little things, big stuff


Halloween in Harlem
October 31, 2008, 7:27 pm
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Untitled (Snow White and Sister) by Amy Stein.

Untitled (Snow White and Sister) by Amy Stein.

Great series. Cute kids. Amy Stein’s ‘Halloween in Harlem’ photo essay.



List 2
October 30, 2008, 5:10 am
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The next month’s moive/music/musical to-do list

watch ‘Billy the Kid’

buy Anathallo’s new CD on Nov. 18

go to Chicago – ‘Wicked,’ Shedd Aquarium, adventures with friends

start on my ‘Sweeney Todd’/‘Edward Scissorhands’ comparison term paper

see another movie alone



List 1
October 30, 2008, 4:59 am
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I’d like my future husband to be a…

photographer, hockey player, architect, pediatrician, kindergarten teacher, college professor, football coach, pianist, newspaper editor, web designer, illustrator, stage actor, small business owner, social worker, or writer.



How to Work Better
October 29, 2008, 2:16 am
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Remember.



Oz-Inspired
October 24, 2008, 5:02 pm
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In researching our theme for Halloween this year, I came across these lovely Flickr photos.

1. my costume, 2. darth met dorothy, 3. the little lion boy, lost in rome… (clone), 4. Wizard of Oz costume accessories, 5. Another One Rides the Bus, 6. Oz Revisited: 30 Years Later



One Sentence – violet
October 21, 2008, 8:23 pm
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There are few things that inspire as much panic as being alone in a fitting room and considering asking for help out of a too-small dress that is covering your chest, face, and arms, leaving you barefoot in your underwear and your hands useless in the air.                            — violet

Been there.



Celebrating Adoption
October 20, 2008, 3:07 am
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Celebrating Adoption began when a photographer was asked to take pictures a family so that they could provide a photograph to prospective birth mothers. As a strong supporter of adoption, the photographer offered the session completely free of charge. Celebrating Adoption was developed in 2007, as an organization of photographers that, free of charge, photograph adopted children and their families.

If, some day, I find myself as a photographer, I am absolutely participating.

A list of participating photographers is here. Be sure to check out the galleries on Celebrating Adoption’s Web site — adorable.



Costumes
October 15, 2008, 1:39 am
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Blessed with a mother who was a home economics major and is great at sewing, I won’t need to buy my costume. But if I had a child…



Apple Picking
October 10, 2008, 10:51 pm
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I’m going apple picking this weekend. And this site — pickyourown.org — is the most comprehensive I’ve found for all sorts of fruit and vegetable picking places. It’s fall!



Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim
October 9, 2008, 4:13 pm
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Definitely the best $10 I’ve spent. This little camera has an ultra wide lens (22mm), which produces a vignette look. It has no batteries and uses any kind of 35mm film. Can be bought on eBay and other sites. Perfect point-and-shoot. I’m hooked. And my affection for film is growing.