Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to none.

ADIML - Labor Day in Seattle

smfitzography — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:22:20 GMT

Monday, September 1st, 2008
First day of September and my last day in Seattle, my new favorite place.
A day spent riding buses, getting lost, flowers, seafood, beer, an underground tour, and a giant bunny.

Eight-thirty am. So groggy & my throat hurts. I'm catching a cold. (Still have it a little bit.)

Nine-fifteen am. Dressed & out the door. I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure it took me forever to put my contacts in that day. Sorry no getting ready pictures, boyfriend was already rushing me.

Taking the elevator down.

Aah, the first cigarette of the day.

Up the elevator to Lenora Street. Meet my lovable pain-in-the-neck boyfriend.

Hello market. Since we've been here, I've absolutely fallen in love with Pike Street Market.

Boyfriend grabs a knish to keep him going. I'm not usually hungry in the morning, so I didn't get anything.

Stumble upon the Seattle Art Museum & debate on whether or not to go. We decide not to.
But see, one more reason I love Seattle: my name is on the building.

Ten-thirty am. On the 10 bus to get to 10th. Before this, we ducked inside Ross real quick so I could get a sweater.
Really cold that morning, I was feeling sick already, and I didn't come prepared.

Off the bus & wandering around. Say hello to Jimi.

Eleven am. Bunny Man! I have no idea what they were doing, but they were nice & gave us directions to the park.
Apparently we were way off.

Neato.

What?

Walking walking walking. I'm getting frustrated & tired. And I still don't feel good.

Eleven-thirty am. After walking for an hour, we finally find Volunteer Park. I demand we rest.

Walking about the park, we stumble on the conservatory, full of gorgeous flowers.

I was too blah at that point to take notice of what most of the flowers were called, but I liked them all the same.

I love cacti.

Out of the conservatory. We found a pool.

With a really cute sign.

Noon. Finally find the cemetery. Also realized that the 10 bus stopped just right down the street, so we should have just stayed on it.

Taking a rest, with a view of the Space Needle. We went there on Saturday.

Boyfriend, always on his Blackberry.

Waiting while he does whatever he's doing.

Walking back out, this makes us giggle endlessly. Cemeteries can be funny.

Twelve-forty-five. Walked out the gates of the cemetery, realized the bus was stopped down the street, and we hauled ass to catch it back downtown.

One pm. Back downtown at the market. Made a stop into a gift shop to look for a souvenir ashtray for a friend. Nadda to be had.

None here either. We were told at some point that it wasn't pc to sell ashtrays. Who knew?

Walking back through the market and back down to the waterfront.

We head up here to get some food.

Two-fifteen pm. Ended up at the Fisherman's. I got salmon & chips (yum times infinity) & boyfriend got swordfish, which I had never had before. It was pretty good. Like fishy chicken.

Walking about the waterfront after lunch. We gave them some money cos hey, at least they're honest. I'm pretty sure he was posing because he saw me taking a photo.

Wondering if the bus stops here. It didn't.

I like stickers.

Gave up the idea of the bus & started back toward the hotel. Stopped here, where they had really cool buttons, but they were $4 a piece.

Weirdest thing that happened all day: Walking out of the antiques store, this guy (the one on the far left in the black pants) stopped us & told me he was giving me a ticket. WTF? What did I do? "I'm giving you a ticket for not smiling enough. And I'm giving him [boyfriend] a ticket for not holding your hand. And you get another for not watching him, letting him watch other ladies behind your back." He was working for a homeless soup kitchen, and he was so sweet that we gave him a donation.

He gave me a sticker. How cute.

Decided to wait for the bus again. Seattle's making me crazy (in a good way).

Three-fifteen pm. Off the bus & back at the hotel.

This is our lovely view.

I think I need a nap.

This is the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in. Dude, they even put stickers on the toilet paper. I especially loved that the shampoo and stuff was from Bath & Body Works & smelled DELICIOUS.

I just got contacts a couple of weeks ago. I think the left one is scratched or something because it's been bothering me all week. The right one is perfect though.

Four-thirty pm. We ended up taking a quick nap & then heading to the bar. I took an Airbourne & boyfriend had a couple of beers. At some point the fire alarm went off & we had to leave.

Waiting outside. It turned out to be a false alarm.

Putting the beer on our room tab.

Five pm. Walking down 1st to get to Underground Seattle. I'm don't remember, but I'm pretty sure this was outside the art museum.

Get to Underground & wait at the bar until the tour starts at six. Boyfriend on the Blackberry again.

Six pm. Waiting in this old bar room & listening to the pre-tour speech.

Now we're underneath downtown Seattle. See, I'm meant to be here.

Pretty interesting stuff down there. There's a bunch of skylights to the streets. When we got out of the tour, we couldn't help but point them out to each other on the streets.

The last original mural left in the underground.

Up for some air. We would walk to a block, go underground, walk around a bit, then come back up & go to another stretch of underground. The guy in the black jacket was our tour guide. Kinda cheesy, but still funny.

Pipes & stuff.

Seven-thirty pm. Out of the tour & standing in wonderment at these crazy signs. The backsides of them were in English. I have no idea what this side said or even if it was a real language.

Waiting for the bus back to the hotel. We walked all the way here, but we're too tired to walk back.

Off the bus & walking to the elevator to get back down to the waterfront.

I really liked this building. The blue part of the top kept changing colors, to green, pink, red, purple, and blue.

Eight pm. Decided to nosh at the hotel restaurant.

I got the Mediterranean Mezze: hummus, pita, and some weird chili cheese tasting sauce. I had hummus twice at two different places in Seattle, and they both tasted like boiled peanuts. Still good though.

For desert, I got the Smokin' Black Forest. It was ok.

Nine pm. Back in the room. We decided to go relax in the hot tub for a while.

Out with the eyes.

Eleven pm. Back in the room, watching a little Frisky before bed. I love me some Killface.

Still eleven-ish. Goodnight.

birthday meme.

smfitzography — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:16:10 GMT

Enter your date of birth, then pick four events, three births, two deaths, and one holiday.
Snagged from xsteadyxboysx

October 11th

Events:

1984 - Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
1975 - The NBC sketch comedy/variety show Saturday Night Live debuts with George Carlin as the host and Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests.
1950 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS
1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, often causing widespread panic to the natives.

Birthdays:

1985 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
1982 - Valentina Zelyaeva, Russian fashion model
1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States

Deaths:

1991 - Redd Foxx, American comedian and actor
1965 - Dorothea Lange, American photographer

Holiday:

United States - National Coming Out Day

Oh, this was fun.
I especially love that my birthday doesn't even exist in some countries.
And I know you love my new icon.

3-6-5

smfitzography — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:09:53 GMT

I just calculated (yes, bored), that if I keep up my 365, it'll end next St. Paddy's Day. SWEET.
I'll also be legal by then, so I'm pretty sure I'll be trashed for that particular self-portrait.
In any case, I'll have to go out with a bang. Head-to-toe green body paint anyone?

Other notable occurrences (if my calculations are correct):
Day 200 will happen on my love's birthday :]
Day 208 will be my birthday.
Day 232 will be Election Day.
Day 262 will be our four year anniversary :]
Day 290 will be New Year's.

I really hope I calculated correctly, or else I'm gonna be pissed at myself for not being able to count to 365.

Three Word Response.

smfitzography — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:39:42 GMT

snagged from lipsoflove

1. Where is your cell phone?
Next to me.

2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
I love him.

3. Your hair?
Need to wash.

4. Where is your father?
I don't know.

5. Cheesecake?
With strawberries, please.

6. Your favourite thing to do?
Take pictures everywhere.

7.Your dream last night?
I don't recall.

8. Your favourite drink?
Canned Diet Coke.

9. Your dream car?
Mini Cooper convertible

10. The room you're in?
Living room, sorta.

11. George Bush?
Resign please, now.

12. Your fears?
Falling down stairs.

13. Nipple rings?
I want one.

14. Who did you hang out with last night?
Boyfriend and cats.

15. What you're not good at?
Getting things done.

16. Your best friends?
None right now.

17. One of your wish list items?
A macro lens.

18. Where did you grow up?
Across the river.

19. The last thing you did?
Had a smoke.

20. What are you wearing?
Polka dot boxers.

21. Tattoo on the lower back?
No effin way.

22. Ketchup?
Sometimes on fries.

23. Your computer?
Not here yet.

24. Your life?
Mostly love it.

25. Your mood?
Content right now.

26. Missing?
My caffeine fix.

27. What are you thinking about right now?
Getting some coffee.

28. Your car?
Pretty sparkly blue.

29. Your work?
Finding a house.

30. Your summer?
Getting more exciting.

31. Your relationship status?
Very happily taken.

32. Your favourite colour(s)?
Rich emerald green.

33. Last time you laughed?
Yesterday, for sure.

34. Last time you cried?
Sleepless Wednesday night

35. High school?
What a waste.

36. This quiz?
A good challenge.</div>

Can you say guilty pleasure?

smfitzography — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:24:49 GMT

I just got waaaaaay too giddy over learning that there will be a Hannah Montana movie coming out next year.

And I'm listening to the tv soundtrack for the third time in a row now.

".....cos I really am a rock star."

things that need to be said.

smfitzography — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:16:45 GMT

You know how it is when you're just completely overwhelmed with head over heels love for someone? It's funny how the simplest thoughts can bring about that feeling. Just sitting on the john, taking a leak, and suddenly you remember how he surprised you one morning with your very first tripod. Which makes you remember how he bought you your first real camera and how he got you the camera you'd been craving for the longest time. And then you realize it isn't just about him buying you things; it's that he's helped you delve even deeper into something you've always been curious about.

And it always figures that your skin and your hair behave perfectly once you get home, something they'd never do when you need them to. Or maybe it's just that the lighting's different in your bathroom than it is in the hotel's. Or maybe it's just that you're used to your lighting, so you're used to how you look in the mirror at home and that the hotel's lighting shows how you actually are. I always wonder how I really look to other people.

Sometimes I imagine myself from outside my body, to try to see how I look to other people, to see how I move. I always wonder how people perceive me, like how you sometimes judge people on their looks. "She's a bitch, he's a frat-boy, she's slutty, he's a perv." What do people label me as? How do I come off? Do you ever wonder if you're the exact person you always bitch about, but have no idea? I always get irked at those stuck-up girls who boss everyone around and just seem overall unpleasant to be around. But am I that girl?

It's these trips that take me away from the norm that always bring about thoughts that seem to have always been lingering about my brain, I just didn't take the time to think about them. Reading does the same thing. I should do both more often.

Childhood Meme.

smfitzography — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:55:06 GMT

I've been doing these for a few weeks now for this group. I thought I'd finally share one.

1. Funky Munky, 2. Lunchable, 3. The Little Witch, 4. yeah!, 5. Aaaargh! (Vræl!), 6. you're in my heart, 7. It didn't seem right, but it had to work..., 8. Ivory Coast, 9. Face off, 10. 771, 11. Guess who Janell Version, 12. 12CM (5") BANANA SPIDERS

1. What was your nickname as a child? I didn't really have a nickname besides variations on my first name like Sam, Sammie, and Sambo. But one time my friends and I made up names for each other, and mine was Munky.
2. What was your favorite food as a child? I looooved Lunchables, especially the pizza ones.
3. What was the theme of your favorite childhood birthday? I always had Halloween birthdays since mine is in October. And I almost always dressed up as a witch. But one year a hurricane blew through a few days before my party, so almost no one came.
4. What were you punished most often for? Talking back. I had a mouth on me.
5. What special talent or skill did you have? I could beat up my little brother really well. Hey, he deserved it!
6. What was the name of your first best friend? My first true friend (and love) was Jeremy when I was five. He lived next door, and we were inseparable.
7. What was your favorite cartoon character or superhero? Ninja Turtles. My brother and I even had pillows shaped like them.
8. What did you want to be when you grew up? For the longest time I wanted to be a teacher. I would even play school with my brother and make him take tests :]
9. Who did you look up to? My dad. He was kind of strict, but he would always take time to play with us.
10. What elementary school did you attend? Smiths Station Elementary. It's named after the town which was named after a railroad stop.
11. What was your favorite game to play? Guess Who.
12. What was your biggest fear as a child? Spiders. Specifically the banana spiders that lurked under the kitchen sink when we lived out in the boonies.

lyrics meme version 3.0

smfitzography — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:50:55 GMT

I just did this as a way of taking requests at my icon comm, and now I have the huge urge to do here again, for the third time.
-Put your MP3 player/other music device on random.
-Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
-Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
-Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
-Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING

Upon a roof below the moon, nearby a park-bench in the sun
Dreamed I was an eskimo, frozen wind began to blow
Your touch your taste your breath your face your hands your head

Mention this to me, mention this to me, watch the weather change

~~She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak.~~

~~All around the world statues crumble for me, who knows how long I've loved you.~~

~~Faint white figures paint my sleep, please don't tell my secrets.~~

Everytime that you're walking, I feel the vibe inside.

Well can't you see that it's just raining, there ain't no need to go outside.

~~Like we always do at this time, I go for mine, I gots to shine.~~

She was lying on the floor and counting stretch marks.

I must go on standing, you can't break that which isn't yours.

My dream girl don't exist, at the age of five she slit her wrists.

Take your white finger, slide the nail under the top and bottom buttons of my blazer

Well I'm just people watching the other people watching me.

Brainstorm, take me away from the norm, I got to tell you something

When I look into your eyes you help me realign

~~I hear you on the radio, you permeate my screen, it's unkind but...~~

Won't you let me catch your fall, won't you let me lend a hand.

~~Threw you the obvious, and you flew with it on your back.~~

100th day.

smfitzography — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:40:59 GMT

You must see it bigger. It's much better that way.

It's day 100/365. So proud I made it this far.
Lots of ideas floated around my head, but I decided on this one.
Mostly inspired by the idea of making a personal mood theme using just photos of me.
For once, taking the photographs was the easiest part. The hard part was putting them all together.
Thanks to my slow ass computer, it took me nearly two hours. We really need a new computer.

minimalism.

smfitzography — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:28:08 GMT

92/365 - I'd make it my header image if it wasn't so emo looking.

Trolls are tasty.

There was a dead bird in the rotunda.

And a dead dragonfly on the windowsill in the hall.

Found them.

smfitzography — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:53:04 GMT

I'm such a dumbass.
I must have left them there when I was taking pictures last week.
It took me an hour of ransacking the house to finally look over and see them there.
But hey, at least I found them.
I was starting to worry that they were gone forever.

My tea tells me the nicest things....

smfitzography — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:19:38 GMT

best comment ever.

smfitzography — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:18:18 GMT

365days: Week Twelve.

smfitzography — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:21:46 GMT

Lalala twelve weeks.....
Didn't do any for Flickr Group Roulette......it's been getting a little too...silly for my taste.
But I did start The Photography Project last week....it's interesting. I started at a good time too, since last week's theme was self-portraits, so I mostly just used my 365 shots for it. This week's theme is the seven deadly sins, which started today, which is why I made out with my mirror for today [day 84]. While researching the sins, I realized I commit just about every single one of them everyday. So I guess I'm going to a hell I don't believe in. Anyway, today's shot is definitely my favorite. You can see how clear my skin is getting, at least on that side of my face. I barely even edited it at all, just added some sepia to it. Least favorite is probably 79, just because my creativity was really drained that day. Blah.

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View Poll: 365days Week Twelve

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Nothing left to say right now.

2118

smfitzography — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:12:29 GMT

That is all.

365days: Week Eleven.

smfitzography — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:35:16 GMT

Yay, another week! Only one for FGR - Day 72, which was "My, What is That You're Wearing?" I like it.
My favorites this week are 71 & 74. I can't decide between them!
My least favorite is 75. I had almost forgotten to take my photo for the day, so I took that picture with my cell phone outside the theatre. I can't download the pictures off my phone because it's a stupid piece of shit, so I had to take a picture of my picture. Oh wells.

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I have to add something that's been on my mind for a while. I absolutely love what the sunburn did for my face. It made my skin even out in tone and dried up all my zits. I haven't had a giant pimple since. I have a few small ones on my forehead, but whatevs. I've barely even been wearing makeup, just a little bit of foundation under my eyes and of course, mascara. Yay!

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Anyway, tell me this:

View Poll: 365days Week Eleven

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FYI for my new friends: this is something I do every week to track my progress with my 365days project on flickr. I hope you enjoy it!

adiml in florida [ may 17th 2008 ]

smfitzography — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:39:57 GMT

3rd timer. 46 photos.
A day spent in Panama City Beach, Florida, that started out promising & ended up miserably.

7:51 am - Good morning. I've let the ocean do the washing & styling of my hair for the past two days, so it's a disheveled mess.

Minutes later I go out on the balcony to have my first smoke of the day.

8:10 am - Return from the lobby with free juice & snacks for the boyfriend & I.

8:24am - Done with breakfast, we head out to the beach. Here's his Sasquatch footprint.

I love watching the water.

I already collected lots of shells yesterday, but we find huge stashes of them on the other side
of the beach, and I can't help but fill my pockets. Of course I picked up that pretty pink one in the corner.

8:50 am - Boyfriend makes me document this nastiness. We guess it's some drainage from
the nearby restaurant. It runs into the ocean & you have to walk through it or go the long way around.

Boyfriend steals the camera, allowing me to focus on beach combing.

Look what I found!

9:10 am - Get back to the room & add the morning's findings to my collection.

Go out & have another smoke.

And this little guy comes to keep me company. I don't know what it is, but it could fly.

Go back in & brush my teeth. Photo's not as good as I wanted it to be because boyfriend was rushing me.

10:11 am - Leaving Target after I help boyfriend find a good pair of shorts, since he has zero
& waaaay underpacked for this trip. Side note: I just realized that every ADIML of mine has
included a trip to Target. I can't escape its powers, even 300 miles from home.

10:47am - Leaving Alvin's Island Outlet, where we succesfully escaped with a much needed
beach chair & a pair of short pour moi. We realize now that we were incredibly unprepared for
this trip that we'd been planning for a month.

Minutes later, we return "home." Here's my shorts. I likes, but they're a little too big.

1:30pm - My apologies for the huge time gap, but I didn't want to leave my camera unguarded
& alone on the beach while we swam. All you missed was me catching lame waves on my
boogie board, boyfriend discovering & manhandling a t-shirt jellyfish, me finding shells in the
water, and multiple potty breaks into nature's toilet. Tired, we settled up on the beach with some drinks.

I dig my toes into the sand....

Hi. I'm not angry, it's just the sun's in my eyes.

Hello frat kids. You're annoying & loud. Go home.

People watching.

It says: Hammerhead Freds - Cold Oysters $4.95 4-6

1:55pm - Boyfriend takes a swim while I bake.

Yea, I'm starting to bake. I now realize this is the point at which I should have gone inside,
instead of staying out for another hour & subjecting myself to such horrible horrible pain that you'll see later.

3:19pm - Back up at the balcony, & another huge time lapse for the same reason mentioned above.

Just me being a voyeur.

Yea, we brought the party upstairs.

Got a shot of the girl boyfriend's been crushing on [the one on the right]. She was pretty cute.
And PALE! I swear, she'd been out there longer than we had & she was still white as a ghost.

3:30 pm - Say hello to my friend Panama Jack.

I need him because of this. This didn't hurt as bad as my legs though.

3:45pm - Watching the people parasail.

I like these.

6:15pm - Sorry about the huge time lapse again. You don't even know how bad my legs started
hurting all of a sudden. After we got back from walking across the street for more debauchery
supplies, the sunburn really kicked in. We went to eat at The Back Yard, a mediocre & overpriced
seafood place. Then we went to Target [again] for aloe.

On the way back "home" - Beachbreak. It's decent, for the price.

6:42pm - After boyfriend slathers my legs with aloe, I go out for a smoke.

Capture the setting sun. I wish I could go back out into the water.

But not with my legs like this.

The face isn't looking much better, but at least nothing else really burns.

One annoying thing about our room is that it's right next to a stairwell.

And people on the balconies above us keep leaving stuff out that flies down to us. Ew.

8:02pm - First photographed inside potty break. What you missed during the time lapse - me
trusting boyfriend's method of helping sunburn - sitting in a hot bath. I don't know how it works,
but I just did it, and ended up laying in the tub for an hour. Re-slathered myself with aloe and
crawled into bed, where boyfriend's already sleeping.

Watch Dirty Jobs. Mike's impregnating lady turkeys, and they keep pooing on him.

9pm - Watch Women of Ninja Warrior for a while.

10pm - Have my last cigarette & say goodnight to Florida.

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movie meme version 1.0

smfitzography — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:25:32 GMT

stolen from room429

-Pick 10 of your favorite movies.
-Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
-Post them here for everyone to guess.
-Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
-NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions!

I thought I'd die with all my hate in my veins. But then something happened. It happened to me... just as it happened to you.
~~There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours~~. The Princess Bride
~~What Freud said about the Irish is: We're the only people who are impervious to psychoanalysis~~. The Departed
~~We were all feeling a bit shagged and fagged and fashed, it being a night of no small expenditure~~. A Clockwork Orange
Lots of midgets have offed themselves. I hope yours doesn't, otherwise your film'll be fucked.
~~No, no. It's not schizophrenia. It's just a voice in my head. I mean, the voice isn't telling me to do anything. It's telling me what I've already done... accurately, and with a better vocabulary~~. Stranger Than Fiction
Take the best orgasm you've ever had... multiply it by a thousand, and you're still nowhere near it.
You can start by wiping that fucking dumb-ass smile off your rosey, fucking, cheeks! Then you can give me a fucking automobile: a fucking Datsun, a fucking Toyota, a fucking Mustang, a fucking Buick! Four fucking wheels and a seat!
Because I'm a fucking caveman!
~~In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people angry and has widely been considered as a bad move~~. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

365days: Week Eight.

smfitzography — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:45:30 GMT

Yay! Hit milestone Day 50 this week :] No Flickr Group Roulette challenges this week :/ They were all pretty lame or boring or I just couldn't do it. Anyway, my favorite this week is Day 53. It happened by accident, and I just went from there. Day 55 is a close second. As for my least favorite, I'd say it's probably 51, just because it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. So what do you think?

View Poll: 365days Week Eight

365days: Week Seven

smfitzography — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:54:26 GMT

Probably the most eventful week yet: new collage, new camera, new swimsuit, and traveling.
Accomplished two fgr's this week. Day 43 [T-Shirt Tuesday] and Day 49 [Five Senses].
Favorites for me: Once again, I like all of them for different reasons, there aren't any I really dislike. But I guess my favorite would have to be Day 49 just because the idea for it just hit me all of a sudden, and then it was really difficult to get the shot I wanted, so when I finally got it, I felt really accomplished. I guess my least favorite would have to be Day 43 just because I couldn't get a shot with the the entire background filled with shirts. Other than that, I loved this week.

So now you tell me what you think:

View Poll: 365days: Week Seven

hah.

smfitzography — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:19:39 GMT

I'll explain later. Much too tired.

you're it.

smfitzography — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:09:48 GMT

Wasn't tagged, but I stole this from expect-life anyway :]

Write:
1. Your name/username.
2. Left-handed or right-handed?
3. Favourite letters to write?
4. Least favourite letters to write?
5. Write "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
6. Tag 5 people.

So get on it yous guys o_o
I'm feeling pretty silly right now.

drive to rubidoux in the middle of the night

smfitzography — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:18 GMT

Second time posting this meme. First one is here if you'd like to have a go at it as well.

-Put your MP3 player/other music device on random.
-Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
-Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
-Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
-Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING

Bells around St. Petersburg when I saw you
You don't know me like you knew me
I am overground, outselling it since God thinks I don't exist
Everything's been said before, nothing left to say anymore
~~I'm so tired I haven't slept a wink~~
She just wanders around unaffected by the winter winds here
She's only eighteen, don't like the Rolling Stones
I know what I know, I know, on the car ride down
Eyes boring a way through me, paralyze, controlling completely
When criminals in this world appear and break the laws that they should fear
~~All around the world statues crumble for me, who knows how long I've loved you~~
~~Hangin round downtown by myself~~
My baby my baby let me know, because you love me, you love me, let me go
~~All I can say is that my life is pretty plain~~
How long did we think this all would last?
I have come curiously close to the end, now
I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven
~~They made a statue of us and put it on a mountaintop~~
~~We're talking away, I don't know what I'm to say~~
If the sun refused to shine, I don't mind, I don't mind

Well that was interesting. And I'm really only a little embarrassed about one of them. I think a lot of them are pretty easy.

365days: Week Six.

smfitzography — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:26:16 GMT

Woo hoo! Next week I hit the 50 day mark!
Only did two Flickr Group Roulette challenges this week - Day 39: Our Little Secret [I bite my hair] and Day 42: Widescreen.
I have to say I love every photo except for Days 39 & 40. Those two just don't do it for me, and I can't pick a favorite among the rest.
So I'm going to try a new thing....poll!

View Poll: 365days Week Six

adiml in greyscale [ March 29th 2008 ]

smfitzography — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:30:38 GMT

Second ADIML for me. First one is here.
Join me for a day of aimless driving, minor shopping, cats, laundry, & random tv.
A very typical Saturday for the boyfriend & I.

8:30am - About an hour before my boyfriend [who snapped this pic] woke me up with tickling & promises of a wonderful day.

9:40am - After I shower, I sit down for my morning smoke.

9:45am - Brush teeth.

9:53am - Give Finn his good morning pets.

9:54pm - Take the lint brush to the shirt I'm going to wear. I only wore it for like an hour the night before, but it still managed to attract every single cat hair in the apartment.

9:58am - Finally dressed, I put on the makeup.

And deodorize myself. I love the smell of pears.

Trying not to poke my eye out.

10:06am - It's go time.

10:09am - But first, a potty break.

10:12am - And say hellos to Cooper. You'll see lots of her today.

10:28am - Leaving the apartment. I had taken the trash out to the back dumpster, and boyfriend drove around to pick me up.

10:34am - On I-20, on the way to North 85. Boyfriend's playing games & won't say where we're going.

11:10am - We ended up at REI so he could get a backpack that would hold his laptop. He travels a lot for work. This is the view as we're leaving.

11:19am - Afterwards, we're both hangover-hungry, so we drive around for a few minutes & spot this golden palace of delicousness. I get the steak soft tacos, & he gets a burrito. Yums.

11:41am - We've been looking for a Wachovia so he could get some moneys out, and we spot one across the street from Chipotle.

11:46am - We need some necessities & remember there's a Target down the road. So we hit it up for new toothbrushes, mousse, laundry detergent, & face wash.

12:27pm - A church I thought was pretty. I'm not religious, but I can appreciate the architecture. Anyway, I think there was a wedding; you can almost see the two guys in tuxedos at the right edge of the church.

12:28pm - So basically we're just driving around, trying to figure out what we want to do. We do this a lot, and usually end up arguing mildly for a few minutes.

12:35pm - When you're driving through certain parts of slightly-northern Atlanta, you pass a lot of gorgeous houses. This is one of the only ones that turned out well enough to publish. I still like it though.

12:36pm - He needs stamps, & we spot the post office. But this is one of those crappy ones. They're always closed on Saturdays, and they don't even have a stamp machine. He comes out angry.

12:40pm - Back on the road. I decide I want to go to Perimeter Mall, so we make our way to the freeway.

12:48pm - Drive down Ponce & pass one of the coolest antique stores in town, Paris on Ponce.

12:56pm - Lots of roads are closed due to construction & tornado damage, so we get lost trying to get to the freeway. We pass through the Georgia Tech area & see all these people walking around with giant numbers plastered on them. I found out later it was the Great Urban Race. Now I want to do it next year.

2:28pm - After an hour in the mall, we get to car & I have a smoke. I know it was kind of a big time break compared to the rest of the day, but I didn't want to carry my camera through the mall. Anyway, it started raining on our way to Perimeter, & we had a hard time parking. But I ended up changing into the really neat black & white striped ruched tunic I got at Charlotte Russe [you'll see it later].

2:30pm - Goodbye mall.

3:08pm - We end up driving around again trying to figure out what to do. Boyfriend pouts about there not being anything for him to do in this city. Crybaby :] But we end up around Atlantic Station & see this beautiful mosque.

3:24pm - Decide to get some more food & go home. We get stuck on the Boulevard detour to Decatur Street, where I try to photograph the graffiti on this brick wall.

Also snap this photo of the reason Boulevard is closed off: the tornado a couple weeks ago ripped a lot of stuff off the roof of the Stacks Lofts.

3:46pm - Stop by Mi Barrio, a very authentic Mexican restaurant, & pick some food up to go.

3:56pm - I got cheesy nachos. Boyfriend got gorditas, beans, & rice. Yuuuum.

Cooper starts begging. Sorry baby, this food is waaaay too greasy for your delicate feline tummy. We horde games & tools under our coffee table.

4:08pm - Finish my nachos & hit the internet for a bit.

4:48pm - Go for a potty break from all the sweet tea I've been drinking. Cooper follows me in & begs for water from the faucet.

She's got a long tail.

I also take this moment to put my hair up. It's felt really greasy all day from the humidity & from using the last goopy bits of mousse on my hair yesterday. Good thing I got some more earlier. Sneak peak at the new shirt.

4:58pm - Get back on the puter & play my new addiction, Mahjong Safari. Sweet, I got a hippo.

5:00pm - Start munching on the ice left from my tea.

6:15pm - Realize my camera's almost full, so I dump it out & review my day so far.

6:50pm - Get tired of the puter, so I join boyfriend on the couch to watch Seinfeld.

Cooper joins me minutes later to snuggle.

7:17pm - Then King of Queens comes on. I can't resist reruns of old sitcoms.

7:25pm - Decide to do laundry. While I'm gathering up the clothes, I see that Cooper's made a home for herself in my Charlotte Russe bag. I don't know what her deal is, she just loves hiding in bags & other weird places.

I join her on the floor.

7:28pm - Take a potty break before I head down to do laundry.

7:46pm - I go down to the basement where the laundry room is, & have to put some money on the laundry card. The machine is in the connecting gym room, & I see they have Reese cups in the snack machine. MINE.

Put the clothes in the washer. It's really bright down there. Everything's white & they have huge fluorescent bulbs.

8:00pm - When I was digging change out of my pocket for candy, I found this little gem. I ran upstairs & found out it's a Swedish coin, worth about 8 cents. It looks just like a penny, just a little bigger. I must have gotten in my change earlier at the mall.

8:02pm - The Reese cups are demolished.

8:23pm - Head back down the stairs to change the laundry over. It takes an hour to dry, so boyfriend & I decide to hit the grocery store real quick.

9:06pm - Incidental time check as we're leaving Kroger. That's actually the view of Target from the grocery store. It was hard to take a photo of the front of the store because of the darkness & rain.

9:14pm - Boyfriend's been getting on my nerves all day, but he hit the last straw at Kroger. So when we get home, I light some incense to try to relax.

Then I say hello to Giant Buddha & Fake Shrunken Head.

Here's some of the crap we got at the store.

And some more in the fridge.

9:20pm - After putting up the groceries, I sit down for a smoke in front of the puter. This is my "I'm tired of being nice if boyfriend's going to mean" face.

9:30pm - Head back down to the basement to get the laundry out of the dryer.

Said laundry coming out of the dryer.

9:35pm - Get back upstairs [I know it took 5 minutes; it's a really long walk to the basement] and write down how much is left on the money card.

9:46pm - Still a tiny bit angry as I fold laundry. Boyfriend snapped this pic in between making me a delicious snack to make up for being such a buttface all day. Now you can see my pretty shirt in full view! God I love it.

9:51pm - Done with laundry. Take a potty break & change into my comfy boxers.

9:54pm - Journey into the living room to get my snack. Club crackers stacked with sharp cheddar & pepperonis. Proceed to devour the entire plate.

10:05pm - Have an apple.

10:12pm - While we're noshing, we catch some Austin Powers. Yea, baby, yea!

11:13pm - Watch some Venture Brothers. I've seen it before, but I still laugh my ass off at Dean dressed up like Princess Leia.

11:28pm - Bust out the ice cream. Bluebell was FINALLY on sale for like $4 [it's usually $6 or $7], so we got a carton of Centennial Sundae. Freakin yum. Bluebell is definitely the best ice cream ever.

11:42pm - Second to last potty of the day.

12:16am - Getting so so tired, but I have to press on to catch the Frisky Dingo episodes I've missed. Xander's pretty much retarded, but hot for a cartoon.

12:25am - This is pretty much how I looked for the last hour watching TV, and probably how I look trying to go to sleep. Went to bed at 12:30 after Frisky went off, & got to sleep around 1am.</div>