Happy birthday to my beautiful friend D!

I'm trying something new. Gone for a few.

ta ta

Now and again...

It's time for a change.

See no evil, hear no evil

It was a lovely day today. The entire day was bathed in bright light and easy breeze. It was topped off with scrumptious dinner and hilarity ensued with the number of cocktails and beers.

But as I sit on my bed and look back on the conversations, I can't help but to notice how heavy my heart is. We had great laughs- why am I emotionally exhausted? And then I remembered a sermon from way back when. The pastor talked about the power/influence of our tongue. It can kill lives, but also offer liberty and salvation. It's so easy to slip a word, and sometimes impossible to hold your tongue. He had challenged us not to:

Gossip
Brag
Speak ill of others
Make excuses for oneself

I had tried one challenge a day, and all four for the rest of the week. It was daunting. But it also changed the quality of life. I was optimistic. I wasn't fueled by illusions or ideals. I had simply prioritized my emotional and mental efforts by guiding the thoughts and thinking twice, even thrice before speaking. How funny that something so simple can liberate your moment to moment dynamic and the residual effect of every conversation.

I want to do good by me, but also right by God. One step at a time. Wish me luck!

Love at first sight

Photo by Piewacket

... with the Leica M9.
Body of the classic SLR stuffed with digital technology. I wish you'd come home to me, Leica, but I'm $6,995 short of cash to spend. But I love you, I do.

*I love this blogger, Lara Rossignol at Piewacket. She's a local and a commercial photographer, and her work is stunning. I can only dream of blogging daily with such dreamy photos I could call my own.

RIP my bird my sweet

I have never lost a piece of jewelry before this year. So far I'm counting two and stopping there because my heart breaks for both. One in particular, is Kristi Hyde's bird necklace that I have coveted for two years now.
It was a night of many drinks and low-key fun, tackled by car drama- my car- and then it's history. I guess I swung my arms around too much in stress for my own good.
If ANYONE sees this necklace (it's the silver one) around, please let me know. It's one of a kind and I miss it so. I lost it ( I think) at Wings, so if any of you see it around, it's MINE! Ha, who am I kidding. It's a lost cause.

Rest in peace my sweet.

One lazy afternoon

Until my face stops resembling a Hobbang Man (ref below), it'll be filtered for your sake. I'm moving in a few weeks. Gosh I'm going to miss my apartment. The light, the dusty pink walls, original wood floors... Sayoonara.