I'm not usually a person to spring and buy expensive tech "toys," but I really miss having a digital SLR camera. Talking myself out of buying one is not going well....

The Ultimate Outlaw

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words “make” and “stay” become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free.”
– Tom Robbins

If you have ever been let go from a job, you can certainly relate to this and how true is this?

My heart just melted.

photo found here

Newport Folk Fest

The line-up for the Newport Folk Festival was announced today.
Highlights include:

* Avett Brothers
* Low Anthem
* Swell Season
* Yim Yames from My Morning Jacket
* Richie Havens
* Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
* Blitzen Trapper

Jugs of homemade margaritas and trips to the port-a-potty may or may not be included.

The Flaming Lips seriously cool house

Celebrate Good Times

Designed and drawn in Illustrator mimicking Woodstock posters. Had alot of fun designing this one. Hopefully can design more invitations to come...

DIY Lights

I was planning on trying to make this chandelier this week, but it seems they took down the directions on how to make it....not so happy.

I lied. I found them. Now I just need to get all the stuff to make it.

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

~Charles Dickens

Another One Bites the Dust

Final project for Photography 2 and Digital Graphics 2.

Luck of the Irish

May the Irish hills caress you.

May her lakes and rivers bless you.

May the luck of the Irish enfold you.

May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

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May there always be work for your hands to do;

May your purse always hold a coin or two;

May the sun always shine on your windowpane;

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;

May the hand of a friend always be near you;

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

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May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light,

May good luck pursue you each morning and night.

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May your blessings outnumber

The shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go.

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An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass

to keep from falling off the earth.

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May luck be our companion

May friends stand by our side

May history remind us all

Of Ireland's faith and pride.

May God bless us with happiness

May love and faith abide.

Happy St.Patty's Day!

HDR Photography

Some of my HDR Pictures from Photography 2 Class. There are a bunch so keep scrolling!

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

I can't wait for iced coffee, days at the beach, Del's Lemonade following the beach, outside showers, grilling fresh vegetables, and sitting on the deck with an after the beach cocktail....

and the SUN!

Oh, how Rhode Island of me!

Float On

Once upon a time, a little mini cooper was driving in the rain. It encountered a puddle like the one above in the same area as the one above. It floated its way or sank, is more the way, and ended up with a brand new engine. Enough with the rain already!

A Little of This, A Little of That

I didn't already give up on my commitment to cook from my cook books. I swear as it is one of my goals to eat healthier, more natural, and organic this year. Thank you "Food, Inc." This past Sunday I made my own marinara sauce and Eggplant Rollatinis from Giada De Laurentis' Everyday Italian cook book, but I was not totally sold on either and they still need some work. Maybe I need to actually wait until tomatoes and eggplants are in season here?

Time Flies

I started this blog a year ago. I wasn't sure why or for what purpose, except that I needed purpose. I needed a direction and like in many other aspects of my life, I needed to talk it out. I have always had journals and still do, but the difference being that this forces me to stick to something. It forces me to own it. I can put my thoughts, work, or ideas out there and know that I'm not the only one reading it.

This past year has been a journey. When I go back and reread some of the posts, I realize how far I have come and how much farther I can still go. So here's to the year ahead. It is filled with uncertainty, but so is life.

Losing Keys

I’ve been losing lots of keys lately,
I don’t know what that means

But maybe I'd be better off with things that can’t be locked at all
I’ve been feeling kind of sea sick lately,
See you reaching to me gonna save me
You were me, I would much rather take the fall


The world has its ways
To quite us down
The world has its ways
To quiet us down comes the rain
Down comes our spirits again
But Down comes the strength
To lift us up and then…

Been going up when now
For to long
Forget how To let go
Seems to hard
To late now
To turn around

"Losing Keys" Jack Johnson

Lately, I have been forgetting things. Leaving things behind. Preoccupied and can't seem to figure out why. Wondering, what's next? Where do I go from here? Which foot goes first? I have six months left of school. The end is on the horizon, which means the world should be my oyster, so why can't I help but wonder what that oyster is?

Image via here

Houston We Have a Problem

Lou is addicted to food. Well mostly the gravy that I put on his food. He begins begging to be fed around 3:00 or earlier and does not stop until I feed him. It's insane. He begins with staring at me, then gives a few whimpers, then jogs into the kitchen to see if maybe the bowl has been filled magically, stares at the fridge for a while, and then it starts all over again. This goes on some times for hours. What do they put in this gravy?

Sweet Libations

Cocktail recipes to save....

Rhubard Mojito

and

Blood Orange Margarita

all via here

Art

I was digging through some old art this weekend, so click HERE to check it out. I was actually looking for something specific that I had drawn in high school. It is a picture of my Mom and her sister, Michaela, when they were little. I drew it from a black and white photo. I love it and I found it, but when I did I remembered my art teacher in high school had spilled coffee all over it (still makes me mad), but I will post a picture of it here. I tried getting some of the coffee off, but it seems to just be ruining the whole thing.

So here it is coffee stains and all...