OOPS. I completely forgot to take a photo of the day today! This is about the time that I fell behind with last year's project. But, I am not going to let that happen again, so I am going to share one of my favorite photos instead. This is an old photograph taken in 2004 when I did an MBA course in Germany. The little photographer inside of me was just starting to blossom.
Today was the funeral of a friend's dad who passed away from a long battle with pulmonary hypertension. It was heartbreaking. But, it was also beautiful to witness the love and the celebration of his life.
To my dear friend Bernie: It will be the little things that you will remember, the quiet moments, the smiles, the laughter. And although it may seem hard right now, it will be the memories of these little things that will help to push away the pain and bring the smiles back again.
Tonight's dinner: tomato and onion fritatta with goat cheese, and steamed artichokes with lemon butter. Yummo!
My daily commute home always consists of bumper to bumper traffic. But, today's sunset was so breathtaking that all road rage melted away. And of course, today is the day I forget my camera at home. Thank God for the cellphone camera.
I love my job, but when the clock strikes 5, I am excited to say good-bye. This is my office building in my side-view mirror as I head home.
I had a presentation today at South Coast AQMD to secure a grant for the programs I manage. I arrived early and took this time to just walk around and practice my speech (camera in hand of course). I snapped this photo of a heart shaped leaf, then nervously stepped into the boardroom. My preparations paid off- the committee was impressed and approved the request. I hope that my passion and love for the program shined through.
My garage at work. Nothing exciting.
I am a bit obsessive-compulsive and prefer even numbers. I will purposely seek out an open even spot. My personal favorite: spot #8.
Lily is currently addicted to Sesame Street, and loves this Ernie beanie that Ninong Jon gave her. It is the only hat that she will wear willingly. She has a fit when we try to take it off. I can't imagine what she would do if she had an Elmo one.
What a beautiful Saturday.. crisp air, warm sun, blue sky, birds chirping... After being cooped up indoors all week, Lily was ecstatic to finally be able to run outside. She loves her bubbles and is now an expert at blowing them. In fact, her daycare teachers recently told me that she is the only one in her class that knows how, and the other children stand around her in awe as she shows off.
Rui had a week-long conference in Louisiana, and returned today with an alligator for his favorite girl. She was excited to meet this new green friend, but even more excited to see her daddy.
Lily had a fever last night, so I stayed home with her today. She had a 15 minute tantrum because she wanted to blow bubbles on the patio. Finally, I opened the sliding glass door just to show her that it was raining and wet outside. I also took that opportunity to take a quick photo. That brief encounter with the fresh outdoors was enough to appease her.
...so I drew a face and I laughed. Gotta love Jason Mraz.
I work in the Variety Building right across the street from the LACMA. The beautiful view from my office window consists of the urban light sculpture and the Hollywood sign in the hills. I have no excuse to not visit the abundance of art since it is literally out my window. I am now officially inspired!
I had grand plans of taking an awesome photo of Sunset Blvd. traffic, but upon exiting the elevator in the parking garage- I saw the lone yellow bike, so I shot that instead and went back to my apartment. The Sunset Blvd. photo will be for another day. On another note- I really want a bike of my own.
One of the things I love about photography is the fact that I am always on the lookout for interestingness. As I was walking around my parent's house, camera in hand, I looked up while on the stairs, and saw this. The chandelier hanging down the center of the staircase.
Rui and I met with Sam and her boyfriend for our first double date ever: dinner and a little basketball show-down at Dave & Buster's. Good times! Anyways, I forgot to bring my camera, but was able to capture the breathtaking sky with my sister's camera.
At work, I always take the stairs in the parking garage instead of the elevator. Must take advantage of the opportunities to get a workout in, since my gym membership hasn't seen the light of day in months. For the past 2 and a half years, I stare at this dusty red pipe on my way to the office and on my way out wondering what it is. I still have no idea.
It is only the first week of Project 365 and I am not yet motivated. With my outlook inbox full of unread emails, a pile of unopened mail, and a long list of phone messages I must return- it's hard to focus. Before I got bogged down with more catching up, I took a quick photo of my Banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) from the new lunch truck "Phamish" that parks in front of my building. Unfortunately, the photo doesn't capture the essence of its yumminess.
Lily is getting to the age where she can entertain herself with crayons and a coloring book. But, I must keep a close eye so that the crayons don't end up in her mouth or coloring the furniture and walls.
