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Hello vacation
Sometimes you just need a long weekend away. Matt and I are headed to the beach with some friends for a little r & r. Now if we could just be there already.
~ k
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Craptastic, yes it’s a real word!
Today has pretty much been a craptastic day! {Aside from my new lens arriving} I literally got back from lunch, opened my lens, put it on my camera and put it back in the bag. I was so busy this afternoon nothing got done. We’ve had a ton of expedites lately and they are driving me insane. I am literally ready to kick someone in the freaking head! GRRR!
Now that I am home I am playing with my new lens while trying to learn more about my camera. {Watch out} I broke out the camera book Matt bought me last year. I’ve decided that since I finally have an awesome lens it’s time to start learning what I can really do. So I’m sitting here on the couch going through the book taking random pics with my new awesome lens. {By the way, I feel this post is slipping away quickly. I have no focus, not even for blogging right now} I have also been somewhat inspired by a new blog I found. Paper camera heart is a pretty cool blog. I haven’t read too much yet, I only found it a few days ago, but so far I am enjoying it.
Okay this post is all over the place. I’m going go back to reading.
~k
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I make you look like a behbeh
No seriously I can almost totally do that now. While perusing perezhilton.com the other day I saw a pop up ad for some photo editing software. {Remember I think I mentioned this yesterday} Anyhoo, last night I decided to bite the bullet and just buy it. I mean I really am starting to feel that my photo taking skills aren’t awful but my photo editing skills completely SUCK! So in an attempt to do better I need software I can actually work. This new software is super simple to use and I am really excited about it.
Last night after making my purchase I started to play around with a few pics and get a feel for what I’m working with. The controls are very easy to use. So easy in fact that I decided to make my parents look young again. {I know, best. daughter.ever!} 🙂
The before.
The after.
See it really is pretty good. I didn’t do either of these too heavy again I was really just playing around. But you get the idea. Like a behbeh!
~k
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Yes I’m a big slacker!
Yes I am aware. I completely spaced on Foto Friday but in my defense it was really too hot to take any pics. It has been too hot to move really. 🙂
Anyway, be prepared to be bombarded with pics over the next few weeks. Last week Matt decided to order the new Macbook Air. Well if he gets a new laptop then *I* get a new camera lens (and yes this is completely a tit for tat situation). But guys this is not just any camera lens. This is THE ONE! The 18-200mm I’ve been lusting over for about 2 years now. It is not a cheap lens hence the lusting part. Thankfully we’ve had a really good month so these two purchases aren’t too bad on the pocketbook. This lens will also complete my camera bag for a while. I will now have 3 very good lenses all for different things. I am soooo excited I am finally getting this.
I have dreams of stopping randomly on the road to take pics. Now this probably won’t really happen, at least not if I’m alone but I will definitely be inclined to carry my camera more. Plus we are going back to the beach this weekend and I will have my new lens. I am really looking forward to being able to capture a wider range of images.
And on somewhat related side note, I found some really good editing software. It’s actually really cheap so now I’m trying to decide if I want to purchase this too. It would really enhance portraits. Hmmm. 😉
~k
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Holy Heat Wave!
Yeah so the temps have been reaching 100+ for the past few days. The only thing remotely okay about this is it’s not just NC. It’s the whole country. But really it’s not okay, it is just MISERABLE! Like it’s almost to hot to walk from my office door to my car.
Matt and I have hibernated in the house and I plan to stay here until this heat wave gives.
~k
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It’s just one of those days!
Today started off pretty good but this afternoon just blew up. Lets just say I’ve had my fill of stupid today. All I can do is shake my head and move on.
During lunch I ran to carolina pottery. It’s right down the street from my office and the last time I was there I saw a really cute yard frog. I thought about it for a while and decided to go but it today. I love him. He is just adorable and I’m pretty sure Matt does to. Meet Freddy the frog.
I’m pretty sure he will enjoy it here.
~ k
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No shoes = Kindle?
I just thought about it but I guess I should really update you about “the” shoes and I don’t mean my flip flops. You know the adorable Calvin Kleins I was supposed to get. Well on Saturday I made Matt run to the mall. I really needed some more makeup but I also wanted to get some new shoes. After running to the Bare Minerals store we headed to Macy’s. Lo and behold I found my shoes quite quickly. To my disappointment they really weren’t want I thought I wanted. While they were really cute and comfy sling backs the heels just weren’t tall enough. I’m short! I need heels! Or should I say I WANT heels! These just weren’t high enough to make me the height I am. 😉 I did browse the shoe section to make sure there was nothing else that caught my eye. Booo! I came home shoeless.
A few of the knotties turned nesters decided to start a book club. I like to read so I decided to join in. A book was decided on and it was time to start reading. I told Matt after we left the mall that we needed to run by Target so I could get our book club book. He then asked me if we needed to get me a Kindle. With a small gleam in my eye I said yes. Secretly I’ve kind of wanted a Kindle since he got one. Really I think it was more because he had one and I didn’t {I know I know}. We headed to Best Buy to buy me a Kindle! YAY!
I really really wanted a white Kindle but at nearly $200.00 it just wasn’t worth it. I don’t really need wireless AND 3G, which is the only option for white. I only need wireless so I settled for the gray wireless one with Ads. Go me! I saved us another $20.00 because the Kindle with Ads is cheaper. The compromise is that I can get the AWESOME pink cover. I ordered that as soon as we got home. Now if the damn thing would ship.
I will say while the Kindle is very easy to read the lack of page numbers is killing me. I accidently pressed the wrong button last night {quite a few times dammit!} and got lost. Ughh! I know you can press the menu button to see the page number but really I just need page numbers!
~k
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Ode to a flip flip
Dear Awesome Gold Flip Flops,
Today was your last voyage. You can’t imagine my disappointment when I realized you were about to break. Had I not spilled water on my foot who knows how many more days you would have lasted (I didn’t think you’d make it the day). But in the end I felt today was the day. You were good flip flops, the best really. You were my “go-to” for almost 3 summers in a row. And really in flip flop years you had be nearing 100.
I will not forget you anytime soon. And your replacements will have big shoes, or flip flops, to fill. I hope you enjoy your new life in the flip flop heaven in the
trash cansky.
As you see my flip flops were more then wore out but of course that made them the best! I have plans to reuse the sparklies. I’m just not sure what their new life will be yet. And lets not mention the fact that I almost cut my finger off. I really should not play with knives.
~k
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I can blog from my phone!
Watch out people! This could be awesome or a total disaster. Ha.
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Foto Friday, on Thursday. Week 3
Tomorrow I have a work outing so who knows when I would have time blog and I even made an effort to take some pics. So here goes.
Thanks to Mr. Julio we have tons of straws laying around the house.
My china.Happy Thursday!
~k
