Random Thoughts for Manic Monday

Random thought - I love Smokey. He makes me laugh more than he makes me grrr. :) And here are other random thoughts (RT) for ya today.

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I drank a creme brulee/hazelnut coffee this morning. Black. Only a touch (not even a teaspoon) of Clover honey. That is rare for me as I typically have what some people call "a little coffee with my milk." :) Anyway, like you needed to know that but there you go.

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Ever since we started all the social media for GBR, I have tried to pay more attention to statistics for views/reads/likes/etc. on our pictures, blog, website, FB, and so on. I enjoy seeing what people look at on my Flickr account. I don't know why, it's just interesting. So the funny thing is this picture I took at a past ALA conference. I believe this one was in DC about five years ago. Wonder what it is that people are seeing or looking for in this shot. Makes me chuckle.



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Speaking of stats and blogs, I like to see where people are from when they visit the blogs we maintain. This is the Seguin photo blog I started back at the library, thanks to Sarybow. Every time I think about quitting this blog, someone tells me how much they like it or some other nice thing and then I keep going. Besides, I need some outlets for all the things I have on my mind, right?!

Photos Shoots Are Soothing

It's funny how my friend brings in a tray of cupcakes and the first thing I think is - oooh! I need to shoot those! I love to photograph things and her adorable little creations are fun to snap. And snapping away is a great escape for me. When I am in photography mode, my mind is focused and I could look up twenty minutes later in a blink of an eye. I love it. And I've been enjoying the iPhone 4s camera with its 8 megapixel capability. Not bad when you think it's a great camera without having to lug around the lovely but hefty Nikon D90. And I love that Laurie, my friend and officemate jumps right in on the action now. We start with an idea and then we just start shooting. So. We start with a few props in the office. And we go to this -

And then we try a plain backdrop -

And another great thing about the iPhone? The cool and fun apps that helped me enhance the pictures a little bit. What else helps soothe me? Blogging.