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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

Stars – A Thread Cut With A Carving Knife

The perfect song to listen to while the first real snow of the season is falling. I can’t get enough of it.

New York City is a cold, cold place. An eight-year-old walked off with my lens cap after someone knocked it off my camera and into the cross-walk. He picked it up, slipped it into his pocket, and disappeared into the crowd. Punk.

I think I’m okay with Times Square for now. Brooklyn was far more relaxing.

It’s that time of year again when I reflect upon the pictures I’ve taken recently and how I ate almost Every Single One of them. I don’t shoot enough. I don’t shoot like I want to shoot. But, I have come to conclude that this is no fault of my own. Well, sort of. I don’t have time to go shoot like I want to! During the week, my time is spent running from class to lab to the library. When I’m home, I am either doing homework or trying to finish a knitting project that I promised my mother I would finish before Christmas. On the weekends, Jesse comes to visit and we’re both so exhausted from our weeks that we spend most of the day laying in bed watching Rocky marathons or something similar. At night, we meet up with friends and, seriously? I am bored with taking pictures of our friends. None of them want to be photographed anyway.

I’m tagging along to Brooklyn with Asleep in a Box, which I am super excited about because I’ve never been to The City! I intend to bring both my digital and my film cameras (or Jesse’s if he’ll let me… I want to use something older)… maybe even my Holga if I have enough room in my bag. Maybe I’ll have some good shots to upload if I am diligent about it!

Until then, enjoy this shot of our Black and White party. The pictures I took were lame… I was more focused on enjoying myself at the party. I like this shot though.

So Cool, originally uploaded by supersleeves.

As I was taking this picture, some guy yelled out how cool Jesse must be to have me taking his picture.

He is cool. Can’t you tell?

…through all of the shit being slung throughout this election? I paid close attention during the conventions, but now there is so much trival controversy surrounding the candidates that it’s hard to stay diligent. America the… tabloid obsessed. I read about the Sarah Palin Controversy in US Weekly today. The same magazine that detailed Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer’s breakup in all its gory details. Yeah!

I think I am going to spend the next two months ignoring the election, watching really bad television (has anyone seen the new 90210? I never saw the orginal, but this new one is so bad it’s good), and curling up in bed with my ninja-wannabe kitten (who just fell asleep after running frantically around my room for 20 minutes… aww!).

I also need to take new pictures. I’m sick of these DC ones.