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Children need encouragement. So if a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way, he develops a good, lucky feeling. - Jack Handey (deep thoughts)
The above picture represents what I often feel like when I'm trying to figure something out in my head. Especially when I'm having a hard time making sense of it. My mind spins round and round, churning out novel perspectives on how to make sense of a puzzling result. In sum, this picture illustrates for me that some things in life are a part of you no matter what road you take.
Never did find out 3D mans name, or read his huge information board due to people blocking the view. I know he had finished works laying around where one had to stand in a certain spot to get the effect.
Friday night and that can only mean one thing: Movie night!
Mouse Girl was so into the movie she didn't even care that I went right in front of her with the camera.
What am I thinking about? There are so many things. Top of my mind is probably wondering what everyone is going to think/say when I confess that I have decided not to run the Whidbey Island Marathon at the end of March.
After driving the course last weekend, I realized that I am not quite physically and mentally up to the challenge of the course. Its very hilly - especially at the end. I just don't feel ready. My mind is exhausted and my body is breaking down. I have enough respect for the difficulty of running 26.2 miles to not put my toe to the start line unless I feel really ready.
I feel like a quitter even though I know that I am making the right decision. I absolutely hate feeling this way. Although, I actually think that it takes a lot to put your ego aside and admit that you're not ready for something. We are constantly fed stories of people who have defied all odds to accomplish amazing tasks. "You can do anything you put your mind to!", etc, etc. But, as great as that all sounds - its not always the reality of the situation.
I'm going to keep running, although I'll dial things back and give my ankle a chance to rest, I've got my eye on a couple marathons in May that are probably more appropriate for my first marathon experience. When I'm ready, i know that it will be an awesome experience. That's what I'm looking forward to.
DEEPER THINKS series part 1 of 7
BeeZeer is a "filosfer." You might not guess it to look at at him, but he often has deeper thinks. Why, just today I asked him, "Is a thread bare? Is a root square? Is an apartment complex?"
He thought for a moment and then looked at me with his ever-present vacant stare. I knew the lights were hardly on, and no one was home, but he surprised me.
After a belch of cosmic proportions (thinking always makes BeeZeer burp), he put a finger to his chin and replied,
"A thread is bare when it is hardly there, but don't pull on it 'cuz you never know what is attached to the other end and many an embarrassing moment has been had at the drop of a hat cuz the the thread pulled provided a full moon over Miami. A root is square only at a competitive folk dance contest and is often used to trip up the opposing corners, or to knock them in the head if they have good balance. An apartment is complex only before the New Year's Eve party causes an apartment wrecks. After that it is pretty much just a pile of rubble and one rock looks like another."
I think I'll ask shorter questions next time.
365/52/7 one year, 52 different toys, 7 photos each week.
correct answer this time ;-)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon
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"Baby birds don't sing
In this old tree
And I've come down
Listen to the sea
So i must go
My bones cost me
To an earthen home to cradle me
I've waited for the leaves to fall
For old John Wayne to save us all
I want out both my hands and knees
I'm a desperate girl and that terrifies me"
Leaves Do Fall - The Rosebuds
Woman pulling knees in and looking away. Pose, combined with dark background and tight framing suggest feelings of stress or being limited and without options.
I think entirely too much. I over think things. I use Flickr to get some of those thoughts out of my head. I will catch myself in a trance of deep thought and realize that it has carried me far away. It takes effort to snap out of it and focus on something more mundane and simple. I make jokes and act goofy most often in order to balance out these intense moments of thought. My people don't know this. I wish I could slow my mind and be more simple -not so serious even when I have no distractions.
Camden Lock Market - London.
Minolta 35mm SLR - X700.
Fuji Superia 400asa film.
This film provides fantastic, life-like tones, I love it.
“When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.”
- Criss Jami, Venus in Arms -