Day 302: Ellie

Meet Ellie.  My spanking new portable hard drive.

I finally got around to getting myself a portable hard drive to move all my files to.  Jack is getting too file heavy, and it won't be long until I won't even be able to move from one window to another if I didn't move them.  So, I spent the weekend doing some system clean-up.  I also bought Sims 3 to pass the time.  Just because I missed Sims and building things in it.

Day 301: Pumped Up Kicks

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet

- Pumped Up Kicks (Foster The People)

This is a very disturbing song.  However, it's also very catchy.  It has been my earworm for the last couple of weeks.  It's has a block party tune with angst-ridden lyrics.  I was so caught up with the upbeat melody that I didn't realize it had very dark lyrics until about the fifth play.  I think it's about disturbed kids, but not necessarily for them.  If you know what I mean.

I'd like to dedicate this to my class who made this shot possible.  I asked them to wear sneakers today, to get this shot.  They were very compliant.  Props for putting in that smiley face balloon, too.

Day 300: One Step Closer

300th!  This is amazing!

Here's a confession; the reason why I picked "Song" as the theme for the week, is because I wanted to come up with something similar to the lyric video of Christina Perri's A Thousand Years.  I found the song completely charming, and the video such an eye candy.  I loved the chess pieces best.  Unfortunately, I do not own a chess set.  Neither do I have an apple tree anywhere nearby, or red satin lying around, or rose petals strewn randomly.  Therefore, I figured, I'd make do with the candle holder I have.  Just imagine it's a rook.

Anyway, I liked that particular line in the song, too.  I don't know, it just somehow builds a certain anticipation.  Sort of like this 300th photo is one more step closer to the 365th.

Day 299: For My Memories

I worked for a bit on my journal today.  Not necessarily writing anything, just drawing and putting on stickers.  I tend to design the borders with whatever comes to mind.  I sometimes end up having several pages with artwork but nothing written on it.  One fine example being the photo above.

I've been writing random things again recently.  It should be a good sign, but my muse is a little on the fickle side.  It tends to inspire me at very random moments with very random thoughts.  It has absolutely no comprehension of organization.  Ah, well.  We live with what we have, right?

Day 298: A Taste

Make this moment last forever, steal it - A Taste (The Lalala Song) by Sofia J.

I was craving for a taste of good old taho today.  I needed something sweet to amp my sugar rush.

Day 297: Paper Bag

Hunger hurts, and I want him so bad, oh it kills

'Cause I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up

I gotta fold 'cause these hands are just too shaky to hold

Hunger hurts, but starving works

When it costs too much to love

- Paper Bag (Fiona Apple)

From one of my all time favorite songs.  I ♥ Fiona Apple.

Day 296: Closing Time

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.

Met up with a friend to talk over dinner and coffee.  We ended up staying late enough to watch the stores close.  I had not intended this to be in response to the theme of the week, but I guess it fits.

Listen to: Closing Time (Semisonic)