The other me

Brad, dork version

to.another.me@gmail.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:29:25 GMT

I just watched Burn After Reading. Did I tell you how much I love the Coen brothers? That hasn't changed after today's movie. How to make Brad Pitt look like a loser.

Other than that, George Clooney's looks are to kill for even when he's supposed to look dull and dorky. I swear, he even looks good in that shopping scene, with those high-waist jeans and all. Sigh.

Yes, I'm alive

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:08:14 GMT

Shrovetide is a common pre-Easter (Lent) tradition here. The kids decorate birch twigs in school, there's a carnival, and on a certain Sunday we eat these shrovetide buns. Some fill them with vanilla custard or a marzipan like mix, but mine are plain buns. Yum!

What else is new? I am a year older since the last time I blogged, and got one of those neat ultra portable laptops to show for it (plus the cutest drawing from my 9 y/o). I even got a bouquet of flowers from my s/o - considering that this is the fifth I've gotten during our 14 years together (including when giving birth to his kids), and the fact that I am having a big anniversary next year, I am feeling a bit worried. ;) (I don't like being in the center of people's attention).

I am also about to watch the two last episodes of The Wire - in fact, my s/o is hanging over my shoulder right now, nagging me to stop typing so that we can watch the show already - and my challenge to you, my dear readers, is: which show to watch next? Not Lost, I just returned the two first seasons after having had them unopened for well over two years. I like Six Feet Under, The Wire (obviously), and House, M.D. I know, not much in common, but there you go. Please?

Music recs, please

to.another.me@gmail.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:12:03 GMT

I need some new music at work, something poppish and light. I've listened to indie ladies and Zero 7 more or less continuously for a year now and need something a bit more easy listening. Think Maroon 5 or Madonna - heck, even Britney Spears, for what I know. Over-produced is good, I've listened to the opposite long enough by now. Yesh?

Laptop - which colour?

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:27:34 GMT

Hehe, the title sounds like something Cher Horowitz (or Paris Hilton..) would've said, doesn't it? It's not quite _that_ bad, though.

When I got my job in the web design agency, I had to bring my own pc (very small company, I was their first employee who didn't also have an ownership in the firm). I purchased a real working hero, an Asus T6K, at nearly 3 kilos. It's been great - and still is - however, now that I've gotten my own desktop pc at work, and we already have several at home, I no longer need a "big bad monster" of a laptop. I've persuaded my partner into purchasing it, and for a while I've been looking for a smaller replacement, one that I can carry along with me everywhere. I think I've settled on the Asus Aspire One - but which colour? I'm torn between white and pink, but I kind of like both the blue and the brown ones as well. Which one would you chose, and why?

New and better life - again?

to.another.me@gmail.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:18:30 GMT

Since I avoid being taken pictures of, not many of my online friends know that I'm far from the shape and fitness level I once used to be - people knowing me IRL now, would probably never suspect that I was an elite athlete only a decade ago, working out twice a day... It's gotten to a point where I this summer actually applied to be submitted to a weight clinic, simply because I don't seem to have the will power to get a grip and lead myself back into the healthy way of life. Staying at home, in front of the computer, is sooo much more convenient than getting out for a bike ride or a trip to the gym... Today, however, I got my rejection note. Weighing in at a BMI of 33 sadly isn't enough to qualify for the kind of help I was hoping for. I would have to be at a BMI of 40+ or have serious health problems in order to get a stay at the clinic. There goes my jump start, I guess. Soooo, today I went to the sports hall for the first time in three years. I've agreed to coach a volleyball team, and I'm not quite sure what I've let myself into. It's definitely a kick in the rear; I won't be able to be a coach in the sad shape I'm currently in. I will think long and hard this weekend about how to get started; I've already been a sponsoring member of gyms for too long, I guess I will have to do this on my own (it's hard enough to start working out, even harder if I have to go somewhere to do it). Stupid thing is, I even have a great workout station at home, a multi trainer with a step machine, pulldown, leg kick/curl, chestpress/rowing and more. Currently, it serves as our bedroom clothes stand.

Totally random

to.another.me@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:48:36 GMT

.. but oh, so true. *embarassed grin*

Polaroid photographer?

to.another.me@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:03:08 GMT

Jenelle Norris' book "Polaroid 600 and Spectra Film: Manipulations and Creative Techniques" is available for free here: http://polaroidmanipulation.pixelfuse.com/

Why free? The day she brought it to the printer for layout was February 8, 2008. The day Polaroid announced they wouldn’t be making film anymore? February 8, 2008. Timing just like mine, that.

(courtesy of photojojo.com)

My new desk (and office)

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:04:38 GMT

We recently moved office, and I’ve gone from a facing-the-wall position on the smaller desk to the left to a “real” desk with room for all my gadgets and papers and even a cup of coffee. Now I can even rest my arms when typing, woot. Will have to get that power cord spaghetti fixed, though.

The windows are facing the busiest street of our small town, a car-free zone with cobblestone, flowers and even a fountain. Of course, in the summer, there are also romani accordionists sitting right outside my window all day, hence the bright new speakers of mine with a subwoofer sitting under the desk, muahahah..! For those interested, a few more photos from our new office can be seen on my “stuff” account at Flickr.

Photography on the wall is one of many lent us from Siri Knudsen for our housewarming party, see her work at www.siriknudsen.no (site made by us).

Today marks the first day of my three weeks vacation, yay. We had a summer lunch at work on Thursday; lovely, lovely tapas just according to my taste (meaning not drenched in garlic). We also got a gift basket each, with red wine, coffee, coffee bean shaped chocolate, mini bruschettas and tapenade. Yum!

I’ve not done much today; I actually still have some work left this weekend until I can fully call it a vacation (we were supposed to launch a client’s site yesterday, but I had no chance of finishing it in time). It’s unbelievably hot, so I took the kids for a dip in the river and am now sitting outside browsing and updating stuff.

Sitting here reminds me that both our terrace and the furniture will have to undergo some long needed brushing up - we haven’t used the terrace for years because of the kids (we have to run through the house and downstairs to get outside and save them from the river or other potentially dangerous situations). Now the kids are big enough to play outside on their own - it’s me-time! I am thinking a hammock, large urns with flowers, and lots of nice, chilled beverage..!

Book Meme, The Big Read List

to.another.me@gmail.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:42:48 GMT

According to The Big Read, the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books on their list. Let’s see where I stand.. Meme snagged from Meaghan!

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own blog so we can try and track down these people who’ve read 6 and force books upon them..!

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (couldn’t make it past page 100-or-so of the first book..)
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4. Harry Potter series - JK Rowling (I’ve read the first and probably will be reading the rest of them as the kids grow a little older - I didn’t like them for my own enjoyment, not really into fantasy..)
5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (tried a couple of times, perhaps if I read it in Norwegian)
6. The Bible (I’ve read bits and bobs)
7. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8. Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (one of the few Dickens books I’ve NOT read)
11. Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12. Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14. Complete Works of Shakespeare (LOL… the COMPLETE works? nah)
15. Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16.The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18. Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19. The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20. Middlemarch - George Eliot
21. Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23. Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24. War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25. The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26. Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh (I watched - and LOVED - the BBC series, but I’ve not read the books, I’ve however read several similar series)
27. Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33. Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34. Emma - Jane Austen
35. Persuasion - Jane Austen
36. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis (I’ve seen two versions of the film, never read the book)
37. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres (has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of years already if not more..)
39. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41. Animal Farm - George Orwell
42. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (read another book by him and am not tempted to read this one)
43. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45. The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47. Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50. Atonement - Ian McEwan (not tempted, not by the movie either)
51. Life of Pi - Yann Martel (one of my absolute favourites!)
52. Dune - Frank Herbert
53. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57. A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58. Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60. Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64. The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65. Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66. On The Road - Jack Kerouac (I have a thing for the beat generation)
67. Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68. Bridget Jones’ Diary - Helen Fielding
69. Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70. Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71. Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72. Dracula - Bram Stoker
73.The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74. Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75. Ulysses - James Joyce (I just have to read The Odessey by Homer first..)
76. The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77. Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78. Germinal - Emile Zola
79. Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80. Possession - AS Byatt
81. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87. Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (some of them, yeah, but not all)
90. The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton (I’ve read the Famous Five series, though)
91. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92. The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93. The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94. Watership Down - Richard Adams (I have the animated movie, though..)
95. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96. A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97. The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98. Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

That’s 47 books altogether, with a few more waiting to be added. I’m not too sure if I agree with the list, though, if these are supposed to be the best books - there are so many other books that are just as good if not better than many of these..!

Me, me, me, all about me

to.another.me@gmail.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:06:30 GMT

Hi, my name is: Birgit

The “getting to know me” meme:

When I’m nervous I: get butterflies in my stomach and pretty much anywhere else in my system

Last night I: cleaned out and defragmented my laptop so that my significant other can have it, I also installed an invoice software for him

PART 1: YOU
Were you a planned baby?
Yes, I believe I was (born 11 months after my parents’ wedding)

Were you the first?
Yes.

PART 2: YOUR PERSONALITY
Do you have low self esteem?
Not really, I am a fairly confident and laidback person, although I hate the way I look right now (overweight, and I used to be such a fitness freak..)

Are you happy right now?
Not truly, no - too many financial problems, and my lack of motivation to get around to exercising, weighs down.

PART 3: APPEARANCE
Are you comfortable with the way you look?
Not really, see above. Other than that, I am happy (I have a cute smile! ;) ).

Describe your hair:
Short, bleached and spiky.

PART 4: RANDOM
Ever been kicked out of a bar?
Hmmm, no, but I’ve been locked out from the toilet once and then put into a cab by friends.. Ouch.

PART 5: THE OUTDOORS
Do you prefer indoors or outdoors?
Both. Since I am allergic to grass, I stay indoors a lot during summer, but I love fall and winter (not much snow where I live).

How’s the weather?
I think we might have a thunderstorm before long, at least that’s what the humidity indicates. No clouds right now, though.

Do you like walking in the rain?
If I am dressed for it, absolutely.

Do you like thunderstorms?
Yes, I find them fascinating and reinvigorating.

PART 6: FOOD
Are you a vegetarian?
No, and I don’t think I’ll become one - although from an idealistic point of view I am tempted.

Anything you absolutely could eat forever?
Without getting stuffed or nauseous? Hmm… Shrimps, perhaps? Or tapas?

What is your favorite dessert?
Berries with vanilla ice cream or custard.

PART 7: RELATIONSHIPS AND LOVE
Do you want to get married?
Yes, that would be nice. No big fancy wedding, though - just the two of us in a European capitol, or perhaps in Las Vegas? Hehe..!

Been married before?
No, but I’ve been in a long-term relationship.

Are you truly in love?
Yes. :)

PART 8: RANDOM QUESTIONS
Where is your cell phone?
Downstairs, on a dresser.

Cheesecake?
Yes, please - the kind made from cream cheese with a jelly lid.

Your dream last night?
I generally don’t remember my dreams. Not this one, anyway - if there even was one.

Your favorite drink?
Right now: dry white wine *takes another sip* ;) I don’t really have one single favourite; I like dry white wines, full red wines, beer, whiskey, brandy, gin, tequila, rum, pretty much any “flavoured” liquor (not moonshine, vodka or the like, I often prefer my drinks “straight”). Of the non-alcoholic ones: sparkling water, coffee, pomegranate juice, a diet Coke called Tab X-tra.

Where did you grow up?
50 kms northeast of Oslo, Norway.

Tattoos?
Yes, 5 - out of which I regret one. Of course, that one is the only one that’s visible when I’m dressed (for summer, anyway - it’s on my ancle).

Ketchup?
- is ok for hotdogs. I was never one of those who have to drown their dinner in ketchup in order to get the “right” taste..

Your computer?
- is yet to be decided. I am in the process of handing my monstrous laptop over to my significant other; I purchased it in order to get a job, but I finally got a regular pc at work and no longer have the need for a top powered one - if I want to work with Photoshop etc. we have three other pcs at home for that. Recs, anyone? I love the Asus eee, but realize that I probably would be happier with one a tad bit larger (14-15″).

Your life?
- is ok, I guess. We’re all healthy, and we manage our bills, only just not always on time. I have a few dreams (like a small “Funkis” house - do a Google image search - near the sea..), but I’m still young. *coughs*

What are you thinking about right now?
Finishing this meme? Whether or not I should pause and go downstairs for a refill, my wine glass is empty. (Re-)planning this weekend, which was supposed to be a Thurs-Tuesday England trip, but which - due to finances combined with some work rearrangements my partner had to get done - most probably will consist of a two-day trip to my parents, then a theme park here in Norway.

Favorite color(s)?
Blueish ones, most preferably with red and/or grey in them, like jeans blue. Beige. Black, white (yes, they really are colours).

When is the last time you laughed?
This afternoon, over something one of the kids said or did. Kids are annoying at times, and even exhausting, but they are really dependable when it comes to a laugh now and then.

Last received call?
A couple of hours ago, from a friend I haven’t seen since junior high (that’s just 21 years, not too long.. ;) ). Her father is from where I live right now, and she’s in town wanting to meet up. We lived a few houses apart and spent quite a lot of time together when we were kids (our parents were friends), but we were never really close - it will definitely be an interesting experience meeting her.

Part 9: LIFE
What friend knows the most about you?
There’s really just two, I reckon; “real life” friend Vibeke (since 18 years) and of course Jen (since 5 years). My next door neighbour, perhaps. There are a handful of others I consider close friends, and I am not really all that private/seclusive, meaning I will talk to people about pretty much anything if I feel like it, but those two (three) are the ones that have heard most of it.

Who do you blame for your mood today?
Work stuff in general, I reckon. We are moving offices, and besides the fact that they haven’t finished redecorating and the massive amount of floating dust is not being a good match for my current allergies, I am feeling a tad bit like the fifth wheel. My new desk arrived this afternoon (finally), but won’t be set up until after our housewarming party tomorrow night, and my new chair is nowhere to be seen. I have also been moved out of the “creatives” office and into the “production” office. Thank you for the trust. Meh. At least my former boss, now colleague (we’ve been taken over by a larger company) isn’t sitting in a position where he’s constantly and literally looking over my shoulder anymore.

What should we do with stupid people?
Ban them. Ban them, I say. *has no life*

What is making you sad right now?
Finances. How I am not capable of breaking loose from procrastination both when it comes to private work commissions as well as taking responsibility for my physical health and wellbeing (meaning: exercise).

What was the first thing you did this morning?
Snooze the alarm. Thrice. Get up, call the kids down from the attic TV room to get dressed.

Last person you went out to dinner with?
OUT to dinner?? Hehe.. I wish. My significant other doesn’t like restaurant food, and the only kind of “restaurant” I can afford is McDonalds. So, I guess: my family, a week and a half ago, in Sweden. Seriously: eating out is ridiculously expensive here, it’s not really common (not like in the States, anyway).

Do you drink lots of water?
No, not really. I don’t feel too bad about it anymore, though - I recently read that the 5 glasses a day thing is - pardon my French - bullshit. As long as we drink when we’re thirsty, our bodies are happy. The skin doesn’t mind much either way, from what I understand.

How do you vent your anger/sadness?
By shouting (anger) or curling up under my blanket (sadness).

What theme does your room have?
Which room, I own a whole house… No theme, really, most of the walls are light yellow (going white this summer), and the furniture is either cherry tree/cherry tree coloured, or birch/birch coloured. I also have a few Mexican wall rugs, and green plants. I reckon a mix of Scandinavian and Ethnic is the most precise name for it, if anything.. :P

Are you a mama’s child or a daddy’s child?
Not really very close to either parents, actually. We get along quite well, but we never hug or anything like my sister does.

The last website you visited?
Gmail. I am also trying to get on to the Firefox download site, but with Download Day going on, the mozilla.org servers seem to be having a hard time coping.

Who was the last person you took a picture with?
I generally avoid being taken pictures of, with me being too chubby for my own liking and all that. I believe the last time was at my nephew’s first birthday, he was on my lap when opening some of the presents - or eating the wrapping paper, rather, but who cares about details? ;)

Last person you went to the movies with?
My partner and our kids. We saw Horton Hears a Who! :)

What did you do/will you do for your birthday this year?
I visited my parents, my sister and aunt was also there.

Is there anything alive in your room?
Me? *pinches self* Yes, I believe so.

Today, would you rather go back a week or go forward a week?
Forward! I want my new, big, desk, dammit! And a new laptop, woo.

What are you looking forward to right now?
Another glass of white wine. I haven’t gotten that refill yet. My new desk and chair at work. A new laptop. Summer vacation in July. Becoming a slimmer person this fall.

Part 10: IF YOU HAD TO
If you HAD to dye your hair a color what color would it be?
Hehe, I don’t have to be forced into dying my hair, I do it all the time. Mostly bleaching.

If you HAD to get a piercing (not ears) what would you get?
Eyebrow, but I most probably wouldn’t be wearing it even though my hair and soul are both funky.

Photowalking in Cochem

to.another.me@gmail.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:25:42 GMT

Home from a lovely weekend in Germany. On Friday, arriving in the evening, we just checked in to a hotel, had a schnitzel, then walked downtown Cochem to check out the ongoing wine festival. Saturday was spent at the Nürburgring race track, and on Sunday I was on my own photowalking in Cochem. I even have a nice sunburn as proof. My s.o., btw, got slightly lost in the forest surrounding the Ring during his want-to-see-the-race-from-every-angle-mission, and has a neat blister as _his_ proof. I think I prefer the redness any time..! At one point that day, the local accordion group on the town square actually played “The Happy Wanderer”; that was when I - comfortably sitting in the shadow, sipping to a chilled Bitburger - called the lost and bewildered Dag up just to mock. I am nice like that. (For the record: he laughed with me, he’s not really any fun mocking.)

Inbetween photography, motor race spectating and forest exploring, we had a few beers between us, each day a schnitzel dinner “Wiener Art”, and of course a few sips of Mosel wine. Oh, and freshly baked German pretzels, yum!

Looking through my photos, there’s a few things that become embarassingly clear to me - I still don’t have enough courage to take the time to make sure the photos turn out like the images I really “see”, and also: I need to work on creativity and technique alike. I brought a tripod and a speedlight - didn’t use any of them… Especially the photos from the Reichsburg castle would’ve been massively improved had I been bothered to whip out that speedlight. With blending sunlight, a flash is often not what you think of using, but for close-ups especially it’s probably one of the most important accessories. Worst thing is, I was actually good at using fill-in flash ten-twenty years ago when I did film photos… Tsk, tsk.

Woops

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:49:56 GMT

Moving my blog over to birgits.net, forgot to deactivate the LJ-crosspost plugin before cleaning out at the other domain - managed to delete several LJ posts before I noticed. Apologies to anyone who’d commented at LJ (I guess I shouldn’t be working on script stuff at 4 in the morning, huh?).

Other than that, this is really just a test post to see of the plugin works at the new location.

April Fools' Day

to.another.me@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:58:39 GMT

Anyone checked their favourite webcomic today..?

xkcd.com, questionablecontent.net, qwantz.com ?

Flist survey

to.another.me@gmail.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:25:31 GMT

Snagged from rustlingragazza

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
2) What was your dream growing up?
3) What talent do you wish you had?
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
5) Favorite vegetable?
6) What was the last book you read?
7) What zodiac sign are you?
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
9) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000/£10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Project 365 - 27

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:41:27 GMT

A child’s treasures.

Our youngest is the kind of kid who will pick up almost anything from the ground and claim it to be interesting. Cones are the best thing ever, according to his point of view. He can also never leave the house without bringing at least two toys - even when we drive to kindy/work in the morning, a ten minutes drive, he insists on having something with him in the car.

Project 365 - 26

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:03:04 GMT

I am in no hurry to see it snowing, I enjoy the winter as is - with lots of neat motives for photography!

Project 365 - 25

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:53 GMT

At the shopping mall in Kiel they had a reptile exhibition. Pretty neat!

Project 365 - 23

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:56:44 GMT

A cheap Happy Meal version of a popular board game. This is one of my most commented photos at flickr, I have given up understanding the way people’s minds work over there.

Project 365 - 22

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:55:02 GMT

Flower porn. Nature is amazing.

Project 365 - 21

to.another.me@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:40:59 GMT

Up north the days are quite short right now, it’s dark when we leave for work/school, and we’re driving home during the blue hour. My garden is lit up by the street lamp and a lamp on our porch, I love the long shadows from the hedge.

Project 365 - 20

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:58:43 GMT

Our youngest napping on the couch after having stuffed himself with homemade muffins and waffles. We had a lovely, lazy Sunday.

Post-processed using "Midnight Sepia" action from Action Central. I just hate my indoor photos right now. :(

Project 365 - 19

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:50:43 GMT

Awesome weather today, called for some outdoor photography. I really like photos of threes. :)

Project 365 - 18

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:48:58 GMT

If not supervised, the kids will easily spend an hour getting ready for bed. This session shows them admiring each others’ gargling…

The more photos I take at home, the more I keep thinking that we probably have pretty low lights most of the time. I look at others’ indoor photos and awe at the clarity and crispness. For non-flash photos I have to adjust the ISO so much most of the time that grain and colour noise is the rule more often than it’s the exception.

Project 365 - 16

to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:44:07 GMT

Our oldest kid had heart surgery in October, and today he had his first checkup. Everything looked perfect! Another checkup in a year or so, then a physical test sometime during his adolescence, and he’s done! The photo shows a "spider" made from the electrodes used during today’s examination.

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to.another.me@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:39:37 GMT

Life’s a box of chocolate.. etc.

- but how about those boxes where every chocolate inside is the same, you’d definitely know what you’re gonna get then, surely?