Archive for August 2007
Day 24: Today, I saw everything as a quilt
Day 24: Today, I saw everything as a quilt, originally uploaded by hambox. Got the quilting on the brain, I do I do“TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group
Read MoreDay 23: Today, I listened
Day 23: Today, I listened, originally uploaded by hambox. Podcasts are the thin film of delicious jelly that keeps the insanity away from the sanity during my shitty, shitty commute. In no particular order, this is what gets me through a week. Devoutly downloading: RadioLab (recently discovered; currently gorging myself on the free archives) The…
Read MoreDay 22: Today, I grilled indoors
Day 22: Today, I grilled indoors, originally uploaded by hambox. The Palms Restaurant, Carpinteria, California. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group
Read MoreDay 21: Today, I worried but not enough to do anything about it
Day 21: Today, I worried but not enough to do anything about it, originally uploaded by hambox. A hissing, freezing, leaking nitrogen tank. Troubling enough to pause, take a picture, then get the hell upstairs to my office. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group
Read MoreDay 20: Today, I drank coffee
Day 20: Today, I drank coffee, originally uploaded by hambox. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group This is my mug that I keep at work. Helloooo, eighties! I believe it’s what’s called, from the olden days, a “commuter mug”. It’s triangularly shaped, with a rubberized pad on…
Read MoreDay 19: Today, I organized
Day 19: Today, I organized, originally uploaded by hambox. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group I am grateful to my new favorite Org-Porn* blog, Unclutterer, for planting a seed that came to fruition today: it was a post about organizing one’s fabric stash that spurred me to…
Read MoreDay 18: Today, I was crafty
Day 18: Today, I was crafty, originally uploaded by hambox. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group Update: You can see more pictures of the quilties here Finished two baby blankets today for a pair of impending twins. Glad I have my sewing machine out again! It was…
Read MoreDay 17: Today, I ate fast food
Day 17: Today, I ate fast food, originally uploaded by hambox. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group I cringe a little at the mundanity of my life when documenting it on a daily basis. I do not like fast food, it does not like me. Dyfunctional relationship…
Read MoreDay 16: Today, I encountered a lucky sign … or an omen
Day 16: Today, I encountered a lucky sign … or an omen, originally uploaded by hambox. “TODAY, I ___” project with Ã…sta. One picture a day for August, foto/photo group Mom, if you’re watching from heaven, please don’t notice the fact I’m doing 60 while using a camera.
Read Morea little experiment
I have an email that is lurking in my inbox and just the sight of it there gives me mild agita. It’s not a horrible letter, nor earth-shattering news — just a little e-thorn in my i-side. A gnat-sized bête noire. A summer cold. A paper cut. You get the picture. I have decided not…
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