Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Happy Finals Week!



In honor of finals week, and of finally being DONE with this semester soon, I'm posting every day this week. Also because I have a bunch of extra pics. Mostly from going on shooting sessions and then barely ever posting for the past month. Heh ^.^'

Anywho, hope you like it.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Overgrown Leaves



What type of plant is this? I'm tempted to just call it Ivy, but I feel like I have friends who know much more about the botanical world than I do.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Pond and Birch trees



Can't decide between these two. So I figured hey, I'm an amateur, I don't have to! I like the color in the second, but I dislike the framing. It seems to me like the picture stops at the treeline. Love the frame in the second one, yet I didn't catch the same color content. So, there you have it. Lesson for the day: watch the lighting.




Choosing between pictures is a lot like making choices in real life. Just like you'll never have that "perfect" picture, you'll always have different choices, and taking one over another will always have its benefits and its losses. Every day I make an active choice to face the normal adversity of day to day life.
I don't think a lot of people know how hard that is for me. I don't think many people know who I used to be, hiding away in my room behind my books and my oversized hooded sweater. Not daring to express my real emotions to even my best friend. Changing all that was hard, heck, even something so insignificant as cutting my hair was a challenge! Not having those long sheets of dirty blonde waves to conceal my face was an act of pure rebellion against my inner nature. Yet for some reason, I did it. Some days I ask myself why I'm pushing myself so hard, why I insist that I change the prefix to my "-troverted", and some days, I don't have an answer, just like some days I can't choose just one picture.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Sunshine Pictures

Here are some pictures to make you feel better about how freaking cold it's been.







This last one is of my favorite place on campus. It's so beautiful, and I take a picture of it about every week. I hope you enjoyed the pictures! I won't be posting on my regular schedule for all of November, but still check back about once a week, I'll have something.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Turn and Face the Strange



It's a good season for some change, this is an interesting path we're heading down.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Breathe

I can't handle this pace. I don't even want to try anymore, it's tearing me to pieces. 
I can't hide behind this facade of "everything is ok" and it's starting to show. It shows in my friendships, in my involvements on campus, at my job. I cannot pretend any longer. It makes me sick. 

This is my plea to the world: Slow down. Please.


Breathe.

Life is being lived all around you.
Listen to the city. Look at the sky. Taste the cool air.
Do you know what Autumn smells like? Find out. Go outside and breathe.

This is my plea to the world: Slow down. Please.

Or at least allow me to.