I’ve decided that his eyes make for great black and white photos.

Seriously unhealthy habit #23: Sudoku

The last hour of my shift, before the daytime employees come in, I pack up all my “gear” and spend the rest of my downtime playing Sudoku. It’s the only thing that keeps me mentally alert enough to make it to the end of my work day.

Another thing on my “to do” list is to “take more pictures.” Now that I have a new point and shoot (something more portable than my 30D), I’ll be able to do so!

I also technically have “start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life” (which I will end up using pixelpost for) also on my “to do” list, but I think I will wait to actually put more effort into that starting January 1, 2009.

(I believe this is from third grade. The weird thing is that I can remember almost everyone’s first name in this picture.)

The other night, I stopped by my parents’ house to “get rid” of some stuff and make more room. When I moved out, I really didn’t “completely” move out. I had left a lot of stuff from my childhood—stuffed animals, pictures, homework assignments/projects, “Good Citizenship” awards, etc.

I’m a pretty sentimental person, despite any desire not to be. I really didn’t end up “getting rid” of a lot of stuff. How could I?! When everything seemed to have a story, whether good or bad, behind it?! Instead, I meandered my way down memory lane and when I was done, stuffed everything back into the drawers where I found them.

I’m trying to start anew and eventually I promise I will get around to purging everything out of there. But, not that night or not right now. Slowly, I will.

There are just too many memories to “give up” all at once.

(Wow, this took forever to post to Tumblr!)

The huge softball championship trophy I found sitting on my (very messy but recently cleaned!) desk at work the other night.  It gets passed to each member of the team to keep on their desk until there’s a new champion.

And my Lean Cuisine pizza.

I can’t remember when the last time I actually went out for the purpose of watching fireworks for the Fourth was (10 years ago?). For the last few years, I’ve been sort of wanting to take pictures of some of the fireworks, because I never had tried, that happen around here twice a year—once for the Fourth and another for the town parade in September. But “life happens”—work, BBQ with friends, work.

This year it happened to fall on my day off. I wasn’t going to go out and do anything, to be honest. I just wanted to relax and maybe do some errands. I brought my camera with me just in case. On my way to my parents’ house, I thought, “What’s stopping me (from doing something I’ve been wanting to do for a while)?” So, I pulled over and parked.

Shi and her boyfriend couldn’t stop gawking at my laptop.  I know, I love my Apple, too.

So close, but yet so far. Apple Wireless keyboard and Mighty Mouse.

Apple’s newest mascot.

Don’t get me wrong, I love animals. I just don’t know what would compel someone to bring their potbelly pig with them as they shopped and walked around the mall. To each his own, I guess.

[Taken with and sent from my Samsung Blast]

Angela was kind enough to bring in some of her maps for me to use for my upcoming roadtrip!

[Taken with and sent from my Samsung Blast]

A very pregnant best friend!

“Camera War” with Krystal and Elena, from Josh’s birthday dinner on Tuesday night at the Red Pearl Kitchen.