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Another Tit-Bit...

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I'm Alive

I doubt that anyone reads this blog, but on the off chance someone does I thought I'd post this. I'm testing different templates for my other blog on here so I apologize for any changes or errors that may occur. Also, I hope to use this blog more once I graduate which is in mid-May so don't give up on me!

24 Years

Twenty four years ago to the day the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space center. Please take a moment of silence if you haven't already to remember those brave astronauts who met an unfortunate end.


I'm Still Alive

great now I have I Will Survive stuck in my head

Anyway, I know I haven't been updating this even though I really have been wanting too, but know I have a reason:

I AM FINALLY 18 FREAKING YEARS OLD!!!

and while I still wish I was a little kid again I am humoring myself will all the things I can legally do today that I couldn't do yesterday.

So here is my list of random things you can do, whether you want to or not, when you are eighteen years of age (in case you haven't been following my twitter)...

Buy and drive a motorcycle!!!
Buy porn
Buy spray paint
Sue someone
Be sued
Purchase liquid white out (they still make that?)
Pawn something
Be on Jerry Springer
Go to a strip club
Work in a strip club
Buy nitrous oxide
Drive a company vehicle
Drive an ice cream truck YES PLEASE
Give a lap dance and get a lap dance...at the same time!
Deliver newspapers for the Tampa Tribune
Sign yourself out of school
Buy a monkey
Become a flight attendant
Buy cigarettes then buy Nicorette gum
Operate heavy machinery

I will update as I hopefully find some much more outrageously random things to do when your 18

:3

Givingthanks

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


I'm thankful for being an American and for having a mom who cooks amazing Thanksgiving dinner for lunch!


Now how about some turkey day comics!






















I own none of these cartoons they are from google and chain mail if yours is up here and you don't want it to be let me know and I'll take it down.
Have a Happy Turkey Day Everybody!

Autumn Senses

Walking through the forest, my camera in hand, fallen leaves crunch beneath my feet and the silence is broken. The sound of woodland creatures scurrying about grabs my attention away from the troubles flowing through my mind. The wind whistles, the breezes flies through my hair, and I suddenly feel weightless. The sun pierces through tree branches, stinging my sensitive eyes. Yet, the trees that still bear leaves provide my eyes with rest from blazing light. The leaves cease to crunch as I sit against the trunk of a Redwood tree. The bark, firm against my back, provides me with a stable place to relax and forget the troubles of the world. I close my lids and feel the air soft around my skin as if the earth is breathing me in. Any thoughts within my mind are gone and for a moment, reality has no existence. I feel free and alive; thank the heavens for this amazing feeling - the feeling of this of picture perfect season - autumn.

Reading a Photograph



The art of photography is one that can take you into a world of mystery and adventure, much like that of a children’s book. As children, we would read books, and to know what was going to happen, what already happened, or what is happening, we would have to continue reading. This is similar when studying photographic artwork. You have to delve into the photograph to understand the captured situation and indulge yourself in every detail.


When you look through a set of photos, the story held within the photos is able to unravel right before your eyes. One such photograph exhibits a scene with endless possibilities for the human mind to conceive. This photograph is the infamous "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima," taken by Joe Rosenthal.

When you lay your eyes upon the photograph, you can see the soldiers using every bit of strength they have to raise that flag and you can see all the turmoil they have been through. If there’s anything to take away from this, it’s a simple explanation for “a picture is worth a thousand words.”


Oh Where Oh Where Has My Camera Gone...



It was a very unfortunate day for me. I was ready a Fourth of July party and all I needed was my camera but it was nowhere to be found. I was upset but figured I’d just misplaced it and it would show up in a day a two. My family and I turned the house upside-down looking for it. After turning up nothing a pondered on how it could have disappeared and where it could be. I came up with four likely possibilities.
1. Perhaps when I went on vacation a week earlier I left it there.
2. Maybe if I left it unguarded even for a moment someone ended up stealing it.
3. I may have dropped it at one of my friends' houses.
4. It might actually be in my home somewhere amongst clutter or in an unlikely hiding place.
(thats not my room but its a pretty good representation)

With the present situation there wasn’t much I could do to get it back, but without my precious camera I thought of what I should do and came up with four likely outcomes.
1. Just go on with out a camera and hope it turns up somewhere.
2. I could clean my house vigorously.
3. I could always go buy a new one.
4. The one I currently opted for is to borrow my dad’s camera.


With my luck once I buy a camera I'll find the old one.


The duck comic is not mine they belong to Aaron Johnson (no relation) here is the "What the Duck" website.

The Occupation of Human Traits


Many people have this preconceived notion that to be a good photographer they need natural born skill, extensive training, and expensive equipment – a common misconception. All you need is some basic human characteristics and a device that can capture an image.
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need an expensive DSLR to create photographic works of art; you actually don’t need to buy a camera at all. With just a few adjustments to your everyday shoebox, you can create a Pinhole camera that produces unique results. No matter what device you use to take photographs, you do need certain skills.
(example of a Pinhole photograph)

For one to master the art of photography you must have a specific skill set that enables you to exploit your surrounding and use them to your advantage. The most important of these skills derives from human characteristics and personalities. When considering whether to take up photography you must have confidence in yourself and your abilities if you wish to succeed. To prosper in the art of photography you should, in addition to confidence, possess at least two of these five key attributes: determination, creativity, diligence, humility, and prudence.

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There isn’t an exact place that says you must have these traits I just picked five broad ones and below is a list of more specific characteristics.

Confidence: assurance, trust, conviction, self-reliance, courage, conviction

Determination: perseverance, purpose, motivation, initiative, ambition

Creativity: resourcefulness, thriftiness, tactfulness, ingenuity, inspirational

Diligence: attentiveness, persistence, commitment, devotion, dedication

Humility: appreciation respect, gratitude, gentleness, submissiveness

Prudence: discernment, consideration, discretion, rational, sophistication


PS The duck comic is not mine they belong to Aaron Johnson (no relation) here is the "What the Duck" website.

 

different paths

college campus lawn

wires in front of sky

aerial perspective

clouds

clouds over the highway

The Poultney Inn

apartment for rent