsters
Cars
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Jan
04
So I was all worried because I don’t have a photo for today. Then I overheard rumors of a hawk outside of a third floor window eating a frozen rat. I damn near sprinted up there and there it was!! The thing was HUGE. In fact, it looked like this:
and he was just picking away at this frozen rat. Now i should take this time to point out that i did NOT take that photo. Alas my crappy camera phone would never take a picture like that. But that hawk got me to thinkin about all the random wildlife i’ve seen in the past 12 months… foxes, deer, racoons, roosters… all just on regular streets. Like they belong there or some shit… the whole thing is pretty odd to tell you the truth. But they make for good picture taking. Which is part of the reason that i’m getting this:
not to take pics of hawks… but to take pics in general. Hopefully i’ll get it this weekend. Yay me!
Jan
03
I forgot I was supposed to do this….
Three pics so i can catch up
I like this one because it’s so calm. The best thing about the Japanese Tea Garden and Golden Gate Park in general is that, even though it’s right in the city, it’s so secluded from all the hustle and bustle
This picture is GOLDEN for the expression on Kayla’s face alone. I don’t know what Brian did, but she wasn’t feelin it.
I love this pic cuz well… it’s precious. I mean I’m not sure what Nasir was tellin his brother, but Asaad was listening intently.
Jan
03
There are a few things that I’ve learned over the past year or so and although I’m constantly reminded of them, I still tend to stray away. But I really do need to stop being hardheaded.
1. I need to go to sleep around 10p. I did it in college and I need to get back on my grind. I like to feel well-rested. My schedule doesn’t permit for a lot of time to “make up” sleep, so i need to get it when I’m supposed to.
2. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I have a friend who’s pretty good about making it known when she doesn’t like you. While I admire her forthrightness, that’s just not my thing. I can be the phoniest bitch ever. I’m not the backstabbing type or anything, I just like to keep people guessing… so I kill em with kindness. I’ve been a people watcher all my life. I like to watch people and then set them up to act the way I expect them to. I soooo should’ve stuck with psychology
There’s more, but those are my main two right now.
In other news, I’ve given up meat for 2008… kinda. I hate making my “resolutions” public because then everyone wants to try to “catch” you doing wrong… wack. So if i know you and you try to be on some “aha gotcha!” shit while i’m eating meat, I will say “fuck you” and mean it. So anyway. I’ve given up everything but fish (and by fish I mean seafood), the problem is I have enough meat in my freezer to feed a starving nation, so… I have to finish that first. Essentially, I can no longer purchase meat for my consumption and once what’s in the house is gone, I’m done. I had tofu last night… yummy. I forgot that I actually liked it. I’m just not looking forward to the extra effort/thought it takes not to eat meat. Hopefully i’ll fall back into the swing of things rather quickly.
Gangsta Mittens 