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The portfolio back end is still in the works, I have another review to write for here and some photographs to go through. It’s all happening! I am however, without internet during the week and wanting a break on the weekend since I’m back working full time as a web designer for 3wise Internet Solutions so don’t expect much activity for a few weeks!
I just wanted to share with you some of my pictures from Whipsnade Zoo…
I was doing the “photo a day” thing until the whole finishing uni thing took over, when today I found something someone had posted about in our 365 flickr group. That something was Jamie Livingston.
The post the group had found can be read here and has lots of links and information. This guy took a polaroid every day for 18 years until the day he died. You can see them all here. This is definitely the inspiration I need to get back on with this project. Sure he was just an ordinary guy, but what he did was amazing.
… is that the Mister and I managed to get tickets to see Muse at the Royal Albert Hall in April. The gig is for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and if past experience is anything to go by, it will be amazing. I’ve seen them at Wembley Arena, and Wembley Stadium, so this’ll be a different experience as it’s a significantly smaller venue. I’m excited. We’re 2 in 5000 peeps who get to go. How awesome.
Also I put up the rest of the Bleeding Rose pics. You can see them here or here. I don’t change the prices they put in on the prints, so if you want one let me know and I’ll sort them out to be more reasonable. 
I’m all up to date since the last update I think, here are the thumbs. Actually this is going to turn into a massive post now that I think about it, interspersed with thumbs of my 365.
I had this photograph featured in a piece on NowPublic.com about the government maybe enforcing some kind of smoking licence scheme. I know it’s not that big of a deal, but it’s really nice that they asked to use my photograph. Also VOTE PETE for student support officer. This be him, pictured here.
I saw Sweeney Todd. Whever it was, with the Mister. I thought the movie was good. Not my favourite Burton, but it kept me entertained. Here I tried drawing with white on black paper, which is much harder than it sounds. I will post the finished piece, when I finish it, I guess.
The Mister’s mum sent us pressies from Egypt. This is the little wood camel we got. Name suggestions in the comments please!
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My best friend came to visit that Friday. Haven’t seen him since Christmas so it was a blast. The Mister cooked us up a good dinner and good times were had by all. These are some of the flowers he brought me.
I honestly adore how in England going to the beach in winter isn’t a bad idea. I spent the best part of my day down at the beach whichever day this was, just listening to music and sleeping on the pebbles. It was awesome. The weather was nice too. I love this photo.
My Valentines present was oil pastels which I asked for. Expect an art in the next few weeks 
This is also the card I made for the Mister, the idea for which I stole from Dinosaur Comics. Check that out. Hilarity with dinosaurs. It’s hand painted anyway. Check me out. Little miss artist.
Valentines day itself, the Mister cooked me a lovely meal, we had lots of wine, and watched Lost in Translation. I quite liked the film, it kind of reminded me of Eternal Sunshine in the way it was formulated and how it was two people making a connection.
Selling my blue Olympus 410. Buy it here.
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Massive emo moment, haha! I’ll post when I have the rest of this set up, I have a few of them. They’re sort of a sequel to my Descent themed set and part of my Self Elected project.
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Today’s picture is about something so exciting, it’s getting it’s own post.
The last 13 days (minus the one I missed, oops) are now online.
Pretty simple today. Something I wanted to try all week. Mostly I love the depth of field, mostly.
Also check out this link, there’s a short clip of Muse at Wembley doing Knights of Cydonia. I can’t wait for the DVD!
Just a fact. I’ve been pretty busy with the review deadline today for my self elected project, so here are yesterday’s and today’s photographs.
Jan 9th - 
I did take this yesterday, but only got chance to post it today. Need to sort today’s out later too
Took this with my phone cam, was getting ready to go off out to class. Don’t know why I snapped it, this isn’t me at all, I look way too cutesie here. It’s probably the hair clip 
Jan 10th - Invincible
I’ve had a busy day. I love my desk. I draw on it all the time. It’s where I make my art, do my work, think etc. So the doodles are important to my process.
These are part of the lyrics to Invincible by Muse. I have the entire song written on there. I love it.
Just a quick one today.
ETA: My boyfriend says my description is crap, so, I took this early on in the day, it’s a giant candle my best friend gave me for my birthday last year. It’s on my windowsil and I like to look at it while I’m working. I changed the tone slightly to get rid of all the blue from the outside light.
A mundane photograph today, I’ve been really busy trying to get my major research project up to spec (ironically on photography and photo sharing websites). I took this when the sunlight made everything look an interesting tone during the rain. I think the rain on the roof looks like ice.
Just the view out of my window, where I gaze when I’m procrastinating It’s not terribly interesting.
I’ve been taking “mindfulness” classes for the past month. Unfortunately I stopped doing the stuff at home like I should so I’ve been trying to get back into the swing of things before the next one on Wednesday. I came up with this photograph when doing the mindful yoga. Again experimentation with the shutter speed.
I may blog about the class tomorrow, I really enjoy it. It’s mostly about being in the moment and focussing - I think this photograph evokes that quite well.
I wasn’t sure about the light in the top left? What do you think.