The Photographic Parsnip

What a life we have, people. I had a really fantastic weekend at a Christian performing arts camp I counsel for. Many of the counselors went out to eat after we were done cleaning up last night, and we had a lovely time. I think it was one of the better weekends I've had at camp, and camp is always wonderful. My drive home was another story. Just to preface, I'm fine. My car is fine; everything is completely fine. Here's what happened: I almost hit an opossum, and it was terrifying. I saw it trotting into the road from the right, and I swerved. I learned in driver's ed NOT to swerve, and NOT to slam on the brakes. I still know not to jerk the wheel and to instead ease gently out of danger without pressing down too hard on the brake pedal. But guess what? That's what I did. I slammed the brakes and jerked the wheel, because I REALLY didn't want to hit an innocent little animal. It spun me around, but I thankfully stayed on the road, and there was no inc...

 Disclaimer:  This is not a food post.   So I met this guy named Cody at a three-day honor band thing at a nearby university. He seemed super cool and nice, and we started to get to know each other.   Now we're the coolest hipster couple on the block. (lol just kidding. Cody's awesome, but I'm not trying to fulfill a stereotype or anything.)   We went on a picnic yesterday. It was so lovely, and I thought it would be fun to bring the camera along (even though I'm totally not a pro photographer). Following are a few choice shots from the outing.    neature   Cody thought I was taking a picture of this robin when I was actually taking a picture of him... so then I had to really photograph the bird. Welcome to the blog, Codestool.

I'm on quite the green smoothie kick. After having been out and about and eating out a LOT, I really felt the need to be "healthier" and eat/drink all of the greens . I've determined, however, that my current variety of green smoothie really tastes better without Greek yogurt (which is usually a source of protein in my smoothies, making them my breakfast) because it's so tangy and doesn't really fit with the grassiness of all the greens. So, without yogurt, my green smoothie is basically green juice (except I just blend them, I don't use a juicer, so they still have a whole bunch of fiber)... but ANYWAY, my point is that I'm gonna need more protein in breakfast because BREAKFAST IS IMPORTANT. I love toast, but almond butter is expensive and harder to come by in countryville, and my family likes mainstream peanut butter. That's all well and good, and I love it too, but I don't necessarily like to eat it every single day. I did have the tail...

My final project for digital graphics was another photo blog centered around a single theme. What else did I choose but Christmas? It only seemed fitting, since I've been so very much in the holiday spirit this year and the home is simply bursting with photo opportunities. Find the blog (26 photos) here: http://carlschristmas.blogspot.com/ . (carlschristmas is cheesy, yes, but catchy. The two words start with the same sound, they both have two syllables... cheesy but catchy.) Some of my favorites:                 Merry Christmas!