Day 015 / 365 -The Duchess & Sixlets

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I just finished watching "The Duchess."  I won the DVD from Access Hollywood last month and didn't watch it until now.  I must say, I enjoyed it!  I always find it amazing how women back then were able to live in their husbands shadows and 'do as they say.'  I don't think I could do it!  Haha.

Anyway, today was spent doing the rest of the laundry and folding clothes.  I also ate a bunch of Sixlets.  I LOVE sixlets, but they're not very easy to find for some reason!  I finally found them last week at walmart for $1.00 a bag.  Yay.  I made a deal with Peter and now he has to buy me MORE!  Hehe.  For now, I'm just trying to eat a quick dinner before Peter gets off of work.  He asked me if I wanted to go out for some drinks & I haven't eaten ALL day.  My stomach hates me, so I'm trying to get my fill before going out.

Day 014 / 365 -Two Become One

#014

"For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24)

Like pieces of a puzzle, the two will become one.  I've always wanted to attempt this shot.  The thought unfortunately crossed my mind once the sun passed over mountain tops... leaving me in the dark.  Hence, my lighting was all wrong and I would've liked the heart-shape to be more defined, but I will have more days to try again :]  Once I get the perfect shot, I would like to turn it into a print.  I've never really printed out my photography.  I don't know why, but I think I'll start doing so.

I also told Peter that I'd like to take photography classes in the future.  I have the eye & the photoshop skills to get by, but I think I will be 100x better if I actually learn how to apply the right settings & techniques for a better quality photo.  I suppose I lack disciple and never paid attention to all the technical aspects.  Heh.  I think that's what frustrates some friends ;)

Today was spent finishing up a website.  All I need is the final approval and it will be ready to go.  I actually didn't spend time on sweepstakes today, so I have nothing to report just yet.  I will get to that now.

Day 013 / 365 -It's A Beautiful Day

#013

Yesterday and today were really warm.  Is it really still winter here?  I feel like we've had such a mild winter, I don't think we should even call it winter.  We barely got hit when the crazy winter storms took over the east and west coast.  I guess I should be thankful for that!

I spent today finishing up the rest of the website that I've been working on and just have "Instructions" to type up and I will be all done!  Yay.  I also went out and watched Shawn guys practice for their softball game.  I just needed to get out of the house & I snapped some photos showcasing the weather.

Tonight, I watched America's Best Dance Crew.... QUEST CREW FTW!  I'm not hating on Beat Freaks or anything, I actually like them, but their performance was WEAK!  Quest Crew KILLED the show and I really hope they win.  I actually voted for them.  Lol.

Lastly, I actually JUST won this.  I figured I'd try on a whim, since 7 is my lucky number.  I won at 10:37PM :)

Win(s) for today:  $20 Mastercard Gift Card (my 4th one), courtesy of Coca-Cola

Day 012 / 365 - Just Shut Up and Drive

#012

I had the weirdest dream last night.  Without going into detail, it involved Las Vegas, old friends, Peter & his ex, & me turning into a raging jealous b&tch.  I woke up thinking, "What the hell?  Screw this, I'm not going back to that dream" and just decided to wake up and move forward with my day.  Lol.

SOO, I worked on a clients website for a couple of hours and finished up the design.  I received feedback from her and she's very pleased with it!  Now I just have to program the rest of the content & write up a list of instructions for her and I'll be set.

This afternoon, Peter & I cashed in on the FREE sub sandwich at Quiznos deal.  I got the Honey Bacon Club sandwich & it was delicious!  See photo here (don't be fooled.  my sub is naked because I don't eat VEGGIES).  I'd definitely order it again.  After that, we took a drive to Peter's brother's house in Westminster/Broomfield.  We stopped at a bunch of stop lights, so I put my camera on manual focus and snapped the photo of the lights posted above.  The first thing they did when we got there was play FIFA 09 on xbox.  Go figure.  Haha.  Now I just want to relax and play some Street Fighter IV or Call of Duty 4 later.

Win(s) for today:  $20 Mastercard Gift Card (my 3rd one), courtesy of Coca-Cola.

Day 011 / 365 - IHOP & Street Fighter IV

#011

Peter & I took advantage of FREE pancake day at IHOP today. I had a photo of that, but I think there would be an overload of food images here. Lol.  So here is another photo... STREET FIGHTER IV!

I had a $50 gift card to GameStop that I won last week and Peter kept whining about wanting a new game to play.  SO, we traded gift cards (he has a $50 one for a mall) and got Street Fighter For for XBOX.  After trading in a game, taxes, and the gift card, we only had to pay $3.60 out of pocket which isn't too shabby for a brand new game.  If it were me, I would wait till it went on sale of course, but boys just love instant gratification.  Time to get good and kick some boys' asses!

P.S.

Before I forget, before the video game purchas, I bought "The Dark Knight" on DVD for $10.  I got the girl at Best Buy to pricematch Target's price.  At first she was like, "It's selling for $14.99 on their website right now, so I can only give you that price." and I told her, "Really?  Their Ad said $10.  Check their weekly ad, it's on their website."  She found what I was talking about so I was able to buy the movie with my Best Buy gift card.  I have over $100s worth of gift cards, so I buy random things here and there from them.  Haha.  I  never watched The Dark Knight before, so I'm hoping it lives up to the hype!

Day 010 / 365 - Working Day

#010

I spent a good deal of the day doing work on websites so I didn't really have time to do anything else. After I was done with my work, I just caught up on my sweepstakes. Nothing else eventful happening tonight. I just made some Crescent Dogs (pig-in-blanket) because I've been craving it and it is SO delicious. Thanks to Cyndi for making it during the Superbowl.

The photo above is from early morning last night.  I haven't taken a self-portrait in a while.  Mmmm.. MAC make-up :)  Time to eat.

Day 009 / 365 - Dinner & a Movie

#009

OK, I'll admit.. this one is being posted WAY late, 4 hours past the deadline, but I did take this yesterday ;) I blame my lateness on camera-whore syndrome and late night Call of Duty 4 sessions. Yes, camera whore. I have no shame in that.

Anywho, the title pretty much is deceiving. It was more like a movie & a dinner. It was cute because after Peter got off of work he called me and said, "Do you want to go on a date?"  Haha.  We watched Slumdog Millionaire.  I liked it!  Though, I have to admit that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.  I feel like everyone hyped it up so much that I expected to much and therefore, set myself up for the letdown.  Peter felt the same, but we liked it nonetheless.  Who doesn't love a story of triumph over adversity and undying love?  Haha.  

After the movie, we went to Olive Garden for some dinner.  I had the dish pictured above.  I can't remember the name of it, but it was ravioli stuffed with 4 cheeses with shrimp.  I always favor seafood dishes over anything else.  The sauce had a strange tinge to it that I kind of didn't like, but it's still a not bad dish.  I'm actually finishing up the rest of it right now since I'm so hungry.  Probably not a good decision since I'll way up extremely hungry.  Ahh.  That is all.

Day 008 / 365 - Lazy Days & Gyoza

#008

I am a gyoza fiend.  I had it twice today for brunch and dinner.  Dipping it in a sauce mixed with shoyu, white vinegar, & sesame oil makes it 10x better!   I could probably eat this all day, everyday.  

In other news, today was pretty slow day.  I just stayed home and ended up waking up really late since I couldn't sleep during the night.  I just did a handful of website work and then vegged out on sweepstakes.  I managed to win a candy bar tonight, but that's about it for now.  Weekends are usually slow for sweeps.  I'll probably be doing the same exact thing tomorrow :)

Day 007 / 365 - Cold Day In Greeley

#007

It is a completely cold and dreary day. The winds have kicked up to 30-40mph wind gusts as reflected in the movement of the tree branches and gray skies.  I would have liked to stay outside and perfect the shot, but I left my tripod inside and I was freezing!

Today, I caught up on some much needed sleep with the exception of Teri calling me at 10AM to ask for the song title he heard in my car, "Natasha Bedingfield- Pocket Full of Sunshine."  Haha.  I managed to sell one of my Wet Seal dresses that I never used via Craigslist.  She's actually the same girl that bought my coat from me a couple weeks back.  I just hope it fits her since she declined to try it on!  I also managed to take advantage of the FREE 20 4 x 6 photos at Walgreens deal.  They're starting to print on much cheaper paper these days.  Perhaps it's a sign of the times?  At least it was free :)

The rest of my night will probably entail designing a website, posting pictures, and a trip to the grocery store.  Good day.

Day 006 / 365 - Teri's Last Day

#006

My brain was pretty much fried from the 600+ miles we've driven over the past 4 days.  Hence, this late post of yesterday's photo.  I will change the post date & time to yesterday, just to keep things in order.

Yesterday was Teri's last day with me.  I let him sleep another 13 hours this time.  It seems that he spent a lot of his visit here sleeping.  He said the darkness in my house is deceiving.  Haha.  I was up for quite a while despite my lack of sleep since I absolutely needed to get a bunch of work done.  Zeus and Lexi kept trying to lick his face.  After much battle with them, I conceded and just let them lick Teri's face while he slept.  HAHAHA!  They sure will miss their buddy though :)  After this photo, we had lunch at Sushi 1.  I ate so much I felt like puking.  Good thing Teri drove the way down to Denver.  We hung out at his cousins for a bit.  

After dropping him off, I pretty much made it back to Greeley in an hour.  Two thoughts crossed my mind, 1) I'm going to fall asleep driving  and 2) I'm so going to get pulled over.  I managed to almost run a red a light (it turned green as I looked up and was almost half way through the intersection). I passed by 2 people that were pulled over and 2 cops that were waiting on the sides of the road.  Thankfully, I made it back safely.

Day 005 / 365 - Snowboarding at Arapahoe Basin

#005

We went snowboarding at Arapahoe Basin today. It was probably the coldest day I've ever gone out to snowboard. I'm glad I decided to wear my 3 layers of clothing. Haha. Hiking before snowboarding was definitely NOT a good idea. I could feel my legs giving out here and there and my quads were on fire! There weren't that many people and I'm glad I got my "falls" out of the way early. They were pretty much stupid ones anyway. Haha. Teri ended up hurting his shoulder, so we just decided to call it a day and head back out. It pretty much snowed the whole time we were there and there was so much powder that falling didn't make too much of an impact. Good times.

Day 004 / 365 - Hiking Mt. Sanitas Loop in Boulder

#004

Teri and I went hiking in Boulder today.  We went to through the Mt. Sanitas Loop.  The trail climbed over 1,000 feet and was pretty much brutal due to the cold weather and strong winds.  It was COLD.  Teri shorts.  I told him to wear sweats and I bet he regrets that decision ;)  There were nice views though.  We didn't make it up to the highest point since the sun was going down and the winds were picking up.  We pretty much jogged the rest of the way back down in 30 minutes.  The trail was a difficult one, but I want to go back there and conquer it.  We'll start at righthand trail next time since from our view, it was a hell of a lot easier to start with!

Tomorrow, snowboarding!

Day 003 / 365 - Bag Full of Goodies

#003

Someone must be smiling down on me from up above.  I got all these bags of goodies today!  Teri brought me all these candies from Hawaii for picking him up at the airport & driving all around today.  He'll be staying with me for the next couple of days and we'll probably try to go snowboarding for the next 2 once we decide exactly WHERE to go!

Also, probably the BEST part of the day... when we got home there was a FedEx box waiting for me at the top of the steps.  Inside was my T-mobile G1 (google) phone that I won from ExtraTV!  OMG, so freakin awesome!  I was expecting a black one, but they sent a white one, which I actually like quite better since my BlackBerry is already metallic gray.  Lovesssit.  Now I just have to call a number to set up the rest of my prize, free 6 month of service that includes 2000 nationwide minutes, 1000 any messages sent/received, unlimited web browsing, and unlimited e-mail service.  Wheee! Here's a pic with the phone.

Day 002 / 365 - Flobots feat. Hello Kavita

#002

Tonight was the Flobots concert.  Hello Kavita opened for them and overall, it was pretty much an amazing event!  Nearly 3,000 people came out to show their love.  For UNC and Greeley in general, that is pretty much a record!  Peter & I got to bypass the crowds and we watched them stage-side.  I got to take photos up-close and personal as well, thanks to Ken, & UPC (University Program Council).  It wasn't long before the security kicked photographers out of the "front" area and said photos could only be taken from the sides of the stage.  BOO!  I managed to squeeze in some photos from that angle though.

This is my favorite photo from the night.  I took close to 250 photos, so it was hard to choose.  He's not the 'main' singer/rapper in the group, but he photographed well and 'posed' as he sang, which made it incredibly easier to shoot him in the low light.

Overall, it was a surprisingly good show & I applaud UPC for their continued efforts.  The energy in the gymnasium was contagious.  Everyone rose up their hands throughout the set & it was especially inspiring as everyone yelled, "we rise together(!!)" as they sang along to the song.  More photos from this night to come once I figure out how to do an lj-cut type of thing here.

p.s.

I would highly recommend Hello Kavita if you're into chill, easy listening music.

Day 001 / 365 - Valentines Day @ the Denver Zoo

# 001

I spent Valentines Day at the Denver Zoo with my boyfriend.  It was also our 2 year anniversary.  This is probably my favorite photo from the day.  I caught this perfectly as these little penguins decided to go for a swim.  

Here are more favorite photos from the day:

365 photos.

You've heard the challenge before, take a photo a day for 365 days.  The rules may vary, but the concept is essentially the same. I'll post a picture a day, everyday, for the next year.  

I tried to take on the challenge last year via Facebook with my friends.  I dropped off the map somewhere around day 60.  I only made it 1/6 of the way.  Hopefully I'll make it all the way through this time.  I technically started this yesterday, Valentines Day.  I just fell asleep way early and didn't get a chance to create this blog & post the photo until today.  Oh look, I'm already behind!   I'll try not to slip up again.  SOO.. I will change the date to this post to 2/14/09.

If I've taken more than one photo that day, I'll probably post a "main" photo along with some other favorites from that set of photos.  I'll also try to take this opportunity to try and focus a little more on my photography which I have painfully set aside for so long.  Here we go.

My rules:

• Take a photo a day, everyday.
  
• With that said, I may take the photo or someone else may take the photo, as long as I am in it :)
• Post a picture  a day, everyday.
• With that said, if I am on a trip, I will continue to take photos, but will post them when I return or when I get a chance to post them.