yeah, so i have a myspace for my photography now. check it out. add me as yo friend, homie.

http://www.myspace.com/cneacephoto

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Crystal Janel

First, this. then a short entry.

stolen from jessica... my sister from another mister. haha

If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

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k, sorta good news. i went to work determined to get my memory card outta my hard drive. and after much frustration, i succeeded. and, thankfully, the memory card was okay. so all of my vaca pics didn't get destroyed. but when i tried to turn it on after i got it reassembled, it wouldn't turn on. when i got home, i plugged it in, and it will power on with the charger, but if i unplug the charger, it dies, like it isn't recognizing that the battery is there. i might just have to grin and bear it though, and just use the charger whenever i have to upload pics from a memory card. no sweat. slightly inconvenient, but it's not worth whatever it'll cost for them to fix it, and the grief and hassle of shipping it back to them.

well, gotta go. i'm gonna read me some more goblet of fire, then get some sleep. adios.

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Crystal Janel

... about my vacation, but right now, i'm pretty tired.

it should be known, however, that for the first time in 2 years, there is a distance between me and my baby. and i don't mean Joel.

my digital rebel xt camera, 4 1gb memory cards, chargers for said camera and my other digital camera, usb connection cables for said cameras, and my camera case.

293 miles away. in our hotel, in gatlinburg.

*sigh* how could i be so stupid?

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Crystal Janel

last night was great. me and joel went to friday's. granted, he called me around 4:30 and told me to go ahead and eat then, so i did. apparently he changed his mind and decided to take me to fridays anyway. so, of course, i wasn't hungry. i had a sprite and actually did a lot of talking while he ate.

after we finished eating, we went up to the bar area to play the trivia game. i felt pretty smart, especially when there was a music question, and i told joel 5 of the 6 answers. i also got to meet a few of his friends. that was neato. i told him we should do the friday's thing once a week. it was fun, and next time i'll have my own board for trivia so i can um... show them how it's done. riiiighht.. joel is crazy with that trivia stuff. he so smart. it's cute.

well i gotta go get ready for work. ugh. i'm not feeling all that great, and definitely don't feel like non-foods-ing it for 4 hours. at least i'm in photo later on. blah. yeah. gotta go.

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Crystal Janel

So. The closest Al is coming to Cincy on this tour is Kettering, OH. I found a guy thru the WAY LJ forum that is selling 4 8th row tickets to this concert for $150. which equals $37.50 per ticket. this is a great deal. of course, i only need one ticket, and i don't know if i can find 3 other al fans who'd consider driving the hour or so, but i have no choice but to get all 4 tickets, cuz that's all that's available.

they're on ebay, so the price will probably go up. the auction ends next tuesday. the concert itself is on Friday, June 29th at 8:00. i REALLY REALLY want to see Al on this tour, and all that's available is lawn seats right now that probably cost more than $37.50 anyway. so.... anyone who's remotely interested in this AMAZING person... i need your help... it'd be a bit of a road trip. so there's encouragement! right?...

in other news, my summer workshop in photography was cancelled due to low enrollment. wtf. my mom told me northern called and that it was cancelled when i got home after work last night. i was muy bummed out. on the down side, that screws up with my whole plan as far as classes. the summer workshop (21st century photojournalism) was one of my photo electives... so now i'll have to find something else or hope there's something i'm interested in next summer. i just wish they could have somehow let me know sooner so i could have taken a different class.

but, on the up side, yay for more summer. and i just found out last night that we're gonna stay in a condo in florida for vacation. only my dad doesn't know where it is. *shrug* i guess we'll find out some time before then. might be helpful.

gotta go eat. catch y'all on the flip side.

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Crystal Janel

"Uncle Joe had one of those Colonial Penn life insurance policies."
"You have life insurance?"

i hate commercials. this one just irks me to no extent. she didn't say she had life insurance. she said Uncle Joe did. there should be no emphasis on that "You".

i also hate that danactive commercial. so fake. so rehearsed. hardy har... so ironic. as dad says "we should try this danactive", they're sitting at the table drinking it! wow!

i also hate the perscription medicine ones where they say all the side effects like they come up in everyday conversation.

so. end of that rant. time to go do something productive on my day off. c ya.

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Crystal Janel

i worked 9 hours yesterday. by about 4:00, it felt like i had been there for freaking ever. i was in photo for 4 hours, then non-foods til 5. after work i swung by tiffy's to get my ruby slippers necklace then went home to change/get ready. i decided to go all on the wizard-of-oz-ness. i wore one of my shirts, the ruby slippers necklace, my "ruby slippers", and i wore my hair in a semi-dorothy style. it was pretty sweet.

joel picked me up around 7 and we went to northern to hang out for a while before oz with orchestra started at 8. while we waited inside, i had joel quiz me, asking me who played all the characters in the movie and all that jazz. i couldn't think of the director (victor fleming) and i was ashamed. :( but the performance was awesome. i was grinning from ear to ear for about 90% of it. i'd look over at joel and he'd smile back at me, or crack a little joke, like how he sings "if i only had a brain" every morning before he goes to work. silly joel.

afterward, me and joel hung out for a while and talked. i love that. of course, he did most of the talking. golly gee he's amazing.

as for this summer thing, i still don't think it's hit me that school's out. everything feels the same. i'd probably have no problem getting up to go to ceramics monday morning. my body just hasn't adjusted, and i've spent a lotta time at work, so i haven't had much of a "break" yet persay. we'll see about a possible vacation in june. being away from joel for a week is kinda worrysome. we'll see how that goes. the fam might be going to virginia beach. we've never been there, so it's just something different. i'm not really in a beachy mood. i was thinking something like new york city or hollywood. that'd be swell.

ok, the eyes are starting to burn. need some sleep. takin momma out for brunch tomorrow, and i don't have to work til 4. we were crazy busy today, but i managed to finish hp and the sorcerer's stone and get a tiny start on chamber of secrets. so that goes well. finishing them all before deathly hallows shouldn't be a problem.

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Crystal Janel

new. camera. woot. i wanted one that would be easier to carry around with me, unlike my Rebel. not that i don't lurve my rebel, but that can be moreso for "professional" and school stuff now. my new one is a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-w55. 7.2 megapixels. the flash amazes me. and it's so tiny. wee. the only thing that makes me laugh is the viewfinder. it's so pointless, and a pain to use. it's microscopic to begin with, and i'm sure it's only there because it "has to be" for the 2% of digital camera users that don't use the lcd screen as a viewfinder. granted, my Rebel doesn't use the lcd screen as a viewfinder, but the viewfinder is equipped to carry that bourden.

i also saw photoshop cs2 at staples for $169. of course, it is the upgrade, hence the cheapness. the thing is that the only computer that has photoshop 7 on it is my old pc, which now lives in my sister's room. but i do have photoshop 6 on my pc... hmm. i guess i could buy cs2 and try it on both. $169 ain't bad at all. i have to go to staples today to get a memory stick duo for my camera, so i just might pick up cs2 as well.

but there's always cs3, which is in beta format right now, so it should be fully released soon. i could wait... if i really wanted to. we'll see. well it seems i can buy it now from adobe. hmm... i'll think on it for now.

so i'm in love with the plain white t's. they're amazing. and they're coming to bogarts on the 27th. i wants to go see them. i even legally downloaded their new cd off itunes. that shows true dedication, fo rill. yeah. you should ALL check them out.

gotta go get ready to go to class. peace out.

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Crystal Janel

so i registered today. bad news is that web design for artists filled up again before i could nab a spot. so i had to do a little switchin around, and now i've got a kinda silly schedule for next fall. that, and my summer workshop in photography class. so here it is.

Tuesday -
10:50 - 12:05 - History of American Popular Music
1:40 - 4:20 - Color and Digital Photography
6:15 - 9 - Psychology of Race and Gender

Thursday -
10:50 - 12:05 - History of American Popular Music
1:40 - 4:20 - Color and Digital Photography
6:00 - 8:40 - History of Photography

Friday - 9:00 - 3:00 - Applied Photo: Studio and Architecture

three days a week make me happy. and most likely, my guy will be going on tuesday/thursdays as well so he can still work 5 days a week, so hopefully some of my breaks will overlap his class changes. i'm so excited. except for one thing.

i'm also taking portfolio review next semester. it's not technically a class, that's why it's not on my schedule. but that is what decides if i get accepted into the bachelor of fine arts (bfa) program. i get 2 chances, in case i fail the first time. basically, they look at what i've done since i've been in college, and i have to talk about my schtuff. *dreads* i'm already nervous about it. that'll definitely be my stresser next semester.

on a lighter note, last monday was 'meet the parents' night. he came over here to meet my mom, dad, and sister (that went pretty well, all things considered). afterwards, we went to his parents' house and i got to meet his whole family. love them! they're awesome. so all is well in that area. :)

***edit*** so i should mention that i HATE reading old entries. they bring up WAY too many memories that i have tried to put behind me. i'm just trying to find out when tiffy started in non-foods at kroger, and i'm finding all these crazy entries from '04 (my crazy emotional/depression/low year) and it's bummin me out fo rillz. wanna save me the time, tiffy, and give me an estimate of when you started working in non-foods? i'm trying to figure out when i started *talking* to *you know who*. tee hee :-)

well, i'm'a gonna go. laterz.

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Crystal Janel

so, i've got some lovely news. today i found out that three of my photographs of the 4 that i submitted have been accepted into the student show at nothern. the show opens on march 8th (that's this thursday), and the closing reception is march 29th (also a thursday). while i probably won't be there thursday evening (i'll be bringing sexy back with justin timberlake at US bank arena), i'll definitely be at the closing reception. that will be from 5-8.

yeah. that made my week. probably my month. i'm quite excited about it. it is, after all, my first gallery exhibition. woot. maybe i'll win something. that'd be cool. i hope y'all can come check out my stuff. on a wall... in a gallery. that's so cool to say. this is surreal, i'm tellin ya.

my honey was so proud of me. i called him at work today to tell him about it. he's takin me out tomorrow night to celebrate, but won't tell me where. i <3 surprises.

speaking of surprises, Surprise! I'm tired! yeah. going to bed. screw studying for that midterm i have tomorrow. that's another story altogether. maybe i'll elaborate tomorrow. for now, i'm too tired.

oh yeah. tonight, a lady walked by the photo lab. she was wearing ear muffs. it had to be 75 out there. people are rediculous.

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Crystal Janel

 This is my first time doing the lj-cut thing, so hopefully I got it right. I just didn't want to swallow all of your friends pages. Happy new year, everyone! Hope your 2007 is awesome!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 5 Defining Moments of 2006 (These events impacted me the most, directly or indirectly, good or bad.)

1. The night of December 23^rd and the morning of December 24^th.

2. Writing and giving a letter to *Jay* that told him of my feelings for him.

3. Steve Irwin’s death.

4. Seeing Wicked live.

5. Reconnecting with Gary.

Quotes of 2006:

~“Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know.” – I dunno who said this, but it was definitely proven true for me this year.

~“I’m just one person, and merely one small drop of water in a sea of opposition.” - Me

~"Allowing yourself to be crazy is the only way to remain sane." - Me

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Crystal Janel

so the winter class is going alright. after 2 tests, i have an 83. i really neglected studying for the second one. there was just too much christmas stuff going on. and i could have studied for next thursday's test all of thursday, but i didn't. and i really tried putting it off yesterday, but i finally went thru some of the powerpoints.

after studying, i started doing the school planning thing again. i do this probably about 4 times a semester. i list the classes i've taken, the ones i still have to take for gen-eds and for my major, pick the gen-ed's i'm gonna take to fill the requirements, and constantly check the schedule of classes for whenever the next set of classes (winter, spring, summer, fall) is posted. well, yesterday i realized that summer is posted. and i'm about 84% sure i'm taking a summer workshop in photography. it meets June 11 - July 14th, Monday - Thursday, 9am-1pm. and guess what the topic is... i'm psyched... 21st Century Photojournalism!!!! how perfect is that?! thing is, we're usually on vacation the week of the 11th. like, for as long as i can remember. that's my parents' anniversary, and we always go on vacation for their anniversary. i hate screwing with tradition, but come on, it's photojournalism. weeeee.

on a side note, i'm sick. sick sick sick. i'm not dying or anything. really, i feel perfect. the only thing that's wrong with me is my freakin voice. i sound like a man. and that makes for a sad crystal.

i also made a dvd of the chicago trip yesterday. that's exciting. now at least i know how to use my dvd recorder to make dvds of all my stuff i recorded with my video cam. that's spiffy.

i went to sleep around 10 last night. that was really nice. i was watching the other sister (i freakin love that movie, and it's been far too long since i've seen it) and tiff came in with two nyquil for me. about 20 minutes later, i was out. i woke up at 11 this morning and took an aleve cold and sinus.

i wouldn't be as bummed about being sick if i didn't have plans for new year's. but, alas, i do. for the first time ever, really. i always stay home for the ball drop or whatever, but not this year. i'm actually going to a party. sweet. and i work till 9 sunday and have to open at 8:30 on monday. yikes. but tamara asked me if i went crazy or anything on new year's eve, and i told her no. then, i didn't have plans. o well. staying up late won't kill me. it's not like i'm gonna get drunk or anything.

well, i've gotta be at work at 2, so i guess i'll get out of bed and do something productive. i have to call shane back... he called me last night after i was already knocked out, and i really don't remember how the convo went. i hope i wasn't mean to him...

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Crystal Janel

i feel an update is in order.

the wedding was grand. the weather couldn't have been better for an outdoor december wedding. i <3 my family down there. they's awesome. we stayed in a hotel, and i got locked in the bathroom. allow me to explain. i shut the door. when i went to open the door, it would not come open. i tried locking it, unlocking it, twisting it this way and that, but nothing. dad tried to get me out from the other side. nopers on that one too. so they called the front desk. some lady came with a key rig thing that would open the door from the outside. then she freakin asked me if i was holding the door shut. >:( sometimes i really wish i looked as old as i am; she probably thought i was 12. what ev.

while we were down there, my sister mentioned that she picked a date for her and josh's wedding. that's exciting. not to say i've been pushing this wedding since he proposed last year, but i'm just anxious to help plan everything. i already e-mailed harmon asking him to be the photographer.

i got a B in bio and an A in everything else. this was definitely my hardest semester but my best grades out of all 3 semesters. weird.

i finally made it out to the high school sunday evening for indoor rehearsal. i even got to help out with the pit, which really brought me back to the old days. i again was reminded how much i miss being involved in the cc band program, especially the percussion program. i miss the people so much too. i work 9-5 so i can go out there tomorrow night too, that's good.

but until then, i gotsta study. agh. i should have been more productive today.

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Crystal Janel

good stuff:

> crystal got an 83 on her bio lecture final. that's a freakin B, people. HECK YES! and, adding together my total lecture grade w/ my total lab grade, i have an 80.75. which is also a B. YAY!!! I had all As and Bs my freshman year, hopefully I can pull it off again. Bio was the only class I was worried I'd get a C in.

>JULY 13th! Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! WOOOOT! I have a feeling this is going to be the best movie yet. The preview looks AH-MAY-ZING!!! check it out! you'll be glad you did. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373889/trailers-screenplay-E30458-10-2

>tomorrow's my last day of the semester. history test at 8, then darkroom cleanup at 1 for about 15 minutes. and my winter class might be pretty easy, from what i've seen on blackboard so far. yay.

>life is just plain dandy. :D strait up.

Kinda good stuff

>when I was in elementary school, my favorite book was "Bridge to Terabithia" And when I got on the internet movie database (www.imdb.com), they showed like 7 upcoming movies, and you can click on them and see the trailers. if there was ever a book i've read, that i'd like to see a movie made of (besides "The Bean Trees", still waiting on that one), it's Bridge To Terabitia. However, I was deeply disappointed with the trailer. maybe it's just been too long, but I don't remember 95% of what they're showing in the preview. maybe i just need to read the book again. that might be a good idea.

one sad thing
>peter boyle died yesterday. now, i didn't watch everybody loves raymond or anything, but peter boyle played a part in one of the funniest movies of all time: young frankenstein. boyle was the monster. if you've never seen that movie, i strongly encourage you to check it out. it's definately worth the time.

well, i guess i should get some sleep before tomorrow rolls around. toodles.

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Crystal Janel

so i'm running out of things to do to procrastinate studying for my bio exam. so i figured, why not update the ol' LJ? so here we go.

yesterday was a freebie till 5, when i had to go to work. today i went to printmaking at 10:10, and we cleaned up some... 10 minutes later, i was outta there (with a krispy kreme donut, i might add). so i went down to the 2nd floor of FA by the theatre or whatever and spent a little time online and laid down for a nap. couldn't sleep. so i played Zuma until 12:45 when i left for adv. college writing. that was supposed to be about 10 minutes. she made it drag on for an hour. after she handed back our papers, she made us say our topics and then she discussed them. no one cared. we all wanted to leave.

i have a bio exam tomorrow morning. i plan on cramming for 3 hours before-hand. then i work 4-9 in non-foods. i'm kinda dreading that. being in photo has spoiled me, and i like the work over there much better. film and computers are much more fun than shampoo and vitamins. history test thursday morning. i still have to study for that'n too. work in photo thursday night. off all day friday. goin to corbin for my cousin's wedding this weekend. it's gonna be outside and everything. woo.

yeah, i think that's all for now, folks. lay-tuh.

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Crystal Janel

the past week has been crazy. last week was the most stressful week ever, and I almost totally lost it on Wednesday. you see, we were given the option to turn our paper for adv. college writing in early for 5 bonus points. so i did. then she told the people who turned them in (there were 4 of us) that we didn't have to come to class on thursday. so, just to be sure, I e-mailed her on wednesday:

Mrs. Curran,
I was just wondering if there were any problems with my paper that would cause me to need to come to class tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks,
~Crystal

and I got this reply:

Crystal: I am sorry, but I received FOUR papers yesterday, and yours was NOT one of them. I double checked my blue folder. Please double check your notebook!
YES you will need to come to class with your paper! You DO understand that your paper is DUE tomorrow! I am returning them during exam time. Mrs. Curran

*scowl* it killed me, because i knew i gave it to her, and while i could print out another copy of my final paper, we had to turn in our annotated bibliography that she already graded too, and I couldn't give that to her again if she already had it. so i replied with this:

Mrs. Curran:

I'm sorry, but I know for a FACT that I gave you my paper, along with my graded annotated bibliography, rough draft, and peer editing paper on Tuesday after class. I was one of the several who stayed after, and one of the four that turned our papers in.

and after waiting and waiting and waiting some more, i got a reply from her:

Crystal: I am SORRY! You are right; I just found your paper in my book bag NEXT to the blue folder. I will call you! Mrs. Curran

what ev. i was ready to cuss the lady out. it was insane.

but anyway, all was resolved, and i didn't have to go to printmaking or adv. college writing on thursday. i finished my photo project that night as well, and it turned out very nice, i must say. and it got a good response in the critique, so that's even better.

so i was glad for friday to be over after bio lecture. dr. karrick canceled band, so i only had the 10:00 bio class, and i was home free. i have a bio lecture exam wednesday, and a history test thursday. everything else is just cleaning up the darkroom, the printmaking studio, and getting my paper back in adv. college writing.

two nights ago, my world was flipped upside-down in an amazing way. i am now in the best mood i've been in for a long time, and it's really wonderful. i have this splendid driving force that will get me through the exams i do have, and my winter class as well.

well, I guess i'll go get some studying done before i have to go to work at 3. toodles.

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Crystal Janel

so last month i entered a picture of my cousin, donnie, in the Huggies Cutest Little Bengals Baby Contest. i gave the pic to my cousins (donnie's parents) for christmas last year, and figured it might be good for this contest. i didn't read when the winners would be notified until tonight. it says "the winners will be notified by mail and/or phone on or about November 29, 2006."

it just so happens that i got a call from 'United Food & Comm..." aka, United food and commercial workers 1099, aka, the kroger union, on November 29th. however, then, i thought they were calling for a survey or to ask me what my union can do for me or some stuff like that, and didn't answer it. tonight it clicked. i called my mom and asked her to check the caller id to see when they called. 9-29. *sigh*

either i won the grand prize, one of the 4 runner-up prizes, or it was a bizarre coincidence that the kroger union called me on that day. btw, kroger was one of the sponsers of the contest.

so i started calling the union around 7:45ish i guess. the extention to the receptionist wouldn't work, so i'm guessing i'll have to try back tomorrow during regular hours.

however, there is more to the fine print... "Employees, officers and directors of Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc, Kroger stores, the Cincinnati Bengals, the NFL and its member teams, and their affiliate companies, agencies, advertising agencies, promotional suppliers and their immediate families are not eligible."

if they called me to let me know i won, they don't know i'm a kroger employee yet. *sulk*

here's what i could have won:
grand prize: 2 tickets to the dec. 10 bengals game, where my pic would be featured on the scoreboard; pictnic with a bengals player and his family, a year supply of huggies diapers (this would be for my cousin, donnie's mom, who's pregnant); $1,000 bengals pro shop gift card, autographed bengals football, bengals/huggies brand gift pack

or

4 runner-up prizes: two tickets to the december 10th bengals game, where my pic would be featured on the scoreboard, $100 bengals pro shop gift card, bengals/huggies brand gift pack.

*hates the world*

i can't even begin to imagine my photograph on a scoreboard. that exposure is the most exciting feature of this prize. everything else is sweet too, but having my photograph on the scoreboard... on tv and everything... *basks in potential glory*

i just hate it... it's like saying "hey, you're a good photographer/your photograph is good, but you work for kroger, so let's act like we never got your picture in the first place. mmmkay?"

kroger is ruining my life. if i quit tomorrow, maybe i can still win the contest.

leave me some love... i need it.

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Crystal Janel

i've decided to take a winter intersession class. to be specific, biological perspective of wellness. it's a gen-ed, and it's web-based. in short, we only have to actually go to the class 5 times. the first day for basic stuff, thursdays for tests, then the last friday for the exam. everything else is done thru blackboard, which should be pretty neat. she sends us the notes from powerpoint, we study them, then have tests on thursdays. the only sad thing is the price... $618. that's literally half of the tuition i pay for a semester. but i think it's worth it. knocking gen-eds outta the way is always good, and even better when you don't have to go to class save for 5 times. it might be a little hard, what with having to cram so much information into such a small time, but i'll manage, i think. and from the comments on ratemyprofessor.com, the teacher seems quite nice.

this morning was dreadful. i really really thought about not going to class. but, alas, i made it through. i'll probably get out of photo early b/c of lab time (one of the perks of having my own darkroom), so i'll go home and eat... perhaps take a nap... before work at 5. i have a paper due tuesday, a paper + project due next thursday, and my printmaking portfolio do next thursday as well. however, i'm ahead in there, and heidi told me i don't have to come to class if i get done early. perhaps i'll hang out in the print room tomorrow night and finish everything so i don't have to go on thursday. that'd be neat. and it'd give me more time for working on everything else.

i've got about 7 rolls of holga to shoot for the project, and then i have to narrow it down to 10 - 12 prints for the project. why do i procrastinate so? but what-ev. it'll get done... it always does.

well, time to go to photo. and then go home. i'm out like a girl scout. i don't even know what that means.

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Crystal Janel

so, for once, a break seemed to actually last as long as it was supposed to. thanksgiving break didn't fly by, and i had quite a fun time indeed.

i think black friday may have replaced christmas as my favorite holiday. :) for serious. we went to meijer at 11:45 on thanksgiving night and got out the doors by 5:07 am on black friday, when the sale started at 5. yes, we're that hardcore. honestly, spending over 5 hours at meijer was quite enjoyable. we got everything we needed that was already on the shelves while waiting, and my mom and aunt were waiting in line for a tv. tiff was waiting next to where they had the cars bikes. around 4:20, i walked over to where the dvd recorders and ipod docks were.

i must mention indeed that i saw one of my favorite people in the whole wide world at meijer... one who i haven't seen in quite a while, and it had been far too long. my one and only STEVEN THOMAS!!! i was waiting with tiff when my mom called me and told me he was in the line for tvs. so i totally ditched my sister and ran across the store and had a much-needed catching-up chat with steve.

so, anyway, when the guy announced that they could take down the caution tape, then we were allowed to go, i was just about 4 feet from the dvd recorders. i grabbed one of them, then made my way through to the ipod dock/alarm clocks. from there i took an alternate route to the checkouts to meet my mom, aunt, and sister, where they were waiting. from meijer, tiff and i went to staples while mom and my aunt went back inside meijer to potentially get more of the stuff we just got.

tiff and i waited in the car for about 10 minutes, then decided to wait in line outside staples. good thing we did, because before they opened, the line wrapped around the front of the store all the way back to the parking lot entrance. we were about 20 ft from the door. i was mainly going for dvd-r's, but saw a keyboard on the table right inside the door. since i needed one anyway, (spilled something on my rather new one, unfortunately) i grabbed it. then i noticed it was wireless, and had special photo features (sweet). i was worried it'd be like $50, so i checked the ad. $19.99. score. keyboard and mouse. heck yes. then i got some jewel cases for said dvd-r's.

from there we went to walgreens, who's sale started at 7. waited in line there. got some christmas trees (one for my mom's friend at work, one for tiff and josh whenever they get their own house), cheap tide, christmas socks :), and other random christmas stuff. after walgreens was kmart, then wally world. i got the deal or no deal dvd game there. woot. when we got home, i slept quite awesomely.

yesterday i figured out my dvd recorder for the most part, and now i can record anything on tv, and from my video camera, onto dvd. i haven't tried recording vhs tapes yet, but that shouldn't be too difficult. i plan on making a chicago (band trip) dvd as soon as i get some spare time. they will be commercially available to those who wish to purchase them for the low price of $19.99. just kidding. but hey, if you wanna pay me for the hours spent making the dvd and the price of the dvd and the case, more power to ya.

11 days until the end of the semester. i love how everything flies by after TG break. it just sucks that i have to write 2 5-page papers and i've got my photo project to do. but i did work on one of the papers and the photo project yesterday. go me! now i just need to keep working instead of updating this crazy little thing called lj. silly me.

Sealed With A Click,
Crystal Janel