Defamation anyone?

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I am truly not good at explaining myself.  Words have never come easy to me.  It's like there's a bridge missing from the thoughts in my head to them coming out of my mouth.  I'm just not that interested in debating.  I get frustrated because I can't express my opinion the way I would like to, so therefore I don't do it.  I'm not capable enough.  I'm not stupid, and I'm not a coward.

I get so jealous of Greg because he can articulate a point so much better than me.  I envy that.

Ooo... It's been too long.

Took this quiz today, and it said, "You do not show much focus for rules and regulations and do not adjust well to change in the environment. In fact, upon experiencing change in the environment, it spurs you to try to change it yourself instead of adjusting to it." This is so true. I cannot begin to tell you how true this is. Unless I make the change it really bothers me. It's sad, but I kind of freak out if someone changes something I get really upset. I'm surprised that this random quiz said that.

"You are not a verbal person. When you process your thoughts, you tend to use very few words, preferring instead to illustrate a problem or solution. You often find yourself in situations where it is hard for you to "find the right words." Upon reading or hearing new information, you must first create a "mental video" before you can process and understand the information of your thoughts." The 'mental video' is exactly what I do.

All I want for Christmas.

Is for people to make themselves known when they come in the room. It's not fair to sneak up on the girl with the hearing problem. That's why I'm thankful Emma is around because she lets me know when somebody's at the door or coming down the stairs.

Speaking of Emma. She has been doing the funniest things lately. When she and I are here by ourselves and Troy is here as well I usually keep her with me, because she doesn't like Troy. Well, that means that she is in the bathroom while I take a shower. Usually she sits outside the tub and waits, but today she decided to jump in the shower with me. I nicely picked her up and placed her outside the tub, and she jumped in again. We did this three times before I gave up and let her stay. So, today Emma took a shower. She just sat there and waited, and sometimes she would stand under the shower. I don't know why she decided to do this.

Also, when she's sitting on Greg's lap she'll watch him play FFXI, but the other day she realized that those people move. Now every time Greg's character moves she gets her face up to the computer screen and tries to get the guy who's walking around.

Cameras I would like to have.

A Diana:
 

A Holga:



A twin lens reflex camera:


A Russian LC-A:



*Edit* Posted examples.

Random.

It's nice to see people actually posting comments.

It has been a slow day. I've pretty much done nothing except work. Which happens to be what I'm doing now, until 7pm. We had a guy ask us if he could use one of the multimedia labs to pray (Muslim).

I keep saying I'm going to do my laundry, but I keep letting it go.

I'm really bored right now. I might go to Nablopomo.com and use their blog randomizer and read blogs.

Ambling madly all over the town.

I got off work at 5pm yesterday and had a few minutes before Greg picked me up. So I took a few pictures.









Jeneane and I went to the mall downtown last night. We ended up parking on the seventh level because the garage was pretty full, but it ended up being a blessing in diguise. We got a really awesome view of the city from there. I got some pretty cool shots.






























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Let that city take you down.

I've been pretty restless lately. Wanting something big to happen. I want things to change a bit. Not a whole lot. Even though I wouldn't mind a good change. This always happens to me. We're in a nice apartment and we can manage in Indianapolis, but I really, really want to move to Chicago. I feel like the people I know who are there are better than me because they are going to school there and they get to experience so much more. I get to experience the inside of my apartment on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel like I'm stagnating and I'll never be successful. I want, more than anything, to be a successful photographer. I want to be the best. I want to be known for something unique.

Boring day.

I pretty much did nothing today. But 4 days after Greg's birthday his gift finally arrived. It was the newest FFXI expansion. I don't know why I buy them for him. It just takes him farther away from us. I know why I bought it. It's because I like to see him happy. I think he's happy. I also gave him a coffee maker that we got on Black Friday for 5 bucks. I have yet to receive a birthday gift from him. That's an awesome feeling. Let's just say I'm feeling pretty awesome about myself right now... Not. But he makes me feel like I shouldn't be upset.

I wonder what's wrong with me. Why is it taking so long? Do I need to change something? Am I doing something wrong? Right now it feels like it's never going to happen.

I'm just being a whiny, self pitying, jerk right now.


Anyway. I got pretty crafty with Greg's gift today. I didn't have any wrapping paper, so I created my own.














This is how Emma spent most of her day.


Looking out the window and barking at anything that moved.

Here's a picture of my workspace at home.


This picture gets the award for the most adorable picture of the week.



Emma was a very cuddly puppy that night. Sometimes she gets that way. She'll just want to sit and sleep on us. I love it when she's in that mood.

Oh Tannenbaum.

The Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ornaments were only 6.99 at Target. I couldn't pass them up.





Batman is supposed to be an antenna topper.


My sister got me this for my birthday. She got it when she went to Disney World. I was really surprised she remembered that Mulan is my favorite Disney movie/character.

After much waiting.

I am officially registered at IUPUI once again. It's about time. I had to wait for an advisor for about an hour and a half. While waiting I watched an episode and a half of Law and Order. It was pretty entertaining.

I am taking:

Literature for Today- Retaking this because I was a lazy bum the first time. I should have passed it. The professor was amazing we actually read Fight Club and compared it to the movie. I know, right?

The Film: Theory and Aesthetics- Another retake, because this class was just really freaking difficult. There wasn't much talk of aesthetics, and the professor was all over the place.

Intro to Computer Imagery I- Should be a pretty easy class, but I don't want to underestimate it. It's pretty much learning to use a Mac and Photoshop to create, scan, and manipulate images.

Beginning Ceramics, Wheel Throwing- I hear that wheel throwing is pretty difficult. I'm apprehensive after someone told me that. I was really excited.

I need to work really hard to get my gpa up, so that I can be an official Herron student.

Because I hate confrontation.

I think it's more of a social persecution than an outright "I'm going to kill you" persecution.

Monday, Monday.

School starts again. Boo! I'm doing pretty mediocre in my classes right now, because I don't feel like working very hard. It sucks.

Pet peeve #293: Huge, seemingly useless, arguments on teh intarwebz. It happens everyday, and it will never end.

Thanksgiving pictures.

My first Thanksgiving dinner at home in two years.  Two years ago I had dinner with Greg's family, and last year I was visiting my brother in Kansas.


mmm.... Thanksgiving food. 

My sister, Buttler (right) and my step-sister, Katie (left).



Katie.



Buttler.



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A bowl that I like a lot.




The chandelier in our living room.



Taken at 2:20 p.m.



Taken at 5:37 p.m.



Our "fake" mailbox.  I have no idea why we have 2 mailboxes.



The grass.















My mom's dog, Cait.



The family cat, Ginger.  She is 10 years old.



Emma jumping off of Greg's deck.



Emma experiencing her first snow.