"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in bike commuting, Distractions, dumb things I have done, Oh, for fuck's sake, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Jan 11th, 2008
I’m a nosy piece of work, and I dig other folks’ “what’s in my bag” posts and pictures on Flickr, so I thought I would do my own. Also, I had to clean my bag yesterday (Exxon-style glitter spill), so I figured since everything was out of it, I might as well take a picture […]
Posted in biking, Photo entries, Urban Photo Highlight Rides on Jan 7th, 2008
This past weekend was just insane as far as the weather went. It was somewhere in the 50s I think, and there was no excuse to be inside. Nor had I any desire to be inside and waste a minute of the warm weather. Riding in shirtsleeves in Kansas City in January is pretty much […]
Posted in Adventures, bike commuting, Distractions, Oh, for fuck's sake, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Dec 27th, 2007
And today I come bearing photographic evidence of the unexpected urban ungulates: Behold! The zoomed-in pictures kind of suck because I had to use my digital zoom which means the image quality suffers. But. Goats! I created a set and called it Goatography. I hope to get some better shots another day.
Posted in Lists, Photo entries, Sewing on Dec 22nd, 2007
1. Do not put on red lipstick, don a balaclava, and ride your bicycle to work. You will end up with lipstick from mid-nose to mid-neck. This has been a public service announcement. 2. The Federal Courthouse is two blocks away from my workplace, and there is a park between the two buildings. Yesterday morning […]
Posted in bike commuting, Photo entries, Utter Silliness, videos on Dec 20th, 2007
This week has been gorgeous in the weather department. Gorgeous for December anyhow. I’ve ridden on my lunch break or extra after work every day so far, and I plan to do the same tomorrow. Being as it has been basically cold and shitty the previous couple of weeks, I had been racking up a […]
Posted in Photo entries on Dec 19th, 2007
The Big Purple Kale, before and after a snowstorm (about two weeks between shots) I’m pretty sure this is the same cluster of roses, before and after snow. The buckets! My favorite shot of the frozen-over roses. I love the ice-crystals cupped inside the topmost blossoms. Best viewed large (click for full-size)
Posted in biking, Distractions, Photo entries, Playing With Weather, videos on Dec 18th, 2007
But before I get on with the recaps from Sunday, I’d like to draw your attention to a new blog in town – Team Sexypants, authored by none other than Big Grin himself, joEL! His header image is a picture I took of him one of the nights we were camping out during our weekend […]
Posted in biking, Cats, Photo entries, Playing With Weather, Sewing, Shopping on Dec 15th, 2007
I had no big hairy plans today, honestly. Maybe go for a bike ride and take some pictures, weather permitting, probably sit around in front of the fireplace reading and occasionally shoving a cat’s butt off my book. I didn’t expect to actually get anything accomplished. It all started out with me waking up early. […]
Posted in Photo entries, Sewing on Dec 10th, 2007
Many cyclists of the slightly nerdy variety are very big on wool. I’m of that category and similarly fond of woolen clothing for cold weather. I have an elaborate system of sweaters, tights, and outerwear that I layer on or eliminate as conditions require, and my favorite “insulating layers” for my torso happen to be […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, meta, nostalgia, Photo entries on Dec 4th, 2007
I got my first camera when I was 8 years old (“8 and a half, going on 9”), as a Christmas present. I’d spotted a children’s Kodak in the Sears Wish Book some months earlier, and decided that the little brightly-colored, kid-friendly snapshot camera was my heart’s desire. It was really the only thing I […]