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Simon: “You were off your game today, Luke. Worrying over the missus?”
Lukas: “Yeah. Yuri called me last night to say they made it to Japan okay. She sounded good, I guess. Did Red call you, too?”
Simon: “She did, indeed. We spent a lot of time ‘catching up’, and she sounded really good.”
Lukas (wryly): “Oh, I just bet she did.”
Simon: “Don’t judge me. I haven’t been to my happy place in over a week. I’ll take my naughty wherever I can get it.”
Lukas: “You do realize Red let you off easy, right? This could have been so much worse for you.”
Simon: “Don’t I know it. The last thing I need is Kumi waging full out war. She makes Attila look like a granola eating, Birkenstock wearing pacifist.”
Lukas: “Yep, I used to love horror movies until I experienced Yuri’s wrath for the first time. After that, chainsaw wielding masked men seemed about as scary as kittens prancing in sunbeams.”
Simon: *chuckles* “I think Yuri’s a sweetheart, but I’m not married to her, either. So, what time is Emma’s plane getting in tonight?”
Lukas: “Around 6:30, I think. Do yo—”
Candy (surprised): “Oh!”
Lukas: *steely stare*
Simon: “All right, Candy? When did you get back from New Zealand?”
Candy (shyly): “Hi Simon—uh—Luke. I just got back a few days ago.”
Fashion Credits:
Rock Ringmaster Lukas
Shorts - Mattel Playline
Polo - Hannah Montana
Grey Tank - Kelsie of Mutant Goldfish Design
Belt, Sneaks - FR
Raw Appeal Lukas (Simon)
Jeans - Mattel
Shirt – Generation Girl Blaine
Belt, Sneaks – Volks WTG Selfish Line
Making the Scene Erin (Candy)*
Dress - Cangaway
Vest, Sneaks, Ha t- Mattel
Necklace, Bracelets - Me
*Switched to a Misaki body, face enhancements by me.
Interview in two days and the me and the clones are starting to really worry..... not sure why as I'm super prepeped for all this. Still its a bad sign that they are so distracted they are not trying to kill me.... :S
Weird how much darker it got when I loaded it on to flickr as well! Guess it suits the mood....
18 august 2006
this entry is late...mostly because it's taken me a few days to get over the events of this past tuesday's training class.
as some of you already know, matea has fear issues with other dogs, stemming from 4 months of bad experiences at dog parks when she was 8-10 mos of age. add to that her breed - GWPs are bred for "sharpness", meaning if they perceive a threat they're going in, and matea is definitely the quintessential GWP - plus she's a female, and a wannabe alpha...even though with her own pack of at least five other dogs, she's a big pushover.
in class, cheryl - my new hero in dog training and behavior - sometimes has exercises in controlled chaos...dogs retrieving across each other's paths, toys flying everywhere, excitement amped up...all to create dogs who are more interested in working with/for their handler than be distracted by other dogs.
for matea, such exercises are brilliant as it boosts her confidence, showing her that she can work around other dogs and focus on the task at hand without perceiving a threat from every dog she encounters. and she's doing wonderfully. we'd not had a single incident with matea in almost 4 mos of classes, even if another dog accidentally bumps into her or gets into her face.
...until this past tuesday.
taz (an older jack russell...ironically sold to cheryl by another friend of mine who breeds JRTs and has a wirehaired pointer as well!) was in class. during a controlled-chaos exercise, matea was heading out - full steam - to retrieve her tennis ball for me...dogs everywhere, and go figure the ball should roll under taz, the JRT.
taz spun, facing off with matea, and matea had her head down, totally wanting to back away. this was my interpretation of her reaction, and it was confirmed by cheryl after class when we reviewed the event.
matea was actually making the decision to forget the ball, and more importantly, forget the JRT, deciding neither was worth it. if i'd called her back, i truly believe she would have come. but since cheryl's goal is to build this dog's confidence, i stuck to the task at hand: "fetch...fetch." then, apparently, taz made the first challenge/snap. at that point the GWP sharpness kicked in and matea was on her. you've never heard such screaming...cheryl assured me later that taz had been through WAY worse during flyball events, and that her reaction tends to be extreme screaming at just about anything.
with the screaming, the GWP prey-drive kicked in...probably 10 times that of any normal dog. being 50-feet away, i wasn't in the fray until it was over 5 seconds later. 5 seconds that felt like a bloody lifetime. matea was not giving up. BUT let me assure you there was no blood, no injuries, which i suppose i should derive confidence from, in that my dog does have bite inhibition.
i DO believe that had i been right there, the incident would have stopped before it began. however, i wasn't. and fortunately cheryl WAS. AND fortunately taz is one of cheryl's dogs (owned by a niece, i believe). AND fortunately, cheryl is cesar millan in a woman's form. she was calm and assertive, snatching matea's beard and twisting, then holding her by her lips for a good 4 seconds before switching to her happy-voice and saying: "okay! let's go play!"
for the next ten minutes cheryl had me send matea for retrieves with taz right there (held by cheryl), and in fact, growling at matea....a rottie was lunging at the other side of matea (a friendly rottie, but matea doesn't seem capable of discerning the difference), and other dogs at the receiving end. you could literally see matea work through her fears, her body cringing as she came close to the other dogs, yet following through with the task at hand with coaching from me. but it was clear that matea does NOT want confrontation...she was giving the growling JRT a wide berth after that, and not because she'd been reprimanded for fighting. there was really no reprimand.
still, seeing 68 lbs of solid muscle on a little 15 lb JRT is truly frightening. growing up i witnessed the swift death of a pug at the jaws of our one german shepherd...and i saw many fights between our shepherds. any kind of dog fight or scuffle has a major effect on me, even on tv, and i'm working to overcome that.
after class, with her arm around my shoulders, cheryl pointed to matea, lying 20' away on her own in a down even as the JRT was being led past her.... "that is not a bad dog," cheryl said. "if that was a bad dog, i'd be going home and digging a hole tonight."
HAPPY WINDOW WEDNESDAY(S) !
Well, only a bit of the actual window shows (upper left). However, the shutter and the androgynous little metal shutter keeper are certainly window stuff.
I think this is interesting on a composition level, but as per the caption, I am worried about the wires. It seems it wouldn't take much to create electrical trouble.
What if the wire insulation deteriorates more and some snow or wet debris connects the shutter keeper to both window wires? I wonder if I am beginning to sound like the world's most famous worrier about little things, Woody Allen.
Location: Village of Kembs, Alsace FR.
In my album: Dan's Wired World.
"Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, what you will put on your body...is not life more than food?...look at the birds of the air...for they neither sow nor reap...yet your Heavenly Father feeds them...
Are you not of more value than they?" (matt. 6:25-26)
This is a poem if wrote for my best friend for chirstmas. seeing as I was so poor I had little else to give. But she has been a rock to me this past year and still is my shoulder to cry on and I love her to pieces. Even though she has her own worries and insecurities she still sticks by me, so I wrote her this, to show her exactly how I feel.
Why dost thou so wound my heart
And kill the think I loved in stride
To match the less than what thou art
‘Tis another form of suicide
If in thine mirror you could see
All I have come to see in thee
How it wounds, as I behold
And see the love-left scars you bare
To see thine own love run so cold
And to never with another share
Time shall always mend thy pain
And thou shalt learn to love again
Yet for you to be bequeathed
To another mortal soul
Search thy pieces deep beneath
And make thee once again a whole
One must to thine own self look
Before thee can another brook.
And should thee need help in this
That’s why, my friend, you have I
I’ll take those pieces thee have missed
And probe them with a careful eye
In the hopes you too will see
All I have come to see in thee.
A goddess sent in human guise
You light the world where you do go
Yes, beauty not only outward lies
But deep within thy very soul
A woman, whose beauty’s fair and true
You’ll find men will always follow you
And I’ve ne’er seen you fight as hard
As when fighting for a needy friend
This unbound loyalty makes thee a star
And why I’ll follow thee till the end.
And best of all, you cannot see
Aught of wrong or fault in me
And to thine talents, take a look
Showcase them with an actors flair
Beautiful words you pen to book
And mellifluous songs to air
Do not discount all you can do
You are amazing, through and through
Thy mind is sharp, thy wits are keen
None shall have thee for a fool
So much more than what you seem
You’ll never be another’s tool
Woe is he, who’s found beset
By your fearsome intellect
And to the last but less then none
The strength that burns inside your heart
Not the kind that lifts in tonnes
But what keeps you going through the dark
You’ve a strength you have not known
But to many, like me, its clearly shown
So when you next chance to brook
Through thine mirrors glassy eye
Take instead a closer look
You shall find you cannot deny
And finally you too can see
All I have come to see in thee
“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”
Pob lwc Bethan - on the catwalk today for the first time xxxxxx
I think people sometimes overthink, which leads them to be consumed by their own worries. The only exit, paradoxically lies within ourselves
Painter: Anjo Borlada, "Pangako" (Promise)
Dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin: dont worry about a thing,
cause every little thing gonna be all right
I know there has been a lot of shots of me lately but I've got a new camera that I'm trying to get used to. With the selfies I don't have to worry about what I am going to shoot.
There once was a wild dog
named Worry
who traveled tensed up
and in a hurry.
He said, "My lunch was meat tarts,
it led to some farts,
And this evening's meal
is a curry."
Don't they have right to some serenity?
We are here - i'll start the revolution when i finish my coffee
This is from over a year and a half ago. HEY TAYLOR thanks for being an awesome model for me! <3
I got nothing funny to say. I'm out of luls. Lul-less, you might say.
sighs... trumpie what happens if we sink?
Dont worry we have enough hot air between us to float down any swamp.... not sure about that car of yours thought!
~
digital al gimp pixlr
color always returns in life after darkness :)
(yes, you have guessed it right, this is another picture from my new LX3, considered by many to be the best non-DSLR in the market. Here I have used LX3's unique 16:9 aspect ratio)
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Crazy Tuesday: Gifts
This year, I put worry beads on my wish list. I've never used them before, but in these anxious times, I thought they might help keep my hands busy and my mind still. My husband didn't find any locally that he liked, so...he researched how to make them, bought beads and cords, and made me three sets. I was so touched! He even made the tassels the other two sets have. By far my favourite gift this Christmas.
amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light... I just take pictures...
photography equipment
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro Lens
CN 6017, 53xx, 6012 and BLE 900 throw some Dynos down as they slow down for Waldo and the drop into Two Harbors.
Sponsor⇉ Envy Her SL
NEW RELEASES / SATURDAY SALE
ENVY 16 - KUPRA / LEGACY / MAITREYA
10 COLORS AND 10 PRINTS SOLD SEPARATELY (TOP AND PANTS COME TOGETHER) FATPACK OPTION COMES WITH 5 EXTRA TEXTURES IN EACH PACK
LM:
J'ai des problèmes avec Flickr, et avec le téléchargement des photos:((
J'essaie à nouveau... et j'essaierai de venir vous voir ensuite :))
I have problems with Flickr, and downloading photos: ((
I try again ... and I'll try to come to you then :))
Quand je me sens un peu triste, j'aime bien écouter cette chanson et regarder cette video !!
When I feel a little sad, I like to listen to this song and watch this video !!
Don't Worry Be Happy !
Bobby McFerrin
↣INEED, PALETO, ARCBACK, DEADWOOL, NIKOTIN, ZOOM & VOLKSTONE↢
▶ OUTFIT - #127 [ ARCBACK ] - Pants + T-SHIT + SUSPENDERS (each stuff sold separately) | ARCBACK MAINSTORE
▶EARRINGS - iNeed Nail Pain LelEvoX Male| INEED MAINSTORE
▶SEPTUM - iNeed Nail -ME Male| INEED MAINSTORE
▶ SHOES - [Deadwool] Oxford shoes - black | DEADWOOL MAINSTORE
▶ BEARD - Volkstone Cairu Beard | VOLKSTONE MAINSTORE
▶ WATCH - [Z O O M] Vost Europe Watch | ZOOM MAINSTORE
▶ RINGS - [Z O O M] Dermacus Punk Ring | ZOOM MAINSTORE
▶ CIGARETTE + ADDON - [NikotiN] Cigarette Bento - Crooked - v2.1 & [NikotiN] Applier Cigarette - Paper (Grunge) | NIKOTIN MAINSTORE
▶ BACKDROP - .PALETO.Backdrop:. Basement | PALETO MAINSTORE
If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
~ Matthew 6:30 / Luke 12:28
HBW!
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
This male is one of three from the Sala Pride who were 'acquainting themselves' with the females of the Rekero Pride with a view to taking over. He doesn't seem to have much experience and looks rather confused about the whole thing. He approached these females which made them rather nervous with the cubs close by and one of them snarled at him. He just gingerly lay down beside them but the females weren't entirely comfortable. I didn't much like the looks he was giving the cubs but it seemed they were safe for the moment.
i could take some of my own advice there.. or, rather, bobby mcferrin's advice
i have a little break from classes and work now
spent this first day well- with friends and sun and i'm taking a trip in a few days. i plan to take a lot of photographs
this is ancient- from the petrichor shoot. the rest of the beautiful em can be found here.
well, guess this month is basically done. wow.
19/20
might have to wait for day 20 on the first of april because the cousins are coming.. but we'll see
on a separate note, anyone want to buy me pro? it's about to expire. i would literally love you
While there are many benefits to living in California, there are also plenty of worries. Wildfires, droughts, floods, earthquakes and more. On this recent trip to a Northern California beach, I saw a warning sign about tsunamis. Add it to the list.