i’ll take the stairs

i saw this on swissmiss’ flickr photostream and couldn’t help but laugh…reminds me of just a few months ago when jennifer and i got stuck in our office elevator - quite the experience!

ugh.

i’m having a wretched morning.

so i just ordered these:

i feel a little better already. shhh, don’t tell stephen.

my heart wanders

i was perusing some random blogs today when i came across this on pia jane bijerk’s blog, “enhance the everyday.” the project is called “my heart wanders: a collection of subtle hearts in special places.” it is a collective book project that involves people taking photos of heart shapes in random/unexpected places.  it is open for anyone to enter and the images so far look beautiful…i can’t wait to see the result!

old shoeboxes…

my niece kaitlin at age 1

i love it when i find old stuff i’ve forgotten about…especially film. after the move, i went through all my old camera equipment and came across 4 or 5 rolls of film that were undeveloped. a couple of them were nothing spectacular, and one is still being processed (they said it will take about a week or so). but this one just made me smile. these shots were taken with my Canon AE1 - it was my dad’s and i still love using it. i think some of my best shots ever were taken with this camera.

these were taken with black and white fuji film and are about 2 years old - pretty sure around thanksgiving to christmas of 2005.
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your post-memorial day psa

put on sunscreen, kids. also, make sure it’s strong enough.

stephen and i had a great time out at the lake yesterday with my uncle and cousins.  today my body is so sore from the “g-force” tube

(so much fun) and obviously the sunburn. . .even though i’m feeling it today, we had such a blast!!  hope you all had a safe, fun weekend.

just because

roxy is so stinkin cute…

i’m available for parties

last night my friend jennifer and i went to the city tavern right down the street from my place. it was a very fun night… taylor davis and his band were playing (as i believe they do every thursday), and i somehow mustered up the courage to ask if i could sing a song with them. taylor said definitely and asked what i wanted to sing - immediately i say janis, since that’s usually what i can do the best, but he didn’t go for it so i went with my immediate second fave ryan adams. he said “yeah! how about ‘come pick me up’?” to which i said “uh yeah!! only my favorite song of his!” they were on a break so he said he’d call me up there when they started up again. i thought for sure that he was just humoring me and probably waiting for me to forget or leave. but no, he sure did ask me to come up and sing with him. i was nervous and to tell you the truth, i don’t know if i’m any good. i just love to sing…i’m no aretha, or even janis for that matter.

at any rate, it was a good time.  i didn’t get boo’d off stage so i take that as a plus.  there was also a guy filming for the band so it’s a possibility that you all may be treated to the real thing. stay tuned…

ps. we had the nachos and they were delicious!

seriously sick

to touch on the blog i wrote yesterday…i read this story this morning on the houston chronicle’s website about 3 guys who dug up a boy’s corpse, severed the head, and used the skull as a bong to smoke pot. seriously, who the hell does something like that?!?! that is sick sick sick. ugh. read the whole story here.

news and the dreamer

stephen and i moved in to our new place just over a month ago. i haven’t had the cable turned on, basically because we don’t really watch tv that much and the peace and relaxation is kind of nice. i haven’t really missed it much, and when i need my tv fix i go down to the fitness center in my building and watch whatever is on - plus it’s motivation to actually go work out!

so i turned on my computer at work this morning and wanted to see what was going on in the news. i’ve heard in passing about the myanmar tragedy and random things about the ongoing battle for the white house. but i really wanted to see what was going on here in dallas - i like keeping abreast of current events in my community. nearly everything i read was about murder, child neglect or abuse, increase in drug overdoses, homelessness due to addiction or domestic abuse, and even a story about a high school having to create a committee to ensure a safer prom. it makes me sick to my stomach. here are just a few of the headlines:

Teen’s body found in Dallas ditch

Vagrants rob dead biker after police leave accident scene  

Probationer charged in death of Dallas man who had turned own life around  

‘Cheese’ heroin likely to blame in death of Dallas teen 

Dallas taxi driver agrees to plea deal in driver’s licenses scam 

2 Dallas shootings leave 4 dead; drugs suspected

2 children found in home with piles of trash, feces

now these were just in dallas proper, but don’t think for a second that if you’re in the ‘burbs you’re far from it - there were plenty of headlines for surrounding areas that were just as bad if not worse. i know it’s not new, i know it might not be shocking to anyone else, but it just makes me so sad. i know peace is far-fetched and unrealistic in most places, but is it crazy for me to hope? i’ll hold on to that hope, and keep imagining that one day we’ll come out ok - against all odds. and to all of you rolling your eyes at my naivety, my wishful thinking, what kind of person are you if you don’t have these same thoughts? even if we know it’s not within reach, we should never lose that expectation of making our lives better.

“you may say i’m a dreamer, but i’m not the only one. i hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” - john lennon

random question

i see these guys on the corner of ervay and san jancinto (downtown dallas) at least 2-3 times a week.  they’re handing out fliers or something…are they protesting? striking?? i have no idea. do you?

sorry it’s so blurry…moving vehicle, you know. (no, i’m not driving!)

anyway, just wanted to share in case anyone knows what this is about.