A Simple Girl in a Complex World

Well as I’ve mentioned about a million times before on here I have became seriously interested in photography in the last few months. I researched and researched the find the perfect camera for my budget at the time and also found a book that I thought might help me out and learn a little.

I’ve broken into the book and been playing with the camera for about a week. I’ve also been working with my Paint shop pro program that I bought back in the summer when I was making graphics for myspace users (more specifically military icons and layouts for girls like me to use to support their men) well that has sense fell by the way side and I’ve become more interested in the visual art of photography and editing and minipulating the plain image I’ve taken and to make it into something I see in my mind. Because hey not everything you see in your head is possible with a camera! But with this wonderful program (if only I could afford Photoshop) I can do most of the things I want to do! Plus my camera has a macro setting which I’m kind of obsessed with as you will be able to tell from the photos I’m going to post.

I really dont have any interest in pursuing this any farther than a hobby but I would love to take pictures for my friends and family. If they want some nice pictures I’d be willing to take them, after all how am I going to learn to use people as my subjects without trying right? My family doesnt like to have their picture taken so I mostly will have to use my friends and J. ,he loves to have his picture taken but too bad he’s not around to model for me! But hopefully I can get some when he comes home in a few weeks! Then I can show you all how hott my honey is lol I’d have to make them in a private post though because I’m kind of all about ananomity here. I want to protect him and there are certain rules I have to follow when posting things about him. All you military girls know what I”m talkin bout the lovely thing we like to call OPSEC (or Operations Security for you civilian people).

Anyways as I was saying….I would love to take some pictures for people. I mean granted I dont have all the fancy equipment that the pros use but, I feel I can acheive just as good as they can! Well maybe…..anyway what do you say want your picture taken by me?!

 Here are a few photos I’ve done….enjoy!

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I have come to realize there are so many things I love to do but I dont have enough time to do them in! It really makes me sad!

For instance I love to scrapbook and photography but since I started college I’ve barely been able to touch the stuff. It really is sad! I have so many more things I want to take pictures of and could scrapbook but I have no time to do it in!

 I also love to cook and I’m trying to perfect my skills right now but once again I really dont have the time to make a nice meal. Even on the weekend!  My breakfasts’ consists of cereal or anything quick like pop tarts or maybe sometimes I toaster stroodle (love those things!), lunches are anything once again I can make quick like a sandwich I prepare the night before and throw it in my lunch box before I leave that morning along with some chips a drink a couple of bottles or water and some fruit gummies. Dinner well dont even get me started on it! Tonight my dinner was a bowl of shells and cheese! How unhealthy is that?! I really want to eat healthier and exercise, but once again I dont have time! I’m doing well with water! I drink 3 bottles of water (1.5 liters which is recommended to me for my body weight) and only have one dr.pepper a day! I used to drink like 5! So I give myself kudos for that!

The point I’m trying to make is I have no time to really do the things I REALLY want to do!

There are a few things I (barely) have time for here they are:

1. School

2. Sleep

3. Homework

4. Work (which most of the time I do my homework while at work!)

5. Eat (quickly)

6. Shower

That is my life. I sometimes have to force time just to be able to write J. letters! He loves them so much so I feel bad if I go too long before writing him one! So I try to atleast 1 or 2 times a week.

What are your hobbies that you dont have time for but REALLY wish you did?

Big news folks! My new camera is in my hands! I’ve been playing around with it trying to figure out all it’s little doo-dads and still havent figured out all of them yet! I will be posting some pictures & possibly a video that will be password protected (so if you want the password leave me some lovin & you can see it) the video will most likely be of my house!

In other news….I got to talk to J tonight I was so happy! I’m so proud of him I tell you what! No words can describe it! It was only for 20 minutes but you know what that 20 minutes made my entire week to come! I thought his emails were great oh no! Phone calls are the best! I seriously almost forgot what he sounded like….I hope none of you girls never know what that is like! It’s really depressing! When he came home for Christmas I almost didnt recognize him his face was so skinny from not being able to eat properly (once again STUPID Army although I love you!) He told me he did well on his test he got a 95% which is really good! He is also the “head-honcho” of his class right now so he gets to tell them all what to do! LOL I got excited and he told me “it’s a pain in the ass really”. Well all in all I really dont care he could have told me the sky was purple and the grass is pink and I’d still listen to him!

OH and can someone help me? I would really like to add some music to this thing and I cant figure it out! The little player they have available doesnt have crap! If anyone knows that would be super awesome!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I sure know I am!