99. January 5

Thank goodness for sunshine!

"Of course I cannot break through the wall by battering my head against it if I really have not the strength to knock it down, but I am not going to be reconciled to it simply because it is a stone wall and I have not the strength."

~ Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground, Part 1, trans. Constance Garnett

Sorry for the rather bland pictures as of late... Better days, better pictures, coming soon. Promise.

48. November 15

TREE

(I like 'em, okay?)

"…our greatest fear is not in the darkness, but our own light; our deepest dread is not our limitations, but our possibilities. Shall I go the way of the hero or the star?"

~ Virginia Tranel

47. November 14

In the mood to blog, and because this is my blog I think I will. Makes since, right? If you are just here for the promised picture and quote of the day, please scroll down past my ramblings. It's there, I promise.

These ramblings of mine aren't to say, look what a great life I have, but rather a way for me to recognize how good this world is and hopefully to help you see it too. Nor do I claim my writings are particularly interesting. To have these things written out, if only for my own sake, is enough. So, enjoy it or not, it's up to you. And here I go.

Last night, a handsome Mr. H took me to "prom" at a local tavern and music hall with a few of our friends. The crowd varied from teenager to senior citizen, all decked out and wearing everything from freaky to fabulous. The music was great, no schmaltzy love songs, no rap, just music you could really dance to. There were no cliques, no royalty, no limos... It was everything you wished your real prom was. Thank you, Mr. H and friends, for the best prom ever. And thanks to the lovely Mrs. R for photographing the night.

And then today... Today was an Indian summer day--so warm outside if you closed your eyes, you'd swear it was August. I lay on the grass and reveled in the sunshine, lazily reading and doing a little studying. I met two new friends, ate cereal for lunch, and a got a great start on two papers. The day isn't even over yet. And, Pandora loves me today.

In exactly one month, I will be with my dear familia again, though I will hate to leave this beautiful place.

Life can't possibly be this good forever... can it?
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Four lists of three:

1. Things I Probably Should Care More Actively About (But Don't): Politics, germs, pollution
2. Blogs I have recently loved: NieNie Dialogues,  Oh Hello Friend: 101 in 1001 (and Other Friends' Lists on the sidebar), Clayton Austin Love Stories
3. Other website of recent amusement: Various blogs of friends and dear readers, Go Fug Yourself (Hilariously snarky commentary on celebrity fashion), Mystery Google 
4. Three of the four books (kind of five) I am currently reading: House of Leaves, Little Women, Jesus the Christ

Please, dear reader, what's on your four lists of three?
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And now, I give you what you came for. 
Shoes off, lying on the grass, enjoying the blue...

"And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again."

 ~ Foo Fighters, "Everlong"

31. October 29

To Do List For Fall 2009:

1. Scoop the gooey insides out of a pumpkin

2. Photograph the leaves

3. Eat pumpkin pie

4. Drink hot apple cider

5. Watch a (mildly) scary movie

6. Kick up a big pile of leaves and sink slowly into it

Just one more item I can cross off my list.

What's on yours?

"In the sanctuary of my thoughts, I am a fearless renegade."

~ Mark Dunn, Ella Minnow Pea

One month into this project... Another eleven to go!

28. October 26

Yes, another shot of the sky.

The purpose of this blog is to take a picture for each day of my twentieth year that:

A. Tells something about my day, as to serve a photographic journal entry

B. Looks pretty

Well, that's the rough gist of it.

The story this picture tells?

Today was pretty uneventful.

But the sky looked cool. And I like autumn.

 "And some days all I do is watch the sky / Today was a good day..."

~Something Corporate, "Watch the Sky"

21. October 19

This is the view from the top of the world, or at least it felt that way. It comforts to me to know there is so much untamed beauty that exists. I love the way the colors naturally get more intense at the edges...

"Beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?"

~ Les Miserables, "Do You Hear the People Sing?"

17. October 15

This shot was obtained leaning out the window of the science lab into a tree top. 

There is beauty to be found even on gray days.

But.

This little girl needs her sunshine.

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

~ Oscar Wilde

16. October 14

Today was an emotional yo-yo. I was not much in the mood for pictures, so I apologize for the lack of energy in tonight's post.

The good news? The leaves are finally turning.

And its beautiful.

I promise you prettier pictures of fall, coming soon.

"Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear. Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right. It's all right."

~The Beatles, "Here Comes the Sun"