60/366: junkie

I love doing crossword puzzles. I'm pretty casual about it, though, there are a lot of unfinished ones in my wake. I used to tackle the New York Times puzzle on Sundays, and actually came really close to finishing a couple. I haven't bought the Sunday Times in a while. Money has been tight at times and at $5.00 it's one of those things I can go without for a while.

It's not like there's not other good sources of crosswords. I'm always hunting down the daily Metro and always tackle the ones in the free weeklies here. Not having to pay for the puzzles makes it all the better. I'll even look at papers people have discarded just to see if the crossword hasn't been done. I'm like a kid in a candy shop when I find one on the train or bus. You would think I'd just hit the lottery big from the grin that takes over...

59/366: jellies for my belly

Resistance is futile...

58/366: three of me

Took a bunch of shots in the studio today, three of which were the inspiration for this image.

It didn't start off like this, but after looking at the poses, I thought that they belonged together in one shot. I was excited about the prospect of multiple images but my 'shop skills are pretty minimal. So, when I got home, I immediately enlisted the superior photoshopping skills of my wife.

I also shot some video footage of me going from one pose to the other. I haven't done any video stuff in a long time. When I did, I was just starting to learn. I'm going to play around with it and see what I can come up with.

57/366: routine

I'm not usually in front of the glowing screen until after I've had the chance to shower. Tonight was an exception because I hadn't yet taken today's photo. Having a shower right after work and before settling into my nightly computer time is really important. A shower is not only good for the obvious, but it makes me feel like the work day is truly done.

56/366: morning session

Getting some work done before returning home, taking a quick shower and going to the other job.

It's good for me to get into the studio before work, even if it's only for a couple of hours, like this morning. No matter how much or little I get done, there's always a sense of satisfaction just having gone. More often than not, I accomplish more than I think I will at the start.

55/366: hold on a sec...

54/366: better

A week of suffering with a fever blister has come to a close and my body has done a great job of regenerating itself.

I no longer feel like a leper and that's a very good thing.