January 6, 2010

It's hard for me to find the words for how I feel about this. This is the new set at work, called The Great Save. It's pretty much a Tuesday Morning meets Big Lots meets Costco. And I don't mean any of that in a good way. It's only for 6 weeks, thank God. Not one of Target's shining moments.

January 5, 2010

Not sure about this one. This picture was taken at JCPenney with my phone. Those are bottles of perfume with EAS tags on the tops of the boxes so people won't steal them. They are inside a glass case...

Things that make you go, "Hmmmmm...."

January 4, 2010

Dinner with depth. The DOF (depth of field) is extremely short in this picture. Foreground and background are blurred, but the cheesy, gooey goodness in the middle are my focus.

1 bag of No-Yolk noodles

3 boneless, skinless chicken breast

8 strips bacon

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can milk

2 cups shredded cheddar

Cook noodles as directed, drain. Grill or fry chicken breast in pan on stove, then slice. Cook bacon, then crumble. Put all ingredients except half the cheddar back in the big noodle pot and stir. Pour into 9X13 dish, sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Nummy.

January 3, 2010

So far, my photographic endeavors for this year have been stunted by me being sick. I do realize that the first few pictures I have posted have been less than compelling. Hopefully that will change very soon. Thank God I'm off work for 5 days. Or I would have broken my perfect attendance streak. I haven't called off work in almost a year. January 23rd, to be exact. This picture is of my cat, Pooper. General is his birth name, but he gained his current moniker early on in life. Today he said to himself, I wanna be a dog. The dog gets more attention, more treats, and gets to play outside. Maybe if I think real hard, and play with his toys, that could be me.

January 2, 2010

Today started out a little better than yesterday. I feel a little better and got a little of my appetite back. Turns out I might not have been sick from food posioning after all. Because Jon got sick today. Maybe we should have gotten flu shots this year... This morning I got to take pictures of the Clay Township officer and firefighter swear-in's. I was honored to do so. I will be taking pictures of the last shift tomorrow morning. A big congratulations to the Clay Township firefighters! And if I haven't said so before, thank you for your service.

January 1, 2010

Food poisoning is not how I planned to ring in the new year. However, The Olive Garden had different plans for me. It started at about 10:30pm, when I got home from work. And finally ended at about 4:30am. Sadly, I missed a photography job in the morning, as I stayed in the house all day. Consuming only an English muffin, rice and some applesauce all day, I lost 6.4 pounds. Jon forced me to drink water and Gatorade. But I pretty much felt like a slug all day. Duke was in and out and gave me regular weather reports. Winter is here...

Project 365: 2010

Time moves surprisingly fast.

Life should be documented. Why not create a visual history of your life? Or at least for just a year. My goal this upcoming year is to take a picture a day, and document it here on this blog. Why? Imagine being able to reference each day of your life and recall what you did that day, how you felt, who you met or what you learned.

I think this project will help me personally, for the reasons listed above. Professionally, as an amateur photographer, it will help me learn the limits of my camera, challenge me to find 365 interesting things around me and develop my creative skills in regards to composition and lighting.

Feel free to leave comments and tell me what you think. Coming Soon--January 1, 2010!!