Creeping Phlox
Day 149
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Website names
So I've been thinking about a website for sometime and a possible name change. I've watermarked all of my shots with jal photography (my initials) since my name maiden or married doesn't really lend itself to a roll off the tongue moniker. The problem I've run into is unless you pay for a specific domain (which at this point I'm just going for a free site) you are stuck with their site included.....case in point. But I've noticed when I google Jal photography several things happened....my deviant art portfolio sort of showed up (meaning it found it but it was someone with the same initials) or it found everyone else who has those initials and a website with them.
So......do I come up with a variation of what I already have been using? I don't mind my watermark although eventually I would like to add an image to it. I had thought of using my Grandmother's maiden name since it's a nice common easily pronounceable name. But I also am kind of drawn to photo studios that aren't just the persons name. I like the idea and I don't. I think just a name is more professional and I'm definately NOT one for cutesy. I've even gone so far as to try an online anagram maker using words that define me and things I love.
Help me people! I need your thoughts, imput, ideas, suggestions....anything =)
So......do I come up with a variation of what I already have been using? I don't mind my watermark although eventually I would like to add an image to it. I had thought of using my Grandmother's maiden name since it's a nice common easily pronounceable name. But I also am kind of drawn to photo studios that aren't just the persons name. I like the idea and I don't. I think just a name is more professional and I'm definately NOT one for cutesy. I've even gone so far as to try an online anagram maker using words that define me and things I love.
Help me people! I need your thoughts, imput, ideas, suggestions....anything =)
Arboretum Photo Shoot
My good friend had asked me to take photos of her son for his 18 month pictures.....with the beautiful weather cooperating we headed out to the Arboretum for the afternoon. Here are my favorites from the day:
This little guy loved looking for and picking up sticks....
A little hide n seek with Daddy....
My absolute favorite shot....
Love, love, love the slide!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
How much I love my dogs.....
No I can't take credit for any of this I received as an e-mail from my Mom, but I really liked it =)
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY PETS:
(1) They live here. You don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like many people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are actually better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't smoke or drink,
(7) don't want to wear your clothes,
(8) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(9) don't need a gazillion dollars for college,
(10) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children!
TO ALL NON-PET OWNERS WHO VISIT AND LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY PETS:
(1) They live here. You don't.
(2) If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That's why they call it 'fur'-niture.
(3) I like my pets a lot better than I like many people.
(4) To you, they are animals. To me, they are adopted sons/daughters who are short, hairy, walk on all fours and don't speak clearly.
Remember, dogs and cats are actually better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't smoke or drink,
(7) don't want to wear your clothes,
(8) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(9) don't need a gazillion dollars for college,
(10) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children!
Book Review- The Elegant Gathering of White Snows
I really liked the premise of this book. The idea of just picking up and leaving with your closest girlfriends and going out to "find yourself, heal yourself". It started out kind of weak and I had a really hard time figuring out who was who and what was going on since there are eight main characters and no disernable narrator.
The book is broken up three ways, each chapter has the background story of one of the eight friends and their reasons for walking. The next after that persons story is told is an article from a newspaper about the the women walkers and the effect it is having on the communities. The last part before starting a new character is a section called the walker effect and it goes into detail of how the women have inspired someone somewhere to make a change in their life. Great idea....but
I could have seriously done without the newspaper article sections they were only about one page long and lacked any real depth or detail for me to really care about what was written. Sadly I agree with one http://www.goodreads.com/ review that said they couldn't really relate to any of the characters or care about them since there wasn't enough substance to go on. I found myself being more drawn into the small five pages dedicated to the inspired woman sections and wanting to know how it turned out for them than really being drawn into the main story. The last thing that just made this an "ok" book as opposed to a "good" book was the overwhelming in your face reoccuring instances of Sisterhood, sisterhood, sisterhood, the sickenly sweet mother daughter bonds ALL of the characters had with their daughters, and the rampant use of lesbianism. Great I'm all for love your friends, love your kids, love whoever you want (man, woman, green person, purple person who cares!) I just got very tired of it showing up each and every chapter.
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