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.

:)