tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177732962024-03-13T13:26:15.844-06:00Mel's Other BlogAfter nearly a year posting a photo a day on my <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">3-6-5</a> blog, this blog has become known as "Mel's Other Blog." So, now as 365 days come to an end, it's time to stop neglecting the "Other Blog."Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-87940617878133928142008-10-29T15:18:00.006-06:002008-10-31T09:58:18.278-06:00Tagged?Long ago in a Galaxy far far away, my cousin <a href="http://bickleyslifeisgood.blogspot.com/">Cari </a>tagged me. Well, I went as far as copying the text in to a new blog post and then got distracted...anyone else think I might have A.D.D.? :-) Anyway, her post today reminded me that I didn't finished this tag...<br /><br />So, here goes...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 things I was doing 10 years ago...</span><br />1. Living in denial<br />2. Being a heathen<br />3. Working at a beautiful Theatre in a job I hated<br />4. Wondering what the point was<br />5. Thinking that there had to be something better out there...<br />(All I really remember about 10 years ago is being pretty miserable, I'm SOOOOOO glad I'm in a better place)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 things on my to-do list today...</span><br />1. Finish processing this weekend's photoshoots<br />2. Design ads for Nov. 13 program<br />3. Work on website ticket sales<br />4. Confirm this weekend's shoots<br />5. Finally post the tag that Cari sent. :-)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 snacks I enjoy...</span><br />1. Hummus<br />2. Swedish Fish<br />3. Graham Crackers and Milk<br />4. Anything Chocolate<br />5. Is Sushi a snack? Well, for this post it's going to be!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 things I'd do if I were a Millionaire...</span><br />1. Buy a house<br />2. Pay off debt<br />3. Invest...wisely<br />4. Buy a decent car<br />5. Donate to the Arts!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 places I've lived...</span><br />1. In Denial<br />2. Inappropriately<br />3. Intermittently<br />4. Intravenously<br />5. Layton<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5 jobs I've had...<br /></span>1. Favorite Cousin<br />2. Favorite Aunt<br />3. Favorite Sister<br />4. Best singer in the family<br />5. Dork<br /><br />I will now tag -<br />1. Sarah Palin<br />2. Britany Spears<br />3. Oprah<br />4. Paris Hilton<br />5. George W. Bush<br /><br />I really hope they play!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-64266770812557213882008-10-02T14:33:00.004-06:002008-10-04T12:07:41.221-06:00An Open Letter to Jon Stewart<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Warning: There are some bleeped out "naughty" words in this video, watch with caution. :-)</span><br /><br /><embed flashvars="videoId=186754" src="http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml" quality="high" bgcolor="#cccccc" width="332" height="316" name="comedy_central_player" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="external" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dear Jon Stewart,<br /><br />Thank you...I kind of love you.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Melissa</span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-71639009572661191352008-08-29T12:12:00.004-06:002008-08-29T12:50:19.643-06:00Maybe it's just me...First of all, let me state, that this post is based solely on my own opinion and nothing more. I haven't had time to read up on Sarah Palin or John McCain's decision to choose her.<br /><br /><br />That being said...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240005873266555250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCHQ9KVTcBRQlbH9Zlqeb9PugZFDBrDqifb6fx9bmOxl41MZ_xO6DAasQy1Dbz1WznTaIfkQcz5ZrSB6xPGrds0VaENuSa0F5kFetyvQYTT9TeAiKitab6pX18hq1BGFOIbwt/s400/SarahPalin.jpg" border="0" /><br />Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that John McCain's choice in running mate is a ploy. It looks like he chose a woman because he saw Hilary Clinton's supporters people who would switch sides based on the gender of the Vice Presidential Candidate. I'd like to think that Hilary Clinton's supporters (of which I was not one) have more brains than that.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-9221226287346554902008-03-12T22:20:00.002-06:002008-03-12T22:26:06.213-06:00The Parents' Kitchen Update<div>If you are following my 3-6-5 blog, you'll remember that, at the beginning of the year, I said I'd document my parents kitchen remodel. I've posted a few photos on that blog, and I will post the finished product there (next week sometime), but for now I thought I'd post an update here. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is almost done, as my Dad would say, "So close, yet so far away." </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignNC2kq_ULTCzrSYgnBmxtRqzFEKyLD8BdfN66iUhU5-vQ6Z2Loxk1BicmAZiT7EATQaBL3FGaUbbWfpFaMzZk4-gPSPRdKgLis7zDEevfH920D5tmMvmqrvNVMqcqyunlV_i/s1600-h/Kitchen+Update-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignNC2kq_ULTCzrSYgnBmxtRqzFEKyLD8BdfN66iUhU5-vQ6Z2Loxk1BicmAZiT7EATQaBL3FGaUbbWfpFaMzZk4-gPSPRdKgLis7zDEevfH920D5tmMvmqrvNVMqcqyunlV_i/s400/Kitchen+Update-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177076681829925714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_BcTAHmGARWyD5m7a3qKE-4c_UF76x6vsWT9W0rgXiiRNdqk6j5zLG4JHgR7o9K16_IeJMp4kSXN5jD3uXnyk4RbAwm0GxyneAU-BtBlHw8ly5yRaNpdn2ZiSvfMmOvJpekQ/s1600-h/Kitchen+Update-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_BcTAHmGARWyD5m7a3qKE-4c_UF76x6vsWT9W0rgXiiRNdqk6j5zLG4JHgR7o9K16_IeJMp4kSXN5jD3uXnyk4RbAwm0GxyneAU-BtBlHw8ly5yRaNpdn2ZiSvfMmOvJpekQ/s400/Kitchen+Update-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177076694714827618" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-47294732378522609512008-02-12T11:11:00.000-07:002008-02-12T11:21:15.308-07:00I'm Shocked...<a href="http://www.nerdtests.com/nq_ref.html"><div align="center"><br /><img alt="I am nerdier than 2% of all people. Are you a nerd? Click here to find out!" src="http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/61cbbb53001287fc.gif" /></a></div><br /><br />This funny little quiz was on <a href="http://doesmywritingsuck.blogspot.com/">Emily's </a>blog, and to be honest with you I thought I'd score MUCH higher. <br /><br />It's probably a mistake.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-66069310853897199902008-01-31T11:28:00.001-07:002008-01-31T11:28:52.820-07:00LOST in 8 minutes 15 seconds<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/QyHrT3ho2Lw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/QyHrT3ho2Lw'/></object></p><p>Lost starts tonight! I can't wait...hopefully it won't go the way of Alias. That would be bad. :-)</p></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-8423085165048740672008-01-30T15:45:00.001-07:002008-01-30T15:45:29.597-07:00Tribute to the late LDS President Hinckley<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/Z58eHBnEHhk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Z58eHBnEHhk'/></object></p><p>I don't usually agree with Glen Beck, but in this case I do.<br /><br />We should all take a page out of Gordon B. Hinkley's life, and stand for something.</p></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-66198335641691213532007-11-16T11:33:00.000-07:002007-11-16T13:56:04.464-07:00Today, I'm a Blog PimpMy brother has a new blog, so I thought it was time to, in Cecily's words, <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">PIMP</span> some blogs.<br /><br /><br />Since his is the newest blog, let's start with <a href="http://mwilfjordseamons.blogspot.com/">Matt</a>, or as he apparently wishes to be called in the <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2037653401_08d4bf7745.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2057/2037653401_08d4bf7745.jpg" border="0" /></a>blogosphere, Wilfjord (which was my Grandpa's name, only spelled <a href="http://mwilfjordseamons.blogspot.com/"></a>normal). As you can see by the photo, Matt likes to put things in his nose and is a big 'ole <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">DORK</span>. As far as his blog is concerned, it's not really dorky at all. He's actually a really good writer and only stands to get better. He likes big words like <em>theoretical</em>, <em>empirical, nomothetic, probabilistic, or causal -</em>not <em>casual, causal - </em>all of which I found in an article called <a href="http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/naturres.php"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">FIVE BIG WORDS</span></a>. So, look up these words and try to use them in comments you leave on his site, he'll be like a kid at Christmas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://willfullymisc.blogspot.com/"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2083/1795475291_6fbaf67a08.jpg" border="0" /></a> Then there is his wife <a href="http://willfullymisc.blogspot.com/">Johnny</a>. English is Johnny's second language, but you'd never know it, she speaks better English than <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">ANYONE</span> I know. She is a YouTube and CNN/MSNBC/Fox News/"any news channel out there" addict, and her blog reflects that. She's also an aspiring Photographer and I can't wait until she starts posting her photos, I think you'll love them too. And, as you can tell by this photo, she has the patience of Job.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/466571264_4d8a2ccb93.jpg"></a><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/466571264_4d8a2ccb93.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/466571264_4d8a2ccb93.jpg" border="0" /></a>Next, speaking of my family, there is my sister <a href="http://doesmywritingsuck.blogspot.com/">Emily</a>. What can I tell you about Emily that you wouldn't know from reading her blog? Well, absolutely nothing. That girl is an <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">OPEN BOOK</span>! And, she's freaking <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">HILARIOUS</span> (her words...and mine). Her blog is titled "Does My Writing Suck?" and my opinion is <strong><em>no,</em></strong> her writing does not suck. She really is very funny and her writing is extremely engaging. She hooks you in the first line, the reels you in leaving you wanting more when she's done. Unfortunately, she "has a life" and doesn't update as often as most of us would like, but when she does, it's totally worth it.<br /><br /><br />Let's move on to friends, shall we?<br /><br /><a href="http://imamysteryeventome.blogspot.com/"></a><br /><div><a href="http://imamysteryeventome.blogspot.com/"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/1937766627_6f389231ae.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>How about <a href="http://imamysteryeventome.blogspot.com/">Lara</a>? Lara is the person in my life that I see most. She sits across from me 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday and goes with me to Symphonies and Ballets (often against our <div>will). Lara is doing her own <a href="http://imamysteryeventome.blogspot.com/">version </a>of the 365 project (she actually posts more than one picture a day) and her photos are really great. I love it when we take pictures of the same thing and get <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">VASTLY</span> different outcomes. She is often <em>very abstract </em>and is learning to embrace it. She updates everyday, so keep her site in your favorites. Lara is also one of the funniest people on the planet. </div><div></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2343/1819912697_83097f166b.jpg" border="0" /></a>And finally, the person who needs a pimp the least, <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/">Cecily</a>. Cecily and Emily are actually quite a bit alike (other than someone once thinking that Cecily <em><strong>was</strong> </em>Emily). They both speak very freely about themselves on their blogs, and they are both excellent writers. She writes about real life and makes people feel like she is writing about them. Then there are her comments which are just as funny as her blog. The girl has a minimum of 25 comments <span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">PER POST</span>, and they are hilarious. She also has 3 kids who are extremely fun to take pictures of, and the only time I can catch a picture of her is when I'm snapping her kids, and they're usually of her kissing on their faces. But hey, with a baby that sweet, who can blame her? </p><br />So there you go, five of my favorite people in the blogging world...actually, they are five of my favorite people period. The are by no means my only favorite blogs, but this post is getting way too long. I'll do another PIMP post at a later date with more of my favorite blogs.<br /><br /><br />Until then, happy reading!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-62883148776634316532007-10-31T14:38:00.000-06:002007-10-31T14:43:22.913-06:00Wordless Wednesday - Stinkin' Adorable Halloween Costume<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2103/1782599236_3260557b87_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2103/1782599236_3260557b87_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-31755303668505067392007-10-27T22:31:00.001-06:002007-10-27T22:31:34.625-06:00Just doing my duty<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/Dd01FObU3Q4' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Dd01FObU3Q4'/></object></p><p>Yes, I do feel it is my duty to educate people on the wonders that are U2. <br /><br />Actually, these two posts are for Leslie...who said *sigh* "I've heard of them and I probably have heard of songs but don't think I could hear the song and say "oh, this is U2"..."<br /><br />;-) Just taking the work out of it for you.<br /><br />p.s. I just realized that I somehow deleted my last post ("Tagged!!!") hmmm... it's saved at work, I'll re-post on Monday. Oops...</p></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-85752425949255729442007-10-27T22:22:00.001-06:002007-10-27T22:22:42.347-06:00U2 - I Will Follow - 1980<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/qUcbga9ofo4' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/qUcbga9ofo4'/></object></p><p>Ah the 80's</p></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-78068882920066162882007-10-25T13:33:00.001-06:002007-10-25T13:33:19.664-06:00Sweeney Todd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ui1WAZgwkxY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ui1WAZgwkxY'/></object></p><p>I'm so happy I can hardly breathe! If you haven't seen this musical...well, that's OK, there is a movie coming out. And while it may not be completely true to the musical, IT DOESN'T MATTER! This film looks AMAZING.<br /><br />I have can't WAIT for this movie!!! <br /></p></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-3767129903798534062007-10-22T15:50:00.000-06:002007-10-23T13:35:16.117-06:00My own personal SoundtrackI had it pointed out to me in an indirect and also a direct way today that people actually read this blog. Who knew?<br /><br />Anyway, I decided that it's been too long and it was time to post. But what to write about? Posting photos on the <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">365 blog </a>is easy, coming up with something to write about, not so easy.<br /><br />Well, since last Thursday, I have had a #*@!% of a time getting songs out of my head thanks to my friend <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/2007/10/thursday-thirteen-and-sticky-songs.html">Cecily</a>. So, turn about is fair play. Here's a list of the songs that have been playing on continuous play in my head since Thursday:<br /><ul><li>The Way I Am, <a href="http://www.ingridmichaelson.com/">Ingrid Michaelson</a> - because if you were chilly I'd definitely give you my sweater...if I had a sweater on that day.</li><li>I Can Hear the Bells, <a href="http://hairspraythemusical.com/">Hairspray</a> - because one day, I just might hear those bells.</li><li>I Lived in Heaven, <a href="http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=2&searchseqstart=4&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=4&searchsubseqend=ZZZ">Primary</a> - lived there and loved there with people I know, so did youuuu.</li><li>Particle Man, <a href="http://www.tmbg.com/">They Might Be Giants</a> - Thank you Cecily ... which gave way to...</li><li>Istanbul, <a href="http://www.tmbg.com/">They Might Be Giants</a> - because, well it's not Constantinople.</li><li>I Cain't Say No, Oklahoma - because Mary hates me.</li><li>Que Sera, Sera, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_Will_Be,_Will_Be_(Que_Sera,_Sera)">Doris Day</a> - hell, whatever will be, will be.</li><li>Popular, <a href="http://www.wickedthemusical.com/#">Wicked</a> - because that's Lala's song that pops in to my head every time I say her name (you know, the part that says la, la, la, la.)</li><li>Shiny Happy People, <a href="http://remhq.com/index.php">R.E.M.</a> - because of <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/2007/10/shiny-happy-faces-i-know-i-post-lot-of.html">this.</a> </li><li>Your Happy Birthday, <a href="http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=2&searchseqstart=283&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=283&searchsubseqend=ZZZ">Primary</a> - because, well Zipp-a-dee-ay and Heigh-dee-ho just might be the funnest two lyrics in the world to sing.</li></ul>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-25384163627084914462007-10-10T09:42:00.000-06:002007-10-10T09:53:26.114-06:00Wordless Wednesday - A Lonely Leaf<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/1526121977_9ee6dbb145_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/1526121977_9ee6dbb145_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-37072324967811724452007-10-05T18:30:00.000-06:002007-10-08T16:35:05.776-06:00100 Things that make me SmileThe past few months I've noticed that I've been pretty cranky pretty often. So today I decided (having been inspired by <a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/2007/10/thursday-thirteen-and-stuff-that-makes.html">Cecily</a>) that I'd come up with 100 things that made me smile. I'm not promising that it will make me less cranky, but it made me happy today.<br /><ol><li>The Magic 8 Ball that Matt gave me for Christmas several years ago</li><li>The leaves changing in Autumn</li><li>My Primary kids singing</li><li>This face<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuksyND9CYyOktU0AxVS4LLKDIpYuphGoE7xRkPLOY08wwef_F1mPADoGWFTFrOL5WpB_2J1Dt366QTsOSqZxWKze7uhGw1VeB9HBZCja-gCFBr1ZxcasHZLU_5NWn_OUjAM1/s1600-h/BayleeSwinging.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118017604393604450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuksyND9CYyOktU0AxVS4LLKDIpYuphGoE7xRkPLOY08wwef_F1mPADoGWFTFrOL5WpB_2J1Dt366QTsOSqZxWKze7uhGw1VeB9HBZCja-gCFBr1ZxcasHZLU_5NWn_OUjAM1/s200/BayleeSwinging.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></li><li>The smell of my Grandma’s house</li><li>Sushi</li><li>My mother singing</li><li>Friends that I’m reconnecting with</li><li>Piano lessons</li><li>Museums</li><li>The first view of Deer Lake coming around the corner at Haney’s</li><li>Shanny memories</li><li>Blogging</li><li>Fried Oysters at Christmas</li><li>The feeling of relief when the Nutcracker is over</li><li>Sweeney Todd</li><li>Sarah’s Pumpkin Soup (and Brioche…hint, hint)</li><li>This face<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiam_rUuaGxsppkAYBiNNhWER5t1ku6XroUbafdud7GFMCMp4i3oJlCPirPfYYnQK__egkjMqXngEj_-uc-zAEAtSxOHzyeEpT21yrFL_y8amaSQyvIJsIN16JXLS96QFPJpMY/s1600-h/StudioPhotos-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118021298065479090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiam_rUuaGxsppkAYBiNNhWER5t1ku6XroUbafdud7GFMCMp4i3oJlCPirPfYYnQK__egkjMqXngEj_-uc-zAEAtSxOHzyeEpT21yrFL_y8amaSQyvIJsIN16JXLS96QFPJpMY/s200/StudioPhotos-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></li><li>My dad’s jokes (don’t tell him that though)</li><li>The Whale Story</li><li>When tulips bloom</li><li>Conference weekend</li><li>The Eiffel Tower at night</li><li>Popsicles</li><li>Hugs from kids</li><li>This face</li><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvILnrEvVSrqbOzpnDZnz5WsrKV96jQSonIhFNQiVzUDBpLaIKyBYcqnaPR-zPTKsEiQwhS5iM18Tw23ftxI71mbEstcL3BHuEYCjg7-mwd-i9vhXI8AzxXKRQzg50b4GW4OT/s1600-h/GracieSayingCheese.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118017711767786866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvILnrEvVSrqbOzpnDZnz5WsrKV96jQSonIhFNQiVzUDBpLaIKyBYcqnaPR-zPTKsEiQwhS5iM18Tw23ftxI71mbEstcL3BHuEYCjg7-mwd-i9vhXI8AzxXKRQzg50b4GW4OT/s200/GracieSayingCheese.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><li>Catching the perfect moment with my camera</li><li>Learning</li><li>When Emily laughs so hard she snorts</li><li>When Lara says something so randomly funny that I pee my pants I’m laughing so hard</li><li>Swiss Chocolate</li><li>Giving presents</li><li>Getting presents</li><li>Having a birthday month instead of just one day</li><li>When Dustin laughs at my jokes … because he’s the only one that ever does</li><li>Licking the beater when my Mom made a cake </li><li>Singing show tunes</li><li>This face</li><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_zGaBy6jEsss_bLh5mGabIsx1o2Eq4s9F_Feyims_DC51YMawg8tdedwDJ_Ijj6GBhRkFHUSEn3lIQR55r1sJVAB3cC9EMnP78lK3ACaN1vovhWQIUm8dbr0aDafYDJXeGeH/s1600-h/StudioPhotos-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118020254388426146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_zGaBy6jEsss_bLh5mGabIsx1o2Eq4s9F_Feyims_DC51YMawg8tdedwDJ_Ijj6GBhRkFHUSEn3lIQR55r1sJVAB3cC9EMnP78lK3ACaN1vovhWQIUm8dbr0aDafYDJXeGeH/s200/StudioPhotos-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><li>Bombing Mary</li><li>Chair day</li><li>Carrot ball</li><li>Mute day</li><li>The gas coupon when you use your Fresh Value card at Smith’s</li><li>When Hattie laughs</li><li>“These wonderful things are the… these wonderful things are the… these wonderful things are the…”</li><li>When Taylor cuddles</li><li>When Geoffrey tells me that he loves me to Pluto and back 3, 245,654 times</li><li>The Bellagio Fountain </li><li>Books on CD</li><li>This face </li><li><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/281065843_1e2c2d2f72_b.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/281065843_1e2c2d2f72_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></li><li>Making up words to the X-files theme song</li><li>Telling Erin stories</li><li>Seeing Butch play “Pretty Pretty Princess” with his girls</li><li>When Ellie runs out to greet me at my car</li><li><a href="http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/2007/10/thursday-thirteen-and-stuff-that-makes.html">engrish.com</a></li><li>Calling Johnny Mexican, Indian (feather not dot), or Chinese</li><li>Two words: U – 2</li><li>Talking to Lisa for 3 hours at a time</li><li>This face </li><li><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118019099042223506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T_YELIXlZ8Ca5_C4CZ5hY-C1inRGKG8m0GE-DC7XpP57bZExlxbywxRV4NG8xVJaqY_aRRNRJ2HB-56B88BvOGNtAmS5SnHKPGMn5OzZIwyZBNs078P_aOxCUEHa4Fm2eYvT/s200/Studio_2816.JPG" border="0" /></li><li>The Three Billy Goats Gruff as told by my parents</li><li>Camp fires</li><li>The sound of Crickets</li><li>Singing with my sisters</li><li>Thinking of things that make me smile</li><li>The sound of Thunder Storms</li><li>When Sammy says “I’m five” when you ask him how he is doing</li><li>When Emett called me Beelissa</li><li>Thinking about my Grandparents</li><li>Sold out shows</li><li>This face</li><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/93/223054861_69b0dac69d_b.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/93/223054861_69b0dac69d_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><li>Ice Cream</li><li>Picking up pictures at Costco (which I will be doing as soon as I’m done with this)</li><li>Hanging out with my family</li><li>When Baylee pulls faces at my camera</li><li>That my family cannot have a family portrait taken with out at least one shot of us picking our noses</li><li>This face</li><br /><li><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/66/222522941_eb9b8a32e6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/66/222522941_eb9b8a32e6.jpg" border="0" /></a></li><li>When Gracie says “cheeeese” as soon as she sees my camera (and I’m not even holding it)</li><li>Lemonade</li><li>The smell of freshly sharpened pencils</li><li>Falling asleep to the sound of rain hitting my window</li><li>Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens</li><li>When my family and friends succeed and I can brag about them</li><li>Flip-flops</li><li>Knitting</li><li>Good books</li><li>Warm soup</li><li>Finding a picture for the 365 project before noon</li><li>Breakfast on Christmas morning</li><li>This face</li><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLNDuE7X19qv13EpssDqh2C1SGi7l6stZh6RL_8irUzlW8XMHvweaR7J97je4a8-IsD2W4idWfja4Y_lWBr2LwffCFwVofiCeBk_KvCkDPZVx03zii0eGfXzr7gKM_W9T6usY/s1600-h/20070524_1302.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118018179919222146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLNDuE7X19qv13EpssDqh2C1SGi7l6stZh6RL_8irUzlW8XMHvweaR7J97je4a8-IsD2W4idWfja4Y_lWBr2LwffCFwVofiCeBk_KvCkDPZVx03zii0eGfXzr7gKM_W9T6usY/s200/20070524_1302.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><li>New friends</li><li>Musicals</li><li>The sound of the Ocean</li><li>Seeing Chloe’s picture plastered all over my Marketing Campaign</li><li>Max’s Smile</li><li>This face</li><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/281066131_a493347865.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/281066131_a493347865.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><li>Quiet Sunday afternoons</li><li>The fact that I finally have a brother-in-law</li><li>Have I mentioned U2 yet? Well, they deserve a second mention, they make me smile a lot</li><li>My Dad’s hugs</li><li>These faces</li></ol><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/234/519179696_82e6efe0a2.jpg" border="0" /></p>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-42907754801485725842007-10-03T12:09:00.000-06:002007-10-03T12:13:24.678-06:00Wordless Wednesday - A Satellite Dish?<a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1176/1450762168_57602c085e_b.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1176/1450762168_57602c085e_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1336/1469566034_72b79dff7e_b.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-18226576694370387352007-09-29T17:54:00.000-06:002007-09-29T20:19:03.130-06:00Look Who's Blogging Baby!<a href="http://doesmywritingsuck.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115783817672758402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6MvMWzoeq6R4roi6Lt0G-Zz95FKOZfJ5lraHaG2SFc2im-P_B1bKOEWpG3MHX60Nn4VSV6uqpNRxBVJ9AI4EANVe-yU2N0QG7t5FgegmbbRuK-oLPYsFe3_q4WK8pNnQV-w_/s400/EmBlog.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hey everybody! <a href="http://doesmywritingsuck.blogspot.com/">Look who's blogging.</a> If you are one of the two people who have regularly read this blog, you'll recall me mentioning my sister Emily a time or two (she's the one who just got married). Well I've been trying to get her to blog from the beginning, and now after years...ok, months...fine, weeks of "blog stalking" she has finally set up her own. You really should go check her out, she a very talented writer and extremely funny (and no, I'm not just saying that because she's my sister). ...and it doesn't hurt that she has excellent taste in photograpers.<br /><br />Happy Blogging <a href="http://doesmywritingsuck.blogspot.com/">Em-cat</a>!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-52870152554421703432007-09-28T12:50:00.001-06:002007-09-28T18:35:22.627-06:00Day 15 Graveyard<div align="left">I think I'm going to have to change the name of this blog to "The Graveyard of Discarded Photos." Anyway, there were too many photos yesterday (again) that I liked to just choose one for the <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">365 Project</a>. Eventually (obviously) I did, but I thought I'd give you a slide show of the ones I didn't choose. I think they're pretty great. I hope you do too!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=576460752318479002&site=widget-9a.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed> </div><div align="center"><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752318479002&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p1/576460752318479002/bb_t047_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&ad=0&id=576460752318479002&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/p2/576460752318479002/bb_t047_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;ad=0&amp;id=576460752318479002&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-9a.slide.com/m/576460752318479002/bb_t047_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" border="0" /></a></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-11866092337669496572007-09-26T18:00:00.001-06:002007-09-26T18:05:50.553-06:00Another Wordless Wednesday - Urban Decay II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy4jdOTAZTuqyx780lW5pVuDs5joKBEgPO3Nhg0GB_ZF_izPedm1AFts-47cvtG0l3JZM5aR2YH9Qh6Ekcp9YJJrCKPpuvc60oe4RIKHk0sXEgaezRB_QNIOjjX8Oqg8RqwTk/s1600-h/Urban_Decay-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114667478363116610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy4jdOTAZTuqyx780lW5pVuDs5joKBEgPO3Nhg0GB_ZF_izPedm1AFts-47cvtG0l3JZM5aR2YH9Qh6Ekcp9YJJrCKPpuvc60oe4RIKHk0sXEgaezRB_QNIOjjX8Oqg8RqwTk/s400/Urban_Decay-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-11469798954263962652007-09-26T09:20:00.000-06:002007-09-26T09:38:55.208-06:00Wordless Wednesday - Dance with me Papa!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s7UyuULHkepoHV4e6h1GrsX4WhCV-5Yf57OcxUua5EUFDzIepB4WvDTNKMK0IQ79Lwzg4zGuYKR4Dj__U0aHjcy9kUPJVNGc__HA0znWt_ZxFucjfWLDpxfEoSTYaZGw9_3P/s1600-h/DancingGrace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114537796120581138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s7UyuULHkepoHV4e6h1GrsX4WhCV-5Yf57OcxUua5EUFDzIepB4WvDTNKMK0IQ79Lwzg4zGuYKR4Dj__U0aHjcy9kUPJVNGc__HA0znWt_ZxFucjfWLDpxfEoSTYaZGw9_3P/s400/DancingGrace.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-87860529832870087022007-09-23T17:00:00.001-06:002007-09-23T19:43:03.819-06:00I just couldn't decideI am totally getting in to this <a href="http://www.beelissa365.blogspot.com/">365 Project</a>! It isn't easy, but it has been SO much fun. Today, I couldn't decide which photo to put up, so I've decided I'd post the pictures here that I didn't post there. Enjoy!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113558212864611266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1stnkHHMLCkTd3V4hn3lONLw_AjILWJYUMX343qED1tlqBBpco-8beL2CQdCBTwRcBusVHMAkrmoRvA6tozGTHW5fsRJMORYbq3XKlyXZbbcNL4u36gKT28sXPK6cmF0DNIO6/s400/Project365_+(5+of+7).jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113540268491248562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kddm9yBa9fsJLrgB4L6C4J3-ehsxycz04kBkU4GvTXI_eRybiAGElaUcFtcggya3Cb4NNhxFpNpBArpUG79cH_W5KqNpX8XKHgngtnN6t4dvwaWmNMi-GGCLqbgN4b4Cuw6u/s400/Project365_+(1+of+7).jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW7HxQnGXIJRtDWINXpazCeR0XECwYSMT8wpq4AKoErg-P09m-tk9M_wqVaXBZKCRVcJzwpgiv9xIz2Sde-QaELBworVzXK4qJH3ZDbifIKJml5a88xn3QWSCa0AXSdWy_5AG/s1600-h/Project365_+(3+of+7).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113540045152949154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW7HxQnGXIJRtDWINXpazCeR0XECwYSMT8wpq4AKoErg-P09m-tk9M_wqVaXBZKCRVcJzwpgiv9xIz2Sde-QaELBworVzXK4qJH3ZDbifIKJml5a88xn3QWSCa0AXSdWy_5AG/s400/Project365_+(3+of+7).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZccvj-Y41VyeS3qqWCpATBMp6DnpcZYUiE1H-pcXMFH6Dpg08o3c4prOw6OAXEf4ZyHTOT0MrxQbwV8-EzMzMb9gp0TGBjjr1a0zB2GWpcN9fGBOtZTa1DBPp291J2_T4pcy/s1600-h/Project365_+(6+of+7).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113539267763868546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZccvj-Y41VyeS3qqWCpATBMp6DnpcZYUiE1H-pcXMFH6Dpg08o3c4prOw6OAXEf4ZyHTOT0MrxQbwV8-EzMzMb9gp0TGBjjr1a0zB2GWpcN9fGBOtZTa1DBPp291J2_T4pcy/s400/Project365_+(6+of+7).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQY9eWEB5wSxF2iTE0IQiK9FgDSqhKzviiYryucfngC36PdFFni_bCj3VWUNlno_cLYGJL7tKL2n-nSAF_jaUvtJlJWYLCqF7yQMBbMOUA7fMKhR9ajJ9GzCh_mjoaDfYLaBu/s1600-h/Project365_+(7+of+7).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113539138914849650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQY9eWEB5wSxF2iTE0IQiK9FgDSqhKzviiYryucfngC36PdFFni_bCj3VWUNlno_cLYGJL7tKL2n-nSAF_jaUvtJlJWYLCqF7yQMBbMOUA7fMKhR9ajJ9GzCh_mjoaDfYLaBu/s400/Project365_+(7+of+7).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-57576316650199897852007-09-19T23:20:00.000-06:002007-09-19T11:21:43.307-06:00Wordless Wednesday - Mommy Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxeMDTA043C0aCGcy65vp9s-HwSG82lnSxRfYOK49XV0luTJ2xrs4DLTuWH5UOgdP7U1qIAZ8N66Ct94lc5tFCyMLU9Fxws-VHD2K-jVmKP5WZl2ImvvEVIUuwlGIuCntUjnB/s1600-h/Evian+(1+of+1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110254933657294050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxeMDTA043C0aCGcy65vp9s-HwSG82lnSxRfYOK49XV0luTJ2xrs4DLTuWH5UOgdP7U1qIAZ8N66Ct94lc5tFCyMLU9Fxws-VHD2K-jVmKP5WZl2ImvvEVIUuwlGIuCntUjnB/s400/Evian+(1+of+1).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-29181658735521512962007-09-17T13:36:00.000-06:002007-09-17T14:30:45.579-06:00Faces that make me happyThere are certain faces in this world that make me smile. Actually there are several. Here are just a few:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111263310374016354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cJ9ItR0m5Qmd0vpkDg2vWSmFOtcckxcD7Xop9nB4dcRf6_su2ZxyGls5QLr3J_62G1QPnyQc6QrjC3Km2s_8HpiuD_fpEd_TeKAuJhqVC3iuNieSUxyJ4lAQ8B19OJa4Q3eK/s400/StudioPhotos.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaL63_F3eHaiIFgtCdWPCqunps08g7PFr9XsyHFZ1Bjd75wN-YV0X6edvluOZGfeXsXc99PyFDsgt2-pruJI8YIvpQmcDzqOKA6m5Rnj60dwRdHrFvi22NdrHV8cHi9ojTJIZ0/s1600-h/StudioPhotos-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111262803567875410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaL63_F3eHaiIFgtCdWPCqunps08g7PFr9XsyHFZ1Bjd75wN-YV0X6edvluOZGfeXsXc99PyFDsgt2-pruJI8YIvpQmcDzqOKA6m5Rnj60dwRdHrFvi22NdrHV8cHi9ojTJIZ0/s400/StudioPhotos-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4UhEB1UDVYDzvWEf14tDRylVY48VnSSCLqnrbG3iaCTpIIi4nPjGpgpM-JGMS-z1Ej56Sro9q5tXcf_on4Eo3NKhR14jdmV3pdVYacDnJ6Zg0aYueCQfzglNpQ2UDnonua56/s1600-h/StudioPhotos-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111262270991930690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4UhEB1UDVYDzvWEf14tDRylVY48VnSSCLqnrbG3iaCTpIIi4nPjGpgpM-JGMS-z1Ej56Sro9q5tXcf_on4Eo3NKhR14jdmV3pdVYacDnJ6Zg0aYueCQfzglNpQ2UDnonua56/s400/StudioPhotos-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111261673991476530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc53egVlIVmBq9FxNM4TKVkZJD_pUaMA6HiEXHXLCa5a2NIYCIk8RZcZ1v5y2VN-DZ7Fig_szVNPCmoIsGnpUagBHICZtcTsV8qVnsujp8q4sc3Kn6SDExKqOAZb0ulmpGnxL/s400/StudioPhotos-4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111260729098671394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkLhx49W1nc3BrGz0xbxF6NdJX9m36SMNPWrUtvtQqgqCk4uQPV0JXwDmeh3suCs8eKBjZbuO6BpeksREeTxdXD-K1gLJsDrfTHuX5hAv6RqhVbS1gAU7A9IE_NmSgF7ve5gq/s400/StudioPhotos-3.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111268554529084786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q9ulh98QcySPxM0XOwoAc4GfGifV0Rznh-tydoRigOc-i3TMqw6pMYsWJSvlNL_6vqBWCYzA3tfp1uLWOjrZdNR-IqE6ZvwuPiyVgOFTL0JLdNyT3_LykuLxl5ZPddmZS1Cj/s400/StudioPhotos-2-2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111260114918348050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6Da0OCZ7VV7I4-2pjfTUqpqgU9J8byOrJZk8RWl70g2AShiXeUkqWD0cabYWP2g8E09IWhiZh-QbbrBnJcHaHvQi0FGG9TQOTmUOmbrAb8YaKGI0Eu6xKM9AxzqUtCTbdF0L/s400/StudioPhotos-2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111271337667892626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindAULvXMpKC67w32RnDguQOvGpb_k7fPIsJdzQwo6ZivjIS6ogrqVDLQNlMvK0YkaAdHD_Bt2BWkliXiEfxzVHSDQ5H462eiNVcTQQ_YLW6B2Z-k3VoC_nqrS9i7BupRXc9mL/s400/StudioPhotos-8.jpg" border="0" /> </div></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-22888684447051586232007-09-14T14:38:00.000-06:002007-09-14T16:31:06.713-06:00I have a New Blog<div align="left">I've decided that after several years of <em>amateur </em>photography, it's time I define my style. So I've decided that in order to do that I have to get my butt in gear and start shooting. Not that I haven't been shooting, as you can see from this blog, I've <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> got the "shutter bug." My problem is that I don't know what I want to do with it yet. Sometimes I think I would love to do weddings, but then I shoot a wedding and think, never again. Then I think I want to shoot kids, and well, you can imagine the rest. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">So I've decided to post on my new blog, <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">365 days</a> worth of photos and see where it takes me. I figured that I'd post the first day here, but for the rest of them? <a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">You'll have to check it out.</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110189121873417410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIastXw4hIieMmQ1nKmeTTEemAVkQHSaOROYvk6GmrLllURF88yUQf-b7m4N7PAzthOJYzxNk8vBSEsacrBsVhngGCtokmbFGzMzuDG828L1KNahp4Ttcz2QCJUla0IqLvUrcr/s400/StudioPhotos.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://beelissa365.blogspot.com/">"Visions from a Fountain"</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Wish me luck!</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17773296.post-9911799231761797102007-09-14T13:01:00.000-06:002007-09-14T17:08:46.022-06:00My Day YesterdayI had a very odd day yesterday. It started out crap and ended up crap, but there was good stuff in between. How did my day start out crap you ask? A cold shower. Not a pretty thing. Yesterday was the opening concert of our season at work and it wasn't a good day for a cold shower. So I grabbed my clothes, my shampoo and conditioner, and all the necessary accoutrement's, called and left a message for my landlord, and headed for my parents to shower.<br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110151626808923250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-PQz_XDAwTHe2rpAJpqeM0tplvL_agp_HV6JS9ox8aNm5Eppwu39ImLzlgyxACE1Mw2a3_EyymdKvf-ET1mk_KnSWdSvlrSSgtZZfxQ18cmBRAUhyphenhyphenJTUO1_o3FMQXn3kHZ8S/s320/StudioPhotos-4.jpg" border="0" /><span style="color:#9999ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lara & Mary heading up to the concert</span><br /></span><br /><br /><div align="left">I got to work about 15 minutes late and the workday went just fine. In fact, at our first concert of the 2007-2008, <em>Andre Watts Plays Beethoven with the Utah Symphony</em>, we had the most people in an opening classical series concert since I've been employed with the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association (it's usually a pretty hard sell). Unfortunately, I was in the ticket office too long to hear Andre Watts play Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. </div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110152923889046658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbAxr_DM5OBVF5UP5FyC7IeeaAZAuFu30c27CNWkx052_DX7QsVUD8_AE7SIZglpArSUslS_uQj8rBgCGPVinZrXwoRxYGSxEY3fqPmumLiGz17Qd2Q9t-zZ2KxMGOOBdgd7-/s320/StudioPhotos-5.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#9999ff;">View from the inside of a ticket office (yeah, it's kind of a prison).</span></p><br /><p align="left">So I wandered up to the roof of the Browning Center and took some photos.</p></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110154238149039266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgcFlAkiFauBnNdSM7gjg_2lxkaizirqWA5_nCBEQv1Jw5g-3dJ2obuiwbvDgYIpspKVjV657PfSZ4VzfrBg1od5YvTkNGxFZs3rjlehkPff_gfgjfk6k-nZZMfh_K24KZ__R/s320/StudioPhotos-10.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#9999ff;">The Northern Sky</span></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110153512299566226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9kRiN0zWs8l46Sn2tcshlxQvc74etVDqfHP9h1nXyhyphenhyphen9finkN5leQ1gW5baIdhxrgm5grh4T4kPTKxaepix-txqQ1EmXNPK_i30XRUlMyVlluFaciN73T06ek5Hu9O439hhk/s320/StudioPhotos-8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#9999ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Western Sky</span></span></div><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#9999ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110156102164845746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM4aZQW4gk0VrYn0hQWtCbHzmTAuqifu-Owxu_prO4FX08USe7dlBOPtM39hElwH_nZCgcG_r0L1KKpC0845zW5B8Pwd_qHLXuW6m-No4G3-OF87OEW_dc5UGOeyCVWdp367P/s320/StudioPhotos-6.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="color:#9999ff;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Spaceship on the top of the Browning Center</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#9999ff;"></p></span><div align="left">So, once intermission came I went back to work pouring lemonade for the society big wigs who were just dying to meet Mr. Watts. That's what I call being a good Marketing Manager don't you? The intermission ended and I finally got to go in to the concert. Most people know this about me, but some don't, I'm a nerd when it comes to Classical Music. I absolutely love it! And I'm telling you, last night I wasn't disappointed. The Utah Symphony played Holst's <em>The Planets</em> and it was absolutely stunning.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />How did my day end crappy? Still no hot water. </div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342059696930771657noreply@blogger.com2