Something to do with the Quote of the Day

I've posted my freaky rock photos on my Photo.net page: http://photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=812604 I figured it was better then posting them here, mainly because I there are so many of them, it'd be nearly impossible to fit them all. And also, because that way those of you who don't care to view my freaky artsy-fartsy side don't have to be unduely exposed.


I must say, however, I did enjoy putting these shots together. I actually did some 'editing' work on some of them this time (filters, soft focus, saturation, etc), which I normally don't do. I also enjoyed naming them. I think I may have been getting a little loopy with the naming game, so watch out. Something about listening to Enya and the Juno soundtrack that works wonders for your brain.

So, to those of you who make the trek, I have a request to make of you. Please let me know which are your favorites (top 5-10), if you have them. Thanks.

Here's a teaser:

And the Quote for Today:

No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places perhaps irreparably - our life has been, we cannot in our heart of hearts imagine how it could have been different. As we look back on it, it slips in behind us in orderly array, and, with all its mistakes, acquires a sort of eternal fitness, and even, at times, of poetic glamour.
Randolph Silliman Bourne

Quote of the Day

Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.
Evan Davis


Question for the ladies: Is vulnerability something you admire in a man?

Quote of the Day

I dedicate this to my husband:


I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.
Marshall McLuhanCanadian author, educator, & philosopher (1911 - 1980)

What we did this Sunday:

We love our spot on the bank of the Danube River in Austria.

I think we decided to go every Sunday, weather permitting. As you can see, the weather was beautiful yesterday-Bremen actually took his shirt off, because he said he was too warm. We got him to put it back on by threatening sunburn. He loved combing the beach for 'unique' rocks to add to his collection, tossing sticks and rocks into the water, and playing with his dad. He even took a few pictures with his camera.

Kevin enjoyed being able to relax before an extremely stressful week of work (the boss is here), being in the warm weather, collecting really excellent pebbles (he found a blue-like turq blue-one), and fighting with Bremen (with sticks).

The river is unusually low for this time of year. I guess the mild winter takes it's toll somewhere. It did allow us to see more of the bank and locate lots of interesting additions to our rock/beach glass/garbage collections. I'm the one with the beach garbage collection. And glass. I know, i'm a freak.

I spent almost the entire time with my face behind the camera shooting the beach. I'm debating posting the majority of the, shall we say, artistic attempts, mainly because they make me look like even more of a freak. I took about 200 pictures yesterday at the river, most of them are of rocks and glass.

I pondered to Kevin, "At what point does one more picture become just excess?" He couldn't answer, but I think I know what he was thinking. Crazy obsessed photographer wife.

Just in! from January

Well, for the past couple years, Kevin has been taking me on trips for my birthday (because we've been in AZ with babysitters, I assume) and this year's trip was to Tucson and San Xavier Mission outside of Tucson. Why? Because I'd never been, the mission, that is. We also spent time at the Center for Creative Photography and U of A Art Musuem. It's worth a trip for the CCP every couple years, at least. They have Ansel Adams complete archives (including negatives) which you can make an appointment and view, if you want.

Anyway, the church is beautiful and I'm glad we went.
My head hurts and I can't think of anything interesting to say, so...

Quote of the Day

How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
Charles De Gaulle, in "Les Mots du General", 1962

A side note: I like France, so there! But this is just too funny.

Another side note: So, nobody's worried about Belgrade? Interesting.

Quote of the Day

This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970

Kim's Challenge

I did the Band Challenge Kimberly posted via Amy. Here's my results:

1st try: Band Name: Speed Bump

Album Name: I Have Of It

Album Cover:

But I prefer this for my cover, which was number 4:

2nd try: Band Name: Mark Cohen-Cricketer

Album name: And What It Brings

Album Cover:

This was fun. I did have a problem or two-like the real picture for my second try wouldn't save to my computer, so reloaded on the same page and this fishy came up.

Here's the directions from Kim's blog if anyone's interested:

It’s the Random Album Cover Game! A great exercise in creativity.
This requires three random things. But wait, here’s what you’re supposed to do (I promise I didn’t cheat on mine):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first article on this page is your band name. (If it’s a real band or musician, you might want to cheat and hit refresh.)
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 Scroll down - the last four words of the last article are the title of your album.
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ Whatever the third picture is - that’s the album cover.

Thanks Kim and Amy

Random Thoughts On My Way To Pick Up My Son From School

• Floating, swirling, angry white poofs
• The killer in me is the killer in you
• Policia-Oh, crap! Did I turn my headlights on? Yes-shwew!
• Stupava-Stupida name for a town
• Pretty cute for two ugly people
• Where's my drink? -Darn it! Left it at home.
• Should we get pizza for dinner tonight or have leftovers again?
• Take a hike Mr. Winter, I'm ready for Spring!
• I love my ipod
• Autoskola drivers: forever to be mocked, ridiculed, and tailgated.
• Teenaged girls are soooo annoying.