Snow

_MG_3778, originally uploaded by supersleeves.

I try to hate it, but it is too pretty to hate.

Ask me how I feel about it tomorrow when I have to clear off my car.

Worms in Dessert

Worms in Dessert, originally uploaded by supersleeves.

Lindsay and I spent way too long making pudding from scratch on Friday night. The resulting pudding (which required gelatin to finally get it to puddin’-up) was turned into delicious dirt-cups, complete with creepy-crawly little wormies. I must say, though… the pudding did not disappear fast enough (please come eat some, there are three cups still in the fridge) because the pudding is SO RICH that is impossible to eat an entire cup’s worth. Next time? I would cut the chocolate in half… make it more of a milk-chocolate pudding. I’d add more vanilla too.

It was, however, ridiculously easy to make, and it was totally worth it in the end. It was just SO RICH!

This picture was taken in Jesse’s car. We were sitting under a street light out side his friend’s apartment. It looked so magical, illuminated by the glow of the streetlight.

Round Baby

Grammie’s Birthday_10, originally uploaded by supersleeves.

Internet, this is Joey. Joseph Cannon. My grandfather’s namesake, and a very round, pleasant baby. Joey, this is the internet. You’ll probably know more about the internet than I do by the time you’re my age, which is scary because I know an awful lot. Maybe you will have first grade online. Maybe you will have a cell phone by the time you are seven. Or maybe you’ll just be a cool analog kid. I feel like that’s going to be the next trendy thing for kids to do… go analog. I’d like to think we can only go backwards at this point (reverting from one object that is a cell phone, camera, and computer in one to, oh I don’t know, THREE OBJECTS that all do ONE thing?).

I rant about technology as I write from my new computer. It’s pretty sweet, by the way… thanks for asking. But it doesn’t fit in my pocket and it doesn’t have a 10 megapixel camera built in. The tragedy of it all.

I have been taking a fair amount of pictures (umm, sort of a lie) but I haven’t posted any. There are a few from Blah’s house the other day that I want to fix up, but thanks to the Great Computer Virus of 2009, it’s going to be a few days until I can get the photo editing part of this baby up and running. Don’t want to destroy the new baby, ya know?

Until then, enjoy the soft face of this adorably round baby.

2009? Already?

I am still having a hard time believing it is January. The year was brought in with a turkey dinner and a few close friends. Low key, but enjoyable. Always enjoyable! I didn’t really make a resolution this year. January kind of snuck up on me and I didn’t have time to plan. Maybe it’s for the better… every time I plan a resolution, it ends up buried in the snow by February. Instead of resolutions, I am going to set myself on a course of gradual self-improvement, inspired by Lindsay. A little at a time, right? So here’s a list of things I want to do in 2009. Little things (and some bigger things) that aren’t quite resolutions (which are meant to be broken) but rather… goals? Hopes and dreams? What? How much cheesier could that get?

1. Take more pictures than 2008 (5000+ pictures! Ahh!).
2. Bring my camera more places and be less shy about whipping it out.
3. Take decent portraits of all of my friends; print these portraits in 8×10 and frame them!
4. Learn how to use my flash effectively.
5. Take road trips. Day trips. Weekend trips. Long trips. Short trips. Become familiar with the open road (and take lots of pictures on these trips.
6. Go to more shows.
7. Learn to love Worcester. (Wait: What?)
8. Leave the apartment more, especially by myself. Bring my camera.
9. Finish my afghan.
10. Have more fun.
11. Be a more interesting person.

Okay, the last one may sounds strange, but I think the rest of the list will help me achieve the last one. I want to be more sure of myself in this new year. It’s been happening slowly over the past few years, and the last area I need some confidence in is my “photography” (snapshots?). I still feel so unsure with a camera in my hand, like I am faking it. But I know I am decent, and I know that with more practice I can be better. I also want to find more inspirations in photography. And become better with photoshop. But those are on the back burner for now… I think some self-improvement is necessary first.

And now, an inspirational song! Dismemberment Plan – Following Through.

Happy New Year!

Ice, Ice Everywhere

Ice, Ice Everywhere, originally uploaded by supersleeves.

My backyard, two days after the New England Ice Storm of ‘08. It was unlike anything I have ever seen. Luckily, we had power, both in Worcester and in Fitchburg.

I understand the disaster that this storm wrought on Massachusetts and points north (tens of thousands of people are still without power), but everything was coated with a thin layer of ice, and everything shimmered as the sun hit it. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

Finals are almost complete (this is my last bought of procrastination for this semester)! Boy, am I ready for a break!