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I know I epically fail for not getting caught up in posting the #photoadayapril until now, but I’ve been really busy! So here’s 3-11! I decided to try out a new lens the 50mm 1:1.8 Nikon series E lens after reading a fantastic tutorial on I heart faces.

#Day 3 Mail- A letter to a friend

Day #4 Someone that makes you happy: My best friend Sara.

Day #5 Tiny, as in my dog! (her name is Tiny, get it?)

Day # 6 Lunch

Day #7 Shadow

Day #8 Inside my wallet… bare I know.

Day #9 Younger You Me in high school on gym day, no make up on!

Day #10 Cold Vanilla Chi Latte that I threw in the freezer for a bit.

Day #11 Where I hate breakfast
I didn’t have breakfast… go figure. lol.

Forgive me, last night I had several photo shoots worth of photos to edit, and post. Some of them just needed a quick run through before posting, others needed some filters and other fixings. So with that said here are my Day 1 and Day 2. (Please forgive the Day 1 shot. I’m not good at reflections yet.

Day #1 Reflection. Thought it would be kind of artistic... nope.

Day #2 Color. What's better than a 120 colors of eyeshadow?

I haven’t participated in a meme in awhile, and I could use some extra practice in the mundane photo opps. So here’s to a month long blogging challenge!  I have the perfect photo for Day #5. hee hee.

Thanks Jenn for reminding me just how far behind I am! LOL I have a good excuse I promise! Ok So here’s to me catching up!

Day 11: What’s in your make up bag?

BAG?! BAG?! You mean DRAWER! Picture one of those white plastic drawers and that is what my make up is stored in. Old college days of storage but it works. The only things I’m going to point out are the ones I use most often.

• 120 eye shadow pallet #1 by b&h cosmetics.
• camel hair brushes in various sizes
• EdenFantasys eye shadows, lip treatment in peppermint
• Mayballine Fit you Liquid foundation and powder
• Various cover girl lip sticks in ranging in nude to taupe/mauve
• glitter
• eye liner
• Mascarcara
• Eye shadow kit that I got from Walmart that has a lot of really good colors and my first eye lash curler…. I know fail.

Day 12: A photograph of the town you live in:

Athens, PA. I’ve only lived here for a few months and honestly I love it. Its nice and quiet where I am at. And its a nice walk, beautiful. I honestly still can’t believe that I live here at times. I’ve lived in Towanda all of my life, and while I hate Towanda, I can’t stand what its become, what the land lords have done to the area thanks t the Natural Gas industry (hiking up the rent-like woah.) Its always held a special place in my heart.

Day 13: My favorite Musician and why.

I don’t have one, I have several.

1. Evancescense- Amy Lee is one of the most beautiful women and voices I’ve ever seen/heard. Girl crush? Yep.But her songs inspire me to sing my heart out in the midst of some of the more painful parts of my life.

2. Linkin Park- They are pretty brilliant artists. I love their combination of screaming hard rock to techno.

3. Eminem- Do I agree with him rapping about killing his wife? No. But he’s real, a lot more real than a lot of these other rap artists.

4. ICP/Dark Lotus/Twisted/ Psychopathic records- Horror-core rap is great when you’re really pissed off. But more than that they are all about family. Juggalo family or not they are telling the misfits and the outcasts that you aren’t alone and that no matter what you’ve got family and fellow freaks.

5. Glee – Nuff said. I don’t know why but I love Glee cast……

Day 14: TV show that you’re addicted to.

House M.D., GLEE, CHARMED, CSI, Once upon a Time, Pretty Little Liars, True Blood…… I think that’s it.

Day 2: A photo of something you ate today:

Day #3 My idea of a perfect date.

Well I think I’m going to do this as a before gastric bypass and after gastric bypass(-100lbs or more)

Before:

Going to a Chinese place where we can sit and talk, taking our time because my meal times around 30 min long at least after we go to dinner we either take a walk in a park, or we go to a movie theatre and watch a movie. Or we go up to the rocks not far from here with our cameras and take pictures, have a picnic and just talk.

After:

Going to an amusement park were we can do all the crazy rides and just walk around looking at the lights of the amusement park once it gets dark, for food we either bring a healthy picnic, (probably a protein shake for me.) or we take a break from the rides and find a Panera Bread and have salad, soup and breadsticks. (or Olive Garden.) We were just talk and generally get to know each other.

Day 1: Post a picture of you and describe your day.

Well, my day started with me waking up very sick to my stomach and with my head spinning. I got up, got dressed ran a brush through my hair and caught a bus to the bank to deposit the money I needed to deposit into the account, saw a woman that lives in the building who gave me a ride home because it was too cold for me to wait over an hour outside in the cold… I can’t believe how thankful I am to her for that one. Anyways. I came back, walked the dog and let her go outside for a bit than came back in and passed out. Literally just laid down on my bed and was out. I slept until around noonish to try to get my shit together, and then began doing homework and watching TV for awhile while my nook was charging and promptly fell asleep to Charmed.  Today was my mommy’s birthday so I ran out to the bus to give her a birthday card and her Christmas card. And she wanted to make sure I was eating so she got me a subway hoagie. I love her! After I got woke up I ate dinner, drank a cup of coffee and began cleaning. Now I am going to pull an all nighter to get this homework done.

So do make myself get back into the habit of blogging daily I am going to do a 30 day theme. Now I’m sure y’all are like WTF? In DECEMBER? Yes. I’m bored and I want to get this rolling before New Year’s Eve.

The 30 Day Meme
Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your purse?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favorite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of youself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

If you could have any animal as a pet what would it be and why? Don’t forget to post a picture.

My ‘real’ dream pet is an English bulldog. I have always loved bulldogs and English bulldogs are just freaking amazing.

My ‘fantasy’ pet is… a white tiger. I adore cats, and I just can’t help but to be attracted to big cats especially the tiger. (I have a white tiger tattooed to my leg!)

What are some of your must have programs on your computer? For those with smart phones or tablets, what are some must have applications on your devices? List no more than 5 for each.

Computer

Itunes is a huge one for me, mainly because I can not live with out music. If I do not have music on, I usually have a movie on. Since the Itouch goes everywhere with me I need to have an easy to maintain list of songs, playlist options etc that is well organized and easy to find. Enter itunes. I love its simplicity and I love how easy it is to run even on a PC computer.

Another application that I must have for my computer is Twitter. This is how I can keep up with other bloggers and friends etc that I choose to follow.I have the Mac version of it and I love it. So simple and easy.

Besides writing applications such as Pages, Microsoft Office 2010 for Macbook or Keynote I also must have Trillian. I have several yahoo, AIM, MSN, Gmail names that I talk to people on. This lets me get into facebook chat, yahoo, aim etc all at the same time and with the look and design of it being so much less cluttered than it would be on a PC I fell in love with it all over again.

Itouch
This basically acts as a smart phone. So this takes the place of a smart phone for the blog entry.

 I love Angry Birds for the Itouch. I have Angry birds, Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons for the Itouch. I get bored rather easily when I am out and about so when I have my kindle I tend to read, but if for some reason that is charging its Angry Birds.

Another application that I really like is My Fitness pal for the itouch. No matter where I go I can track my calorie intake and check foods that I would like to eat but want double check on. With me going into gastric bypass route very soon this works well for me.  I can literally access my account from anywhere with this application and I really like it.

What is a website that you admire? Why do you admire it? Feel free to list 3 websites you admire, but no more.

I think that the only website(s) that I admire, like REALLY admire belong to Jenn from Jenn.  I have two other ones but Jenn is my first. Her blogs From kitty.nu, to thatfatchick.com are so well written, and so provocative that I adore reading her blogs. She’s a great designer and doesn’t fit into the niche of the typical ‘Mommy Blogger’. I’ve been reading her blog since 2006ish and I’ve adored reading about her life and family, and love that its organized in a way that is easy to find.
Coming in second is DEZ.com her layouts are really nice and she’s funny as well. Its really a personal blog and I’ve been reading hers for just about as long. She’s an amazing person and reading her blog is always a joy for me.

Third and final is Geek Witch I am a Witch and a Wiccan so this website is a great reference page and an awesome read. I also listen to her podcasts as well. My website Kitchen-Witch was inspired by her website, and the content will not be the same but I do want to bring a my voice in for my craft and she’s just amazing. She has a unique voice and one that I admire very much.