fifth

The preying mantis is back. Remember him from this post? I've had this blog for a quite awhile, haven't I? I mean, awhile for an 18-year-old. It seems like eons ago that I started it, started posting really small pictures taken with Mom's point-and-shoot (I mean no disrespect towards the point-and-shoot, it's an excellent little camera for what it is). I feel older, and yet, when I read the things that I wrote three or four years ago, I find that I'm often still thinking about the same thoughts and taking the same photos, only with different attitudes or views or music powering me.



This weather is amazing. That's my excuse for taking (and posting, what!?) a few self-portraits before my shower, greasy and all - the weather makes me feel awesome, even if I don't look awesome. Makes me pull out my long red dress. And the windows open at night! Love.



I love my bathroom window.



I've been knitting again - ran out of yarn for my tank top, so I moved on to some baby wraps for Sara to use at newborn shoots. Unfortunately, it is in our fiscal interest to use acrylic yarn (soft acrylic), so to take my mind off of the squeaking needles, we've been watching Prison Break. I know, the show is old news, but I think it's great. *coughwentworthcoughmillercough*

For those of you (how many of you are there, anyway?) who didn't see Micah's pictures on Facebook, I'll be posting them later tonight, I think.

fourth

So guys. It's September. The sky knows that, even if you're a little behind on the times. It's been so amazing and blue the past few days, and the nights all chilly and yum. Now, I'm not looking forward to winter at all, but I could live in September and October year around.

Look at that sky!?



The light was so pretty that evening, all even and clear. Quinn took pics of me and Mom... I liked these.
That is my beloved new sweatshirt. From the Gap. It's awesome. Even Quinn wants to wear it.




This pic reminds me of something in the X-Files intro. :)


What do you think of my Michelangelo recreation? God has a sleeve in this remake...

Pictures of Micah are coming, don't worry. But I wanted to post these first, before they got lost in organization. :)

micah

Today was a very September-y day, with a deep blue sky and a chilly-in-the-shade evening. I took lots of pictures, including a few of Micah at his newborn session with Sara. This is my favorite of the pics that I took. He's so sweet. I am planning on making a full post tomorrow... But for now, enjoy his cute little face.

random life...

I love this picture of me and Mom. Love it to bits. :)
My new wall of random things, and my $13 jeans from Gap...
I recently got a bookcase from IKEA... it was so easy to put together and it looks dashing in my room. Now I have a place for all of my tween fantasy favorites, random old books and new loves, like that bright orange baby on the left. And, general note, Dead Until Dark does not belong to me, nor have I read it.... Erin....

I've started knitting a silky tank top for myself. :o I know, crazy. It's made of bamboo silk, this lovely green... I hope the pattern works out well.
I had no idea that self portraits would be possible at arms' length with the 50mm + the 1D crop factor, whatever it is. But they are. Face shots, anyway.


Ooo, and last but not least, I've enrolled in a class at Good Dirt (pottery place). Fun funnnn, it's about eight classes for learning how to use a wheel. I'm excited. Squee!

a good day

Today was a good day, even if I did forget to do some things. I ended up with two pairs of jeans from the Gap, both marked down really low... got to see Erin in all her pregnant glory, eat some Erin-made cheesecake and browse through an SAT prep book... and then ramen noodles on the porch after sundown. :)

new lens

Hello, people! Been awhile since I lasted updated my blog, unfortunately. However, there were a few cool days this week and that triggered my blogging drive. I was without a lens for a while, since I never actually owned one. I've been borrowing... But I decided to buy one - a Canon 50mm f/1.4. It's nice for the money, I'm enjoying it.

This one of my favorite pics I have taken in awhile:

Me and Henry have started a game in the sandbox. We make various baked goods out of sand, put them in the "oven," which we turn on by spinning the sand wheel toy. Then, when they are "ding-ding-ding" done, we scoop them out with a Candy Land playing card and gobble them up like Cookie Monster. :) He's making cookie dough in these pics:
Doesn't he look so grown up?! Gosh. I'm sure he wanted me to stop taking pics ("uh-uh-uh" meaning "up," which means "stop what your doing and follow me!")

Now that I have a lens of my own, I am planning on taking pics everyday, at least a few. We shall see. My ultimate goals for my pics? Making books. Also want to experiment with film... I took most of a roll when we set out on a picnic the other day - gonna develop it and see if any of it turned out worth a darn. :)

Also, for those of you wondering, I did not finish up my school in time for my deadline. It makes me feel pretty disappointed with myself, but I guessed I tried as hard as I could try. Half of me doesn't give a care about school or college, not even a cent, but the other half wants to progress. I guess college is the next step in our society, isn't it? Peers and "education" and putting time into degrees that, in all likelihood, won't be utilized. I guess I should try it before take it from my list of Things That Feel Useless, to my list of Things That Are Useless (For Me, Anyway).

Psh. And all I ever wanted to do was work on a Starship as a sexy half-Borg or a Helmsman. That always seemed like fun.

Hi again

Hi there, guys!

Its been WAY too long since I have posted on this site. I've been on two trips (which is a lot for me), one to Ohio, one to Montana. I have sooooo many pics from Montana to post, I can't wait for a little time to sit and edit some of them.

I really just wanted to say hello and that I am going to post soon enough. Unfortunately I have a teetering tower of textbooks staring menacingly at me. They are always saying mean things, urgh. I'm afraid I'm distracted... So, I'm off to tackle the teetering tower. :D

Bonsoir, mes amis! Je dois mes devoirs maintenant.

wild

Hi there. One day I'll have something interesting to say, but for right now, here's a picture. :)

things i like [a lot]

This is everything that I love as of January through March. They are not in any order of importance or value, just put together. From left to right, top to bottom:

|1. This is a photo that I just really, really love. I'm not sure why - I think it just looks so beautiful.
| 2. José Villa...
| 3. Andrew Lyman, who is a really impressive artist that I went to SCAD summer seminars with, painted this...
| 4. Orangette
| 5. Garance Doré - fashion illustrator/photographer... and she's French. :)
| 6. Dan-Ah Kim
| 7. The Sartorialist, oh yes.
| 8. Simply Stardust - lifestyle blog, you might say.
| 9. Bones, we love Bones. Anthropologically speaking....
| 10. Fantastic Mr. Fox - possibly my favorite movie of all time. Isn't that crazy?
| 11. Pier Pressure - a photo project by Ibán Ramón
| 12. Another favorite image...
| 13. The Sartorialist, again, he gets a double honor here.
| 14. Missed Connections
| 15. Shakespeare - I started my lit section on Shakespeare and I'm loving it. Never thought I would like Shakespeare, either...
| 16. Anthropologie
| 17. Northern Exposure... So funny. It's feels like Scrubs & Arrested Development & Napoleon Dynamite mixed together and set in Alaska.
| 18. Nirrimi Joy, who makes me kind of jealous.
| 19. Coldplay, which is pretty much always a like...
| 20. Hollie Chastain - makes paper art from old books, etc.
| 21. Jim & Pam / The Office. "Jam" is my favorite TV or movie romance besides Elizabeth & Darcy. Hands down.

Sheesh, that took forever. :) Enjoy.

thai soup & warmness

Mom and I had a fun day in Athens... wanna know why? Cuz it was WARM OUT! We went downtown and shopped around Helix and Frontier, had frozen yogurt at Yoguri and weren't cold at all. Not even a little bit. I wore a dress. Ha! And we went to Earth Fare and got some free Easter lilies. And went to Joann's and got some fabric! :)

Then we came home and made Thai soup...

And sat outside while we ate it. Ha! I had on a tank top and leggings. Was I cold? Non.


I have a million pictures to post, soooo many. Lots of Henry & random daily stuff, but I think I should probably do something more productive right now. :( Soon, though, soon...

Au revoir!
- caroline