3.30.11

k, clearly not doing this daily anymore. but not giving up, either!

day sixteen:
a picture of someone who inspires you

i find inspiration in a ton of different people and things. i try to always find the positive in everything. not always the easiest, but sometimes it's possible. anyways, it's in the positivity that i find inspiration. and even though i could post photos of so many inspirational things and people, i've decided to post one of my friend, reagan. good person, good friend, positive thinker, etc,etc. and also has a great creative taste that i love. :)

3.23.11b

day fifteen:

a picture of something you want to do before you die.

how amazing would it be to ride in a hot air balloon, yeah?
i recently kicked my fear of heights, and i've always thought
that a hot air balloon ride would be so great. :)
hopefully someday!

http://itsatrip.org/deals-packages/getaway/balloonfiesta/default.aspx

3.23.11a

oh wow. well, i was doing well at posting every day! time to catch up on the challenge.

day fourteen:

a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.

my family. i'm the baby in this picture.. it's so old bc it was really hard to find a picture of all us today since i'm at work and not near my huge box of pictures and my cool new scanner oscar got me. also, it was a little hard bc my family doesn't really ever take group photos... even in this one my dad is missing, hence the follow-up photo. :)

3.20.11

day thirteen:
a picture of your favorite band or artist

i, like most people, love a lot of different types of music and different bands/artists. my absolute favorite, though, is hands down the beatles. maybe not the most original choice, but ever since i was little i've really loved these guys. :)







http://vashauraa.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/beatles.jpg

3.19.11

day twelve:
a picture of something you love

books. reading is one of my favorite things. i really love my kindle, but it's also nice just having books around. i've seen some really amazing pictures of bookshelves, and i can't wait until i have time to focus on my smallish collection and see what i can come up with. :)

whoops, had to catch up on the last couple of days. after work friday i met some friends for dinner and almost immediately fell asleep on the couch when i got home (around 9ish?). today i was up at 530am to go with my sister to enchanted rock. such a great day, but i'm really exhausted now. maybe a little bit delirious. :)

3.18.11

day eleven:
a picture of something you hate

ohh man, i can't stand tapping pencils, fingers, feet.. anything. i can't say that i never tap, though, so i think i might be getting a little bit better at tolerating it. but tapping can drive me nuts. especially if i'm stressed out.









http://writeyourmindjournals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tapping-pencil-300x225.jpg

3.17.11b

day ten:
a picture of the person you do the most "messed up" things with.



i'm not really sure what the question means by "messed up," but my old roommate is probably a very good candidate for this post.

3.17.11a

taking a small break from my photo challenge to post a little project i'm in the middle of.

the wall behind that chair used to be an awful shade of pink. now that it's looking that great, i had to do something to those old chairs. i guess this picture doesn't do the 'before' shot justice, since you can't see all the little snags from my cat. anyways, this matches our glass-top dining table and i really do like the chairs, i just wanted something new and fun.

so here's what i did. i got that purple fabric from goodwill. it was 99cents for a great big thing of it. (definitely enough for four dining chairs) the first chair i did without removing any of the old fabric. i just stapled the purple on top, but then when i tried to put the cushion back on, it sat too high and the screws were too short. so i started over. i realized that if i just took off that extra ridge/edge deal on the bottom of the cushion, i could put the purple on without taking off ALL of the old fabric, and the screws still reach! now that i kind of know what i'm doing, it won't take an entire day to do the other three chairs. i love that this project is so easy, quick, and not at all pricey!

3.16.11

day nine:
a picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.



i know, i know. how lame, right? let me explain. i'm not the biggest talker when it comes to my own feelings or problems. (really good at talking to people when they're down, though) i'm more of a huge self-reflector. the best remedy for me is a good workout and then a good cuddle with jig or one of my cats, whichever is most willing at the time. :)

3.15.11

day eight:
a picture that makes you laugh.

my nephew on his first birthday. he doesn't eat much sugar, and after a good sized piece of carrot cake, he was more than ready for bed. haha

3.14.11

day seven:
a picture of your most treasured item.

again, what a hard choice to make! i guess i cheated again bc i didn't narrow it down to one. just a few of my favorite things.. and i would have put my sewing machine in this, but i painted that room today and it's a mess in there. anyways, here they are:

[the camera my grandpa gave me before he passed away, my cool wind-up alarm clock (also from my grandparent's house), knitting needles, and two of my favorite books. (cat's cradle, and breakfast at tiffany's)]

it's spring break, and i spent today repainting my apartment. no more ugly pink wall!! when i'm finished i'll try to post a few pictures. :)

3.13.11

day six:
a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

ok, so clearly not a picture of a real person, but i would love to trade places with a photographer for a day. hands down, one of my favorite hobbies. it used to be my major before i moved back to san antonio... the department here was terrible, but maybe i should have stuck with it anyways. i do hope to minor in it later on, though. i just don't have much time for it anymore, and to be honest, the fun part is working in the dark room and i don't have the resources for that. i would love to trade places with someone who gets to do this all day.




http://americancopywriter.typepad.com/blog/2008/04/photographers-w.html

3.12.11

(oops, a day late. i spent yesterday in austin with friends :) )

day five:
a picture of your favorite memory.

this one's clearly hard to pick just one. all of my memories with good friends are my favorites. for the sake of the photo challenge, here are just a few snapshots that remind me of favorite things.

a beach in north carolina. this is one of the times i went to visit my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. that kid is the absolute greatest! and what a pretty beach, too.

that's me in middle school with a couple of friends at summer camp. camp is one of my favorite places. i go back as staff every summer now and i love getting to work with such great kids in such a great atmosphere. :)

i could post a million more photos of friends (from all over), but my laptop broke, and with it went a lot of pictures. i also somehow don't have pictures with certain friends, and if i had posted pictures of all of my favorite times with them, this post would never end. i'll wrap up with one last photo. oscar and i went to the beach a few times last summer; this is the sky on one of those days. :)

3.11.11

day four:
a picture of a habit you wish you didn't have.

oh man. WHAT an annoying habit! so my grandmother was an english teacher. as were some of my aunts, and my mom has always been a huge stickler for grammar. as a result, I can't help but notice typos, grammatical mistakes, misspellings, etc. it drives me crazy and i know it bothers other people too, but that's not the only reason i'm really starting to hate this habit. i realized that at times i would discredit a source just bc of its mistakes. that's just ridiculous. no one has perfect grammar all the time. plus, just because someone isn't really a great communicator, that doesn't mean they can't still have brilliant ideas or something interesting to say. can't miss out on society just bc they can't always spell. :)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3805/grammartimezy9.jpg

3.10.11

day three:
a picture of the cast from your favorite show.

when i was reallyy young i would sneak and watch this show all the time. when it finally ended, i was in middle school. i taped the finale and all the reunion specials on my vcr. it's pretty corny, but i spent a good amount of my childhood watching it and i have most of the seasons on dvd now. one of my favorite shows for nostalgia's sake! :)





i lovelovelove detective stories! nancy drew was my absolute favorite (i even joined her "detective club") and veronica mars is sort of like a modern day version of that. she's a high school girl doubling as a detective trying to solve her best friend's murder. i'm not sure why amanda seyfried wasn't in any of the cast photos i found!



photos:
90210 - http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beverly-hills-90210-now/story?id=11428888
veronica mars - http://www.tvloop.com/veronica-mars/show/photos/top10/8#t

3.9.11

day two:

a picture of you and a person you've been close with for a long time.

oscar!
we met around 3 or 4 years ago, waiting tables and were close friends for a long while before we finallyyy started dating. i like to think that we inspire each other to be the people we are. :)

3.8.11

i'm going to be doing this "30 day photo challenge" thing from facebook for the next month on here.

day one:
post a picture of yourself with 15 facts (i'm assuming about myself).1. my name is sam.
2. i'm a student.
3. i knit.
4. i read.
5. i love photography.
6. i absolutely love crafting/diy projects/using tools/refurbing furniture, etc.
7. i have celiac disease.
8. i love yoga.
9. i really wish i could draw well.
10. i love to love.
11. punk music makes me happy. (so do other types, but punk never fails.)
12. sometimes i'm not sure how to handle stress.
13. i like tattoos.
14. i'm learning to be more self-aware.
15. i'm always down for some good, old-fashioned activism.

:)