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So, I joined flickr, created my moo cards, and tried to figure out what to do with two photo hosting accounts. This is what I've come up with. I'll continue to use Smugmug the way I have been: to tell the story of an event, posting a large subset of the photos I took, ones that are good enough to share... I might post, for example, multiple photos of people throwing axes because everyone who threw an axe wants to see a shot of themself doing so. On flickr, I will narrow down that subset much much more, and post only the shots I think are really good photographs, the ones I want to show off. So, I guess Smugmug will be my collection of photo albums and flickr will be my portfolio. I hope this turns out to be a good balance.
If you're on flickr, come be my friend!
- Location:home
- Mood:
contemplative
By the time The Woodshedders played it had started to rain, so we all crammed into the gazebo with them. I was standing up on the railing and using my widest lens.
Here's James Leva (of Purgatory Mountain):
And Lyra and Mia with their matching chins:
A bunch more from that day right here.
Last weekend was Preachain Beltaine in Scottsville, VA. I'm having a hard time narrowing down my favorites to post here...
Fionnuala and Nuala:
Earl Grey:
Warrior princess Nessa:
Those three, by the way, were taken with my absolutely delicious new lens--HELL YES, I GOT IT--the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.
The rest of them are over here, including Morgan's new dog, Rona's throwing face, the Maypole, and the mother-effing May Queen. And lots of axe- and knife-throwing.
- Location:work
Since I took this picture a few weeks ago I sewed a pair of little patch pockets (each sized to hold a 77 mm lens cap) onto the front of the skirt.
Here's a closeup of the fabric, cotton seersucker in lovely shades of green with orange and blue and white, with the adorable little wooden buttons:
The obligatory self-criticisms: I should have made the bodice at least an inch shorter, and the neckline a little higher. Oh well, live and learn... now I'm making test muslins before actual dresses to fix these issues ahead of time.
I was unharmed, although reduced to tears. The car was perfectly driveable. The deer? I don't know: I saw her fall in a heap by the side of the road, but I couldn't stop right where it happened, and she was gone when I drove home.
I have a rental car all week, a Mazda 6... it's ok, nothing special but it's so strange to drive an automatic. I'm paranoid now and looking for deer everywhere all the time.
(Post note: that's a pretty good picture for a cell phone camera.)
- Location:home
- Mood:
blah - Music:Steppin' In It
Starting off with this one:
I found a lovely cotton seersucker in shades of green and blue and orange remarkably similar to the green dress shown top center. It's in progress.
But I wanted more, and I couldn't find many more patterns I liked, until I discovered the dress-a-day blog and was inspired to start looking for vintage patterns. Now I've got:
and several more on their way. Turns out I'm into mostly 1940's style, with some 50's thrown in. And of course I'm going a little crazy with the fabric, too... fabric.com and fashion fabrics club, I love you both.
Will post finished dresses when I'm done!
- Location:home
- Mood:
creative - Music:James Leva
Now I'm going to make some soup and watch The Princess Bride. Or maybe some more LoTR special features.
- Location:home
- Mood:
sick - Music:Wailin' Jennys
Mike's dad got us a spectacular surround sound system as a housewarming gift. Naturally, once Mike had set it up, we popped in The Fellowship. Of course we then watched The Two Towers and Return of the King over the next several nights. Predictably, I then wanted to watch all the special features. I never fail to be astounded and impressed at the attention to detail that went into the making of these films: the years-ahead building of Hobbiton, the architectural designs created for each culture, the characters carved into the leather of the orks' articulated leather gauntlets... far more details then you ever fully see on the screen. Richard Taylor and the WETA workshop are always my favorite part: his enthusiasm, commitment, and his appreciation and recognition of all his artists and techs, and the intensity and talent of all those people. The sheer volume of the work is beyond breathtaking, too... the metric tons of liquid latex made into hobbit feet and orc legs, and the twelve MILLION little plastic rings that two guys spent solid years making into chain mail.
I'm thankful for JRR Tolkein, for Peter Jackson, and for the thousands of people who made it all possible. Richard Taylor I worship. And also my husband, who will whip up a batch of oatmeal chocalate chip cookies just because I put on a pouty face and say I wish there were cookies. Life is good.
- Location:home
- Mood:
happy - Music:lotr soundtrack
That's probably a quarter of the birdhouses in the yard--they fill the side and back yard as well. I really want to get back there with a macro lens.
- Location:home
- Mood: content
- Music:robin bullock
Three little bags:
They close by slipping the longer loop through the shorter loop.
Inside is a tie and a contrast lining:
I enjoyed making these, and the moms really seemed to like them. Yay! Thanks Lanea!
(PS--if you want one--Lanea is selling them in her Etsy shop.)
- Location:home
- Mood: content
- Music:robin bullock
- Location:work
- Mood: amused
- Music:Patty Griffin
- Location:work
- Mood: giddy
We're starting to settle in. Dad came over today and we walked downtown to the Beans to pick up lunch. Zoie and Rooney LOVE the big yard. Phone, cable, and internet services are all functional. Yay! Ok, off to unpack more stuff.
- Location:home in brunswick!
- Mood: happy
- Music:80's channel on comcast
My costume is coming along... with luck I'll finish it in time to hand out candy, but its real destination is the Yorks' Halloween party the following weekend. Since only a few of you are likely to be there, I feel like I can let you in on my plan. Plus this allows me to solicit your advice. I'm doing Medusa (completely brand-new since I long ago lost the snake wig I made in high school) and contemplating crazy contact lenses. Here's a mockup I made of the three options I'm considering:
See larger version here.
Poll #1067662 Medusa Eyes
Open to: All, results viewable to: All
Which crazy eyes are best?
2 (22.2%)- Location:home
- Mood: creative
Then there's Danny Knicely coming to Rockville on Monday October 8, with the Oretea brothers--playing Bolivian and flamenco in addition to his usual Appalachian repertoire. We will try to make it and if any of y'all come, it'll increase the odds that we do.
And finally, our own little band may be playing a show in Baltimore on October 13... should be able to confirm that tonight and I'll post more info if we're definitely on.
- Location:home
- Mood:
bouncy - Music:Woodshedders
I don't want to write a whole long review, at least not at the moment, but favorites Furnace Mountain and The Woodshedders were better than ever, Darrell Scott was intensely awesome, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice were great, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops continued to take the world by storm--everyone who sees them becomes an instant fan.
I just finished processing and posting my pictures, see them over here. Phalen posted his too. And finally, here's a little photoshop fun I had with the guy who played a ukulele in the mandolin contest. Yes, it really was pink.
- Location:home
- Mood: tired
- Music:Garcia & Grisman
Saturday: fruitless search for the perfect low-heel boots; band practice sans bass player; at Mike's cousin's house, my first game of Risk, which I enjoyed very much--not only because I tied for the win (by 11:00 it was down to Pam and I, and might have taken another hour to get to the bloody end, so we called it a draw), but also because it was nice to spend time with Pam, Adam, and Andrew without any of the rest of the family.
Sunday: walked dogs; weeded and partially dismantled garden, mowed lawn for what will probably prove to be the last time (ever!); went to the Birchmere to see King Wilkie (new experimentalish stuff and some new band members) and Uncle Earl (AWESOME as always, so funny and talented), chatted with Kent, met some nice people, and talked with the lovely Kristin Andreassen after the show.
Nothing earth shattering or monumental, but all in all, lovely. And to cap it off, when I got in to work this morning, I discovered that my 10:00 meeting had been cancelled. Bonus!
- Location:work
- Mood: cheerful
Here is how it works. Copy this list. Leave in the bands you've seen perform live and add an asterisk to each. Delete the ones you haven't and add new ones that you have seen until you reach 25. An asterisk means the previous person had it on their list. Two asterisks means the last two people who did this before you had that band on their list.
1. Nine Inch Nails***
2. Ani DiFranco*
3. Indigo Girls*
4. Tori Amos*
5. Jethro Tull*
6. Gillian Welch*
7. Sam Bush
8. The Duhks
9. Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet
10. Uncle Earl
11. Neko Case
12. Martha Wainright
13. They Might Be Giants
14. Pearl Jam
15. Old Crow Medicine Show
16. Hot Buttered Rum String Band
17. Yonder Mountain String Band
18. The Chieftans
19. Solas
20. Lyle Lovett
21. Alison Krauss & Union Station
22. The Del McCoury Band
23. The Seldom Scene
24. North Mississippi Allstars
25. Donna the Buffalo
- Location:work
- Mood: restless
- Music:Po' Girl
Pinch-hit bass player Andy has been with us the last few months, maybe he'll want to keep it up. But he's moving away from the area next year anyway. Mike and I are moving farther from everybody else. Our guitar player, John, is bitching about getting a set practice schedule. It kinda feels like the beginning of the end for the band. Time will tell.
- Location:work
- Mood: melancholy
I've read this series, and I enjoyed it for the story but not so much for the writing. I like Scott's assertion that these books are "all middle"... that certainly rings true.
Your Score: House Tully
18% Dominant, 63% Extroverted, 63% Trustworthy
Dutiful. Affable. Total doormats. The kindest and gentlest of the houses, you are of House Tully.
You are a submissive personality, meaning that ruling is not something that intrigues you. You posses an odd kind of wisdom in knowing that the throne has too many drawbacks; your interests are far more domestic. You are no threat to the ruling powers, but your strong loyalties to hearth and home make you too difficult to be bought--and if you can’t be bought, you’re usually destroyed.
You are also introverted. You don’t enjoy broadcasting your devices and ambitions to the entire world; instead, you prefer to confide in a close-knit support system of friends and family. You’re very talkative with those you trust, and you’re the type of person who will review plans endlessly. Trust from you must be earned, and you’re very cautious around new people. In Westeros, that’s probably a good thing.
Perhaps most notably, you are trustworthy. Once you are connected to someone, you will stick with them, come Hell or high water. Your loyalties run very deep, and you’re definitely not the type to run willy-nilly betraying friends and destroying alliances. Unfortunately, you lack both the physical strength and the cojones to stand up to those who do you wrong. To those seeking power, you’re an obstacle--but a lawn mower doesn’t fear the garden gnome. Lions, dragons, and krakens all eat fish like you for breakfast.
Representative characters include: Catelyn Stark, Edmure Tully, and Brynden "Blackfish" Tully
Similar Houses: Stark, Targaryen, and Tyrell
Opposite House: Greyjoy
When playing the game of thrones, you play it as best you can, even when your best isn’t good enough.
| Link: The Song of Ice and Fire House Test |
- Location:work
- Music:Old & In The Way
