Technically this is week 1 of my series but to get the entire explanation you’ll need to jump ahead to Week 3 where I spell it all out. Basically Its a 52 week photo-documenting projecting, but because a. I’m a blogger and b. I am compelled to over-share without shame I tend to scribe more than I shoot.

first day of the new year

Without looking at other tweets I must say this #RoseParade is one big ad with a side of flowers. Turning off.

— Lindsey Garrett (@modchik) January 1, 2014

Clearly someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, clearly. After a couple disgruntled tweets, I realized I had been plugged in for hours… days at a time and it was beginning to wear on me. I cut myself off social media packed up my cameras and announced to the family, mandatory field trip go put your shoes on. We found a place where everyone would be happy, video games for them grilled cheese sandwiches and shopping for mom. The Polaroids above are from our outing that day, I was kinda pushing my luck with them.

I hit my fav, Urban Outfitters, but when I was thumbing through the marijuana cookbook, it suddenly hit me, I am getting old for this place. I look around to see yep, pretty much I am 20 years older. I move on and find myself reassured there are other books like Mozipedia, and plenty of cameras, film, vinyl, tarot cards and just in case you need a pair of lawn flamingos they have that too.

We try to instigate problems by texting selfies to her brother sitting in front of me to no avail. Sixteen is such a tough crowd.

I sneak back on to my computer for a few more hours. Side note:  I have so many tips for you about this so you will avoid the pitfalls I did. I’m going to try to craft up a post about this soon. I also made the jump from 7 to Windows 8, I screamed and yelled about it but I will tell you it has grown on me and we are playing along together quite nicely lately.

I Spy 10 Things

1. Strathmore Visual Journal
2. Datacolor Spyder4Pro Colorimeter monitor calibration (mine is the older ver 3)
3. RiseBar Protein Almond Honey
4. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Deck
5. Lexar Dual Slot USB 3.0 Reader 
6. Fujifilm Instax Mini Twin Pack Instant Film
7. The Secret Language of Birthdays
8. Danielle LapPorte Firestarter Handout
9. Green Juice Drink
10. Simon LeBon Mug

My kitchen faces the east and in the Winter I get some beautiful light in that window. Its never gets old I must have a 100 photographs of this same scene. I usually always have an orchid here too, they grow like weeds, more proof this spot is magical.

I get up a couple hours earlier than everyone else so I can continue to work on the ginormous task of sorting through old external drives. I came across a batch with a ton of shots of Lily and took a long pause. Some days it hurts to look back.

 

“This is a story about good and bad” Act One. She loves a captured audience, especially if its mom and dad.

On my way home I pull over and shoot the local library with my iPhone. The fiery sunset has set the building a fire with color. I love the design of the waves, the ocean is just a stones throw from here.

And finally to round out my week my old computer decides to flip my the proverbial finger and completely crash just as I need to retrieve some back up files, like my ENTIRE contact list and email archive folder.

Yeah that.

You will see why in week 2  this leaves me I’m a little bit out of sorts.