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365-Day Project: Oct. 4-8

laura — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:37:32 +0000

A crab roll and a spicy tuna roll sit waiting to be eaten at Kobe Sushi on Oct. 4. Kobe Sushi as Rainbow and 215 is by far the best sushi I've ever had. Go at happy hour for half off!

I think Robert is cute in his glasses on Oct. 5.

Robert makes a face after getting a haircut on Oct. 6.

Samantha sits on the bed on Oct. 7. I left my camera at work, so I had to take it with my iPhone.

A close up of Mr. Miyagi the bamboo on Oct. 8.

365-Day Project: Sept. 21-30

laura — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:18:52 +0000

My yummy bowl o fruit on Sept. 21.

Andrew stands in the choir room before Master Singers rehearsal on Sept. 22.

Andy shows off the device he made for Robert's Halloween costume on Sept. 23.

David examines his chicken nugget from McDonald's, trying to determine if it is, in fact, real white meat, before seeing "Working" at Spring Mountain Ranch on Sept. 24.

A cat sits on a rug on Sept. 25.

Robert shows off my glass of sangria on Sept. 26.

Jane shows off the back of the bridesmaids dresses we are wearing for Amie's wedding on Sept. 27.

Kerri tries on a veil for her wedding that will be next year on Sept. 28. I chose this one because you don't actually see her dress, which has to remain a surprise!

Andrew before choir rehearsal on Sept. 29.

Robert puts the dishes away on Sept. 30.

365- Day Project: Sept. 15-20

laura — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:37:05 +0000

Well, if you’re wondering why there’s a couple missing days… I think I accidentally deleted last Sunday’s photo in a mad dash to free up space, and Monday’s photo, I took with Julia’s camera, and she hasn’t sent it to me yet.

My weekly Andrew photo starts up again. Andrew holds up an iPhone photo of himself on Sept. 15 at the Artistic Emmys, where he went to see a friend win an award.

My bedside table is messy on Sept. 16.

The waiter at Ventano's restaurant opens a bottle of Francis Ford Coppola's Zinfindel on Sept. 17. Julia turned 18!

We walked the Strip on Sept. 18 for Julia's birthday because she no longer has a curfew.

Samantha sits in one of her favorite spots in the loft on Sept. 19.

Samantha sits in her favorite spot in the whole house on Sept. 20... on top of Robert!

365-Day Project: Aug. 26-Sept. 12

laura — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:21:35 +0000

Here’s the next round of photos. I’ve been really busy the last few weeks.

I almost forgot to take a photo on Aug. 26. Ha ha. So this is when I went to sleep that night, taken with my iPhone.

Robert always gets mad at me because I don't put my shoes away. Ha ha. Here's some of my shoes on Aug. 27.

Tina and Crystal taste test the sangria I made for Amie's bridal shower on Aug 28.

Jane and Anne share a laugh at Amie's bridal shower on Aug. 29.

Samantha plays in a roll of newspaper on Aug.30. I still have to give it to Andrew and my mom.

A light decorates Ricardo's on Aug. 31.

The kitchen of Robuchon, a nice restaurant we ate at on Sept. 1. I took this with my iPhone because I felt weird using my real camera, hence the bad quality.

I accidentally forgot to take a photo on Sept. 2.

Amie studies by a booklight on the drive up to Sacramento on Sept. 3. We went up there to see John Legend and India Arie in concert for Amie's bachelorette party.

Sacramento was very beautiful. My friend Anna lives there, and her house was built in 1890. It was a small-ish city, about 1.5 million in population. I loved the culture of it. And, it was extremely walkable.

Jane's cappuccino is ready to be enjoyed on Sept. 4. We had this at a cute little coffee shop called The Temple that Anna likes to frequent. There were so many alternatives to Starbucks.

Jane smells a flower on a beach in San Francisco on Sept. 5. We spent that Saturday in the city. Beaches in San Francisco aren't like San Diego beaches. It was chilly and windy, definitely not weather for laying out.

Amie holds up a strange vegetable I forgot the name of on Sept. 6. We visited a farmers market that Sunday. It was so big, and I bought a lot of food. It was all delicious. I wish we had something like that here, but we just don't have the variety of farms that California has, for obvious reasons.

Some of the grapes I bought at the farmers market dangle in my kitchen on Sept. 7. They were tasty grapes. Robert and I enjoyed a feast of fruits and cheeses I bought at the farmers market the night I came back.

Me trying to be artsy with my iPhone on Sept. 8. OK, it didn't work. Also, I was going to take my weekly photo of Andrew since Master Singers started up again, but we forgot.

Jonathan and Julia play Beatles Rockband. Robert bought the game for me. I love it. I can't wait for them to add more songs that can be downloaded for it.

I know I've taken a photo of my fans before, but this one was really cool. I took this on Sept. 10 with my iPhone. One thing that I can work with on the iPhone is that it doesn't really stop motion that well, so it can create cool effects like this.

Jane stands at the Las Vegas Farmers Market on Sept. 11 at Fremont East. This was literally half the farmers market. There were two vendors, both from California. We knew it wasn't going to be anything like Sacramento's, but I think we both expected a bit more than two vendors. It made me sad. I wish we could support something like this here, but we just can't.

Pepper howls along to a clip of a harmonica I found on YouTube on Sept. 12. It's so funny when she does it. At first I was worried it hurt her ears, but I read online that it doesn't. She's just trying to imitate the sound she's hearing. I bookmarked a couple clips she really reacted to so I can watch when I want.

365-Day Project: Aug. 14-25

laura — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:49:30 +0000

Yeah, I don’t have any excuses really anymore. It’s a combination of being really busy and being lazy when I’m not busy.

Samantha stares out the window from on top of the wine rack. This has become one of her favorite pastimes. Cats always long for the outside world.

A view from our seats at the Las Vegas 51s game on Aug. 15. I actually took this from my iPhone, because I wasn't sure if cameras were allowed. They actually were, so I could have gotten better shots. The 51s always lose when we go. I'm not sure why. I don't think they're a losing team. Robert and I have very bad luck with sports teams.

The intersection of Durango and Warm Springs on Aug. 16. Don't worry, I was stopped when I took this photo.

A flower smiles from a bouquet of flowers Robert sent to my work for my birthday. This was taken on Aug. 17, six days after my b-day. I'm happy to say most of the flowers are still alive. It's the miracle bouquet. Robert got the flowers from our friend Marek's flower shop. We get all of our flowers there. They do a great job. Check them out at www.lasvegasbouquet.com.

A candle burns in Bar Louie on Aug. 18, the ill-fated visit. You can read more about the on-going saga of horrible service at www.darqbyte.com.

Robert shows off the tickets for the Titans-49ers game on Aug. 19. We're going to see a game in San Francisco in November. It will be our first NFL game.

The sun sets behind the valley on Aug. 20. A view from Aliante Station. I went with my friend Lauren to Pips, an Italian restaurant. They have a great happy hour on Thursdays with half-price appetizers and half-off glasses of wine. The two of us ate three appetizers and each had a glass of wine for $30 total. Not a bad deal. A cute place that was dead-empty.

My friend Emily (Jane's sister) cradles Kaliana at Pho Kim Long on Aug. 21. That place is so yummy. I tried to get photos of her son, Xavier, but he was moving too much.

A candle in Jane's window on Aug. 22. I took photos of Amie trying on her wedding dress, as well, but, alas, they involve her dress, which is top-secret to the groom, who may be snooping around to find it.

Samantha hangs out on Robert's lap on Aug. 23. That cat loves Robert so much.

The return of Andrew to the project on Aug. 24!! As always, he is on his phone.

Martin + Osa at Town Square Las Vegas on Aug. 25, where I was taking Pepper for a walk with Jane's dog, Maddy. Cute store, but a bit pricey.

One of these days, maybe I’ll get back to at least updating every other day.

365-Day Project: July 11-13

laura — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:22:35 +0000

Yes, I’m updating mid-week.

I actually took this photo because I thought it was funny that Robert looked like the pirate on his shirt.

Samantha hangs out in one of her favorite spots, in front of the back door.

There's a story behind this photo. My friend Andy likes to mess with this magnetic bumper sticker on my car. Now we have a war seeing who can stick it in the weirdest place at work. As a joke, he took the bumper sticker with him to Germany. My bumper sticker has now been to six countries. He says he's going to give me a CD of photos of it, which I'd like to post here when I get them.

365-Day Project: April 23-27

laura — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:57:29 +0000

Robert practices before his April 23 soccer game. I might be incapable of taking a good shot at his games because of the building conditions.

Amie stands atop Exploration Peak on April 24. I have some photos of Jane and Maddy I'd like to put up sometime.

Samantha sits on the bed in the sun on April 25. I'm proud I got a photo of her looking right at me.

Some daisies in my new garden on April 26. These were wilted over today. I hope they aren't dead... I don't really know what I'm doing.

Some strange flowers in Exploration Peak Park on April 27. I actually took this with my iPhone because I didn't have my camera on me.

365-Day Project: Four days of photos

laura — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:57:12 +0000

I haven’t posted in a little while. I’ve been a little busy this week, and I’ve started exercising in the morning, when I usually post up my photos.

One of the only ways to take photos of Samantha is to catch her somewhere lighter than she is. Samantha is definitely Robert’s cat, and on Wednesday, she curled up on Robert’s lap, and Robert wrapped her in a blanket.

Samantha lies in Robert's lap wrapped in a blanket.

On Thursday, I went to lunch at Texas Station. I tried to take some photos of the Strip, but none of them quite turned out right. I did get a photo of Texas Station’s sign, though.

Texas Station's sign proclaims its presence to the world.

On Friday, I ended up at Texas Station again… Not much variety. At any rate, I took a photo of this sign in the food court because it looked interesting.

This is pretty much the extent of my wine collection.

The Ludwick wine cellar

365-Day Project: Jan 20 and 21

laura — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:52:36 +0000

This Tuesday, I’ve got my weekly photo of Andrew. I had to take photos quickly because Andrew had to leave early to work, as he’s doing in the photo.

Andrew uses his phone to work during choir rehearsal.

Today, I spent a lot of time observing Samantha. She is extremely difficult to photograph because she’s hard to focus on. She also moves around a lot. In this one, she’s playing with my earrings.

Samantha plays with some earrings.

Goodbye, Dusty

laura — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:05:48 +0000

I haven’t posted in a while, even though I’ve wanted to.

As some of you know, I had to put my 20-ish-year-old cat, Dusty, down last week. I’ve had him since he was a

kitten, so if you do the math, I got him when I was 3 or 4. Nearly all of the memories I have, he is in my life. I do have some memories before him, including begging my parents to let me have him in the first place. But they are far fewer than the ones I have where he is there.

Dusty was a cranky old cat. He wasn’t really particularly nice to anyone but me; not to say that he was mean, but I was the one he snuggled with. He always slept a lot. That was one of the reasons I picked him from the litter that was dumped at my daycare; he used to fall asleep on my lap, and I liked that.

These last few days, it’s been difficult to fall asleep without him lying next to me. He’s been sleeping on my bed with me for most of my life, too. Sometimes, in the moments when I am first waking up, I forget that he isn’t there to watch for when I go to roll over. And sometimes I forget when I walk into my bedroom that he is not going to lift his head up to squeak out a meow at me.

Pets give you everything while they are alive. Yes, it hurts so much to say goodbye to them. It was a very painful thing to make the choice to let Dusty go. But despite his typical cat selfishness and old crankiness, he still gave me as much as a cat could. And for that, I will be forever grateful.