sumpin' new

I promise to have some new stuff on my flickr page after this weekend... I went to upload last night and well, the husbandman had the magic cord that coaxes the pictures in the camera to move their way onto the computer screen. Said husbandman didn't get home until 10:30 pm last night and I was long into dream land by that point.

(Apples and Bikes, taken in Seattle June '06)

I have been thinking that I want to start making cards with my photos. To sell. Am I crazy? can I get some of you to help me pick out your favorites? Good ones to make into a product. I have some favorites, but I think I am emotionally attached to some and see things differently because, hmm, because I was there. So I would love some help, some constructive criticism. Whatcha think? (head over to my photos and add a note to those you think worth of such a project)

The other reason I will have new stuff on my flickr page after this weekend is that we (Mr. Noodle and I) will be meeting up with Urban Climber for a downtown photo hunt.
I think we need to do a Reno Flickr meet up- or a Photo Treasure hunt downtown this summer, wouldn't that be a hoot?

Lots of yoga in store for this weekend... And on Monday I am meeting up with a friend to swam yoga knowledge. She does Acro Yoga and I am so excited to do some flying.

"Giggle Twins"

more from the other week-



I was hamming it up for the little girls waiting their turn in the booth.
This one made them giggle as they watched the screen outside the digi-booth...and it made me think about my best friend and I. The "giggle twins" as our mothers called us.How long we have known each other (since she was born we always say), how I used to tell people at the grocery store that I had a twin sister. Only she was from a different mom and dad (that and we are kinda like Danny DeVito and the Goven-ator from the movie Twins). But she was the closest thing I had.
I remember eating lunch at my house(mac and cheese, of course) "My McDonald's".
I remember driving to Reno, probably for a dentist apt or something, and her mom singing to us- when we passed the huge American flag at Boomtown we would all break out in "this land is your land" I could never really sing, but boy could E hold a note even at 3 or 4.
I vividly remember her telling me how she was going to run away one day while we were supposed to be napping. She packed everything up and headed out the window... at the sly old age of 4.
We have so many memories like that together... The little girls waiting outside the booth are probably a lot like we were-
I watched for a few seconds as they climbed into the box. Hugged each other tightly and smiled a huge broad grin...
That set is going to be a keeper I said to their mom- she laughed and gave me a wink as I walked away with my fresh strip in hand...

For more Photobooth lovin' check out these spots
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Release and non-photobooth friday

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I don't have a booth picture to share. I did find $6 in the parking lot yesterday (all ones) on my way in to teach yoga though. I think that is a sign that I need to get my booty to the boothy this weekend. Maybe I can drag the Mama in with me? what say you lady? (I know you read this).

I didn't have anyone show up for class last night(again). But I did take a bit of time to do my own practice while I was there. It felt wonderful. As I was in a posture that I have a love/hate relationship with I felt something shift. I felt myself let go. I went deeper into it than I have ever let myself- actually folding forward over my legs instead of just holding on and sweating out the sensation. When I did this the tears came. They were unaccompanied by sobs, just tears. As my mind shifted into being okay to be in the posture, I too became okay with something that I have been holding on to- I have no idea what that something was, but it was there and I felt not only my body shift but my emotions and my mind- THIS IS WHY I PRACTICE I heard myself say to myself.
The tears were refreshing and wonderful. I totally just let myself be in it.
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I have all sorts of good intentions for the weekend:
* re-arrange the bedroom, feng-shui it, if you will
* spend some good time in the craft room
* make a mix cd
* practice yoga (at home or at a studio)
* get to the booth
* sweep/mop/vacuum
* walk the dog
* get to the post office, or at least get things prepped to go to the PO on Monday
* take a nap in the sun
* go see a movie, alone (eat popcorn)
* go to the craft store for some supplies
* hang up the photos I got from JesC
* not get hung up with the fact that this list is probably too long to actually complete in 48 hours...
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"Waiting" PV Mexico- waiting for our stand by flight. Taken by Mr. Noodle prior to the Mr (actually we had just started dating at this point)

For some real photo booth love head on over to flickr (click)

Quite Through Tunnel

I am currently in the process of developing a new thought process. Trying at each moment to be positive. To catch myself when my thoughts and my words come out in a negative manner, either about myself or about someone else. I have come to realize I have no real control over things- but I can make choices to help shape an out come. There is a subtle difference, and it has taken me a long time to sink into realizing what that difference is.



Part of this is a practice of ahisma- it is my yoga practice that I carry on throughout the day. I might not find myself in down dog or virabadrasan I each day, but I can start to make my record skip on positive words and thoughts.

So I am being quite through the tunnel of transformation- instead of screaming and honking as I walk through the darkness towards the new light. I look and see the white tiles along the walls of the tunnel and see that sometimes clean and shiny walls, and sometimes I see graffiti sprayed messages.

Neither one is better than the other, it is just nice to notice and see the sights as I go...

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and because it is FRIDAY and since everyone else seems to be posting there "very firsts", and because I haven't hit the booth in awhile, AND because we are TRYING, yes TRYING to get the baby "mojo" flowing in this body of mine (there I said it)(yes, you read that right-can some of you beautiful, pregnant woman come over and rub my belly so that I can get a little o' the babe luck up in this joint?)
I give you this very wonderful, hyserical and classic photobooth strip of Andy and his 'rents at a most adorable age...

now get on over to Hula's for some more action from the back section.
(I am so having a rap off right now with Angelaand that was just for her- name it girl, name it.)

Almost as good as a photobooth Friday

We never made it to a photobooth last weekend. There were so many things to pick from to do with ourselves. We could have filled up a week with running around and site seeing and still not hit everything the 5 of us wanted to do.
I snapped this as we were headed up to the shoe department in Nordstrom's (can someone please explain to me the draw of this place? (not the shoe dept, Nordstrom's) I don't get it? Is there any other store that people will proclaim on their license plate holder as a place "they would rather be"? Isn't Nordi's just a glorified Macy's, and isn't Macy's just a glorified Ross?)
Any way, like I was saying- I snapped this shot as we were headed up to the shoe department. Someone noticed that we were reflecting nicely in the elevator doors.... I took the shot and there you have it.


I took a few more as well. (I made them shut the doors and go up and down a few times- aren't I nice?)


I kinda like the ones where no one is paying attention.
I have known these girls forever. I have been roommates with two of them and known one of them pretty much since birth. I feel really lucky that we continue to keep in touch. I am also pretty impressed that we didn't strangle each other while sharing one room, two beds and one bathroom for the weekend...Come on- that is a small space and lots of blowdryers-.

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Now for some real booth action, go on over to the new Flickr group that Hula created...

Sticking with a theme..

No photobooth today, but I thought I would put this old picture of me up just to show how long I have had this cowgirl hat obsession... I had no idea that I was such a cowgirl at heart.
I think I am about 3 in this picture, it is hard to say since I can't see my forehead... I have a scar from a fractured skull on the left side of my forehead (yep, fractured skull, 6 stitches, ICU, blood clot... in other words LUCKY TO BE ALIVE... and a very good reason why the bicycle helmet law is so very important!). The accident happened when I was about 3 and 1/2 year old....
I do know this was taken in Truckee (see the had says so) But since I have a jacket on I can't quite tell what time of year it is- it has been known to snow in T-town even in July...
This picture kills me... what a ham I am!

Happy Friday boothers and bloggers....
Go over to Hula's for a bit more of the real thang'
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The weekend is promising to be a good one.. there is acro yoga (pictures from the last two times here and here), and teaching yoga (personal lessons are so wonderfully fulfilling and inspirational), and dinner with girlfriends. There maybe some ice skating down town and a bit of snowshoeing too... I need a nap!

Can I getta a woot woot?

and the cowgirl themed booth set continues...
Happy (photobooth) Friday everyone.

A few favorites from Flickr to round out the Friday blog post...

Red Berries, whitneybee
thrifted xmas balls, leslie.keatings
gorgeous red, girlhual
satsuma, malisonian
the VC, JesC
Snowflake, 'daisies
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Looking forward to the next few days off. I have one last gift I need to craft for the gift exchange and maybe a few little stocking stuffers for hubby. We haven't yet decided if we are actually doing presents for each other- nothing like waiting until the last minute, right?
We are hosting Christmas night dinner at our house with in-laws and out-laws and in-betweens. I am going to pull together a huge pan of lasagna and Andy is going to make his famous chocolate cheese cake.
Even though having everyone over is exhausting, it is a wonderful exhausting. A kind of warm and fuzzy, "I just had my family in my house to eat" exhausting. I love that we are making memories and adding to the good vibrations in the new house. It is what makes it a home.

Taken 2 years ago on Christmas morning. Elk, CA

Back in the booth again...

Two of my favorite "cowgirls" and I hit the booth about two weekends ago. Took about three strips, so I will gradually be sharing them over the next month or so.

This booth was totally strange. Not only was it digital, but you stood up.. Totally bizarre. But it made it easier to smoosh in, that is once we figured out that we could push back the curtain behind us a bit.

I love these girls and can't tell you how important they are to me... Believe it or not they are really quite funny.... wudda never guessed? (this is what happens when you get an engineer, a planner and a GIS person all in one booth...)

Happy Friday. And as always, swing on by Andrea's world for more links! Or check out the flickr group...

Cheers!

Day 26---11*12*11

Day 26 of 11*12*11

Photobooth Friday and Favorites

Cell phone addition...

I really debated about posting the entire strip or just one frame at a time- but I decided this grouping needs to be shown together. I haven't been able to drag anyone into the booth with me lately, so I decided a prop was needed... ha! Cell phone you can be the bringer of so many emotions- and faces. Perfect!

I stopped off at the mall on my way home from teaching my first yoga class at Studio 1. The class was small, but great. I had people that were all beginners so we did a lot of explaining and adjusting. I love when a class just creates itself instead of me having something scripted.

I have today off! Hurray! I am headed over the hill to Truckee to visit with my godmother and have lunch. I haven't seen her in months and a visit is long over due.

Today is one of my dearest friends birthdays-
Happy Birthday Ms. Taya! I love you lots and lots and hope you have a fabu day. Miss you. Hope the gala event of the weekend is supa fun.

This day also marks the month count down to my birthday... Tomorrow the silence begins. just photos peeps from here on out for the next month. I am interested about how this will turn out...

A few favorites from this week's Flickr browsing:
t u r n, supadope
awaiting, chillimonster
untitled, ToothAndTeeth
holla, jon...

For more photobooth love and friday goodness check out the mastermind...

Oh and this is my 200th post- so first commenter will get a little goodie in the mail-e-o as a celebration prize!

Friday Favorites, an Oldie, & Thoughts

A few of my Flickr Favorites from this week
1. Downward Glance, BobbyS-->
2. On Press, Mav _port2port
3.meditation blue, mistubako
4. boxer2, _BlackCrow
5. landscape2, dynamohum
6. the photo booth!, uhoh_over
7. IMG_4617.jpg, The Photomat!
8. Scarves5, metro'

And an Oldie-


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Want of breathe.
Take the moment in, with the moment
Live life to its fullest, yet not overfill
As I step along the curb which separates grass and pavement- the real and the make believe.

Photo Booth Friday-Zombie

This one kind freaks me out-
The frame is really out of focus. I look like a zombie- with no eyes. Or kinda like the woman from a Twighlight Zone that I remember watching as a kid- the one where the woman is upstairs watching old b&w cartoons and has no mouth- there was a kid that had something to do with the no mouth part, but my memory fails me...

We are off to wedding-ize this weekend. Half day at work, and lots of wine to look forward to and good friends to laugh with. A is in the wedding, and I am going to help set things up with the bride and the bridal party. My goal is to take as many photos as I can this weekend. I have been feeling really inspired by what I am seeing out on Flickr. I really like the idea from over on port2port. Mav does a list of her favs on Flickr each week... I think I may join in the idea. Hope she doesn't mind~

• Cupcake Portrait , whitneybee
• Second Crop , lovegreendog
• Sera Cahoon kexplive
• Retro Red pancakemama
• Annabelle LeSophie

I have a few things on the knitting needles, mostly top secret Christmas gifts...(we make all the gifts for our family. I am thinking functionable art)
I will throw a few photo teasers out there next week- I don't know if the fam reads my blog and I don't want to spoil the surprise.

I also finished a sweet little pair of baby booties. I will share pictures on Monday.

Happy Photo Booth Friday gang.

Photo Booth Friday... Say ahhhh addition

I have been at the doc's a ton these past few weeks, so I suppose this photo is appropriate. I was supposed to have to go in for surgery today (gasp, on Friday the 13th) however, my little body did a good job at healing itself and I am free to come to work. I couldn't be more happy to have to go in to work today. Anything to not have to be put under....
FYI- I am well, just a little "Glitch in the Matrix" you might say.

This weekend holds some very exciting things.
We are headed down (or rather up and over the hill) for a visit with this dear friend and her man- I haven't seen her since the Fourth of July!

We are going to pick one of these little ones to be our new housemate

(They are mini schnauzers, cute huh?)

and lastly, we are going to Ikea in search of the perfect bookshelves and maybe some night stands too.

Mostly, what I am excited about is I get to do all this with my man and that makes me smile :)


For more photoboothin' goodness check out the usual suspects:

Hula Seventy
lovegreendog
The Whole Self
JesC
Sticking To the Point
Wolf Nanny