Monday, December 29

august mosaic

My creation

YAY I'M DONE!!!

august 31: jam!

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I made strawberry freezer jam! It's so good.

august 30: carnation

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Another week of flowers. I need to find a new flower source so I can keep this up in 2009.

august 29: hmmm

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I have no idea what this is or where I was when I took the pic. *shrug*

august 28: gadget

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I will be pretty impressed if anyone can correctly identify this thingy. I found it in my desk drawer.

august 27: tough

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Apparently Zoe had a rough day, she’s practically banging her head against the coffee table.

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(P.S. Yes, actually, I *do* vacuum, but I can totally understand why you don't believe me.)

august 26: height

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So glad this isn’t my job! Yikes. Spotted this guy hanging from the elevated subway tracks while taking Zoe to the vet this morning.

august 25: patchwork

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Our landlords are having some of the floors redone. Look at the different layers hiding underneath the carpet!

august 24: bruise

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OUCH. I slipped climbing down a stepladder today and whacked my knee pretty hard. This bruise is just getting more and more colorful.

august 23: fuschia

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More dark pink flowers this week! These didn’t last very well though. Oh well.

august 22: no

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But no what, exactly? No zombies walking dogs? No dogs sitting? Your guess is as good as mine.

august 21: RIP

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Found out today that LeRoi Moore passed away. Very sad.

august 20: grocery

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Nice graffiti mural.

august 19: smiles

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Uber-creepy two-fer.

august 18: pillow

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These throw pillows live on our bed. I just love swirly patterns, I can’t help myself.

august 17: flowers

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My mother-in-law made this weekend bag for me as a birthday gift. So pretty!

august 16: stack

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I had fun wrapping this baby shower gift for my friends.

august 15: reflections

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Went out for dinner with friends after work, then met Sean for a drink. Too bad I didn’t frame this well enough to get both reflections of the lamp in the shot. Oh well.

august 14: pose

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I made Zoe pose for another one. Poor dog. The paparazzi just mob her.

august 13: trompe

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I love quirky little details like this.

august 12: reflection

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My train home got delayed, but at least I got a cool shot out of it, this reflection of the Statue of Liberty and a church steeple floating over Brooklyn.

august 11: puff

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Weeds can be pretty too! This one sprouted behind a bench out in front of the house and must be 3 feet tall.

august 10: slowly

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My new perfume, Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier. I adored the packaging, even before I sniffed the scent. Turns out, the scent is awesome too. So yay!

august 9: curtains

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New curtains in the living room. I think I have managed to photograph all my recent Ikea purchases now.

august 8: hello?

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Street art. Think she’s ordering a pizza?

august 7: sour

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Sean’s dad likes sour candy, so I decided we should keep some around. These are yummy.

august 6: jar

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Zoe's treat jar.

august 5: lonely

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This little chair looks so lonely sitting here by itself.

august 4: black-eyed

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Sean’s parents brought us these black-eyed susans. So pretty.

august 3: setting

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Sean’s parents came over for dinner so I set the table nicely. A couple more pics, just to prove it:

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august 2: daisy

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This week’s flowers.

august 1: rose 3

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The last in my series of photos of these poor roses. They are like parchment at this point.

i take it back

soooooo, the new website that i mentioned below? just didn't work out the way i wanted it to. it loads SUPER SLOWLY (if at all), and i can't add it to my google reader. so i'm coming back to blogger! i plan to add posts for my daily pics for the month of august, which completed my project365. i would also like to do some retrospectives on my year of photos, but i don't know when that will happen...

because i am planning a new photo project for 2009: project52! a year's worth of weekly photos this time, instead of daily. some weeks will probably have more than one photo. maybe i will try to have my photos really reflect what i did each week, rather than just random things around me. we'll see. i plan to launch project52 at the start of 2009, so please come back soon!

and do check back for my last month of project365 posts. :)

Thursday, August 28

new site!

so, i have launched my new site! it includes my project 365 pics for august, so you can catch up. i won't be updating this blog anymore, but i will keep it as my archive. so going forward, please direct your browser to http://web.me.com/monicabeth. thanks!! come visit and leave me lots of comments. :)

Thursday, July 31

July mosaic

My creation

I can't believe it's been almost a whole year! I forgot to take pics TWICE this month, for the first time since starting the project. But I will keep on! I hope to make it through the end of 2008, and then decide whether/how to continue. Starting next month (August 2008), I might be switching to a brand new blog! Stay tuned for the link.

July 31: pant

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I was trying to catch Zoe with her tongue hanging out but she wasn’t feeling too cooperative.

July 30: rose 2

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Wilting...

July 29: curtains

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The new dining room curtains. This swirly vine motif goes great with the fabric on the dining chairs I redid!

July 28: rose 1

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This week's flowers were tiny teacup roses. So pretty! But they didn't last long, as you'll see in future posts! Oh well. Also, apparently I like pink flowers a whole lot.

July 27: pillow

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The embroidery on the throw pillows coordinates with the lampshade. (The curtains match too!)

July 26: lampshade

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I went to Ikea today looking for a few items to jazz up my living room. This lampshade was one of my purchases. I also got some throw pillows and curtains for both the living room and the dining room. I am digging the pattern!!

July 25: topnotch

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This building decoration caught my eye.

Thursday, July 24

July 24: star

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The sun is star, like Pluto is planet. LOVE the shape of the sun here.

July 23: zigzag

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Sean's mom made this blankie for him a loooooong time ago. I think it is still his favorite. It's super comfy and well-loved.

July 22: slaw

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I made some southwest slaw for dinner tonight. Nice and colorful. All those fresh veggies were delish!

July 21: bust

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These sculptures were hanging out at the edge of the stage at a show we went to tonight in Red Hook. Very charismatic.

July 20: vivid

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Love the color of these flowers! It's so vibrant. Having fresh flowers around feels so indulgent. I should do this every week.

July 19: berfday!

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Yep yep it's my berfday! Go me! Get busy! we went out to dinner to celebrate so I got all dolled up, including these strappy black stilettos and silvery chain earrings.