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In honor of Penguin Awareness Day, I made penguin pasta.
Sorry so late! My goal for this week is to be more on time. Good idea? Yes, I think so.

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52 Weeks, a photo project

Dear everyone,

Long time no post, eh? Apologies all around.

Those of you who know me know that I've done a few 365 photo projects in the past. They're pretty stressful, though, and I wanted to work on something a little more intensive. So I decided to do a weekly photo project. This way I only have to produce one photo a week and I can spend more time conceptualizing and editing and finishing the final product. I think it will be a good way to improve my skills and it'll also help me resurrect my poor, dying flickr.

Anyway, without further ado, I give you week one's photo:



I have to admit that this one wasn't the result of careful planning and execution. It was more like and "oh crap it's saturday i have to take a photo or say goodbye to my goals already" kind of photo. But I quite like the result, all the same.

So I'll post the photos here every week, I'm thinking, but you can always follow my photo adventures at my flickr.

Good luck with your various resolutions, and may your new year be filled with excitement.

Sincerely yours,

Sara

And finally, I'm thankful for:

#15 - being way ahead/actually enjoying writing

#16 - squash

#17 - passing tests

#18 - ANTM

#19 - my wonderful ward

#20 - Japanese and Elder Yamashita and still understanding and firesides

#21 - bagels, thankful lists

#22 - bowling

#23 - H & M

#24 - dumplings/learning to cook

#25 - geocaching

#26 - spur of the moment craft supply trips

#27 - support

#28 - success and the return of old friends who you wished had never left

#29 - reading again

#30 - songs that really hit the spot

I'm still thankful, did you know?

#9 - wonderful restaurants like The Bayou

#10 - Costco truffles

#11 - Epic wishes.

#12 - Art museums

#13 - airports and plasma physicists

#14 - being a champion

Thankfulness, continued

#4 - I'm thankful for concerts. Live music is music at its best.

#5 - I'm thankful for Just Dance 3. 

#6 - I'm thankful for DI finds.

#7 - I'm thankful for tea. 

#8 - I'm thankful for the Dollar Tree. And the fact that they sell My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic merchandise. :D

Come ye thanfkul peeps

I'm seeing all these people posting things they are thankful for since it's November. Like one for each day and such. So I decided to join in, even though I'm already writing enough words a day to fill a bucket.

Three today since I'm starting late:

#1 - I'm thankful for my lovely lappy, without which I would be writing my NaNoWriMo novel by hand. I can get much higher word counts if I'm typing. :) My lappy also lets me watch adorably hilarious cat videos. Like this one.

#2 - I'm thankful for sheep because a) they are adorable and b) they are actually pretty fascinating. Did you know a sheep has such good peripheral vision that they can see behind them when facing forward? And they also have super sharp senses to better run away from all those predators.

#3 - I'm thankful for claw machines. A friend has recently taken me into his tutelage and taught me the ways of the machine. You might not realize how much science and thought goes into the well-played claw drop, but really, it's art. And I've come to appreciate it. But mostly, I really enjoy the thrill that comes when you win something. My sensei says it's not about the toys, it's about beating the system. And I have to agree with him. The toys are crap.