Point and Shoot

Since it's nearing midnight, I don't have much time to chit-chat...but here's my next list of 10:

10 Things To Photograph

• 100 strangers
• hummingbird
• rainbow
• meteor shower
• lady bug
• a pretty good self portrait
• a cool underwater shot
• a nifty looking tattoo
• autumn landscape/tree scape
• puppy

These things aren't set in stone until I have the complete 101 list...so let me know if you think of something better. ;)

Tomorrow...10 movies to watch...

C'est La Vie

Well...Sunday, I was suppose to post 10 things to photograph...but a couple of things happened...

At the last minute, I needed to pick up a friend at the airport. Since she was famished, we went to dinner after I got her at LAX...and I didn't get home until about a half hour ago...and Sunday is long gone. =P

The other thing that happened was a friend and I went to the South Coast Botanic Garden. The two things that I was planning to adding to the photograph list were a picture of a hummingbird and one of a butterfly. The hummingbirds at the garden still proved elusive to me, but I did manage a few shots of some butterflies...including the two included in this post.

While I did take pictures of some butterflies, I'm not completely happy with them...so I'm debating on whether or not to keep them on the list. I'll revisit this later in the week...but here's my paltry list of things to photograph thus far:

10 Things To Photograph

• 100 strangers
• hummingbird
• rainbow
  
• meteor shower
  
• butterfly?
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?

Any helping filling out the list would be much appreciated. ;)

Killing Two Birds

Every once in a while, I lament over not having cable...and usually it relates to me not being able to watch a USC football game. Currently, I'm sitting in front of my computer, listening to the 4th quarter of the USC vs. Arizona game, while being entertained by the CBS Sports game tracker.

Since I'm already here...I decided that it was probably a good time to blog for the day as well. ;) So, without further adieu...here's my first set of 10 tasks for my 101 in 1001 list:

10 Things To Organize

• CDs - catalog, import them to an external hard drive and store them in one place
• DVDs - catalog and store in one place
• VHS Tapes - throw out the warped tapes and digitize any personal videos
• Budget - go through old receipts and figure out my spending habits
• Closet - toss or donate old clothes
• Digital Photos - find them all and store them in one place
• Printed Photos and Negatives - digitize and store in one place
  
• Theatre Window Cards - find them, store them in one place and start hanging them up
• Magnets - find all the magnets I've collected in my travels and trips to the theatre and display them in one place
  
• Garage - clean out the garage

Geez...those first 10 tasks alone will take a while. ;) Tomorrow I'll go through 10 things to photograph. See you then! =)

Not That List Again!

I know...I know...I periodically mention getting through a 101 (tasks) in 1001 (days) list, but I've never actually completed a task list to start out with.

I've decided to tackle the list-making in chunks...and if I still have anyone reading this blog...feel free to help. My plan is to break it down into 10 categories and come up with a list of 10 things in each category for the next 10 days. We'll see how well that goes. ;)

So...these are some of the categories that I have thus far:

10 Things To Organize
10 Books To Read
10 Movies To Watch
10 Cities To Visit
10 Foods/Restaurants To Try
10 Things To Photograph
10 Things To Make

Alright...that's 7 of my 10 categories. That gives me a week to figure out the other 3 categories as well. =P

So...now is the time to weigh in...any books, movies, cities, categories you think I should consider? =)

Blending Together

Alas...an attempt to start blogging on a a daily basis again has fallen prey to time...or should I say...my inability to keep my days straight.

Now that I don't have to report to an office on a daily basis...everything is kind of blending together. I should really come up with a more regular schedule.

Perhaps I just need to find a comfortable enough place to write...away from home. I'm thinking a coffee shop...or a bookstore...or maybe the library...

I headed off to an Orange County library today to get a new card. I don't think I've been to an OC library for about ten years now. They still had my information on file, so they charged me two dollars for a replacement card. I'm pretty sure it's free to sign up for a new card...so I'm thinking ten years away should constitute me being a new member once again. But...I'll try not to split hairs over two dollars. =P

Getting Back In The Habit

I realize that although this blog is called "Random Ramblings...", it's still probably not a good idea to abandon it for weeks (let alone months) on end. So...while my topics remain fairly random, I shall endeavor to post on a more regular basis.

For now I'll commit to blogging daily until I decide I'm boring my readers too much. ;)

I hope there are still people subscribed to this thing...and if you're out there...I'll have a bright, shiny post ready for you to read tomorrow. =)