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Pacific Sunsets Series Finished! 2007-11-03 21:39:00 Okay, "finished" is a relative term, because I always want to add on additional pictures as I make them. But my series, PacificSunsets
, is finished enough that I made my series book (being printed now - yay!) and I've made note cards and I can now get to work on the other projects using this series. I'm really happy with this series, because I LOVE SUNSETS, and it was an absolute joy to put it together. My book rocks my world, too, and I can't wait to get it.Here are a few images from the series, and you can find more on my website in the "Places" gallery. I haven't completely loaded all the pictures yet, but most of them are there.Keep up with me...
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PostSecret Response 2007-11-10 21:54:00 I'm SO glad people are enjoying the PostSecret books. And, no, I don't do Pay-For-Post, or whatever it's called, so this is all me, baby! I just fell in love with the whole PostSecret project, and really believe that besides being deliciously entertaining, it really does help people get rid of their "junk." I've had a ton of emails asking for the address to PostSecret, and others just commenting on PostSecret and my blog about it. This is great! It makes me happy, because it's like having a really cool story or funny joke - it's oh, so good when you can share it with someone else and relive it all over again when others react to it. Anyway, if you haven't checked out the PostSecret books yet, you're really missing out.And if you have...DON'T YOU LOVE IT???!!!Keep up with me...
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World Clock - What's Going On??? 2007-11-09 19:22:00 Ever wonder what's going on? Well, wonder no more. Here are some of the answers - some happy, some tragic, but it just gives you an idea of how much is happening outside our own personal bubbles. If it's too small to read, here's a bigger versionPoodwaddle.comKeep up with me...
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Harbor House Cafe - Dana Point 2007-11-08 00:07:00 Unless you live in Las Vegas, all night diners are tough to come by. Sometimes it's nice to get out, or stay out, and then go have a burger, or dessert, or whatever, but if it's after 9:00 p.m. in the 'burbs, that is NOT going to happen. HarborHouse
in Dana Point is the coolest place to hang out, especially late at night. The beachy, low-pro casual atmosphere is so totally comfy and pressure-free. The food is great, and portions are HUGE, but they're happy to give you a container to take the leftovers home for a rerun snack the next day.The inside of Harbor House is really cool - old time leatherette booths, and movie star pics all over the walls and ceiling. And the graffiti is to die for! (Okay, that was weird and just jumped out). But mostly, it's just a cool, fun place to hang out near the beach...especially in the middle of the night when the rest of the world is sleeping.Keep up with me...
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TGIF!! 2007-11-16 09:53:00 The happiest day of the week for me is Friday. Not Saturday or Sunday, but Friday. Why? Because it's the part of the weekend that is the farthest away from Monday without actually using up your weekend ducats. Fridays are always great for daydreaming about what you'll get to do over the weekend, where you'll go, who you'll run into. AND you can stay up really late without worrying about how tired you'll be when you have to crawl out of bed in the morning. You really don't even have to get out of bed if you don't feel like it.Personally, I can't bear to sleep away my weekend. I mean, who wants to waste their leisure time? It's like taking off on sick time when you're actually sick. What a waste of a day off. I stay up late and get up early on the weekends, and try to pack 10,000 things into my little two-day weekly vacation. I LOVE the weekends!Okay, so what to do??A no-miss, as far as I'm concerned, is the swap meet. Or, as it is now known, "The Orange County Marketplace." (
Whistling Puppy 2007-11-14 15:43:00 I am an ABSOLUTE MANIAC for animals, and especially DOGS! I love them insanely. That said, I have to share with you something that makes me happy every single time I see it.This is my absolute favorite YouTube video of all time. I play it every now and then, sometimes over and over, and it never fails to make me laugh.Keep up with me...
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Eavesdropping... Huh? What'd They Say? 2007-11-12 15:00:00 So, yesterday I was down in San Clemente working on a custom order for a lovely couple in England, and I must've briefly joined in (read: eavesdropped) on 30 small conversation soundbites.If you're into photography you know that when you're on a photo mission you split your time between scanning your surroundings and looking through the camera lens, constantly trying to frame the next great shot. Contrary to what you might think, photographers miss a lot - oh, not the beautiful skies, or gorgeous scenery, but you might miss the people next to you, or the gull getting ready to drop a bomb on you, or, in my case, an airplane that is about to drop on your head. (Real airplane, not a toy. True story.) Basically, you tune out everything irrelevant to your (hopefully) awesome photograph setup.This plays out sort of like a blind person - you hear so much more than you ordinarily would. At first you don't even notice that you're eavesdropping. But if you're like me, you absolutely lov
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A Sunset Wedding 2007-11-20 17:25:00 I was cruising around last weekend looking for some good picture-taking opportunities, and I happened upon a beautiful little sunset wedding. I call this image "Vows"Best wishes to this couple.Keep up with me...
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Glory! 2007-11-18 13:49:00 My newest favorite picture - taken yesterday. I'm calling it "Glory" for obvious reasons...Keep up with me...
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SuperG Gallery - Heather's Exhibit 2007-11-17 21:59:00 Last night I ventured deep into the netherworld that is L.A. This was an adventure insofar as life behind the Orange Curtain is...well...different. Sort of like Oz. It is a very protected suburban society, and we view the rest of the urban world from the safety of our homes, via the television, or, better yet, the Internet.While it was a little unsettling at first to see the continuous lineup of buildings adorned with iron-barred windows, graffiti, undefinable stains, and iron fencing with razor sharp points, suitable for impaling intruders ---- we then began to emerge into a much cooler area with all sorts of urban chic shops, retro diners, and upscale restaurants that I was absolutely sure hosted at least one or more movie stars. AND Paramount Studios!Lucky for me (like never before), I was not driving. We were on this outing to attend Heather
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Now, THIS is Dancing! 2007-11-27 09:41:00 This has got to be the best trained dog I've ever seen. He should be on Dancing
With The Stars - he'd smoke 'em!This pooch is amazing!! Keep up with me...
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Now, THIS is Dancing! 2007-11-27 09:41:00 This has got to be the best trained dog I've ever seen. He should be on Dancing
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PostSecret Website Updated 2007-11-21 08:57:00 New secrets found HERE - Enjoy!Keep up with me...
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A Sunset Wedding 2007-11-20 17:25:00 I was cruising around last weekend looking for some good picture-taking opportunities, and I happened upon a beautiful little sunset wedding. I call this image "Vows"Best wishes to this couple.Keep up with me...
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Glory! 2007-11-18 13:49:00 My newest favorite picture - taken yesterday. I'm calling it "Glory" for obvious reasons...Keep up with me...
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SuperG Gallery - Heather's Exhibit 2007-11-17 21:59:00 Last night I ventured deep into the netherworld that is L.A. This was an adventure insofar as life behind the Orange Curtain is...well...different. Sort of like Oz. It is a very protected suburban society, and we view the rest of the urban world from the safety of our homes, via the television, or, better yet, the Internet.While it was a little unsettling at first to see the continuous lineup of buildings adorned with iron-barred windows, graffiti, undefinable stains, and iron fencing with razor sharp points, suitable for impaling intruders ---- we then began to emerge into a much cooler area with all sorts of urban chic shops, retro diners, and upscale restaurants that I was absolutely sure hosted at least one or more movie stars. AND Paramount Studios!Lucky for me (like never before), I was not driving. We were on this outing to attend Heather
's exhibition at the SuperG Gallery
in L.A. Heather is our friend and fellow First Impressions group member. She is also a very talente Read more:Exhibit
TGIF!! 2007-11-16 09:53:00 The happiest day of the week for me is Friday. Not Saturday or Sunday, but Friday. Why? Because it's the part of the weekend that is the farthest away from Monday without actually using up your weekend ducats. Fridays are always great for daydreaming about what you'll get to do over the weekend, where you'll go, who you'll run into. AND you can stay up really late without worrying about how tired you'll be when you have to crawl out of bed in the morning. You really don't even have to get out of bed if you don't feel like it.Personally, I can't bear to sleep away my weekend. I mean, who wants to waste their leisure time? It's like taking off on sick time when you're actually sick. What a waste of a day off. I stay up late and get up early on the weekends, and try to pack 10,000 things into my little two-day weekly vacation. I LOVE the weekends!Okay, so what to do??A no-miss, as far as I'm concerned, is the swap meet. Or, as it is now known, "The Orange County Marketplace." (
Whistling Puppy 2007-11-14 15:43:00 I am an ABSOLUTE MANIAC for animals, and especially DOGS! I love them insanely. That said, I have to share with you something that makes me happy every single time I see it.This is my absolute favorite YouTube video of all time. I play it every now and then, sometimes over and over, and it never fails to make me laugh.Keep up with me...
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Eavesdropping... Huh? What'd They Say? 2007-11-12 15:00:00 So, yesterday I was down in San Clemente working on a custom order for a lovely couple in England, and I must've briefly joined in (read: eavesdropped) on 30 small conversation soundbites.If you're into photography you know that when you're on a photo mission you split your time between scanning your surroundings and looking through the camera lens, constantly trying to frame the next great shot. Contrary to what you might think, photographers miss a lot - oh, not the beautiful skies, or gorgeous scenery, but you might miss the people next to you, or the gull getting ready to drop a bomb on you, or, in my case, an airplane that is about to drop on your head. (Real airplane, not a toy. True story.) Basically, you tune out everything irrelevant to your (hopefully) awesome photograph setup.This plays out sort of like a blind person - you hear so much more than you ordinarily would. At first you don't even notice that you're eavesdropping. But if you're like me, you absolutely lov
PostSecret Response 2007-11-10 21:54:00 I'm SO glad people are enjoying the PostSecret books. And, no, I don't do Pay-For-Post, or whatever it's called, so this is all me, baby! I just fell in love with the whole PostSecret project, and really believe that besides being deliciously entertaining, it really does help people get rid of their "junk." I've had a ton of emails asking for the address to PostSecret, and others just commenting on PostSecret and my blog about it. This is great! It makes me happy, because it's like having a really cool story or funny joke - it's oh, so good when you can share it with someone else and relive it all over again when others react to it. Anyway, if you haven't checked out the PostSecret books yet, you're really missing out.And if you have...DON'T YOU LOVE IT???!!!Keep up with me...
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Harbor House Cafe - Dana Point 2007-11-08 00:07:00 Unless you live in Las Vegas, all night diners are tough to come by. Sometimes it's nice to get out, or stay out, and then go have a burger, or dessert, or whatever, but if it's after 9:00 p.m. in the 'burbs, that is NOT going to happen. HarborHouse
in Dana Point is the coolest place to hang out, especially late at night. The beachy, low-pro casual atmosphere is so totally comfy and pressure-free. The food is great, and portions are HUGE, but they're happy to give you a container to take the leftovers home for a rerun snack the next day.The inside of Harbor House is really cool - old time leatherette booths, and movie star pics all over the walls and ceiling. And the graffiti is to die for! (Okay, that was weird and just jumped out). But mostly, it's just a cool, fun place to hang out near the beach...especially in the middle of the night when the rest of the world is sleeping.Keep up with me...
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World Clock - What's Going On??? 2007-11-09 19:22:00 Ever wonder what's going on? Well, wonder no more. Here are some of the answers - some happy, some tragic, but it just gives you an idea of how much is happening outside our own personal bubbles. If it's too small to read, here's a bigger versionPoodwaddle.comKeep up with me...
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PostSecret - Website Secrets Updated 2007-11-04 08:26:00 PostSecret updates their website every so often with new secrets people have sent in. Here's the latest update:Click HereKeep up with me...
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Pacific Sunsets Series Finished! 2007-11-03 21:39:00 Okay, "finished" is a relative term, because I always want to add on additional pictures as I make them. But my series, PacificSunsets
, is finished enough that I made my series book (being printed now - yay!) and I've made note cards and I can now get to work on the other projects using this series. I'm really happy with this series, because I LOVE SUNSETS, and it was an absolute joy to put it together. My book rocks my world, too, and I can't wait to get it.Here are a few images from the series, and you can find more on my website in the "Places" gallery. I haven't completely loaded all the pictures yet, but most of them are there.Keep up with me...
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My Week - Out of Order - Still Catching Up 2007-11-02 08:52:00 Saturday I managed to get quite a few notecard sets uploaded to my Etsy shop. Let me just say that I ADORE notecards. If you knew how many I had you'd urge me to open a shop. Oh, wait. I do have a shop - my Etsy shop. :-D It got so bad at one point (embarrassing insight coming) that I got a bunch of penpals, just so I could use my notecards! (Hey, at least they didn't sit there and go to waste...)I also got my first batch of Christmas cards uploaded. I know it's only the beginning of November, but if you've been to a store lately, you'll see that Christmas is in full swing, and I don't want to miss the party!Keep up with me...
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My Week - Out of Order 2007-11-01 09:22:00 Okay, so I've been a bit remiss lately on my blogging. BUT - I was really productive this weekend, so I have an excuse. My studio was so full of framed pictures and ongoing projects that you could barely walk through it. Not now. Everything is neatly in its place, and my pictures are hanging to keep them from damage between sales and art shows. At least now at a glance I can see what's finished, and what kind of balance I have.So, after a day of organizing, what better to do than go to the beach? That's when I took the picture "Laguna Beach Sunset" that I posted the other day. I also took these typical-Sunday-at-Laguna shots just to give you a feel for how great a place Laguna is to spend the day.It seemed like anyone and everyone who owned a camera was down there taking casual photos, family photos - and even a bride and groom having their wedding photos taken.But all good things come to an end and it was finally dark enough that I had to leave. Once again, I thought "no ne Read more:Order
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 2007-10-31 10:11:00 Happy Halloween - from me and my pooch!Keep up with me...
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