crafts and photographs

After taking photos of a recent little project, I noticed some nice summer photos that hadn't made their way off of my camera yet! The weather is already starting to get chilly here and I'm about ready to start wearing my mittens. These pics however, were taken back when the sun was warm and I was wearing flip flops!

This is an old, abandoned building near the railroad tracks in my town. I loved the red against the faded yellow. Very pretty!

Ah, the train tracks.

I just love the sound of the train tumbling on by...

My kitty with a very inappropriate plaything - an empty beer can. *sigh*

My project! This very large, very boring white wall has been driving me nutty lately so I needed a quick and cheap fix for it: I hung some string and used wooden clothes pins to attach photos I'd taken and edited to look kinda funky. Hard to see here, but it only cost me $5!

Lastly, a painting I had made months ago but never shared. It was super easy but made me feel like quite the shnazzy artist!

Oh, and want to hear something completely nuts? I just read this article on Digg about a guy who was pre-approved for a credit card... with a 79.9% APR!!! Okay, I think that's crossing the line into screwing people who are desperate. Not cool.

Well, that's all folks. I really should be working on my math homework but blogging and hot cider sounding much more appealing! :)

3 about me

1. I seriously need to start working out. My lazy butt needs to get off of the couch and at least go for a freaking walk once in awhile because this new pudge isn't going to take care of itself. The Boyfriend and I played tennis twice, but our little workout plan has come to quite the halt. We've been talking about going for a walk the past few nights, but the couch and television have won us over every time.

2. The past few days have been a bit rough for me; I've been feeling depressed and tired, but I'm attributing it all to stress. I started classes last week and my workload this semester is going to be unreal. On top of that, I suck at time management and I'm having a tough time getting back into the swing of things. Work is also proving to be stressful because its requiring a lot of learning and it's been more difficult than I anticipated. On top of that, I had an interview for an internship and have another one later in the week. How on earth can I handle this all at once? That's a typical problem for me: taking on more than I can handle and being unable to admit that it's too much.

3. I need to find opportunities to be creative. I need to get out my camera more often, I need to write or read in my free time, and I need to get out my drawing pad for more than just one sketch every few months. My mother wants me to paint a picture for her living room, but I feel so uninspired and unfamiliar to being creative that I'm afraid to do it! With my busy schedule, hopefully I can find time to get a little artsy here and there.