Photography Experiment Day 4

I just love these waters. They have zero everything but taste

and refreshment. No sodium, no sugar, no fat, no carbs.

Yummmmmmmm

Some more highligts from the mailbox photography.

Best and Worst

Best: Wrote a new poem this week that I am pretty happy with. I am having fun photographing mailboxes for my photo experiment. Had a very fun time with the Campos in Solvang and at the Ostrich ranch and dinner at Outback Steak house on Saturday. Prop 8 was overturned!!!!!!! Worst: The right wing religious crazies are appealing the overturning of prop 8 and currently there is a two day stay not permitting same-sex couples to marry!!! Funniest: Being pulled over by Simi Valley police for taking photos of mailboxes. Omg!!! No law against taking pics, but they were just checking me out to make sure I wasn't up to no good. What I learned: That some people feel that masculine women who dress in unisex clothing should have a sign depicting their gender!!! WTF!!!!!!!!! That Stacy gets hit on in restrooms...lol That there is a 1% chance when the oral surgeon numbs up your mouth to remove your wisdom teeth that you could have partial numbness for the rest of your life. (yes... I am that 1%. sighs...)

Photography Experiment Day 3

okay so here are some highlights of the mailboxes

photographed today. The first one is my favorite

so far. I am going to do a photo book titled (Mailboxes

of Simi Valley) and enter it into a contest. I am very excited.

Photography Experiment Day 2

Wedge Salad for tonights dinner

The prep work.

I think today I decided to do a series on mailboxes.

These are the first pics in the series so far. Looks

like it's going to be fun. smiles.

Photography Experiment Day 1

Outside the patio gate. Love this ground cover.

Me..lol getting ready to serve the veggies.

Travis running out, such a good sport. smiles.

Partial kitchen view into hallway toward entryway.

Cheri, contemplating not being a good sport...LOL

My little golden Cheri

Our Apricot tree growing wild and free with some

bad hair day plants peeking out from behind.

I have no idea what this plant is called, but I love it.

So vibrant and adds so much color to the backyard.

Our dinner cooking on the barbie. Chicken kabobs.

Yummmm

Some Veggies frying up in the pan. Very colorful.

Again, with the lid and showing the pan. I like these pics.

Okay so these are the pics from day 1 of my photo experiment. I think I am going to like this. I got a late start today so I should have more pics tomorrow. It's tough to choose a favorite. I hope you will weigh in and tell me yours? I am stoked! This is a blast.

Photography Experiment

Today is day 1 of my photography experiment. I am going to wear my camera around my nexk, except when I am sleeping of course, for 10 days and see what cool pics I come up with. Every day of the experiment I will post highlights of the coolest pics of the day and a blurb about those pics. Should be fun. Stay tuned. smiles.

Lord of War movie review

First of all I have to say that Nicolas Cage has a great voice and provides a wonderful narrative to the film. Sound quality was awesome. The images and the content are quite disturbing. You really feel for the law enforcement when you realize they are doing their jobs with their hands tied behind their backs. It almost seems futile. Not only does the bad guy keep getting away, but he's funny and likeable. It never occured to me that bullets were made on an assembly line. The opening of the film which takes you from start to finish of ammunition being made and where it ends up was an eye opener. Jared Leto is dynamite as Uri's younger brother Vitaly who is unable to stomach and live with the family business. I guess the message the movie sends is that no one wins in war except for the profiteers and our own government is among those that seeks to profit from the demise of innocents in third world countries. The police interview between Uri and Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke), the cop who arrested him, was a painful awakening. Over all the movie is engaging right up to the climactic end. So on the Heart Chart... Lord of War gets 4 out of 5 hearts. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

The Fourth Kind movie review

This movie is disturbing. I have long been interested in Alien stories. This picture paints Aliens in a dark light and given that it is re enacted and original videos and recordings play alongside the movie's video make it all that much more disturbing. The worst part about this movie is the sound. You have to turn it way up to hear the people talk, and then when the Alien sequences come it busts your ear drums. Who ever did the sound for this movie should be shot or at the very least bitch slapped. I have to say that I am glad I don't live in Nome Alaska. The fact that our government knew about this, investigated it and covered it up is really no big surprise. That's what they do! Truthfully if it were common knowledge that Aliens existed and could just appear in your home and abduct you we would have mass hyteria. Of course, they are not going to abduct everyone, but I certainly feel a little less safe after viewing this film. There doesn't seem to be any other conclusion you can draw about how a little girl simply vanished from a home that was under police surveillance and it's occupants under house arrest. The testimony of the deputy in front of the house seeing the beam of light coming down when the little girl was abducted was frightening. Whether you believe it or not the implications are disconcerting. I would give this movie a 3, but because of the sound that made so difficult to view I am forced to give it 2 out of 5 hearts on the Heart Chart. ♥ ♥

The Box movie review

I read this short story in high school and I remember well the impact when I got to the end. The movie follows the book, but in it's attempts to elaborate derails horribly. Cameron Diaz's southern accent was not at all convincing, though she did hit the emotional highs and lows of her character well. Frank Langella was memorable and spooky as the creepy man who delivers the box. I feel the impact of the moral decision was lessoned dramtically by the continued moral dilemmas and killing which didn't entirely make sense. By the end of the movie I was half expecting Freddy Kruger to show up. If you didn't see this movie don't bother. Not worth the price of admission and doubly so if you read the short story and remember the impact. So on the Heart Chart The Box gets 2 out of 5 hearts. ♥ ♥

Chloe movie review

Amanda Seyfried is stunning and very convincing as she weaves an intricate web to ensnare the object of her desire. This movie hits all the right marks. Julianne Moore delivers a stand out performance as the wife of a professor in a marriage that seems to have lost it's luster. We feel her heartache and frustration as she attempts to confirm her suspicions that her husband is having an affair. Liam Neeson is very believable as a middle aged man lamenting his bygone youth. Every character in this movie is relatable and it succeeds in driving home the point that a similar sequence of events could happen to anyone under the right circumstances. The ending is passionate, climactic and perfect. Of course I am not going to spoil it for you here. A definite lesbian must see. So on the Heart Chart Chloe gets 5 out of 5 hearts. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥