Alcatraz

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     I just spent roughly two hours of the maybe eleven hours that I plan on being awake today watching the premiere of Fox's newest drama, Alcatraz.  I cannot wait until next week. I'm hooked already.

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very punny

My friend Michaela showed me this. I want to live this conversation. I want to be those blue speech bubbles. 

film cameras

     So on this last MLK Day [if the world does come to a crashing halt in December this year, which I kinda hope it doesn't], as I wait patiently between water practices, not doing the homework I've successfully avoided so far this weekend, I decided to let you all in on my newest photography obsession. I think I've mentioned before that my mother gave me my father's old Pentax ME for Christmas, but just yesterday I bought myself a new clicker!

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     My new toy is a Diana Mini Camera all decked in white [like nowhere I go for Christmas]. It's so light, it's like a toy. I'm kinda afraid I'm going to break it, but it's also so easy to carry around. 

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     My first film from the Pentax [mostly of Venice Beach, click here to see some digital shots I took on that adventure] turned out great. Some photos were a little grainy [but that might have been caused my slow learning to focus correctly, not that I'd admit to that], but most were pretty great, in a soft, retro style. But then I worked on my second roll for a long while [from that trip to Venice until the day before I left for school] and came up completely empty handed. I don't know exactly what I did wrong [I have a couple theories not really worth mentioning], but the entire film [all 36 shots!] came up blank. Blanky McBlankerson. It was truly devastating. But I shall prevail! And explore the sweet features of my new babe: like multiple exposure, long exposure, overlapping exposure, and square/ rectangle frame capabilities [I'm really excited about this last one!]. I'll let you know how the first roll goes, even if I can't actually post any photos [maybe I'll take a digital picture of any especially great shots?? hahaha seems like I'd destroy the universe through implosion if I do that. Maybe that's how the world really will end in December! So yeah.. this the last MLK Day... hahah].

Currently listening to... Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift.. hmm. love her. 

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone's new movie

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Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were adorably perfect together in Crazy, Stupid, Love. That's just a common truth. And now they're filming another movie together, The Gangster Squad. It's not coming out until Fall 2012, but I'm already wetting my pants I'm so excited to see it.

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On the set of The Gangster Squad.

 Now they would make some beautiful babies!

Grenoble, France

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     I guess where I'll be next fall! Grenoble, France. yep. How rad is that? Alls I gotta do is finish my application, turn it in, and well.. get picked and everything. ahah but I'll get it. Positive vibes!

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Ke$ha make up

     Before I flew back to Santa Clara for the start of winter quarter [first day of classes officially over as of now!], I had a grand ole time experimenting with some old costume make-up. And of course, with said costume makeup, I did Ke$ha make-up [which is, if you live under a rock and are not familiar with, is colorful and glittery, very glittery, and generally is only on one eye, while the other eye is more subtle] and then cooked stir fry for dinner for my family and then baked cookies. I guess I was trying to be ironic.


This is how it turned out:

A close-up.

A little more in character.

Inspiration [along with the SeaWorld tee shirt I was wearing]
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What I'll tackle next time!
http://christwire.org.

Currently listening to... "Your Love is my Drug" by Ke$ha [duhhh].

I'll take ya to tha candy shop

     So I'm having a Emma Stone marathon [so far we've watched Crazy, Stupid, Love. and Easy A] with my sister Shannon [from Simply Shannon] and I'm going through some photos from my Orlando trip this break [yes, I'm going through photos again... but I'm still trying to collect pictures to put up on my wall at school and/or put in a scrapbook!]. And during my endeavor into past photo folders, I found a couple of great pictures from inside Honeydukes in HarryPotterland!

Hurr they are:

Currently listening to... Criminal Minds. [Another home invasion episode. It's so obvious who the killer is, I just keep yelling: "It's him! Don't go somewhere alone with him!" but they never listen, do they?]




P.S. Shemar Moore [Derek Morgan on the show] is super sexy. And he went to Santa Clara! I guess sexy people are just drawn to the school. :]