Yesterday, I was playing with my camera in my room trying to take pictures of myself (which is a little harder than it seems, sometimes, haha) and this was the only one I think turned out ok. I’m getting a little shaggy… haha.

I heard music coming from across the hall and poked my head in. Wes has gifted me with a “tune” now that he is supposed to play whenever I enter the room. Sweet!

Chad and Nancy were also there listening to Wes…

And then later, we had a little chat session in Van and I’s room. Here is Sam in all his glory (well, ok… not all):

And the night wouldn’t be complete without some hot Indian action:

This picture looks like I was beheaded…

I just wanted to say that the weather is awesome. =) Nice days remind me of dandelions.

“In a field of yellow flowers,
underneath the sun,
bluest eyes that spark with lightning,
boy with shoes undone.
He is young, so full of hope,
reveling in tiny dreams,
filling up his arms with flowers,
right for giving any queen.

Running to her beaming bright,
while cradling his prize.
A flickering of yellow light,
within his mother’s eyes.
She holds them to her heart,
keeping them where they’ll be safe,
clasped within her very marrow,
dandelions in a vase. “ - Five Iron Frenzy

Edit: My last post of this variety seemed to be popular, so I’m gonna try to give it another go. I don’t expect to top it, haha. The topic today is dandelions. =)

Sam:

It’s sunny.

我愛我的表兄弟。

They are like beatuffiul blossomming dandelions.

OMan doesn’t really blog I think, but if he did, this is what he’d say about dandelions:

Are we going to DOTA tonight?

Kathy:

I found this dandelion clock picture ON FLICKR BY “Lord V“ that I DID NOT TAKE and thought it was pretty.

…which would shortly be followed by a multitude of:

OMG Katherine, ur such a great photographer!

i luv your pictures!!!

wow!!! good job!! i liek your pictures!!!!!! ^_^

Mmmm… looks like that’s all I’ve got right now, haha…

DotA until 6:45AM. Man, I’m tired. Was fun, guys. =)

Participants: Mark, Paul, Sam, Viraj, and me.

Now I just need to wake up in time to do Vox Veniae stuff “tomorrow”…

“Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea,
Swim so wild and you swim so free.
Heaven above, and the sea below,
And a little white whale on the go.” - Raffi

Well, I hope I’m allowed to talk about this (I’m thinking yes, since it’s public)… Freescale’s been bought out it seems and is buying all shares for $40. That’s crazy!

Ah, hindsight is 20/20. I should have kept all of my ESPP stocks. Well, I still own some and will be making over $2k from this, but if I had kept it all… awww… man… over $5k. sigh

“Watch her on the floor tonight
feel the crush she will incite
the spark of hope she will ignite
a beautiful sight
Softer than the lightest snows
watch her as the moment slows
in my face the door will close
and there she goes.” - Five Iron Frenzy

I think I’m on a roll here. Andrew’ll be so proud of me. I think pictures will do:

Haha, when I bought it, I got Tetris DS too and the guy said “you sure you don’t want Super Princess Peach?” Then, I went to check out and the guy there said “this isn’t for you, I hope.”

“Yes, yes it is.” =)

Before picking up the pinkness, Mark and I went to Mangia’s and ate a whole medium deep dish by ourselves. I’m quite stuffed…

“Feel the burn and the fury of my pen
feel the fire, as I fan the flames again
brace yourself for the mediocre
Hail the king of the almost good enough
nothing bold, nothing’s flying off the cuff
things might change, but don’t hold your breath yet” - Roper

Today (well, technically yesterday) was the first official Vox Veniae service. It was pretty good. I’m kinda tired right now, so I’m kinda blanking out on writing more, but I think VV has a bright future ahead. =)

Went to Texas Land & Cattle for Nathan’s bday. Happy bday! (And Brad too! why didn’t we get Brad to go?… oh, yes, Brad is nocturnal.)

I take weekends off of running, but I get really strong itches to run when I’m either bored or feel like I have a lot of energy… this running thing is addicting. >=) Supposedly, as long as my joints don’t hurt (they don’t), it’s not bad running every day… yay! Oh, yes, also, if some random girl reads this I am unaware of and wants to co-lead a Vox Veniae Elements, we need more female leaders… haha. Yeah, I know… slim chance.

“Some day somebody’s gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don’t you know?
Don’t you know things can change
Things’ll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things’ll go your way
Hold on for one more day” - Wilson Phillips

Wedding went alright, I think. I photoshop edited a few pictures, but got too lazy on the rest besides simple exposure/color balance changes in Aperture. Here are a few more pics:



Bride & Groom:





There was this really cute little girl with pretty blue eyes too… she had a cute smile, but I didn’t get any shots of that. =(

The rest of the pics are on my flickr.

“You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will, but what a thrill
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire!” - Jerry Lee Lewis

Going to take pictures at a wedding (reception?) in an hour or two while Viraj tries to nail down some Texas/Ohio tickets. =) I spent much of the last hour scouring the FredMiranda forums looking at wedding pictures and post-processing techniques. Man, there are some good photographers there (and lots of not so great ones, haha). Batteries charged, check, CF cards in the cameras and formatted, check, flash ready, check, lenses ready/cleaned, check. Alright, I’m good to go.

I don’t think I take good posed shots… just cause I don’t have much experience with it I guess. I much prefer candid shots I suppose. We’ll see, I’m not sure exactly what type of pictures I’m supposed to take…

“I’m here waiting for something new to break my heart
So callous laden, I can’t feel a thing at all
Will You catch my fall?” - Jars of Clay

Andrew came back for the Texas/Ohio game and I went to pick him up at the airport yesterday. The following emails were sent:

Andrew Joseph to planeteers

I had to check in a bag Oli, so you can add an extra
30 minutes to my arrival time to pick me up.

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Oliver to planeteers

oh oh, I’m gonna dress up for you, Andrew… you’ll
like this ;) ;) ;)

hahahaha

-Oliver

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Oliver to planeteers

and yes, I realize how gay that sounds/is… haha =)

-Oliver

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Katherine Fan to planeteers

Did you wear pinky pinky for him?

Yes, in fact I did. I know how much Andrew loves pink, especially when I have to do with it… haha. Not only did I wear my pink polo, but I wore jeans and sandals too… two types of clothing I don’t regularly wear… I didn’t even own a pair of sandals until the last baptism. I waited for Andrew at the baggage claim and saw him coming down the escalator. First thing he does – shakes his head. Yay!

Tomorrow, I’ve got a wedding to shoot and I kinda want to watch the Texas/Ohio game… who else is watching it?

This song is dedicated to Viraj and his hands:

If you’re not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you’re not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine would I have the strength to stand at all?” - Daniel Bedingfield

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Yay! Uhhh… too lazy to find lyrics for this post. Will continue later. =)

There will probably be some things broken… please excuse them for the time being… I’ll have them fixed shortly, hopefully.

Edit: Oh fine, here’re some lyrics.

“I’ve got sunshine,
On a cloudy day.
When it’s cold outside,
I’ve got the month of may.
I guess you’d say,
What can make me feel this way?” - Temptations