Published Maybe?

I think I may be published at this point . . . sure, it's only the web, kinda like this thing . . . but the web address sounds impressive.

Dodgemotorsports.com

My pictures start here, I think. So I made page 8. Which is even less impressive, considering that my brother is part of the website.

Not a Dodge

And therefore, probably not being used for the website. So just a taste. I have to sort through them. And then there are the drunk pics.

Mr. Crabbypants: "My . . . I don't think I've ever seen you this . . . drunk before."

Yeah, drunk pictures.

Anyhow. Mini Cooper. Oodles of cute.

Summary

Yep. Bull. Mounting. Another bull.

In the middle of Cass Ave.

Auto Show 2008

It Doesn't Stop Being Funny

The sisters . . . with their beavers.

My brother keeps making Chairman Mao jokes about my hat, but I didn't have power at my house this morning . . . so there was no way to blow dry. In addition to no heat. So I got ready really quick . . .

My sister complained about not being "photo ready" but this is what we look like. Notice that I have a huge head compared to my sisters. And we have opposing dimples.

And beavers. We have beavers. My brother refuses to say beaver, which is extra fun . . . during presents when I can hand Mere's to him and say "Here. Hold Mere's beaver."

Way too much fun for $5.99 x 2.

Cool Socks -- or -- Amazing What Peer Pressure Can Do

Yes, I had to wear those stickers on my face all day . . . they made me sign for them and everything. Not sure why. And they did nothing for the glare.

I had very cool socks though.

Morning Glory

In my front yard.

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

Thank you Richard Scarry for the title line. (My brothers' favorite book when we were children)

Love . . . and Spit

Really this is how I always pictured being in a relationship.

Should Have Known

This is me in fifth grade, evidently before the braces. Probably could have predicted my adult outcome from this photo. To my credit, it was taken at a girl scout meeting and I was the only girl who would touch it. So girl with snake in library (one of my favorite places). What could be more charming?

And looking at this, everyone probably should have known.

New . . . Improved . . . with More Pictures

I've been bad about pictures . . . mostly because George -- the uber camera -- makes really big files. And then I have to make them smaller to upload them to flickr . . . or well, to anything. I know, I know, I could tell him not to make big files but then how would I edit them? Plus, George likes to make big files. He told me. Really.

So new masthead. Made fresh with my brother J.'s tattoos. New pictures up on flickr. Just click on one of the pics down there on the side and it will take you to the rest of them. Some nice Key West pics.

And I promise to put more up tomorrow. Have a whole load of Sedona that I have yet to get to . . . and there was the mother's day picture that I scanned and haven't uploaded. And a picture sitting in my car that I promised my mother that I would scan in. I'm so behind. It's like I had other things to do or something.

So stay tuned, I guess.

Cause you know you wanted to see it

Waiting . . .

It's Amazing I Survived

Famine

It really is feast or famine . . . and I can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong . . . though I rarely have the same behavior patterns . . . unless I can't see it and I do . . . have the same behavior pattern that is . . .

Another subject: Bought a humidifier, so hopefully my throat will stop being angry. Found some old pictures for class tomorrow, although not the pictures I wanted. I'm hoping I put those pictures back. Tomorrow is Thursday and then there is Friday . . . and then there is knitmichigan, which I am looking forward to . . . yay . . . yarn.

Cause If I Were Smart, I'd Be Done With It

I skipped some stuff this afternoon and blissfully shovelled my walk . . . something I haven't done all this winter. I also figured out how to make a masthead and how to change them up, something I've wanted to do for about a year now.

Now if I can just get the Christmas tree packed up tomorrow (What? It's festive . . . and still January.) I'll be good. Oh and any suggestions about what I should take pictures of for the "my world" assignment . . . any at all . . . would be great. Today I took pictures of the meat I was cooking for chili (I think it will be next month's masthead background!), so it's getting pretty desperate. Tomorrow I might take pictures of the inside of the washer. "My world" includes ninth graders, meetings, the YMCA and class . . . and none of those areas contain things I want to take pictures of . . . well, some of them might be funny pictures, but frowned upon, very frowned upon.

Maybe pictures of my gray siding . . . as a metaphorical statement?

Class

What I learned today . . . sorta.

From Tuesday Night

I had to retouch a finger (thanks Dave) so my mother wouldn't freak out. She insists that is why she doesn't have a decent Christmas picture either. Cause we are all about the sticking up of fingers.

Princess and her Pennylicious

Pretty Colors to Order Your Bug in

Went to my other class today and it turns out that I really needed to buy "George". Instructor is my age, Cranbrook grad, no ring. The crowd is older this night, with people who are all about sharing how much of a snotty, snotty know-it-all they are . . . which is usually my job. It was nice to have a night off in the know-it-all department (though I may have gotten there if the others weren't so vocal). And there is this guy in the class that has the most amazing tattoo . . . a realistic spine tattooed were his spine is. So I am going to try to sit next to him next time, if only to get a better view of the tatt. So Thursday night is looking like fun.

And I have to get a move on for class on Monday. Any requests? I want to cast in white gold . . . at least a couple of rings. And just to challenge myself, I would like to do stone setting (not required, but I have never done it before). If I go to CR Hill this weekend, I could have the molds done in time for him to do the demo (speaking of snotty, snotty k.i.a.) . . . I wonder if you can order diamonds over the web. They should be cheaper if they are not already in rings, right? Or rubies . . . rubies are good with white gold. So fun to think of the possibilities.

And ridiculous because I don't even wear much jewelry.

Oooh, Pretty Colors

The pictures are up on Dave's car thingy (see link to the right) . . . and it is surprising how you're always still the big sister, because I would have taken some poor girl's head off if I had been there. She's lucky I was at my day job.

Anyhow, if you go to the "gallery" tab . . . I think my pictures are last. I looked through pages 1-11 of 65 and didn't see any of mine. Sorry, I don't have control of the site. And don't have the patience to look for them. So instead I will give you pictures of the paint displays. This is the paint display for the Smart car. You can get the teeny car in all those colors.

Eventually, I will have collages of "chairs of the auto show" and "floors of the auto show" but have to go back and get more shots. I think I can get in all next week. Or maybe it's all this week. Oh well, I'll figure it out.

Oh, and I stepped on the clip of my camera case and broke it. So any suggestions about how to fix that . . . and yes, I know I'm stupid sometimes. I might just try to return the bag, as I've had it less than a week, but I'm having some problems with the integrity of that action. But really, they should make stuff strong enough for you to step on it at least once.