Day 39 of Project365. I think my camera is dying, as it refuses to select a shutter speed of faster than 1/200s while I am using the flash. This could be bad news for my Project365.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/200 sec | f/4.0 | ISO 200 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
I just had to share this XKCD comic with you all today. It's very appropriate since I've been devouring the birth blogs lately:
I think I need a "birth" category on my blog, LOL.
I think I need a "birth" category on my blog, LOL.
Tripped and slammed my knee into the concrete, then had to walk around the grocery store. It hurts. :(.
Day 38 of Project365. We saw this sign outside of a Mexican restaurant. It was intended to mean 20% off your bill for dinner, but it sure looks like they're offering cheap drinks for church-goers! LOL.
I realize this is a funny sign, and people like to share things like this, so feel free to download this photo and share it -- just keep my metadata (the title, caption, my name and url, etc.) intact, please.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/200 sec | f/4.0 | ISO 200 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
I did not post my 365 photo last night, and I haven't had time today, BUT I did *take* a picture. I'll post it with today's picture tonight!
Day 37 of Project365. Aisling and baby Elijah getting some "face time" at Timmy's birthday party on Saturday.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/125 sec | f/2.2 | ISO 400 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Day 36 of Project365. Theme: Around the House. My sister-in-law is over here with her kids tonight, and I was admiring her new jacket. It's so cute! I love the lines and the cut of the sleeves, so I snapped this shot.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/80 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 400 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
I couldn't choose just one of the photos for my Project365. Below is the one I took from the kitchen, and this one is the close-up.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/100 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 400 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Day 35 of Project365. Theme: Around the House. I was peeking over the kitchen bar, secretively snapping shots of Aisling picking her nose at the dinner table. When I showed Aisling the pictures, she was not even remotely embarrassed. Instead she shoved her finger up her nose and told me to take another one. LOL, gotta love a three year old. ;)
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/100 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 1600 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | No Flash
1. On Saturday my best friend, Gretchen, and her husband, John, were visiting from Alaska and had a party at Gretchen's parents' house. It was small -- only four adults (and two kids) other than me -- but lots of fun! We played a trivia game called Wits & Wagers, which was made all the more fun by the fact that we didn't have the instructions. My project365 photo for Saturday was Gretchen and John:
2. Gretchen was asking me about the kids and school, and asked if we've gotten Aoghdan tested for ADD yet. We had planned to get him tested next after Mark, Anna, Seamus, and I were all diagnosed, but we haven't yet. Sometimes I think he shows signs of ADD, but other times I think that even if he were diagnosed, I am not sure I'd want to medicate him. Any symptoms he might have don't seem to be seriously affecting his life, definitely not to the extent of the difficulties the rest of us have, which makes me wonder if he'd get enough benefit to make the side effects and risks of the medication worthwhile. Of course, I haven't spoken to Mark about this yet; I'm just thinking out loud here.
3. We had an interesting breakfast conversation Wednesday morning. Anna saw this movie that attempted to "explain" certain events of the Bible, and she's been asking us questions about it. I've become very curious to see this movie, called Exodus Decoded, as some things she's told us seem to contradict the Bible while others apparently stretch the facts to "prove" the Bible. I'm more of a simple faith girl, myself. The Bible says it, I believe it, that's good enough for me.
Our conversation also wandered into the area of evolution. Mark and I do not believe in macro evolution, and have taught our children our belief that God created the world just as stated in the Bible. (As homeschoolers we do plan to teach evolution in high school, as we consider it very important for our children to understand current scientific theory, even if we believe it to be incorrect.) We were discussing how some Christians believe that evolution is the process that God used to create the world, Mark mentioned the "gap theory," and somehow we ended up talking about whether a "day" in Genesis is a a period of 24 hours, or whether "one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day." (2 Peter 3:8) I pointed out that Genesis does not actually say that God created the world "in six days." (Not those specific words.) What it says is that first God separated the light from the dark, calling the light day, and the dark night. (Genesis 1:4-5a) Then it says, "And there was evening and there was morning, one day," (Genesis 1:5b) and then, "And there was evening and there was morning, a second day," (Genesis 1:8) and so on. (Genesis 1:13,19,23,31) In other words, first God created and named the parameters by which we currently mark day and night. Then, for the rest of the story, the passage of time is not only called by those names, but specifically marked by the coming of evening and morning. Maybe, in those first days, somehow the Earth's rotation took much, much longer than 24 hours. Maybe. But I really don't see how anyone could claim that "day" did not really mean "day," when God was so very specific about it.
4. You may know that I am very interested in Orthodox Christianity. I've been thinking lately about how the western church has been wracked by one split after another. The church I attend does not belong to any denomination, and is modeled after the first century church, but it is still part of a movement that basically broke off of Presbyterianism, which itself was a split from the Church of England, which split from Rome under Henry VIII. The roots of factionalism among Christians goes back much farther, of course -- see 1 Corinthians 3. But from the outside it doesn't seem like the Orthodox Church has had as much of a problem with splits and fractions. Maybe I am totally wrong on that; I'd love to have more information.
5. On a slightly related note, I've recently come across a question that I see asked every so often: "Why would any woman not want to identify as a feminist?" For me, the answer is very simple. I do agree with one of the basic precepts of feminism, that men and women are inherently of equal value. It's just that everywhere that feminists and I agree, my beliefs are derived directly from Christianity. (Obviously I cannot agree with any feminist idea that contradicts my faith.) The spread of Christianity has always brought positive social change in regards to the status of women and children. It's not hard to see why, considering Christ's emphasis on servant-like love and sacrifice for the good of others. This makes the feminist label kind of pointless for me; that I am a Christian tells you everything you need to know.
6. Around here, we all agree that washing the dishes is my most important household chore. (Obviously, paying attention to and loving on my kids doesn't count as a "household chore.") There are nine of us, so we dirty a lot of dishes and our tiny kitchen can be quickly overwhelmed by the mess. Plus, my wonderful, amazing, awesome, did-I-say-wonderful husband cooks dinner almost every night, and he hates to cook in a messy kitchen. Clearly the dishes should be my first priority every day, but too often I get to the end of the day and they are still not done. I admit it -- I hate washing dishes. It's boring and never-ending work, and since I am a little taller than average (not so tall you'd notice, but the average height of an adult woman in the US is 5'4", and I am 5'6"), bending over the sink like that makes my back hurt. But I think there's more to it than that, since I have been trying really hard to make sure the dishes get done first, and I'm not really succeeding. I think part of it is that, while the dishes are important, other things tend to be more urgent. The dishes only have to be done "today," but if the baby needs a change, the kids need help with school, or the little kids go outside and get covered with mud and need a bath, that has to be "right now." Some days I feel like I go into the kitchen first thing in the morning to wash the breakfast dishes, get interrupted by something "urgent," and get back to finish the dishes just before Mark gets home from work.
7. I have a few Lightroom plugins that I really like that are donationware, and I'm trying to decide how much is appropriate for a donation to unlock the full versions. I'd really like to show my appreciation for such cool plugins! if you use Lightroom, you should check out LR2/GMail, LR2/TreeExporter, LR2/Mogrify, Jeffrey's Lightroom to Facebook, and Jeffrey's Lightroo to Flickr.
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2. Gretchen was asking me about the kids and school, and asked if we've gotten Aoghdan tested for ADD yet. We had planned to get him tested next after Mark, Anna, Seamus, and I were all diagnosed, but we haven't yet. Sometimes I think he shows signs of ADD, but other times I think that even if he were diagnosed, I am not sure I'd want to medicate him. Any symptoms he might have don't seem to be seriously affecting his life, definitely not to the extent of the difficulties the rest of us have, which makes me wonder if he'd get enough benefit to make the side effects and risks of the medication worthwhile. Of course, I haven't spoken to Mark about this yet; I'm just thinking out loud here.
3. We had an interesting breakfast conversation Wednesday morning. Anna saw this movie that attempted to "explain" certain events of the Bible, and she's been asking us questions about it. I've become very curious to see this movie, called Exodus Decoded, as some things she's told us seem to contradict the Bible while others apparently stretch the facts to "prove" the Bible. I'm more of a simple faith girl, myself. The Bible says it, I believe it, that's good enough for me.
Our conversation also wandered into the area of evolution. Mark and I do not believe in macro evolution, and have taught our children our belief that God created the world just as stated in the Bible. (As homeschoolers we do plan to teach evolution in high school, as we consider it very important for our children to understand current scientific theory, even if we believe it to be incorrect.) We were discussing how some Christians believe that evolution is the process that God used to create the world, Mark mentioned the "gap theory," and somehow we ended up talking about whether a "day" in Genesis is a a period of 24 hours, or whether "one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day." (2 Peter 3:8) I pointed out that Genesis does not actually say that God created the world "in six days." (Not those specific words.) What it says is that first God separated the light from the dark, calling the light day, and the dark night. (Genesis 1:4-5a) Then it says, "And there was evening and there was morning, one day," (Genesis 1:5b) and then, "And there was evening and there was morning, a second day," (Genesis 1:8) and so on. (Genesis 1:13,19,23,31) In other words, first God created and named the parameters by which we currently mark day and night. Then, for the rest of the story, the passage of time is not only called by those names, but specifically marked by the coming of evening and morning. Maybe, in those first days, somehow the Earth's rotation took much, much longer than 24 hours. Maybe. But I really don't see how anyone could claim that "day" did not really mean "day," when God was so very specific about it.
4. You may know that I am very interested in Orthodox Christianity. I've been thinking lately about how the western church has been wracked by one split after another. The church I attend does not belong to any denomination, and is modeled after the first century church, but it is still part of a movement that basically broke off of Presbyterianism, which itself was a split from the Church of England, which split from Rome under Henry VIII. The roots of factionalism among Christians goes back much farther, of course -- see 1 Corinthians 3. But from the outside it doesn't seem like the Orthodox Church has had as much of a problem with splits and fractions. Maybe I am totally wrong on that; I'd love to have more information.
5. On a slightly related note, I've recently come across a question that I see asked every so often: "Why would any woman not want to identify as a feminist?" For me, the answer is very simple. I do agree with one of the basic precepts of feminism, that men and women are inherently of equal value. It's just that everywhere that feminists and I agree, my beliefs are derived directly from Christianity. (Obviously I cannot agree with any feminist idea that contradicts my faith.) The spread of Christianity has always brought positive social change in regards to the status of women and children. It's not hard to see why, considering Christ's emphasis on servant-like love and sacrifice for the good of others. This makes the feminist label kind of pointless for me; that I am a Christian tells you everything you need to know.
6. Around here, we all agree that washing the dishes is my most important household chore. (Obviously, paying attention to and loving on my kids doesn't count as a "household chore.") There are nine of us, so we dirty a lot of dishes and our tiny kitchen can be quickly overwhelmed by the mess. Plus, my wonderful, amazing, awesome, did-I-say-wonderful husband cooks dinner almost every night, and he hates to cook in a messy kitchen. Clearly the dishes should be my first priority every day, but too often I get to the end of the day and they are still not done. I admit it -- I hate washing dishes. It's boring and never-ending work, and since I am a little taller than average (not so tall you'd notice, but the average height of an adult woman in the US is 5'4", and I am 5'6"), bending over the sink like that makes my back hurt. But I think there's more to it than that, since I have been trying really hard to make sure the dishes get done first, and I'm not really succeeding. I think part of it is that, while the dishes are important, other things tend to be more urgent. The dishes only have to be done "today," but if the baby needs a change, the kids need help with school, or the little kids go outside and get covered with mud and need a bath, that has to be "right now." Some days I feel like I go into the kitchen first thing in the morning to wash the breakfast dishes, get interrupted by something "urgent," and get back to finish the dishes just before Mark gets home from work.
7. I have a few Lightroom plugins that I really like that are donationware, and I'm trying to decide how much is appropriate for a donation to unlock the full versions. I'd really like to show my appreciation for such cool plugins! if you use Lightroom, you should check out LR2/GMail, LR2/TreeExporter, LR2/Mogrify, Jeffrey's Lightroom to Facebook, and Jeffrey's Lightroo to Flickr.
See more at 7 Quick Takes Friday!
I'm so sad! I just realized that when I cleared my camera's memory card today, I deleted the photos that Anna took of Diarmuid and me last night! And they were so cute, too. :(.
Day 34 of Project365. Theme: Around the House. I was just puttering around the house, looking for a shot, when I saw the mess on the shelf over my desk and thought, "That's perfect!" LOL, I wish I'd had this for my Wordless Wednesday post this week! PS, also check out The Mommy Survival Guide by my bloggy friend, Barbara Curtis. I ADORE her books! (She did NOT write Absolutely Organized, LOL!)
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/200 sec | f/1.8 | ISO 100 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Day 33 of Project365. Theme: Around the House. I've changed my theme for February since discovering that when I import my RAW files into Lightroom it *undoes* some of my in camera adjustments! That makes SOOC pretty pointless, doesn't it? So instead I present you with this photo of clean dishes in the sink. And in case you are wondering, yes, I put clean dishes into soapy water just to get this photo. ;)
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/125 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 800 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
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My calendar mosaic for my January 2010 Project365 photos.
Day 32 of Project365. Theme: SOOC. I'm warning you now, my theme for February is SOOC. If you don't know what that means, it's "Straight Out Of Camera." That means that after I upload the photo to my computer there's no cropping, no adjustments for white balance or contrast, no special effects. I do add metadata (like this caption) and convert from RAW to JPG, but other than that it's pure photography.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/200 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 800 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Day 31 of Project365. Theme: Faces. I've really been wanting a photo of Harley, and I got this one while just playing with the settings on my camera. I think it came out ok!
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/100 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 200 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Gretchen & John apparently stayed at a resort near Austin, which sold t-shirts that read, "Hill Country Resort, Texas." And behind the words? The image of a moose.
Day 30 of Project365. Theme: Faces. My BFF and her husband are visiting from faraway Alaska.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/60 sec | f/3.5 | ISO 800 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
Day 29 of Project365. Theme: Faces. I was involved in a discussion over whether it's ok to use a photo from another day when you don't have any inspiration or time to take a new one. For some people that might be fine, but for me it defeats what I am trying to do. Tonight I am tired and totally uninspired. Last night I was taking photos of the illustrations in one of the kids' books, but I didn't use any. Since I didn't want to cheat, LOL, I retook them. This time I practiced using manual focus. (The illustration was soft to start.)
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/60 sec | f/2.8 | ISO 100 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
1. I totally forgot to do this meme today until my alarm went off to remind me to sign the Mr. Linky at midnight. I have absolutely no idea what I'll write about. Hrmmm....
2. We're watching Dollhouse. Joss Whedon is freaky. Of course, that's freaky in a way I love, like Firefly. Dollhouse is becoming absolutely fascinating now that I can't figure out who is a bad guy and who is good.
3. Mark let me take a photo of him for my Project365 today. It's a pretty awesome shot of two tattoos on his neck and back. And he likes it! I'm so psyched because he hates having his picture taken.
4. I've had a pretty awful week for no reason in particular. Everything is just bugging me way more than usual, and everything I do feels like it takes way more energy than it should. I just feel tired and grumpy. It's partly because my wisdom teeth are swollen and hurting.
5. All of us are having problems with backsliding into bad habits, and it's been incredibly frustrating. My worst bad habit, of course, is getting frustrated about everyone else's bad habits.
6. Wouldn't the Quantico course on sabotaging super computers be part of the course on toppling evil corporations bent on world domination? Sorry, Dollhouse again.
7. I really, really cannot think of anything else to say. I'm sure I would have a hundred "quick takes" if I weren't trying to come up with them in the middle of the night, 2 minutes before I am supposed to sign the Mr. Linky. Oh well.
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2. We're watching Dollhouse. Joss Whedon is freaky. Of course, that's freaky in a way I love, like Firefly. Dollhouse is becoming absolutely fascinating now that I can't figure out who is a bad guy and who is good.
3. Mark let me take a photo of him for my Project365 today. It's a pretty awesome shot of two tattoos on his neck and back. And he likes it! I'm so psyched because he hates having his picture taken.
4. I've had a pretty awful week for no reason in particular. Everything is just bugging me way more than usual, and everything I do feels like it takes way more energy than it should. I just feel tired and grumpy. It's partly because my wisdom teeth are swollen and hurting.
5. All of us are having problems with backsliding into bad habits, and it's been incredibly frustrating. My worst bad habit, of course, is getting frustrated about everyone else's bad habits.
6. Wouldn't the Quantico course on sabotaging super computers be part of the course on toppling evil corporations bent on world domination? Sorry, Dollhouse again.
7. I really, really cannot think of anything else to say. I'm sure I would have a hundred "quick takes" if I weren't trying to come up with them in the middle of the night, 2 minutes before I am supposed to sign the Mr. Linky. Oh well.
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Day 28 of Project365. Theme: Faces. Ok, not technically a face, just the back of his neck. Mark hates to have his photo taken, so when I suggested he take his shirt off, he flinched. Thankfully he likes how this turned out.
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck
When the ink starts to itch
Then the black will turn to red
I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young
Gonna find me a preacherman confessin' all I've done
Or you can catch me with the devil playing 21
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I pray you don't look at me
I pray I don't look back
I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young
Got a long line of hearthache
I carry it well
The list of lives I've broken
Reach from here to hell
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young
I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young
They just gave me the number when I was young
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/20 sec | f/2.8 | ISO 800 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | No Flash
Day 27 of Project365. Theme: Faces. Diarmuid was throwing a hissy fit, so I took him into the bedroom to give him a little love and attention. This is after he calmed down and was relaxing on Daddy's pillow.
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | 1/100 sec | f/3.2 | ISO 400 | 50 mm | Manual | 0 EV | Flash
