A good friend is hard to find.

Before I start on what I really want to say, whoever guesses what the title of this blog entry refers to gets a cookie.

And now onto the serious stuff...

My good friend Myra is moving away! She got an awesome job offer from a company in Maryland, and being the smart girl that she is, she took it. I am so incredibly happy for her but undeniably sad for myself.

Myra and I met in September 2006 when I started working at my current place of employment. We hit it off immediately, but it took several months for us to really become homies. I can honestly say that there's not another person like her in the whole wide world. She is completely and totally random, and we've been known to drive others crazy with our bastardization of the British accent, not to mention our completely pointless conversations. I simply love hanging out with her and will miss having lunch with her almost every single day. I will miss her walking into my office at random times during the day just to say hi. I will miss her emails making fun of Beans. I am just going to miss her.

I am a pretty social person, but I only really have a few friends who I know will really be there for me. And Myra is one of them. I know that it's not goodbye forever, but work is really going to suck without her there to brighten up my beige office. I will miss her terribly.

Musings on Mail

A few pieces of mail-related news:

1) Mandy's bridal shower invitations are out! Her shower is on March 29th, so let the RSVPing begin! (I would post a picture of the invite, but the theme of the shower is a surprise - and Mandy reads my blog.)

2) Tonight I finally finished our demand letter for a refund from our videographer. To be honest, I'd been avoiding it. I am dreading the whole can of worms that I'm opening up by sending this, but frankly, it needs to be done. It just sucks that we're the ones that have to do it. Anyway, two copies are going out tomorrow (one for each of his offices) as certified mail. I am hoping against hope that he will just pay up, but judging on his past methods of dealing with things, a month from now we'll be beginning our small claims court adventure.

3) Remember the love {triangle} swap I mentioned awhile back? It was truly a fun little project for me. I used blank cards that I had and filled the insides with fun little collages. I have always found making collages to be extremely calming.

Here's the card I made for Jenna:




And here's the card I made for Christie:




Here are the cards I got (from Christie, Jenna, and Bethany, who organized the whole swap):



That's all for this edition of Musings on Mail!

Blogging Block

My blogging has slowed down immensely in the past week. To be honest, these days I don't really know what to say. There's nothing that warrants a blog entry, anyway, or nothing I feel like sharing. Truthfully, I have been quite busy with all things life. And while there's a ton of stuff going on in the ol' noggin, for some reason it's not making its way out into the blogosphere just yet.

So, that's my excuse.

Pretty Places, Pretty Things

I haven't done much with my Morey Mansion pics lately, except last night I decided to take a break from homework and work on and upload some more of them. You can find more Morey Mansion photos here, but most of them have already been featured in earlier posts. I'm sure I'll be adding more until the end of time. It seems to take me so long to sort through them and retouch the ones that are worthwhile. Still, I'm happy with the results.

And thanks for all the recent photo comments! I really appreciate honest opinions on my pictures (and anything else I write about, for that matter). I don't mind hearing what you don't like either, and I don't feel that you have to know anything about photography to have an opinion on the matter.

Behold! The Ultimate Warp Zone!

So, I bet you've all been wondering where I've been.

Well, I've been busy. Ever seen the cartoon Captain N: The Game Master? Well, I wish I could say that I've been just watching that, but unfortunately, I've had to do more adult things, like show up at work, pretend to work, hate my job, go to school, be burned out, suffer from insomnia, and so on and so forth. Incredibly boring, if you ask me.

Which is why I love Captain N so dang much! It's got just the right amount of 1989 cheese to keep me highly entertained. Plus, Kevin, the main character, gets to do what we all secretly desire. He gets to escape from reality by getting sucked into his TV to Videoland where he impresses the scantily clad Princess Lana with his really impressive feats, like his ability to push the pause button. What a stud.

If anyone cares, here's part of the pilot episode. It's Emmy material, for sure.



Anyway, when I was a kid, my friend Lynn and I used to climb in the shower in the upstairs bathroom in my house (it was a really big shower) and warp to another dimension. If we got bored with our current surroundings, we hopped in the shower, and in an instant, we were in a totally new place.

I guess what I'm trying to say is this: I really wish that warp zones existed. Sometimes being an adult is no fun.

Small Wonders

Today, happiness has come in many forms.

-Rain! I have always loved all things connected to rain.

-New makeup! As Ugly Week has begun to stretch into Ugly Month, I've needed some more help in this department. Today I got some new foundation, concealer, perfume, face wash, and brushes, courtesy of my friend Nan who sells Mary Kay products. I have used Mary Kay products in the past and have found that they work well for me. I can always return anything that doesn't work out for me.

-Downsizing! Because of the new makeup, I went through all my old makeup and nail polish and threw away a ton of stuff. As I did, I thought about how much money I'd wasted on products I hardly used. In the future, I will try not to become obsessed with collecting things I don't use.

-My new flickr account! I decided to open a flickr account after all, but will continue posting photos here as well. You can subscribe to my photos if you want to, just as you would a regular blog.

-Clark's! It had been a long time since I'd been in Clark's, but Roy and I went there tonight and were awestruck at all the products. We will definitely become more regular shoppers.

-Strange coincidences! My mom called and woke me up from a dream that focused heavily on her and our relationship.

-Fuzzy kitties! When I woke up from said dream, I realized that both Kerwin and Woogas were all snuggled against me, sleeping. So cute!

-Homework avoidance! This really is not something to be excited about, but it's making the list anyway.

-Meditation! I've decided to try to add meditation to my daily routine to help reduce stress in my life. I've become aware that I am entirely too stressed out, and it is showing up in a number of areas. I have attempted meditation before with little success. I plan on trying it at the end of my yoga routine, because then I will already be very relaxed.

You asked for it!

I'm going to post some more pictures. I've been diligently working with Photoshop Elements this week and really love it. Mostly I just clean up the pictures but don't really mess with the effects too much, with a few exceptions. I'm curious as to what you guys think of the sepia picture (of the couple walking) in this post. Honest opinions are most welcome. Feel free to comment on any other pictures as well. I'm really interested in becoming better at this photography stuff, and it's always nice to know what's pleasing to the eye.

Thanks, guys!

Oh, look. It's a cow's head.

Crying stargazer lily.

America's favorite pastime.

Stack of beautiful boxes. I have collected these kinds of boxes for years. For a long time I used them to house my journals. Now they hold CDs and other random things.

This is, hands down, my most favorite picture of Kerwin ever. He looks noble and handsome and wonderfully fuzzy. That's my boy!

Lonely streamer.

It's Woogas! This is for her modeling portfolio.

Wall decoration. I got this in Palm Springs a few years ago.

The husband being all cool.

This couple did not know I was taking their picture.

Fire, fire!