Dorothy here....A.K.A Ann Marie is all suited up for the annual tornado drill. Good Work!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Safety Comm.
March 30, 2011 - 3:56pm
Dorothy here....A.K.A Ann Marie is all suited up for the annual tornado drill. Good Work!
Thanks to my mother and her motivating comment this morning, I was able to take a step back and really look at why I didn't like my work. Try to look at it without an emotional attachment. I made some corrections and am now back on to loving photography again....for now :-) Thanks Mom!
Dorothy here....A.K.A Ann Marie is all suited up for the annual tornado drill. Good Work!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Struggling
March 29, 2011 - A couple weeks ago
Ok so I am cheating today, but I have good reason. I shot these a few weeks ago for the Colorado Justice Center Project job I received. They need my images to submit to a magazine..tomorrow (with notice of that this afternoon), that has the potential for the cover. Yes, that is super exciting to me, but when I was working on them, being the artist I am, I hate the images. I'm struggling. Thinking "should I be doing this?" "Am I over my head?" "Should I even be doing photography?" "Is someone going to find out I am a fraud?" All these questions of my insecurity with being an artist...or photographer, same thing in my head. So today I am struggling with being....me.
Ok so I am cheating today, but I have good reason. I shot these a few weeks ago for the Colorado Justice Center Project job I received. They need my images to submit to a magazine..tomorrow (with notice of that this afternoon), that has the potential for the cover. Yes, that is super exciting to me, but when I was working on them, being the artist I am, I hate the images. I'm struggling. Thinking "should I be doing this?" "Am I over my head?" "Should I even be doing photography?" "Is someone going to find out I am a fraud?" All these questions of my insecurity with being an artist...or photographer, same thing in my head. So today I am struggling with being....me.
Dust
March 28, 2011 - 6:55am
I dislike dusting. The kind of dusting you have to do because so much of the crap is all over your TV that you cant see through it. But there is a refreshing feeling when you walk outside and there is a light dusting of snow. Not enough to cover the streets, but enough to be on the lawn. Of course in Colorado you can have your heat on in the morning, and by 10am you need the AC turned on in the car. I love it here.
I dislike dusting. The kind of dusting you have to do because so much of the crap is all over your TV that you cant see through it. But there is a refreshing feeling when you walk outside and there is a light dusting of snow. Not enough to cover the streets, but enough to be on the lawn. Of course in Colorado you can have your heat on in the morning, and by 10am you need the AC turned on in the car. I love it here.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Motivation
March 27, 2011 - 8:20am
Because I was not able to get chores done....well that's what I told myself since I really wanted to be lazy since I was injured. But I woke up this morning thinking of all the things I was going to do today. I started off with painting closet doors and then vacuuming, and now I have to head to Home Depot (secretly my favorite place) then to Bed Bath and Beyond, but I don't know if I will have enough time.
Because I was not able to get chores done....well that's what I told myself since I really wanted to be lazy since I was injured. But I woke up this morning thinking of all the things I was going to do today. I started off with painting closet doors and then vacuuming, and now I have to head to Home Depot (secretly my favorite place) then to Bed Bath and Beyond, but I don't know if I will have enough time.
The Reason
March 26, 2011 - 9:33am
This is the reason why I am so far behind on my posts. I am addicted to this book. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult, is such a great book. I find myself running home so I can get a few hours of reading in before bed, and then I look at the clock and its 2 hours past my bed time because I couldn't pull away from it.
So this is my excuse for slacking with this project. I mean I have been taking pictures but I have been picking this book up instead of downloading images :-( Sorry! I will be better :-)
This is the reason why I am so far behind on my posts. I am addicted to this book. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult, is such a great book. I find myself running home so I can get a few hours of reading in before bed, and then I look at the clock and its 2 hours past my bed time because I couldn't pull away from it.
So this is my excuse for slacking with this project. I mean I have been taking pictures but I have been picking this book up instead of downloading images :-( Sorry! I will be better :-)
Good Friday
March 25, 2011 - 6:17pm - 10:48pm
Friday is a night to celebrate the upcoming weekend. A glass or...three of wine at the Wine Loft is a great way to get it started.... then finish off the celebration at Dueling Pianos with a tap of beer. The Tap had 5 beers that you poor yourself. It was a good Friday.
Friday is a night to celebrate the upcoming weekend. A glass or...three of wine at the Wine Loft is a great way to get it started.... then finish off the celebration at Dueling Pianos with a tap of beer. The Tap had 5 beers that you poor yourself. It was a good Friday.
Ahhhhhhh
March 23, 2011 - 7:11am
Nothing can start the day off better then a full tank of gas. I don't know if I am weird but I always feel a little better knowing I am driving around in a full tank of gas.
Nothing can start the day off better then a full tank of gas. I don't know if I am weird but I always feel a little better knowing I am driving around in a full tank of gas.
Indescribable Feeling
March 22, 2011 - 6:57pm
Its always an indescribable feeling when you haven;t been paying attention to your gas gauge and then all of a sudden you see this symbol....
Freaky Fast
March 21, 2011 - 02:17pm
You can always rely on Jimmy Johns when you have forgotten to take a lunch and need something quick! They really are freaky fast!!!!
You can always rely on Jimmy Johns when you have forgotten to take a lunch and need something quick! They really are freaky fast!!!!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Boiled Chicken Fetus
March 20, 2011 - 10:12am - 12:30pm
As most of you know, I cannot stand chicken fetus...A.K.A. eggs. So watching them boiling knowing that I get to color them is a simple pleasure of mine.
Cooling down before they are no longer white.
All pretty! The Jaw Breaker one is my favorite.
March 19, 2011 - 11:15am
I love patterns. I continually try to make patterns out of everything. I remember taking my A.C.T.'s for college and half way through the test I would look at the colored in bubbles and think to myself, this pattern isn't very nice and I would want to answer the question for the next bubble to make sense in the pattern. My A.C.T.'s test was not the only time I would do this, it was all the time and still is to this day.
I think Kindergarten ruined my life because I had to learn and recognize patterns and it never stopped.
I love patterns. I continually try to make patterns out of everything. I remember taking my A.C.T.'s for college and half way through the test I would look at the colored in bubbles and think to myself, this pattern isn't very nice and I would want to answer the question for the next bubble to make sense in the pattern. My A.C.T.'s test was not the only time I would do this, it was all the time and still is to this day.
I think Kindergarten ruined my life because I had to learn and recognize patterns and it never stopped.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Over it!
March 16, 2011 - 1:22am
Sitting in the chair once again hooked up to an IV and wonder how I get myself in these messes. A year ago I was hooked up to this stupid machine for 8 hours a week. That I could not avoid, but this year I guess I am living it up and having fun and if that means I see a doctor then it was worth it....
I did get to hear some funny stories coming from the nurses station...I thought it was just the movies, but its true, I live in the ghetto when a nurse is asking to trade her gunshot wound victim for the other nurses stable victim.... All I could do was laugh...not at someone else pain or crisis but laughing that they were trading patients like a round of Go Fish.
I did get to hear some funny stories coming from the nurses station...I thought it was just the movies, but its true, I live in the ghetto when a nurse is asking to trade her gunshot wound victim for the other nurses stable victim.... All I could do was laugh...not at someone else pain or crisis but laughing that they were trading patients like a round of Go Fish.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Time
March 15, 2011 - 7:14am
I personally cannot stand the time change. For a week or so twice a year I am miserable. I am a time sensitive person, and based on the feeling of time based on the light or darkness of the day I know how fast I gotta move to get stuff done. So during this time I constantly feel like I have plenty of time when I really don't and it drives me to drink...well not really, but close. ha But during the time of rushing to work since I was late, I was able to stop and actually see the beautiful sunrise. I took a brief moment to appreciate something pretty today.
I personally cannot stand the time change. For a week or so twice a year I am miserable. I am a time sensitive person, and based on the feeling of time based on the light or darkness of the day I know how fast I gotta move to get stuff done. So during this time I constantly feel like I have plenty of time when I really don't and it drives me to drink...well not really, but close. ha But during the time of rushing to work since I was late, I was able to stop and actually see the beautiful sunrise. I took a brief moment to appreciate something pretty today.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Change
March 14, 2011 - 5:27pm
I haven't been out to the project in 4 weeks, but I stepped out onto the site and so much has changed. I have to constantly tell myself change is good. I have met so many people that try to resist change...why? It requires to learn something new? I had to learn a new path through the project to make my way safely through, but it was a new adventure.
So much of this project has changed, and I love watching it up close and personal the changes that are happening in our city for the good.
I haven't been out to the project in 4 weeks, but I stepped out onto the site and so much has changed. I have to constantly tell myself change is good. I have met so many people that try to resist change...why? It requires to learn something new? I had to learn a new path through the project to make my way safely through, but it was a new adventure.
Excel
March 13, 2011 - All Day
Volleyball is a passion, a love that only another volleyball player can know the feeling when you have when you pick up a volleyball.
Sometimes being a coach is a little frustrating, but it is something they will never forget. Being a mentor to show them how far they can be pushed and how far they can push themselves.
Teamwork.....a bond that is needed to achieve a common goal. This bond between these girls will last. The bond I have experienced between my former teammates is an amazing feeling and has created life long friendships.
Even though he is tough on his girls, he is a great coach! You are changing these girls lives for the better, Matt!
Teamwork.....a bond that is needed to achieve a common goal. This bond between these girls will last. The bond I have experienced between my former teammates is an amazing feeling and has created life long friendships.
Even though he is tough on his girls, he is a great coach! You are changing these girls lives for the better, Matt!
Going Green
March 12, 2011 - 10:47am
The start of a roller coaster day. But at the end of the day spending time with the people you love is better than anything.
I love you Jess & Brian.
Good luck in your surgery tomorrow Jess. I will be thinking of you!
The start of a roller coaster day. But at the end of the day spending time with the people you love is better than anything.
I love you Jess & Brian.
Good luck in your surgery tomorrow Jess. I will be thinking of you!
Growth
March 11, 2011 - 7:15am
Growing is something people forget that is a life long struggle, and I'm not talking about the growth of nose hair or ear lobes, but about the growth of yourself from the inside. Growth is something that should be a life long goal...to better oneself daily.
The new growth of a Spring Tulip reminds me of how no matter what, you should grow and reflect on where you started and how far you have come. You may need to weed the garden and fertilize and sometimes the help of others to water while you are away is needed. But when everything comes together you can stop and reflect that you started like this tulip but you now have a beautiful flower to remind you what to look forward too.
Growing is something people forget that is a life long struggle, and I'm not talking about the growth of nose hair or ear lobes, but about the growth of yourself from the inside. Growth is something that should be a life long goal...to better oneself daily.
The new growth of a Spring Tulip reminds me of how no matter what, you should grow and reflect on where you started and how far you have come. You may need to weed the garden and fertilize and sometimes the help of others to water while you are away is needed. But when everything comes together you can stop and reflect that you started like this tulip but you now have a beautiful flower to remind you what to look forward too.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
YUM!
March 10, 2011 - 11:47am
Ok I did not find this sushi roll too yum. It was filled with spicy tuna, topped with a jalapeno and therefore, I did not want to even have another smell let alone another bite.
I love sushi! But not the kind of sushi that I need to drink a whole beer to get the lingering taste out of my mouth.
I just loved the way this sushi roll was presented...
Ok I did not find this sushi roll too yum. It was filled with spicy tuna, topped with a jalapeno and therefore, I did not want to even have another smell let alone another bite.
I love sushi! But not the kind of sushi that I need to drink a whole beer to get the lingering taste out of my mouth.
I just loved the way this sushi roll was presented...
Fire and the tree
March 9, 2011 - 5:53pm
I was coming home and this was the first sunset I had seen, in a long time, that wasn't our normal Denver boring sunsets. This tree from this back lite perspective looked like it had already been burnt, and thought with the fire background was an moment that made me want to stop and just watch it fade...
I was coming home and this was the first sunset I had seen, in a long time, that wasn't our normal Denver boring sunsets. This tree from this back lite perspective looked like it had already been burnt, and thought with the fire background was an moment that made me want to stop and just watch it fade...
In the ghetto
March 8, 2011 - 7:17pm
Every morning and afternoon for a few moments are spent in the back open space. Callaway runs around and does...well his business. I happen to live in what some of us call the ghetto. Don't get me wrong I love my home...the inside of my home, but from my car to the front door is a little dodgy. Over the last year or so, since I purchased my home, I have often wondered if something were to happen, would Callaway try and protect me. This image show just that. He has never really aggressive or anything...I always thought he would lick people to death if someone came after me. Or that he was just scared and he was coming to me to protect him. As he gets older I am realizing that is not the case. He is here to protect me. I set up the camera to play around with effects and do a long exposure, and right then someone got out of their car and he heard the door slam and came and stood right next to me. I feel safe with Callaway around, even in the ghetto.
Every morning and afternoon for a few moments are spent in the back open space. Callaway runs around and does...well his business. I happen to live in what some of us call the ghetto. Don't get me wrong I love my home...the inside of my home, but from my car to the front door is a little dodgy. Over the last year or so, since I purchased my home, I have often wondered if something were to happen, would Callaway try and protect me. This image show just that. He has never really aggressive or anything...I always thought he would lick people to death if someone came after me. Or that he was just scared and he was coming to me to protect him. As he gets older I am realizing that is not the case. He is here to protect me. I set up the camera to play around with effects and do a long exposure, and right then someone got out of their car and he heard the door slam and came and stood right next to me. I feel safe with Callaway around, even in the ghetto.
Monday, March 7, 2011
waiting
March 7, 2011 - 11:32am
After seeing so many doctors again and again I hate this room. Usually these rooms are filled with people. People that stare at the floor and wonder how they are going to get through it all. People that wonder how they got to this room and how they are going to get out...alive. This room is something I hate....the Doctors Office waiting room. Waiting to hear what your future holds.
Hero
March 6, 2011 - 1:17pm
As I get older I am really starting to realize what memories mean and how sentimental I am. I see this butterfly every day and think of my mother. She is such a warm, caring, and genuine woman and I look up to her. She is one of my heroes.
Great memories with great company
March 5, 2011 - ALL DAY
I am so glad I was able to spend some quality time with these two amazing friends. They both have such a great spirit to them that you cant help but be happy and carefree around them. I am a very lucky person to have such wonderful and loving people in my life.
A great mother and her son. Both are always smiling...unless they are hungry or need to be changed...I was meaning Titus not Jenn :-)
Such a sweet boy!
The cutest 7 months pregnant woman I have seen, expecting her third child. I like to call her "Super Mom"
Cute little Avery making hot chocolate.
:-)
A great mother and her son. Both are always smiling...unless they are hungry or need to be changed...I was meaning Titus not Jenn :-)
The cutest 7 months pregnant woman I have seen, expecting her third child. I like to call her "Super Mom"
BFF
March 4, 2011 - 7:14pm
I can always count on Ann Marie to make me laugh. She has this laugh that is so contagious. Other than her laugh you can always count on her for a dumb moment to make fun of her for days...or years. She is a wonderful woman and I truly hope for her happiness, because she deserves it. She is a great friend to me and an even better mother to an amazing little boy. She may look too cool for school but she is one of the most amazing women I have ever met.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Bucket List
March 2, 2011 - 5:32pm
I have had a bucket list since I was 15 years old. These are two of my most favorite things on my list. I have started painting each of my listed items. I cannot wait to swim with Sharks or see Africa.
I have had a bucket list since I was 15 years old. These are two of my most favorite things on my list. I have started painting each of my listed items. I cannot wait to swim with Sharks or see Africa.
Pumpkins in March
March 1, 2011 - 5:10pm
Who has pumpkins in March.....THIS GIRL. I have three in my living room from Halloween...
Who has pumpkins in March.....THIS GIRL. I have three in my living room from Halloween...
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