Title: Day 1
Ah, there I was, all excited and happy; "Sky's the limit!" Day 1 of my "Photo 365" project...
Enjoy!
Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 363 (Day 1)
Day 363 (July 1st, 2011)
Title: Day 1
Ah, there I was, all excited and happy; "Sky's the limit!" Day 1 of my "Photo 365" project...
Enjoy!
Title: Day 1
Ah, there I was, all excited and happy; "Sky's the limit!" Day 1 of my "Photo 365" project...
Enjoy!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 310 (Smile Ship)
Day 310 (May 9th, 2011)
Title: Smile Ship
When I first saw this photo, I though: Hey, that's another nifty sphere shot that I can use! Woo!" Then, after looking at it for a bit, it reminded me of the movie "Heavy Metal" (Cartoon movie from 1981, darn good music!). During one Act of the movie, there are some aliens (and a robot) flying around in a giant spaceship that looked like a huge "Smiley Face".
Subject: SphereShip of Happiness
Enjoy!
Title: Smile Ship
When I first saw this photo, I though: Hey, that's another nifty sphere shot that I can use! Woo!" Then, after looking at it for a bit, it reminded me of the movie "Heavy Metal" (Cartoon movie from 1981, darn good music!). During one Act of the movie, there are some aliens (and a robot) flying around in a giant spaceship that looked like a huge "Smiley Face".
Subject: SphereShip of Happiness
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 265 (Leeloo's First Legion)
Day 265 (March 25th, 2011)
Title: Leeloo's First Legion
I have officially taken pictures of people (err... person really), on purpose, with the sole intention of actually taking a good picture of them! True, it's a picture of a recently-turned 1-year-old, but its a darn cute picture! To date, Ms. Leeloo has been my most photographed "person-based" subject! I would like to thank her parents for making such a cute baby, and hope they continue this level of cuteness in any future endeavors.
As you can see, Ms. Leeloo is enjoying both her first trip to the Legion of Honor museum and her newly discovered ability to walk.
Enjoy!
Title: Leeloo's First Legion
I have officially taken pictures of people (err... person really), on purpose, with the sole intention of actually taking a good picture of them! True, it's a picture of a recently-turned 1-year-old, but its a darn cute picture! To date, Ms. Leeloo has been my most photographed "person-based" subject! I would like to thank her parents for making such a cute baby, and hope they continue this level of cuteness in any future endeavors.
As you can see, Ms. Leeloo is enjoying both her first trip to the Legion of Honor museum and her newly discovered ability to walk.
Enjoy!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Artist of the Day - Day 16 - Bob Ross
Bob Ross; Happy little painter.
Bob Ross was happy. His trees were happy. His mountains were happy. His ponds were happy. His squirrels were frickin’ ecstatic! I loved watching Bob Ross, because there could have been a nuclear war going on and he would have said: “Now, you want your mushroom cloud to just flow from the brush. Just push that radiation out those bristles. Now you’ve got a happy cloud. Next we are going to make some happy fallout.”
In 30 minutes Bob could paint you a masterpiece, convince you that YOU could paint it too, and still have time to remind you how happy he and everything else in the entire universe was. All kidding aside, he really was a great artist and person. I say he was great, not so much for his work specifically, but because he motivated so many people to just get out there and try painting (or any other art). He was also a great humanitarian, he did not charge the PBS network one cent for any of his shows (he made his zillions on the videotapes and art supplies) and he also donated each painting he did on TV to a PBS station so they could sell it and raise funds. Even today, if I see Joy of Painting on the TV Guide, I’ll flip over to it to see some happy trees.
And remember: “We don't have mistakes here, we just have happy accidents, sniffing paint thinner.” (slightly modified quote from Bob Ross).
Wikipedia
Bob Ross.com
Bob Ross was happy. His trees were happy. His mountains were happy. His ponds were happy. His squirrels were frickin’ ecstatic! I loved watching Bob Ross, because there could have been a nuclear war going on and he would have said: “Now, you want your mushroom cloud to just flow from the brush. Just push that radiation out those bristles. Now you’ve got a happy cloud. Next we are going to make some happy fallout.”
In 30 minutes Bob could paint you a masterpiece, convince you that YOU could paint it too, and still have time to remind you how happy he and everything else in the entire universe was. All kidding aside, he really was a great artist and person. I say he was great, not so much for his work specifically, but because he motivated so many people to just get out there and try painting (or any other art). He was also a great humanitarian, he did not charge the PBS network one cent for any of his shows (he made his zillions on the videotapes and art supplies) and he also donated each painting he did on TV to a PBS station so they could sell it and raise funds. Even today, if I see Joy of Painting on the TV Guide, I’ll flip over to it to see some happy trees.
And remember: “We don't have mistakes here, we just have happy accidents, sniffing paint thinner.” (slightly modified quote from Bob Ross).
Wikipedia
Bob Ross.com
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Photo 365 - Day 108 (Credit Cards)
Day 108 (October 19th, 2010)
Title: Credit Cards
Today was an emotional day for me. Today was the day that I paid off both my credit cards and then closed my accounts. I've decided that credit cards are a major part of what gets people in financial trouble, and as I've worked in the financial industry for 5 years, I've seen the damage they can do to folks. Now, its true (at least for me), I've lived on these cards for a long time. Buying things I'm sure I didn't need, while using money that I didn't have. It's taken quite a while to pay them down, month over month, year after year. This year, all banks were required to including a little box on your credit card (and Line of Credit) statements saying how much in interest you'll be paying them if you paid only the minimum payment and how long it would take to pay the cards off. For me, over 31 years and I would have basically bought them a new BMW. I'm not real keen on getting them a new BMW. Heck, I have to look for change to ride the darn bus! They are NOT getting a BMW outta me! So, I decided to forgo any toys for a while and I just devoted all funds to pay these cards off. So, today when I finally made the last payments (of $7.00 and $14.00 respectively - damn those last finance charges!), I called the bank and had them cancel my cards.
Getting them to cancel the cards was a job into itself, so if you ever decide to do it, give yourself a good 30 min and a shot of whiskey (ok, I'm not sure how helpful the whiskey was, but I figured why take the chance!) So, I'm finally free of credit cards! Wooo! I think I'll go rent a movie!... oh. wait. Redbox. Doh. Flaw in plan.
Enjoy!
Ps: The alternate name of this photo was going to be: "The correct way to prepare for Tahoe!"
Title: Credit Cards
Today was an emotional day for me. Today was the day that I paid off both my credit cards and then closed my accounts. I've decided that credit cards are a major part of what gets people in financial trouble, and as I've worked in the financial industry for 5 years, I've seen the damage they can do to folks. Now, its true (at least for me), I've lived on these cards for a long time. Buying things I'm sure I didn't need, while using money that I didn't have. It's taken quite a while to pay them down, month over month, year after year. This year, all banks were required to including a little box on your credit card (and Line of Credit) statements saying how much in interest you'll be paying them if you paid only the minimum payment and how long it would take to pay the cards off. For me, over 31 years and I would have basically bought them a new BMW. I'm not real keen on getting them a new BMW. Heck, I have to look for change to ride the darn bus! They are NOT getting a BMW outta me! So, I decided to forgo any toys for a while and I just devoted all funds to pay these cards off. So, today when I finally made the last payments (of $7.00 and $14.00 respectively - damn those last finance charges!), I called the bank and had them cancel my cards.
Getting them to cancel the cards was a job into itself, so if you ever decide to do it, give yourself a good 30 min and a shot of whiskey (ok, I'm not sure how helpful the whiskey was, but I figured why take the chance!) So, I'm finally free of credit cards! Wooo! I think I'll go rent a movie!... oh. wait. Redbox. Doh. Flaw in plan.
Enjoy!
Ps: The alternate name of this photo was going to be: "The correct way to prepare for Tahoe!"
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