11.3.09

The Hubs Is Gettin' Old

There are a lot birthday’s in November – possibly the byproduct of Valentine’s Day?  Abby just celebrated a birthday, the hubs and my pal Mel have a birthday today and my father-in-law  has one on Saturday.  And then Nicole.  And then my little elf of a niece.  It’s never-ending.  Until November 30th and then it’s pretty much over until next year.

But yes, the hubs is getting old.  He is officially out of his twenties today.  Old man.

With The Hubs

I love him so much.  I know, I know, mushy fru-fru girly stuff.  But for reals, I do.  He may not put his socks in the hamper and I know he doesn’t listen to me all of the time, but without Mike I’d likely be complete wreck.    And I wouldn’t have as much fun as do because this man sure knows how to party.  So we’re putting together a shindig for Saturday – nothing fancy but a really good excuse to eat loads of bad food, play video games and music really loud and stay up way past our my bed time.  I love having parties.  Gives me a reason to clean.

Happy Birthday, hubs.  Luz you.

And remember what I said about not making it to your 31st birthday.  I mean it.

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November 3, 2009 - 2:56 pm

Susan the Pod-Mate - OMG, you guys are too cute. Happy Birthday, Mike!

November 3, 2009 - 5:16 pm

splendidsweets - He’s always older than me too! :)

November 3, 2009 - 8:23 pm

katie - Happy birthday to the hubs! You guys are so young…and to freaking cute!

11.2.09

Do You Ever… ?

Do you ever do something so often that you want to try to photograph it?  But every time you do, it looks like poo?  *I’m a poet and didn’t even know it.*  That’s how I feel about this one something.  I have so many pictures of my friends doing this something and they never look cool.  Or even OK for that matter.  The photos that is – my friends look kickass.

That something is Rock Band.  And/or Guitar Hero.  Every time a group of us get together for hang time, we usually end up playing it.  Because you need more than two people to play it successfully.  And because it’s fun.  So yes, I have a ton of pictures of my friends rockin’ it out.  But it doesn’t look like that once I view them on the PC.  Someone’s head is chopped off, it’s blurry because they moved, the camera was looking up their nose… poo I say.

Recently, I’ve been getting lucky.  The more I stick the camera in someone’s face, the better the photo turns out.  I know no personal boundaries any more.  Personal space is not optional.  I have to get close to be satisfied.  Especially with the ultra-wide angle because it’s ultra-wide angle magic means that objects may actually be closer than they appear.

Case in point: the photo below.  Though it “appears” that I’m a good foot or so away, I’m a mere inches.  Ultra-wide angle magic at work!

Guitar Hero what?!

Both Alan and Brian were uncomfortable with me taking pictures, saying I was “distracting” them.  Yeah, I was.  I was crawling around on the floor again and that can totally make a person “distracted”.  And I was only inches from their “guitars”, so I can imagine how that was “distracting”.  But I’m an artist – this is how I roll.  (For the record, I do not refer to myself as an artist.  I’m just using that as a cop-out.)

Same thing with Rachel.  I was on my back looking up at her.  I guess this could be classified as an “up the nose shot” but I really like the light.  She looks like she’s glowing because the ceiling light was directly behind her head.  The color shot didn’t look so hot but I’m quite satisfied with the black and white.

Guitar Hero what?!

That’s all I got that I liked.  I really had about 80 or so pictures of these guys holding plastic guitars but none of the others looked good.  So you don’t get to see those.

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November 2, 2009 - 4:58 pm

Courtney Cawley - I feel you on the whole dragging my camera everywhere and constantly being all up in everyone else’s business. The funny thing is now I get ragged on if I don’t bring my camera. I was going to a friend’s house and I knew there would people who had never met me there so I left the camera at home, but then my friends were like, “what, we aren’t blog worthy?” Sometimes we can’t win for losing. Just wait till you go to visit friends and start moving their lights around…

November 2, 2009 - 6:13 pm

shutterboo - OH, I’m super close – I’m already turning lights off and on and tilting shades. I didn’t even THINK to move the lights! G-E-N-I-U-S!!

November 12, 2009 - 1:11 am

Bubbah - I remember this now. You were all up in my junk where I was wondering what you were doing on your knees right there. Lol. Yea. A little distracting to say the least. The one of Rachel almost looks like she is outside on a sunny day. What are those window drapes doing out there.

November 12, 2009 - 7:18 am

shutterboo - So sorry – but see how it paid off?!

November 30, 2009 - 11:01 am

NaBloPoMo Success! « shutterboo - [...] I don’t have a knack for it but it is fun.  Just this month I’ve photographed friends playing Guitar Hero, my undisclosed model’s zipper, people dancing at a wedding, and the hubs’s very [...]

11.1.09

Feliz Cumpleanos A Ti, Abby!

My beloved, long time, trouble-making friend Abby is turning older today.  The hubs and I (and what felt like everyone in the three surrounding zip codes) celebrated with her on Friday night.  Sadly, I have no pictures from Friday night.  I didn’t use my camera once.  I did use Kelly’s quite a bit – but I think it’s OK if we don’t share those pictures with ALL of the internet.  You know how I told you my friends and I do inappropriate things to embarrass Kelly?  Yeah, well we were laying it on thick Friday night.  Nope, you do not need to see those.  How about this instead:

Me & Abby

Abby and I have been friends since we were eight years old.  That means we’ve been putting up with each other for 20 years.  Jeez – 20 years sound like a lot.  Like, a lot a lot.  Well, I guess if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, huh?  Well, just like any other set of friends that have known each other as long as Abs and I have, you know how things are.  There are times when you sit and quietly listen and there are times when you tell it like it is.  There are times that you are the designated driver and there are times that you really should take a cab.  We’ve seen it all, experienced it all and though I have a ton of dirt on the girl, I [usually] keep it to myself. 

Me & Abby

My Abby – I wouldn’t trade her for the world.  She has a carefree spirit but loves those around her.  She knows more about football than any other chick I know.  She also plays more sports than any other chick I know.  And she’s also wounded herself more than any other chick I know.  Sports and injuries aside, Abby has always been there for me and I hope I’ve returned the favor.  Because I’m not ready for this ride to end just yet. 

Happy Birthday to you, Abby!  Here’s to many many more birthdays!

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10.30.09

OMG Kelly – Best Idea Ever

I don’t get caught up in  Halloween – I’m more of a Thanksgiving person.  You get a whole meal at Thanksgiving, not only candy.  Much better deal.  But even though I don’t don a costume to celebrate, I had to tell you what me and Abby did this week.  Our good friend Kelly had an idea for a costume and it was absolutely perfect.  So Abby and I made it for her.  You’re dying to know, right?  How about a little background story first.

I love Kelly and I’ve known her for years – like 13 or 14 of them.  We all became friends in high school and just haven’t grown apart (which I feel is a fabulous thing because I would be seriously lost without my three buddies).  But as long as I can remember, we’ve embarrassed Kelly.  We tease her until she blushes, she acts like she doesn’t know us when we start dancing like fools, we say inappropriate things and ask inappropriate questions just to get a reaction… and this has been going on for years.  Only twice in my life has Kelly embarrassed me:

  1. The day she and Abby visited me in Indianapolis and had us pose outside the Super Target for a picture.  Kelly taking pictures is not a new thing but standing in a crowded parking lot taking pictures was.
  2. The day we were at Joe’s Older Than Dirt and she couldn’t hear the music they were playing inside and proceeded to pull a tiny speaker set out of her gigantic purse and set it up on the picnic table.  I was mortified.  Mostly because everyone else then had to listen to her selection.  And she turned it up.  I swear, if Celine Dion had come on, I’d been out of there.

The girl likes loves music.  So when she asked me to help make her costume and she told me what it was I was both a) knocked down with how awesome the idea was and b) shocked that she didn’t seem embarrassed by the idea.  So without further ado, I present my Little Skipper, Kelly, and the Polo for this Marco, Abby, with Kelly’s kickass costume:

Kelly

Yep, she’s an iPod.  I cannot wait to see what it looks like with the “earbud” speakers that Abby gave her.  She is not only cute but cutting edge and completely trendy.  And pink.  Of course the apple is on the back.  Nothing like a little sandwich board magic to make all your Halloween dreams come true.

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October 30, 2009 - 11:53 am

stationarypilgrim - Cute idea! What is the image on the screen? It’s been a long time since I dressed up… I could always wear my college professor outfit… it hangs behind my door waiting for graduation! Best outfit I had was one time (years ago) I and several friends went as DEVO… flower pots and painter overalls! Have a great holiday!

October 30, 2009 - 12:49 pm

shutterboo - There isn’t one – she’s turned “off”. We tried to make it look reflective with paint. Cutest iPod in the world!

October 30, 2009 - 9:18 pm

Jessica - That is AWESOME. Truly. I am like…totally pissed that I didn’t come up with something so unique…and awesome….(I know. I already said that…but…AWESOME….is all I keep thinking).

October 31, 2009 - 8:23 am

shutterboo - I know, right? It was Kelly’s idea to be an iPod. It was our idea to make her a sandwich board. And all we had to purchase was a little ribbon and little paint. I like homemade costumes so much more.

November 10, 2009 - 5:24 pm

courtney - This is brilliant. love it!!! your friend Kelly and my sister Kelly had worked at Target together for many years. :) I didn’t know her well but I do remember that she is such a sweetheart!

November 11, 2009 - 3:48 pm

shutterboo - She is a sweetheart. To people she doesn’t know. But I love her. :)

10.29.09

It’s Official

I’m losing my mind.  I knew this day would come eventually but not this soon, not at my age.  But I have been a complete weirdo this week.  I blame it on stress and the most recent culprit, lack of sleep.  To put this more in perspective for you, here are some of the things I accomplished this week (if you can call it that):

  • I forgot my lunch today.  Not a big deal.  But I take my lunch to work everyday – I do not forget my lunch.  Well I did.  On the counter, on the table, I have no idea.  But I do know that Chase dined on my lovely leftover pork chop sandwich.  Bitch.
  • I left my phone in the car.  Not a big deal.  But I get paranoid with out the darn thing and trekked my butt all the way back to the parking garage to retrieve it.  And then had a strange conversation with the new little security guard.  It was almost as strange as that day we saw a deer leg in a parking spot.  Almost.
  • I put leave-in conditioner on my face instead of in my hair.  I quickly panicked after I did this because my face is known to break out after having alien products applied to it.  So I washed my face like crazy.  But I still had the sweet smell of hair product all day.
  • I just deleted a post.  I have no idea why I pressed “trash” but I did.  So if you see “Week 10″ pop up your feeder again, it’s because I’m a numskull.
  • I had a minor spaz attack at Jimmy Johns.  Who knew they could fit that many people in such a small space.  And be able to hide the cup lids so well.  PodMate, I don’t know what I’d do without you.
  • I went to our shared, public restroom at work in house slippers.  Yes, I occasionally wear house slippers at work.  I sit at a desk all day, no one sees my feet.  But everyone did today, including the custodian.
  • I slept fully clothed last night.  I’m talking blue jeans, hoody, the works.  I thought I’d relax for a bit.  At some point I passed out and managed to weasel myself under the covers.
  • And I ate cake for dinner last night.  OK, that’s not that weird but still, I had absolutely no desire to make a ham sandwich or warm up that pork chop sandwich that Chase wolfed down today.  Boo.

Keep me away from sharp objects.  I can totally see myself losing a thumb or something.  All I know is I need this weekend.  I need tomorrow night’s festivities that include cervezas, I need to sleep in on Saturday and I need to finally go see my new Target.  And maybe more cake.

 

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October 29, 2009 - 11:01 pm

shutterboo - Natalie – if you’re reading this, that cake was awesome. And I ate every morsel of it. I was nice and offered some to Mike but he politely declined while I was shoveling it in. Thanks friend!

October 30, 2009 - 5:18 am

Melanie - Oh, friend….you are in need of something! A hug perhaps? A night with your Mel? I do say that it made me laugh and I could see you doing each of these things :) I hope your day today is better!

October 30, 2009 - 10:18 am

katie - oh holy wow! you need a vacation sweets.

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