Karma

How To Tell If You Are Karma’s Bitch:

Step One: Tempt Karma, Fate, the Universe et al.

Example: Forget to go pick up your kid in carpool and don’t realize you’ve forgotten him until he calls you. Immediately rush to the school and pick him up. Feel bad that you lost track of time, but also a little smug that he’s not the last kid to get picked up.

Step Two: Give Karma, Fate, the Universe et al. a chance to retaliate.

Example: The very next day your kid goes on a field trip. Two hours away.

Step Three: [...]

May 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Family, Life | One comment

Things I Will Do to Get Out of Hanging Up Laundry

Move furniture Pull up carpeting Pull up carpet pad Remove carpet tack from subflooring Remove staples from subflooring Paint a bedroom

UPDATED: Lay down bamboo flooring.

March 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , | Category: Life | One comment - (Comments are closed)

The Universe Strikes Again

Ever have one of those mornings where you start out in the hole and don’t even know it? One of those days where the universe is conspiring against you just because. Today was my day. Except that I guess the universe was like, “Let’s totally fuck with her!” And then got kind of remorseful about it so instead of it being epic things going wrong, it was more like a morning full of small annoyances. Except that kind of stuff just adds up. My day started out normally enough until it was time for B to take BAD Boy to [...]

February 28th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Life | One comment - (Comments are closed)

In Which I Escape Death at the Hands of Weeping Angels

Oak Hill Cemetery

I’m pretty sure I inherited my love of cemeteries from my dad. I grew up listening to (and loving) stories of my dad spending time in cemeteries all over England doing grave rubbings (not to be confused with grave robbing). Plus, they’re peaceful and usually devoid of people. However, after watching many a Doctor Who episode, my love of cemeteries is tempered by my fear of weeping angels. Oh, and zombies. Since I don’t tend to venture into cemeteries after dark, I don’t really have a fear of newly risen vampires. Is that dumb? Maybe, but I’ll take my chances. (P.S. [...]

December 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Life, Photos | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Charlie

Not that kind of gift, you perv! The best Christmas present I’ve gotten in a very long time has been my new DSLR camera. And it’s kind of like the gift that keeps on giving in that I keep getting things for it. Last night, my MIL gifted me with a new lens. She got me the EF 50mm F/1.8 II. I’ve been playing with it all morning and I really get why it’s so popular.

Here are some of my favorite shots so far.

I still have LOADS to learn about white balance and capturing [...]

December 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Animals, Family, Life, Photos | Comments are closed
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