9 Years

I said something once, to a friend, my freshman year of college.

"Every morning I wake up, look in the mirror and I ask myself, 'What the hell are you doing here?'"

Perhaps if it hadn't taken me 7 years to think about answering myself, I wouldn't be only two years into my undergrad at age 27 and another two years away from a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography. I wish I hadn't forgotten about the 9 year old girl I used to be, who took a 110 camera to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and decided that as long as she had a lens to look through she would be okay. I wish I had remembered sooner the times I felt alive.

However, the last 9 years haven't been entirely wasted. I don't regret being a history major for awhile, or sociology. I don't regret the years I took breaks from school to "save money" or "travel." I wish there had been fewer broken hearts, crappy jobs and dilapidated student apartments but I wouldn't have a do-over, even if I could. All of my experiences make me who I am, and every day I like me more and more.

So now when I look in the mirror I say "It really doesn't matter, as long as you remember to live."

My First Lolcat, Especially For You

In light of recent events, I've been thinking a lot about how to let pretty much everyone I follow on twitter know just how much you mean to me. You've made me laugh. You've made me cry. You've made me wish I'd thought of it first. You've helped me realize that even if my particular brand of humor makes me seem insane, I am not alone. And you've always, always made my day.

So, in appreciation for all that my twitter friends do (and instead of working on my final portfolio for my digital photography class), I've created a bit of artwork to help convey my feelings.



Please don't ever stop being funny. Also, maybe my professor likes lolcats.

Santinoed

Santino is a verb, coined by myself and @erinscafe in highschool. It is derived from the name of another of our schoolmates, whose last name I won't tell you because now he's famous and working on Broadway and I'd rather not get sued.

To be santinoed means that you have said something funny or clever, perhaps linked to something cool on twitter. Then your louder, more popular friend repeats you, or retweets you without giving you any credit. Thereby effectively 'stealing your thunder' as it were.

Meanwhile, everyone tells your friend how awesome they are, and giving them all the credit while you just, you know...hang out.