Vertical Vertigo

The Office

I know, I know. Today's pictures are kind of goofy. Okay, seriously goofy. But it was a last attempt at something artsy. Apparently the creative juices just weren't really flowing today. I suppose I channeled them into my run that I took. "We have a jock on our hands, here!" my dad says in amazement when I tell him I went running. It cracks me up every time.

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Monday

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Timing is Everything

I take the batteries out of this clock because the ticking really bothers me when I'm doing something quiet, like homework. It remains motionless for weeks at time. Eventually I'll put the batteries back in and see how long I can make it before the ticking pisses me off.

Place of Rest

I love my bedroom. It is a place of calm and rest. It is a place of comfort and self expression. Lots of self expression. Occasionally, it is even a place of art (though more often that is Mother Nature as a whole). At any rate, I like home and I like my room.

In Utero... or Eggs

My dad and I came to the conclusion that doves are just vermin that can fly. However, it was hard to deny the photo opportunity when I found these eggs in an empty 1 gallon bucket amongst my dad's little plant nursery behind our back wall. I particularly love the stark contrast between the nest makings and the white eggs.

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Purple Cactus?

Yeppa.

Running Wild

I went for a run today. I ran two miles straight, and am very impressed with myself. You're thinking, "that's really not very far..." Well, considering in the past three or four weeks I've easily doubled the distance I can run, I'd say that's pretty good! I'm prepping for the Pat Tillman Run at the end of April. Well, at least I hope it's at the end of April. At any rate, it's 4.2 miles, and I'd really like to run the whole thing. No stopping. How cool, right? Anyway, after my run I flopped down in the nice, cool grass to take a quick breather. It was heaven. And, the macro on my camera is better than I thought, because I was definitely not going for the focus on the grass blades but was pleasantly surprised! Nice work, camera! So nice I want it to be gigantic.

Momentous

A few things to note:

• The semester ends in less than seven (7) weeks. That makes me so happy.
• This is my 183rd blog post. That means that I have officially blogged 50% of one year. Every single day. Be proud.
• I can't think of anything else, but since odd numbers are more aesthetically pleasing I needed a third bullet point. :)

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And yes, these photos have nothing to do with the list preceeding them.

Open Wide

Flowers everywhere. I love it. What I love even more is the little vines that grow from the sweet peas. They wrap around everything and are so cute, yet purposeful. Combining form and function! Win win.

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Pin Up

People say, "You are what you eat," right? So, is the same true about what you put on your bulletin board? I think it is. My bulletin board completely sums up what makes a Zac - lots of photographs of fun times and people that I love, a few notes to keep things in perspective, a calendar and receipt to remind myself about FHE, and a pinch of art just for interest's sake. I sure hope I'm not equivalent to what I eat (heaven knows, that would not be a pretty sight), but I would definitely settle for "You are what you put on your bulletin board." Looks like I'm already myself, if that's the case.

Renaissance Man

We went to the Renaissance Festival! It was loads of fun. Nicole was so excited to jump on this fancy trampoline first thing. She was flipping and screaming and having all types of fun. Matthew threw axes and totally dominated. As his prize, he was knighted right there! On the spot! Sir Matthew threw knives and "oriental stars" after that. He's good with sharp stuff apparently. Then was the trek home. The sunset was looking all types of good for a long time. Good thing we had to pull over, because I got a good picture of it before we started moving again.

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On Fourth

Macki and Rusty came into town, and none of us had been to the 4th Avenue Street Fair. It was super fun. Not much of it was my style, but there were some really neat things. The little metal guys were so cool. My favorite was of a flying pig. I didn't get a picture of him, but I did get one of his little buddies (photo 3). I wish I could have spent some more time taking photographs, but I was trying not to hold everything up. Haha.

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Practicing Spontaneity

In an effort to take more candid photos, I staged this one in the grass. Haha. Otherwise, I've been almost completely immersed in Catching Fire, the second in a trilogy. I read the first, The Hunger Games, last week and have been thinking about it all week! I'm so glad I bought it (despite costing $16). So far, it's been worth it.

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Time Off

There isn't much to say about today. The weather was nice. I have been greatly enjoying Spring Break, and am happy to have four more days before I go back to school. For the first time in a long time, I'm reading books. As in, books just because I want to, not because they're required reading material. I am so happy!

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Filter Effects

I got a little shutter happy today. I was having a fun time trying out the sepia/black-and-white thing again. I'm particularly fond of the mouse trap one. Haha. In other news, that cactus from two days ago (Sunday the 14th)? Yeah, the wind blew a big chunk of it over. The insides are kind of neat though! And I found a little bird egg that had fallen onto our brick patio. I was sad for a minute or two. Then I got over it.

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Unravelling

The growth of desert plants is so much more interesting than other plants. Well, to me at least. I love watching big century plants and other agave-style plants (like this one) grow and how every year, new "leaves" unravel from the center. I especially love when plants, like this one, have spikes on them - all of the leaves have cool wavy grooves in them from where spikes from other leaves were pressing into them before they unfurled from the center of the plant. The perfectness of nature is really quite astounding - the way it all works both together, and within itself.