thirty one

The battle begins...

I work in a lab full of geeks. Luckily our supervisor is also a geek.
We have a tiny computer (see here) who we have dubbed Hoth for obvious reasons...(don't get it? You didn't click the previous link, did you? Go click the link. Still don't get it? Go and watch Star Wars right now, sheesh!!).
At the last lab meeting our supervisor presented us with two lego sets; The Hoth battle packs Snowtrooper and Rebel Tropper. (how cool is that!!)

As a person who always has her camera with her I simply couldn't help myself.
Camera. Tiny lego Star Wars guys. Tiny computer named Hoth. Neuro-Psych office. I mean, come on!!!

I officially declare that the lego battle for Hoth has begun!!

365: Best of Week Three

So, I have already posted my best of Week Four. I didn't know it at the time, but "Her Heart Bursts Open" was the best from this last week.
However, in getting behind on my processing, I missed posting the best of Week Three.

I have been generally unable to focus on picture taking these days when the sun is still up in the sky. So most of my photos are being taken in mirrors or close up with flashes on. I normally like to use natural light, but this circumstance of busy making has actually allowed me to play with flash, light, and mirrors. I have been having fun with it. For those of you following my (sadly neglected) Flickr stream for this project you might notice that I am enjoying my washed out face with an intense close flash. This photo for Week Three was taken at night with a minimal flash in the mirror right outside my bedroom door.
There is something deep for me in this photo. It took me a long time to name this photo, to find the right word for how it makes me feel to see this expression on my own face.

~Rapture~

Her Heart Bursts Open

29/365

30/365 FAIL

I woke up this morning and realized that I had forgotten to take my photo for yesterday. My first fail of the year.
My excuse; the weekend was rife with non-routine inducing activities (like not even being in the same city the whole weekend!!)
My ideas to avoid said fail in the future; take a photo in the mirror every single morning, just so that I have at least one!!

7 am and 11 hours a day baby...

December was nice.
I got to spend all this time with myself. I got to spend time with my camera. I got to read all the Harry Potter books (for like, the 10th time). I got to hang out with my computer ( I don't care if she is technology, Hippo is a good friend of mine).
Now it is January.
I think it speaks to what it means for it to be January that I am posting a notice that January has arrived on the 22nd of January.
It's been a busy month.
I get up almost every day at 7am (uuuuggggghhhh) and usually end up working 11 hour days (major uuugggghhhh). However, I actually like a lot of what fills up those 11 hours, so it is not that bad. I have scheduled myself to within an inch of my life, but this includes entire days of sacred "unscheduled" time. I think I am doing pretty well.
Chris always says I am happier when I am really busy and I am starting to think he might be on to something. Despite my protestations that deep down I am a very lazy person it seems I thrive on being really busy. I take better care of myself when I am busy, cause I know that if I don't eat breakfast I'm going to feel crappy later on. I want to do physical activity!!! Like go to the gym for an hour and a half (*shocked face*) or do jumping jacks when I have to stand around waiting for something (like a bus). Sometimes I am not sure who this person really is, but she sure gets stuff done!!
I have even managed to actually have some truly lazy days. Like today, where I spent most of the day in a coffee shop reading a book (Douglas Copland's Player One). Or last Sunday, where I spent most of the day in bed and managed to actually read all 600 pages of Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince (yeah, I know, again...it's a theme right now, OK!!).
So, it seems as though I am surviving. Perhaps I might even be showing up...

365: Best of Week Two

Here is my fav for week two of 365days...
While I have not had time to process or post my photos in over two weeks, I can report with pride that I have taken a self portrait every single day!! Yipeee!!