I torqued my knee running yesterday. I really hope it gets better soon because I would like to get back to running. Yeah, I'm just as shocked as you are by that statement. Fortunately Tuesday is not run day anyway, so I'm going to try swimming laps and hope for the best.


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Last week, the Husband and I had a date night. I know! It's crazy! We decided to do dinner and then go see Sucker Punch in the theater. Then we saw the reveiws and the hemming and hawwing commenced.


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Let's start with a station message first, shall we? For those of you who know my real life info, please don't mention personal specifics in the comments. A few have things have been mentioned, and while I screen them as soon as I can, the info is still out there for a bit and I'd prefer the informaiton be kept private ( Read more... )

First and foremost, I placed second in ljshootout . The person who should have won, won and that makes me happy. I learned a lot through this and I'm hoping to build a portfolio of abstract photos over the summer.

I have a post to do on my kick-@ss running but, um, I hurt right now from running a 5k on the treadmill in 30:10 so I'll post tomorrow. In the ( Read more... )

Last week was a rough one for OP. You can read about it in detail at the knitting blog if you like. To sum it up, she had an allergic reaction to drugs, a fever, and was miserable. All week we dithered about our weekend. See, for Hanukkah the Husband reserved a room in northern Vermont for the two of us. We had a fire place, reading area, whirlpool ( Read more... )

Some videos for y'all and you are more than welcome to skip them...

...of course I don't know why you would risk your safety in that way...

Our little dancer.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

A couple first steps...

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And finally, my daughter is a superhero. Not only can she walk, but she walks on ceilings. Just ignore the comment I make at the end of the video or the fact that the ( Read more... )

I just came back from a weekend away with the Husband and no child. While away, ljshootout  posted the last poll of the season. The finals. I somehow made it to the finals? Anyway, you get only one vote so make it a good one. Vote for the best photos, don't just vote for someone you know. Believe me, I know I should take second in this and cerebralpig should ( Read more... )

ljshootout  week 21:  High Contrast

High contrast photography can be stunning. Take a look at these examples... Let's see what you can do!

The first picture, to be taken between now and 9:00 pm GMT (1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern) on Friday the 4th, has to fit the prompt

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Btw, in the last post when I said, "but I don't expect to make it to the bottom two." I meant the final two. I fully expect to be in the bottom soon. This contest has given me more confidence as a photographer, but I'm also realistic. There are better photographers left. I have sent an email out to a local eatery that has a gallery with my ( Read more... )

Remember when I wrote on Wednesday that we had a tentative walker in the house and that probably by the end of the month she'd be pretty much walking? And then I realized that the end of the month was fast approaching and that maybe that target date was over-reaching? Yeah, not so much. That night she walked about 6 feet on her own. Then on Friday ( Read more... )