Thank goodness.
And that's all I have to say on the matter.
Someone today said, "great! Now all the hard stuff's done!"
Except for TPA 1. And TPA 2. And two classes crammed into one month in January. If I want to student teach in the spring anyway. Oh, credential, you are such a pest.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Reverb 10 | December 6 | Make
I know I skipped number five. It's okay. (Says me to my inner OCD psycho.) I don't have to do every one. I even checked the rules. Look:
What happens if I don’t answer EVERY prompt?
You are turned into a pumpkin. (Kidding. Answer as many as you want.)
See, OCD. It's okay. It's all going to be okay.
You guys, having OCD is sad.
Moving on!
Today's prompt:
December 6 – Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it?
The last thing I made were the tags for the candy bar jars at our wedding. I used my awesome Making Memories Slice (which sometimes does not like to do what I want it to do, but was working splendidly that day), some yellow digital paper I designed, and a Fiskar's circle whole punch. It was so close to the wedding at that point, that I so did not want to sit down and do more work. I almost scrapped the idea. People could figure out for themselves that lemon jelly bellies were in one bowl and vanilla jelly bellies in the other. But in the end, I sat down to do it one day while Chris was at his bachelor party. And you know what? I loved the way they turned out. It added such a nice touch to the candy bar.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Reverb 10 | December 4 | Wonder
The Prompt:
December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
This is a tough one. And I really don't have an answer yet, but I don't want to get too far behind with the prompts. So... here goes... on the fly writing.
I think that I have always contained within me a sense of wonder larger than most people. I don't know how to explain this. All I know is that sometimes I see so much beauty in the world that I can't stand it. I sometimes see it in relationships between people or beautiful scenery... but more often than not I see it in something as simple as overgrown grass blowing in the wind along the side of the highway. I'm not sure what it is, but something about the picture just screams life! and beauty! and Creator! to me. And I get the warm fuzzies. :)
How have I cultivated this? I really don't have an answer here. Maybe through being out in the world with my camera and trying to capture the wonder? Looking to the side and seeing my husband, camera around his neck, appreciating the wonder of it all too? I don't think it's something we do purposefully; it just comes naturally.
Hmmmm... not bad for on the fly. Maybe I should write without an agenda more often....
December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
This is a tough one. And I really don't have an answer yet, but I don't want to get too far behind with the prompts. So... here goes... on the fly writing.
I think that I have always contained within me a sense of wonder larger than most people. I don't know how to explain this. All I know is that sometimes I see so much beauty in the world that I can't stand it. I sometimes see it in relationships between people or beautiful scenery... but more often than not I see it in something as simple as overgrown grass blowing in the wind along the side of the highway. I'm not sure what it is, but something about the picture just screams life! and beauty! and Creator! to me. And I get the warm fuzzies. :)
How have I cultivated this? I really don't have an answer here. Maybe through being out in the world with my camera and trying to capture the wonder? Looking to the side and seeing my husband, camera around his neck, appreciating the wonder of it all too? I don't think it's something we do purposefully; it just comes naturally.
Hmmmm... not bad for on the fly. Maybe I should write without an agenda more often....
Creative Geniuses... Unite!
But seriously, guys, we need some help.
We need a cool photography business name.
Our criteria:
1) No use of our own names, first or last.
2) This includes our initials. (No C&J Photography.)
3) We'd like to include the word 'studio.' As in, "Studio (fill-in-the-blank)" or "(fill-in-the-blank) Studio".
4) We'd like the name to relate to us somehow. Either something about us or something we share or something that comes from some story of ours. (Sorry, this might limit people who don't know us or haven't been reading our blogs for long.)
And... go!
We need a cool photography business name.
Our criteria:
1) No use of our own names, first or last.
2) This includes our initials. (No C&J Photography.)
3) We'd like to include the word 'studio.' As in, "Studio (fill-in-the-blank)" or "(fill-in-the-blank) Studio".
4) We'd like the name to relate to us somehow. Either something about us or something we share or something that comes from some story of ours. (Sorry, this might limit people who don't know us or haven't been reading our blogs for long.)
And... go!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Reverb 10 | December 3 | Moment
Today's Reverb 10 prompt:
December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
This was an easy one. I actually came up with it late at night on December 2. (The prompts come the night before, so I had already started mulling it over for the next day.) The moments I feel most alive are those when I suddenly step out of the moment and realize where I am in my life. I'm married. To an amazing man. A few years ago, I was waiting for God to introduce some guy into my life, and it seems like just yesterday. Now, all of a sudden, I've got a ring on my finger and the best guy I could ever imagine sharing life with me.
I realized this moment late at night on December 2, when Chris and I were trying to fall asleep, and we somehow gave that up and started talking about our new place. Things we needed to get.... decorations we wanted to put up... but the majority of the conversation was spent talking about what options we had for a home network so we could go back and forth between our laptops and a server for when we have gazillions of RAW files from our many photo shoots as professional photographers.
That's a moment right there. And some of you may think I'm totally joking (and I don't blame you, because my husband and I are quite possibly psycho nerds), but that really was a moment, as I was snuggling up to him and talking this over, that I thought, this is what I waited for. Conversations like this with a guy who understands my passions and wants to fulfill my dreams, because they're his dreams too.
PS- Oh yeah, our new place! The appraisal went through last week, so things are looking really good! We actually have to get a second appraisal because of the way our loan is structured, but we're optimistic since the first went so well. If all falls nicely into place, we should be moving in over Christmas break!)
December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
This was an easy one. I actually came up with it late at night on December 2. (The prompts come the night before, so I had already started mulling it over for the next day.) The moments I feel most alive are those when I suddenly step out of the moment and realize where I am in my life. I'm married. To an amazing man. A few years ago, I was waiting for God to introduce some guy into my life, and it seems like just yesterday. Now, all of a sudden, I've got a ring on my finger and the best guy I could ever imagine sharing life with me.
I realized this moment late at night on December 2, when Chris and I were trying to fall asleep, and we somehow gave that up and started talking about our new place. Things we needed to get.... decorations we wanted to put up... but the majority of the conversation was spent talking about what options we had for a home network so we could go back and forth between our laptops and a server for when we have gazillions of RAW files from our many photo shoots as professional photographers.
That's a moment right there. And some of you may think I'm totally joking (and I don't blame you, because my husband and I are quite possibly psycho nerds), but that really was a moment, as I was snuggling up to him and talking this over, that I thought, this is what I waited for. Conversations like this with a guy who understands my passions and wants to fulfill my dreams, because they're his dreams too.
PS- Oh yeah, our new place! The appraisal went through last week, so things are looking really good! We actually have to get a second appraisal because of the way our loan is structured, but we're optimistic since the first went so well. If all falls nicely into place, we should be moving in over Christmas break!)
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Reverb 10 | December 2 | Writing
Today's Prompt:
December 2 - Writing.
What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?
(Author: Leo Babauta)
Oh, boy. How did they know?! Or is it not just me, and everyone secretly dreams of being a published writer someday?
I want to write books. Badly. Have since I was a wee thing. Spent hours on a type writer late at night when I was ten working on my first novel. It stunk. But it was better than most ten-year-olds first attempts at a novel, so I kept at it.
I have an almost-novel. It's around 80,000 words, typical novel size, but it's nowhere near done. I have a lot of editing and paring down and, you know, writing the ending. It's really hard.
I was pulled to Karen Kingsbury's site the other night. (KK is my hero, PS. She writes entire novels in weeks.) She's started a new series. Looks awesome. And I remembered, hey, I wanted to do that writing thing too....
So what's been keeping me from it this year? Time. Homework takes up time. Getting married took up a lot of time. And it was easy to stay up writing until 3am when I didn't have to be at work until noon. I just had to go and be a more productive member of society and start work at 8. Shoot.
So... no plan of attack on getting back on board with writing yet. But it's always there, in the back of my mind.
December 2 - Writing.
What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?
(Author: Leo Babauta)
Oh, boy. How did they know?! Or is it not just me, and everyone secretly dreams of being a published writer someday?
I want to write books. Badly. Have since I was a wee thing. Spent hours on a type writer late at night when I was ten working on my first novel. It stunk. But it was better than most ten-year-olds first attempts at a novel, so I kept at it.
I have an almost-novel. It's around 80,000 words, typical novel size, but it's nowhere near done. I have a lot of editing and paring down and, you know, writing the ending. It's really hard.
I was pulled to Karen Kingsbury's site the other night. (KK is my hero, PS. She writes entire novels in weeks.) She's started a new series. Looks awesome. And I remembered, hey, I wanted to do that writing thing too....
So what's been keeping me from it this year? Time. Homework takes up time. Getting married took up a lot of time. And it was easy to stay up writing until 3am when I didn't have to be at work until noon. I just had to go and be a more productive member of society and start work at 8. Shoot.
So... no plan of attack on getting back on board with writing yet. But it's always there, in the back of my mind.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
This and That: December 1
Still eating wedding candy.
Speaking of wedding candy, guess what we got today? Our wedding pictures! Woot! Chris and I spent forever (definitely my whole allotted study time for today) looking through the 895 photos Rico and Rachel sent us.
They're so amazing (photos and Rico and Rachel). Seeing the picture's from the day brought so many memories back, as well as showed us some things we'd totally missed. For now, we've got a link that won't let us save as and password to view them online, but we'll be getting the CD in the mail shortly and then... watch out, blog. You will be overrun with yellow and gray loveliness.
You know... more than you already are.
(Chris is going through the photos again, and he just started laughing. I asked what was so funny. He said: "This picture of you getting squirted in the face with hair spray just cracks me up!" Cute, babe.)
Also, is anyone else doing this REVERB10 thingamajig. Sounds pretty cool. First prompt is a word that sums up your year. Mine is grace. I'll have to explain it later, but I think I'm on board for this month long project. Let me know if you're participating too. :)
Speaking of wedding candy, guess what we got today? Our wedding pictures! Woot! Chris and I spent forever (definitely my whole allotted study time for today) looking through the 895 photos Rico and Rachel sent us.
They're so amazing (photos and Rico and Rachel). Seeing the picture's from the day brought so many memories back, as well as showed us some things we'd totally missed. For now, we've got a link that won't let us save as and password to view them online, but we'll be getting the CD in the mail shortly and then... watch out, blog. You will be overrun with yellow and gray loveliness.
You know... more than you already are.
(Chris is going through the photos again, and he just started laughing. I asked what was so funny. He said: "This picture of you getting squirted in the face with hair spray just cracks me up!" Cute, babe.)
Oh! Just figured out how to sneak them from the online gallery. You know, sometimes I am very pleased with my knowledge of computer work arounds. It comes in handy in times like this. Also, when we want to listen to Christmas music online in the classroom and everything's been firewalled... or so they think. ;)
Here's just a few I'm pulling off randomly. I don't have the time right now to go through all 895 and find my favorites again. So maybe just one or two...
... or seven... or twelve...
I just can't stop!
Also, is anyone else doing this REVERB10 thingamajig. Sounds pretty cool. First prompt is a word that sums up your year. Mine is grace. I'll have to explain it later, but I think I'm on board for this month long project. Let me know if you're participating too. :)
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