Tidbit Tuesday #37

A year ago today I was putting off packing for school, and dreaming of the smell of brand new notebooks, planners and pens. I made my yearly list of goals to be accomplished throughout the school year. You know, the usual things that never really stuck no matter how many lists I made. 1) Drink eight 8 oz. glasses of water per day. 2) Take your multi-vitamin daily. 3) Quit cluttering your notebook with new ways to sign your name or drawing random eyeballs all over its pages. Yeah, never happened. All of this to say, SU holds its first day of classes in just a week. And I’m going to miss it..

I notice the little things. Things I swear normal people just.. don’t. Like the rims of yogurt containers. What is UP with how small they are? And yet they still manage to hide an entire spoons-worth of yogurty-goodness inside its ridges. The normal person wouldn’t mind. But I? I finish everything on my plate (slash, yogurt container) no matter the obstacles. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve been poked fun at by waiters who were all, “Was there EVER food on that plate?” To which I reply, “Um. I just like food?”

As photographers, we find ourselves in an industry where there’s a constant need for inspiration. Inspiration to shoot. To blog. And ultimately, to create. There are days when inspiration is hard to come by. And then, there are days like yesterday. Yesterday was the best kind of day. Because I was able to put all other things aside and finally start making this all-elusive “rebrand” come to life. There’s still a long way to go, but I’m SO happy with how far it’s come in just a day.

And speaking of inspiration and making moves, HUGE things are coming to the blog. Think Oprah’s Favorite Things. Now of course, I’m no Oprah, and I won’t go into it too much right now. But I will say this: On Sunday, September 5th, there’s only one place you’ll want to be. More to come.. :)

Song of the week: I Will Always Love You by Don Hejny. I could listen to this song about 15 times a day. I guess that means I’ve met today’s queue. :) But who would expect anything less than, say.. 30 clicks on the good ol’ replay button when it comes to any new song I fall in love with. (FYI: This is Dylan’s favorite part about the girl he married.) ;)

I had the most legit carrot cake EVER at my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. I’m talking long julienne carrots that boggled my mind. It was vegetable cake, for crying out loud. And it was fabulously delicious.

Once upon a time, Dylan and I decided we needed a show. One we could stream from NetFlix, two one-hour episodes per night, because what’s better than a little prime-time drama and cuddling on a couch much too small for the both of us? Friday Night Lights. Incredible acting. And shot so realistically. No fancy-shmancy set lighting. A ridiculous amount of jump-cuts. And camera angles so shaky you’d swear Professor Bruce Strong must have reemed out the crew for lack of tripod-use. Like I said, incredible. (Excuse me for going all nerd on you. It’s in the blood.)

And because posts without pictures are just silly, here’s a sneak of Lisa and Jonathan’s Richfield Springs, NY wedding. Coming soon to a blog near you. ;)

Happy Tuesday! :)