still learning...

so I went on another adventure to shoot lights...I'm still learning...maybe it wasn't so much the unipod the other night as possibly the shutter speed needs adjusting. i used the tripod tonight and still it was blurry a bit. for knot really ever doing it before, this is a great learning experience. the tripod i have is a cheap one for backpacking. not the strongest or sturdiest, but will remedy that this next year with a real bonafide tripod. anyways, maybe this Wednesday while near the church, i'll try again with a lower shutter speed. it's still fun doing it regardless of the outcome. i would have experimented tonight, but it's damn cold out there right now. for days it's only been in the 20s. just wasn't up to dealing with the cold tonight. will try different shutter speeds on Wednesday. what few lighted houses I've seen, they're beautiful. haven't been out much especially at night right now. it's nice to be home in the evening for a change. usually working....and for now, all spare time I'm basically spending at home chillin' with a book. so Life is Good right now. now off for sum more football-the events for today....

last nite!

tonite was the last nite   the last nite at the store   i sit here chillin with a beer in hand   the nite went pretty fast until about 8pm or just before   then it died to nothing and no one coming in the store   i didn't do much except run the register   i let the other woman do most of the duties for once   besides payback can be a bitch   she didn't do anything but run the register the last time we worked together   anyways, it's OVER!!!  YEAH!!!  i'll wash the smocks and return them  didn't get a chance to say goodbye to the boss either, so will do that too   i was in a grumpy mood before i got there  just didn't want to deal with more bs tonite  i had finally had enough of it..so now onto better things  and hopefully i wont ever have to return to another convenience store again!!!

now, back to this journal   not happy about the move, but it's better than no place at all after they close down these journals   the new blog isn't the same, but at least i have a new blog   tonite i've been playin with Photobucket in hopes to make a slide show on my new blog   will see in a bit here   i like the new look of the new blog, but haven't been able to do as much..yet.. on the new blog as here   still gotta figure out adding photos other than as they have it   Robin figured it out, i'll figure it out   she's managed to post more than one photo at a time and have the words wrap around the pics  nice display  i want to figure that out too   we don't have the display options as we do here in aol journal, where we can post as many photos as we want and have them showing via Ken Burns, photo pile, collage, etc.   i'll  miss that option for sure   but maybe if i get the slide show down on the new blog, that may be of help too....anyways, change is good whether we like it or not....well for now, i only have a few more entries here, then i'm permanently over on the new blog   i have yet to decide whether to save this journal into the new blogspot  i'll decide once i get the info on how to do it    this has been a journey in journaling   i rarely go back to my journal pages, here on in my hand written journal books i have here at the house, and read them   so anyways, i'll decide laterz...until another moment in time...visit me at my new blog  (link in previous entry...)

hi again

ok,   i've made a new blog thanks to Indigo creating hers first   from there i created myself a new journal   you can do the same once you reach my page   it ain't like AOL but it'll work to stay in touch with all my j-land friends   here's the link:  http://karebear4x4.blogspot.com/

at the top of the page is a link, Create Blog, from which you can make a new journal   i hope all my j-land friends do so here or somewhere and leave me a link to your new journal   if you choose to let go of journaling, i honor and understand that   i'm still fine tuning my new blog a bit   somewhere i can list the new blogs to keep track of, but couldn't find that page a moment ago  right now AOL is screwing up again on responding    anyways, this weekend after the Balloon Fiesta, i will post all those pics here, then move onto the new blog   so far as it appears, i'll be only to post one photo at a time on the new blog   well that means a lot of entries to post my photos, but so be it   so anyways, my friends hope to see you soon and don't forget to leave me your new blog place link....hugz

p.s.   i dont know that the new blog has "alerts" to let me know when you post, but i'll keep up with them daily as much as possible...

closing us down

ok, i JUST read Jeannette Jottings-see sidebar-   she let us know they're shutting down aol journals   as i got onto my journal, there at the top of the page is the announcement    i have yet to learn how to save this or where to go from here, but this pisses me off...anyone else know anything about this?   have you heard? ...i'll get back to you with what i learn today...hugz

overtime

ok it's sunday nite after work    i worked 2 1/2hrs OT at the store today unexpectedly   first i got there a half hour early just so i could run next door to Ruben's Grill for a burrito before beginning at noon   well Jim my boss called as i was walking in the door   he needed me to run an errand for the store   he told me to go ahead and clock in before doing it and so i did    well as the scheduled day came to a close, one woman walked out the door 5mins before i was to clock out   she was having a very rough day and asked me to stay   seeing her visibly shaken and the fact she filled in for me last weekend when i came home, i stayed another two hours just for her   i'm worried about her   she is the one i enjoy working with despite her foul language all the time   and i shouldn't complain about that for i've had my moments of doing the same   anyways, i'll check on her tomorrow   i hope she is ok....in the meantime, this woman gave me some sad news today    just a few days ago an old building down the street from the store, a block away, burned down   i saw it burning that night on my way home from work   well she told me that 5 homeless people died in that fire   we immediately thought about our guys we used to have  we wonder whether they were some of the victims   we have no way of knowing at this point but it seems likely, or so we think   maybe one day we'll know for sure what happened to those 2 homeless guys that used to hang around our store  God bless them all.....now, i'm totally exhausted   i'm just finishing my milk and heading to bed   it's been a good day really   i've enjoyed myself today working with my co-worker   it was just longer than i thought it wood be   It's all good   give a little   recieve a little....

sunday mornin...

a short note   i only have 3 workin days at the store YEAH!!!   today, tomorrow and wednesday   i couldn't be happier   it was another sad workin day yesterday   another day of where i was the only one doing the duties   it's OLD!!!    anyways today will be a bit better for i work with the other woman that actually works   she's a lot of fun aside from her foul mouth  it'll go by quickly:-)

now on for some better news   next weekend is the beginning of the Balloon Fiesta   i'm going probably on sunday   friday nite i start work at the church and will be there til 10pm or after   so it'll be too early to rise i think for the Fiesta on saturday morn   anyways, i'm anxious for the Fiesta to take photos   i'll post them asap....

in the meantime, i began reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch yesterday   my mentor Rev Jennie (or just Jennie) recommended it to me   so i'll let you know about the book soon too   has anyone else read it yet?

have a wonderful sunday!

i sat down..

well i came over to the computer and sat down   i sat too long   now i don't want to do anything except maybe go to bed    i was tidying up around here   still may clean the bathroom before hittin the sack   anyways, i noticed as i was cleaning that i'm sure bored with it   no wonder i don't do it as often as i "should"    i've been cleaning house since i was 10yrs old   think 40yrs of it is enough...lol   once i win the lottery i'll get a maid...

so, today was a good day  i've been off from the store for 2days in a row  YAY!!!    i stopped by the church to see Marsha first thing this morn and asked her to lunch for like the 4th time this week   she reminded me about the potluck on fridays   i had totally forgotten about it since i haven't been able to be there for like over a month now   well off i went and got chicken   the price of it was up a whole dollar   goodness   everything has gotten to be soooo expensive  $7 for a roasted chicken   i could buy a meal almost with that   at least i'd have veggies to go with that   anyways, the economy sucks right now and i'm not crazy about the bailout the govt wants to do with these companys and banks   when do they bail us out of such situations   we always got to pay the penalty, why not these people   and so is my thinking at the moment...anyways, on with my day    after the potluck with cake, i headed over to Jen's office to work a couple hours   i drag ass there sometimes just because i want to be elsewhere, but it only takes 2-3hrs to do the work   i think it's because i've done office work before   really dont want to do it again   and this stuff is tedious and menial   i know it plays an important role in her scheme of things, but just don't want to do it   however i'm honoring my word to assist her and i get to chat with her more often nowadays because of it   she's a great friend and mentor   so i really have no complaints....so after that i headed home and took a nap while waiting on Marsha to call   we were going to a movie, but she had an important date with her daughter   so, anyways, home i came and i started tidying up as i said   put the football game on-muted   turned the radio on and started jamming    i got a couple things done before teetering out   so here i sit, chattin with Jorje while writing this   but i'll need to get off here soon  i'm ready for the sack   it's been a day   tomorrow it's back to work...