The protests made it onto my street today. I heard the shouts and chants from inside my office, so I grabbed my camera and ran out to the street to see what was happening ( Read more... )

I don't speak on this often at any length, because I can only truly speak to my own experience... which isn't exactly extensive, given that I'm a ciswoman. And, as with many things, I'd rather listen and understand, than try to speculate ( Read more... )

So, eh, I'm not a team skater yet. But, then again, a lot of people aren't. Less than half of the available roster spots were filled, in fact--which came to a surprise to practically everyone, it seems--and it's pretty likely that there'll be a special/emergency draft before the next official one in February ( Read more... )

Over the weekend, I was in Seattle to lend a hand with some wedding photography, and I thought it'd be fun to take a bit of extra time to hang out and see a fwe sights. I didn't have a ton of time, but I did get to visit Gasworks Park on Monday morning, and we also hit up Volunteer Park--the conservatory was closed, unfortunately--which was right ( Read more... )

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I'm not sure what it is, but things seem to be coming together incredibly well, over the past couple of weeks ( Read more... )

Here's the rest of that list. Again, in no particular order:

16. Get digital piano and play the hell out of it.
Oh lord, do I want to play. So much. I'm watching Craigslist like a hawk until a deal on a good keyboard pops up.

17. Stimulate the local economy.
This is something I've always wanted to do more of, but I didn't feel I could afford it. Now ( Read more... )

I can't help but feel like many of the things stated in this article should have been BLATANTLY OBVIOUS already, but: Victims of bullying face lingering health issuesSeriously: having your peers harass you constantly makes you more likely to feel lonely, depressed, and lacking in self-esteem? I mean, REALLY? They needed a study to tell them that ( Read more... )

I know at least some of you will see, or maybe already have seen, this via Facebook or Twitter, but here's my Blog Action Day post on our business' photography blog:

Global climate change: It's not over yet!I'm probably not saying much that hasn't been said before, but please, take a minute to think of something you can do (or are already doing) ( Read more... )

The ol' body is feeling noticeably better today than I was yesterday. Woohoo! I still feel bloaty and gross, but that has more to do with 4 days of crappy eating than it does with any sort of illness ( Read more... )