micah - full post

So Logan and Erin have a baby now. It's a pretty funny thought, really... It's been just the two of them for so long (if you don't count Chi). I spent a lot of time with them last fall, this spring and summer and it's funny to think that they will never go back to that time. If I come to visit, there will be no more waking up too late to get things done, or sitting down to breakfast and not getting up until we realize we're hungry again (aka I realize I'm hungry again) and three hours have been sunk while talking about random things. And now there might be someone in the house who is more demanding about food than I am when I'm there. o.o That's just a possibility, though. ;)

At the risk of being cliché and a bit sentimental, I think Micah will be the best thing that has happened to L&E since they met each other. I can't wait to go stay and see what he's changed and what has stayed the same. (Though, seeing as I haven't barged in and camped out, I am waiting very patiently!)


So, I think Micah is pretty cute. Logan isn't into newborn looks, never has been, but ya know, I don't think they're so bad. Micah is particularly cute, I think, for a newborn...






These pics were taken when Micah was two days old. Logan and Erin were already talking as though they'd had M for weeks. "He usually calms down when I burp him." My favorite line of the day, keyword being "usually."



I love that one.

I'm pretty excited to have a new name in the family - I think it's a fetching name, too. It did take a few days to get used to saying - it's an entirely new name, and it gives an entirely new feeling toward the previously nameless Baby. I've always been into names. I have this book called The Secret Universe of Names that I bought from the sale bin of a bookstore. L&E had it for ages, trying to find names they liked. Turns out, they never considered the name Micah until they were at the hospital and never looked it up in the book. Little did they know that the description of MK named people sounds Logan-ish, no joke. It's eerie.

That was a lot of writing, for me. Golly. Thanks for reading my blog, by the way. :)

P.S. Christina, I have the book waiting for you, so next time we see each other or Mom goes to a meeting, it's all yours!

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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.

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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.