Memory and Vision

Sea World, April 9th

jenn@sff.net — Tue, 19 Apr 05 13:33:00 UT

April 9th Trip to Sea World

wordPhoto: AUTUMN

jenn@sff.net — Mon, 18 Oct 04 17:07:00 UT

Not a lot of autumnal choices in LA, but it is raining today - YAY! Snapped this shot of wet, fallen leaves while I was waiting at a red light. Didn't realize there was a wad of gum in the shot. Boo.

wordPhoto: BALANCE

jenn@sff.net — Wed, 6 Oct 04 09:05:00 UT

A little wishing stack of stones in Korea, complete with dragonfly for extra luck.

wordPhoto: PLANE

jenn@sff.net — Fri, 24 Sep 04 10:32:00 UT

PLANE

One of the many old airplanes and tanks on display outside the Wartime Museum in Seoul, Korea. (Finally, an excuse to use the sepia filter! Woo!)

wordPhoto: GRID

jenn@sff.net — Fri, 24 Sep 04 10:30:00 UT

GRID

This is a huge Korean flag made from (fake) flowers on display outside one of the museums in Korea.

BOSTON

jenn@sff.net — Fri, 17 Sep 04 23:10:00 UT

While in Boston for WorldCon, I took every opportunity to escape the convention center and walk around the surrounding streets.

There was one particularly cool townhouse covered in gargoyles and other critters.

Here's a row of moss-covered townhouses -- you could barely see the buildings beneath the greenery. Nifty! I'm sure some nature spirit lives in the middle of all that.

And here's a cobweb-covered statue in the middle of a little park. This guy was pretty imposing. I much preferred the three women statues at ground level... though some of my companions were tempted to make rude gestures at their expense. :-D

DUCKS

jenn@sff.net — Fri, 17 Sep 04 23:08:00 UT

Went back to a little park on Wilshire, and all the little duckies I'd seen a few months ago were all growed up!

Unfortunately, I found it hard to make ducks look interesting. Ah, well. They're still cute to me. :-)

jenn@sff.net — Sat, 10 Jul 04 11:48:00 UT

RoboRally Fun

I love RoboRally, and this photo is too much fun not to post. Watch out for the lasers, Zoom Bot! (And that's Twonky and Squash Bot in the background.)

jenn@sff.net — Fri, 9 Jul 04 12:17:00 UT

wordPhoto: MISFIT

Now that I have a working copy of iPhoto again, I'm back to my old picture-taking antics! Woo!

Today's word is "misfit." I thought this poor statue head looked very out of place along San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood. So sad, the little head!

And here's a North Hollywood Ice truck dropping off a bunch of ice in the playground of a nearby school. Ice and snow in Los Angeles? It's out of place, but is it really a "misfit"?

Tyger, Tyger

jenn@sff.net — Sun, 4 Jul 04 12:30:00 UT

wordPhoto: BEAST

Submitted this one while iPhoto was down, so I had no convenient way of making a thumbnail. Paper tiger courtesy of SarahTX, who sent me a whole safari's worth to celebrate my black belt. :-)

jenn@sff.net — Tue, 29 Jun 04 18:51:00 UT

wordPhoto: CUP

Here's our Korean cupping ("Moxibustion") set at work on my arm. Notice how the flesh is sucked into the vacuum of the cup! It looks nasty, but it doesn't actually hurt.

This was hard to take since I had to balance the camera on my shoulder and take the picture with one hand.

jenn@sff.net — Sun, 27 Jun 04 18:49:00 UT

Two Grey Cats

Artemis (foreground) and Zar were lounging around and I couldn't resist snapping a few shots.

Here's a closeup of my little girl:

She's sweet, but Zar is my little dude. See those fangs? He's dangerous! At least, he *could* be dangerous if he wasn't always bonking his head against people's legs and begging for attention.

Grey cats are the best kind of cats. :-)

jenn@sff.net — Sat, 26 Jun 04 17:30:00 UT

Fu Dogs and a Puzzle Piece

I say hi to these guardian fu dogs on my walk to Literati Cafe. I love fu dogs!

And below is a little abandoned puzzle piece I saw in the alley behind my apartment. Can't tell what kind of picture it would make.

jenn@sff.net — Sat, 26 Jun 04 17:28:00 UT

wordPhoto: SKY

Took this yesterday on my walk to Literati Cafe. I liked the way the tree curved into the sky. Of course, this being LA, the sky had almost no color at all. When I changed this to black and white, I couldn't tell the difference. :-)

jenn@sff.net — Thu, 24 Jun 04 19:00:00 UT

wordPhoto: OUCH

Oh, how I have suffered from my own hands while trying to wield my pretty acrylic nunchaku. Ouch, to say the least.

I couldn't find a good background. I used my green chair and the carpet, among other things.

These aren't great shots, but they were fun. I also tried taking some action shots, but nunchaku spin waaaaay too fast.