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139 / 365 - all that jazz
(on black)
Until last year, that is for about 25 years, I have been a straight-up rock man. I could play and sing quite a few rock songs, composed some and recorder some. I could listen to jazz and even comprehend it a little but I would chose Beatles over Miles Davis any day. Not any more. Starting this year I have been learning jazz improv theory. Well, "learning" is an overstatement, but I know the basics now. Classical training that I've had helps enormously but thinking with your hands is something I've got tl learn from scratch. I guess it all has to do with aging and mid-life crisis - two notions that I like to bounce around lately. I've lost a lot of abilitis I once had, and I gathered very few that I didn't have. Piano is certainly on of the former and photography is undoubtedly one the latter ones, if not THE one.
So here's a quick selfie for you. One light, one wall and one car sun shade (I was too lazy tu unpack my new reflector). Talk about simple. The exact setup is in the setup shot.
Oh, and one more thing. The piece I'm holding is quite difficult. When I play it well enough I promise I"ll make it a part of my 365 - as a video.
Now tell me - do you play? Wanna jam?
Strobist info:
* Canon 20D | 50mm | f/8 | RAW
* Sunpak 5000AF below me into the background
* foil car shade camera left.
Strobist setup shot: click here
My insect buddies are finally coming out to play, albeit only for a short time each day!
After hunting for about an hour this morning, I finally found this little guy hiding inside a spirea bush!
I managed to get off a few decent shots before he hid himself deeper in the bush...
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Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concreters one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and errect the thing. This is the third sheed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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my last photo from the beta px680 film. some crazy light leaks just infuse the richness of this film. it was nice while it lasted.
a year of living positively, day 139
I went to the gym this morning with stacey. wasn't too bad, and I need to keep going, so I guess I will. :) also, today is day 2 without fast food. It's harder than it might seem. I really want some McNuggets right now, but I need to start eating right.
At least we have beautiful weather. and apparently, one of the twins (my nieces) ate a bug in their pool today, and then said yum. just thought I'd share, as it's hilarious. ;)
Day 139
The camping trip that she just had with her Sparks unit, was planned with a Hawaiian theme. They had a blast! They did tons of Hawaiian crafts, wore leis, ate Hawaiian-type food, and had a really great time!
Aloha!
She looks really different to me here. Probably because she is wired from not sleeping all weekend, probably hasn't brushed her hair in 3 days, and hasn't had a bath in 3 days :) This is the most smile she would give me.
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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I'm fostering two kitties while their mama is travelling on business. Kittysitting, I guess. Her two are similar to my two in that one doesn't give a damn about anything and the other wants things just her way and her way only.
Keiko was hiding under the couch last night and I wanted to get her into my bedroom where I could close the doors and give her a sense of safety. She wasn't thrilled with the idea of coming out from under the couch. The scratch bled a good bit (this is after I cleaned it up a few times) and she caught me in the fold of my first finger as well. That smarts a bit today but it will heal quickly. That's what they do--it's their defense. I finally got her to sit on a kitty pad (backed up against a wall, poor thing) and was able to scoop her up with the pad. Once in my room, she went under the bed and wouldn't come out. I slept on the couch with my two babies.
She was more social this morning, even came over for a little bit of scratching while I was getting dressed. I'm hoping tonight she'll let me snap a photo of her.
totally uneccessary!!! But I'm just really glad at the mix that has been making their way into my explore... more nature and macros and dollies and less of my ugly mug!!!
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1. no mistletoe for mayako, 2. day222 :: seasons greetings in red and green, 3. heart of a rose, 4. crack crackle cracked, 5. stunted, 6. Bright Sky at Midnight, 7. day183 :: stab here, 8. double happiness // 双喜,
9. day182 : linen lounger, 10. day181 :: hey, sugar sugar..., 11. day180 :: miyako odori, 12. fleur, 13. day178 :: ultimately..., 14. day176 :: fix me..., 15. day175 :: organi[s/z]e, 16. day174 :: afterglow,
17. addicted to bass, 18. rain laced, 19. day171 :: MAN! I feel like a Woman!!!, 20. day171 :: lacquered brocade, 21. The Cruel World, 22. day161 :: a cultured breakfast, 23. day149 :: harajuku love power, 24. day145 :: tippy toes,
25. day139 :: eavesdropping, 26. day136 :: kiss me sweet, 27. day129 :: airgyle, 28. day127 :: take me to a happy place, 29. day125 :: comfort zone, 30. day124 :: identity, 31. day123 :: i can't watch, 32. day115 :: deep velvet,
33. day114 :: out of bed, 34. day113 :: chores, 35. day108 :: the happy cloud family, 36. Nearly Missed, 37. day101 :: the daydreamer, 38. day097 :: !JUMP!, 39. day087 :: Bedtime Gang Bang, 40. day083 :: The Magic Pillbox,
41. day079 :: have you seen the towelgirl, 42. Day066: Look! Dragonfly!, 43. day058 :: Tropical Showers, 44. Day046: Shoes and Stockings, 45. day033 :: Acrylics, 46. day018 :: STFU, 47. day007 :: Retro Scarflette, 48. day001 :: Saturday Morning
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Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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while little odin is technically 139 days old, in age-adjusted terms, he's barely just a month old, since, from a developmental perspective, his body doesn't really care that he arrived 15 weeks early.
that means that little odin's sleep schedule is much more like a newborn than it is like a 5 month old and we have to be very careful that we don't try to get him into a regular sleep schedule before his body is ready.
books like "healthy sleep habits, happy child" have really helped us get a handle on what to expect. most importantly, he still has no circadian rhythms or internal biological clocks yet, so there's absolutely no hope of getting him on any sort of sleep schedule. babies who are his age also become overtired after only an hour or two of wakefulness . overtiredness can lead to fussiness, so we're constantly attuned to how long he's been awake and reading his cues as to avoid the overtired downward spiral.
babies less than 6 weeks old also tend to fall asleep very late and don't sleep for very long during the day or night. so despite the fact that he's 139 days old, we're still all sleeping like there's a newborn in the house.
luckily, six weeks or so ( again, in age-adjusted terms ) seems to be the magic date after which 80 percent of babies become more settled at night and sleep for longer periods.
Day 139
Our daughter is camping this weekend so it was an awesome, peaceful weekend just for the two of us.
I got to go through my recipes (something I never have time to do) and plan some meals, while Mark got lots of yardwork done, we both got some cleaning done, and we got to spend lots of time together.
We also got to make a dinner that we would not make with Jaymi around (mussels, Caesar salad & a potato casserole), which are about to eat (at 8pm), and after dinner we plan to sit around our bonfire with a glass of wine, and talk.
It has been nice.
For my 365 project, and FGR their theme group for today - Peace is Not Just a Word.
Early morning quiet here. I love the window views out over the roofs to the trees surrounding this place.
my March rules: stills from films that don't exist.
if you like, you can invent a possible movie title or scene description and post it as a comment. :)
So my best friend gave me some of this, what she calls 'Black Eyes Peas'... Apparently she was violent with some green peas and punched them all in the face and proceeded to cook them! They were delicious!
Taken with the Samsung Galaxy S III using natural light.
Day 139 of 365
Nothing special today, just lil' ole me. I had meant to get out and take some of my Take A Class With Dave and Dave shots (maybe even all of em), but instead laid on the sofa and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
Kathy slept in and then went to work and my neighbor took Savanah for a play date. I am so glad that Savanah has charmed all of my neighbors and that we all get along so well. Basically, today, she was an impromptu baby sitter which allowed for me to goof off and get nothing done (god bless her for that LOL).
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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Day 139:
What a contrast to last week. Last week was one of the hardest weeks. There was
one thing after another that went wrong and no matter what you tried to do, nothing
made it better. That’s work sometimes. Thankfully today’s work day went very smooth and only three more days until Friday and that means the office Christmas party and the start of the weekend.
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concreters one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and errect the thing. This is the third sheed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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That marble on top is giving me a crystal ball feeling. I've still got to look for another 12 circles before I'm done for this month, my chances are not looking good, I seem to be turning to my perfume bottles for inspiration lately. Fingers cross more circles will pop up when commanded.
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Back in March I caught a shot of our neighbour's house as the dawn sunshine lit up the corner. Now the sunset has moved round to illuminate it instead
365
5.19.13
Photoshop
Today I was supposed to go to the frederick autox event with jon long but he ended up passing because of the weather and played hockey instead. So here is what I spent my day doing. Editing lots of stuff.
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concreters one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and errect the thing. This is the third sheed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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ahmad jalani: my own personal shisha holder :)
nahhhhh, today was great fun.
went to the doctors for a blood test.
and then went to uni to hand in a paper (that was 3 days late....)
and then zoomed on down to latrobe (spontaneously might i add) to meet shayda and ilham and little did i know, hiba and meena and rewa and nadene were also there! YAY!
so i sat with them, talking and whatever.
saw the funniest thing in the milkbar: a somalian girl buy one banana LOL. i didn't even know u could buy bananas from milk bars hahahah!
anyway....
at around 2ish something i had to go, and i trammed it to the city.
i was meeting with a few friends.
bumped into samih and ahmad el hussein clothes shopping for me and summy's bday party yayy! hahah
and then we went to get kebabs and then headed on down to so sweeet juice.
had two delicious shishas.
grape mint in a lemon. and double apple with a milk filter.
was very satisfying. i also was taught how to blow rings of smoke. AMAZING PARTY TRICK ha!
and after my wonderful night i went back to summys and konked outttttttt cos i was feeling a bit woozy from the sheeeshaaa.
sleep talked a bit. and then summy fed me this wonderful tea and bread thing and i felt much better.
julia picked me up at around 12 and then we went home. the end,
taken on thursday the 19th of may 2011 at 6.29 pm with a nikon d60.
Changes No.3 - time to upgrade the GPS running watch.
What a difference a few years make in size & lightness - hopefully my running will improve also !
Winter
Doing usual stuff today. Cutting firewood, clearing, burning and some other odd jobs like laying some stones for the paths.
Wood
Doing stuff is always complicated by the fact you need to do 2 or three things before you can really start the job. Take for instance cutting wood. I suppose I could use an axe or bow saw but I will be there all day and do only half the work I could. So chain saw it is. Before you start I need to tighten the chain, sharpen the chain, fill the engine oil and petrol. The saw is two-stroke so it needs oil. Cutting up small wood today. Kindling is hard to find and it's all wet. Have to measure the beggars so they fit in the fire. Cut up a few larger logs to dry inside. Pretty heavy.
Shed
The sheds been delivered. The slab has been poured since I last came up. Pretty good job. Talking to the concrete contractors one of them lived about 20Km N from KLW. Seems his place was 3Km from the fire when it came through. They are pretty busy doing slabs. Now to find the instructions and erect the thing. This is the third shed I've helped build and this one looks by far the most complicated. Where is the wood?
Fire
Got a fire going to clear up the loose wood. Took a bit of time to light. Had a race with my brother to start the thing. Matches are not what they used to be. Because it's cold and wet all the wood needs to be dried before it lights well. This requires a bit of accelerator. I use Kero not Petrol because of the chance of flash burns (cold air pushes the fuel vapours low). Eventually got it going.
Had some late lunch at 1500. Did a bit more work and went home a lot more tired, cold, wet and smelling of smoke.
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Redhead again :D
I'm thinking about adding some purple :D
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Confession: I fall asleep listening to classical music; I can't fall asleep without it.
Still have the 105mm f1.8 attached to the D700. I liked the bokeh in the background. Might have to recreate this shot with somone in place of where the lamp post is.
May 17, 2012
busking
today was my last chemistry lesson which made me sad because I love chemistry and my teacher is lovely.
Two Moo card self-portraits.
My moo cards....
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September 7th 2008
The Challenge: Take one self portrait each day for a year.
Each day, take a self portrait, tag it with "365days", and submit it to the pool. It's that simple!
Most of these are kinda short because I was waiting for someone to finish something so we could start something new together. I had to be ready at a moment's notice. Took him all month.
139.365
The Year of the Revolutionary New Bread-Making Machine / Hassan Daoud
American Nerd / Benjamin Nugent
Mathilda / Mary Shelley
Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity / Robert Jensen
The Claddagh Ring: Ireland’s Cherished Symbol of Friendship, Loyalty and Love / Malachy McCourt
On Being Blue / William Gass
The Dragonbone Chair / Tad Williams
The Diary of Lady Murasaki / Murasaki Shikibu