My Life Without Me

I just watched a movie by the above title and am pondering the thought behind it. What do you want to accomplish before you die? In this movie, the person pondering the question was a 23 year old woman who was going to die within 3 months. She made the decision to tell no one of her condition and finish off a "10 Things I Want to Do Before I Die" list. Her list was mostly tame due to the fact she didn't have much money and she had a husband and two young daughters whom she wanted to spend time with.

So, the question posted to you is, what are you sure you want to do before you die? I ask because, I swear, I have thought about this for almost an hour now and I can't think of something that is important enough to go on such a list.

What would be on your list?

Bad Pussycat!

I swear, Monet is the sweetest baby, but also the most infuriating! I still roam with the dinosaurs so I only have basic cable. I still only have basic cable, but was given a digital box to add to the mix. As such, the above digital cable box was set up in a temporary spot while I get my new non-dinosaur like TV set. Anyway, I digress, the important part is the digital box is metal and apparently gets very warm and toasty.That means that Monet seems to think it was put there for her to lay on. Just like she thought the old computer monitor was there for her to lay on. Just like she thinks my flat external hard drive is there for, you guessed it, for her to warm her butt on.

I seriously don't think THIS was the use for which electronics were designed. I am sure it is not good for these electronics. However, it sure is hard to kick her off such items when she looks so cute and content.

Gettin' In The Groove

Someone requested an update on how my photo-a-day project is going. I hadn't planned on turning my blog into the place that I posted my photo-a-day stuff, but just so you don't think I have crumbled under the pressure, here they are.

January 3 (Frosty Windshield):

January 4 (Message):

January 5 (Comfort):

January 6 (Sunset):

January 7 (Squirrel):

January 8 (Whiskers):

January 9 (Gulp):

January 10 (Rain):

That is how my 2008 is starting off. I still need to work on the cleaning out my cluttered house part, but I am making strides in the photography and the relationships part.

How is your 2008 coming along so far?

Difficult Already

I am quite aware that this is going to come off as a huge whine, but this 365 Project with a photo every day is already proving, on Day 2, to be quite difficult. It is really hard to go through a completely average day and get a shot of something that you think someone would be even remotely interested in seeing. Above is my attempt today. A very clever person brought in this very clever leftover Christmas candy into the office. I immediately picked this one out and started calling it my Christmoose candy. This is all I took a photo of today. I look at it at the end of the day, when I need to upload something and think "Even though it is cute - is it a decent photo? Does anybody care? Did this help improve me as a photographer whatsoever? Why do I ask myself questions when I think all the time?"

Gee .. I am truly pathetic. I am creatively stunted. Take pity on me

Promise of a New Year

With the dawning of a new year, I am starting a project. It might seem simple, but I don't think it will be terribly easy to successfully complete. I plan to take a photo every single day for the year of 2008 and post it. I may not post them all here, but I will post them on another site because I am all sneaky like that.

So above is a photo I took today when I visited some friends for some much needed chattering. That is one of the things that I have really begun to understand in the past few years - friendships are terribly important and soooo complicated. I know I am not very good at being a good friend - I have to really work at it. I think it is more natural for some people and I am not sure why that is. However, I have found with a little bit of effort, I usually more than get out what I put in.

This leads me to the things I want to focus on for 2008. I don't make resolutions really, but I do like to look back and think about what I need to focus on in the new year. Here is my short list:

1) Purge

No - I do not mean binge and then purge. I mean cleaning out my house and lightening my load, if you will. I have too much clutter since my Mom's passing and I would like to get rid of some of this stuff if I don't think I would hate myself for it too much.

2) Photography

I am not really good at it, but I enjoy it. That is good enough for me to continue with it. Hence the beginning of my aforementioned project.

3) Relationships

I am talking about the whole range of it - significant others, friendships, family - all of it. I want to make sure that I put forth an effort to let the people I care about know that I care about them. I want to put forth an effort to have significant relationships, not superficial ones that others think of as relationships. I want to know that this time next year, I have a richer life due to my relationships.

That will be my focus for 2008.

What will be your focus?