Lookin’ in the Mirror

Photo by Hope

So my friend Hope posted her photography final (along with a few other pictures from earlier in the semester). Her theme was on body image and I think it came out very well. A few of the photos are borderline NSFW. This is my favorite from the set.

For Hope

tea fish song by LocoCoco shop.

I couldn't help but think of Hope when I ran across these tea drawings. They brought back memories of watching her create ketchup sketches while we were waiting for our food at Razzoo's. For those that don't know her, she's an artist and can pull things like that off.

In theory, tea drawings are pretty easy to make. You throw a used tea bag onto a blank index card and let it sit until you have a stain. Ponder it until inspiration strikes. Sketch in what's missing, scan, and then upload to the Tea Sketches group.

“Uh oh! ‘Puter broken!”

I haven't really been able to write much recently, or keep with my friends' feeds lately. You can blame that on Paul. He's definitely got a pretty big geeky streak and loves anything to do with my computer. He has a Vtech Nitro, but apparently ripping 80% of the keys off my laptop and then saying "Uh oh! Puter broken" over and over as I try to put it back together is much more fun than playing with his computer.

Paul and I spent a few weeks in Louisiana visiting family. Paul got to stay with his MawMaw so Clayton and I could enjoy 3 whole days by ourselves. We drove over to Dallas to visit Chris and Hope. We hit Half Price Books and Fry's while we were there, as well as Siciliano's. I didn't realize how bad the drought was there, until we drove over the Lake Lavon. It's a man made lake, and with all the water gone, you could see the old roads on the bottom of the lake.

After a day in Dallas, Clayton and I continued on to Austin. We wandered around the Capitol area, and went to the Salt Lick for supper. I'm not normally not a barbeque person, but I loved it. The drive back wasn't bad, until we hit Houston about 3pm. It reminded me of just how much I HATE Houston. A couple of days after that, Clayton flew home, and I drove up to North Louisiana to pick up Jack and visit my parents.

I've been home for a couple of weeks, but Paul is in full on Wrathful Ones mode, so I try to take him out whenever possible. Otherwise, he makes messes faster than I can clean them up. He's getting a little better, but you really almost need to make him walk a mile or so before setting him loose inside. He's usually pretty content to play quietly with blocks after one of those walks.

Challenge Entry #9: (Some of the things that bring me) Joy

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Louisiana Tech Memories

We would occasionally play laser tag in the plaza and the quad. My strategy was to hide and play sniper if I noticed one of my friends come running by. Hope and I would sometimes hang out while they ran around, and we'd try to pick them off when they were tired. Of course, I don't recall my aim being particularly great. They usually didn't come after me, but if we'd been using shock laser tag, things might have been a little bit different... BZZZZT!

Of course, 2 laser guns cost $45, which meant we'd have to spend about $130 to outfit the whole group, which is a bit when you're a college student. But who really needs that $100 science book anyway?

Oh, and here is a link for Hope.