Visions of the Zombie Princess

Secrets of Adulthood

2010-11-05T18:16:00.000-07:00

This post was inspired by Gretchen Rubin's book and blog The Happiness Project. I think a couple of these are direct quotes from her SOAs. And I know a couple were inspired by things friends said to me. My thanks to all of the above.

You can't make everyone happy, no matter how hard you try.

Every passing moment is another chance to turn it all around.

Multitasking doesn't really accomplish much more than doing things one at a time. And doing things one at a time is more pleasant.

People are not offended by what you write, they are challenged by it.

Think what you want.

Embarrassment is not fatal.

In the search for safety, you can't get 100% coverage.

Most of the time the only thing you can control is your attitude.

Be at home

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Be detail oriented

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Say hello

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Visit

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So are they

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They're all cheetahs

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Cheetah care

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Eat artfully

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Purpose: Life

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The purpose of life is to live it,
to taste experience to the utmost,
to reach out eagerly and without fear...

Eleanor Roosevelt

The key to having money...

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A tiny bud of a smile

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quote

Follow and leap

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Release and receive

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A body in motion

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Go

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You can take it with you

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Live a wide sky life

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Buoyancy compensation

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She needs it too

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A level playing field

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Beware of extra

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Invite harmony

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Avoid tilt

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Steady

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See where it takes you

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Be the water, not the rocks

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Go with it

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Vision shift

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I've been exploring the idea of doing a paper vision board. It occurs to me, though, that I can more easily get to images on the 'net than I can find specific things in magazines. So, I'm going to do a series of posts here that will help me solidify my vision for 2010 and beyond, with labels at the bottom of the posts to create collections of related images and words.

Camera Love

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It's kinda like radar love. But different.

Cocoa Revelations

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We need to re-cover the sofa. Funny how I can ignore things like that until I decide to post a revealing photo on the Internet.

Super for a Reason

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What Lies Beneath

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This started out as a photo of a couple of magnets on our refrigerator, but then I became enamored of the reflections there instead.

Starting Off the New Year Right

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Whoot!

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Sundaes!

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Oops

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A moment of inattention leads to...art?

Players

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Playing Field

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A Tangled Web

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Rum Pa Pa Pum

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Christmas Cuppa

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Snow Monsters

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Slipper (He)Art

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Or "Slippery Heart," as you prefer...

Enough Already!

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Blah Blah Blah

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As a writer, I can't think of much that is less likely to inspire good writing than this class.

And does anybody else see the strange shift to present tense right in the middle there? Some example.

Blame It on Calvin and Ginger

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Ginger provided a link to a page full of Calvin & Hobbes snow creations. MJ and Chloe were quite inspired.

MJ also made a village of tiny snowpeople and then sledded down our little hill and over the top of them in one of our laundry baskets. I missed the chance to photograph that strange moment of carnage, however.

Shades of Glass

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Dreams Come True

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First

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My first photo with my new Christmas Canon. Not terribly good photography, but very fun subject matter, and not bad for the first shot after slapping in the batteries and SD card.

He's drinking some of the "Ohmigod it's 6:30, aren't the girls ever going to grow out of this?" homemade cocoa he made for us.

Nous Sommes Pingouins

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Happy Winter Solstice!

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As Spring begins its approach, this is a good time to resume the photo blog. I have lost all credibility, so I won't promise it'll be a daily photo. But I have some for the last few days anyway.

Waiting for Handouts

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Light

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I think this is actually a pretty fun shot. I took it in the dark. Look at the lower left corner to see what it's of.

Holiday Dance Party

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Garland Fight

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Aside from the humor of the shot, I like this one for the surroundings. Frank dozing, decorations unfolding, Dr. Moore's story waiting, a Samurai ready for Christmas, the Obama/Biden sign tucked in one corner, the drum on the hearth, the mantel crowded with Christmas cards, the library books piled on the chest.

Family

Vanishing MJ

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Three Chloes

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Chloe Garland

Chloe ~~Knows~~ Nose

Chloe Smiles

Lightstreams

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Playing with MJ's camera...

Filling in the Blanks

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In September, we were in Europe. You can see photos here.

In October, we were recovering from Europe. No photos.

In November, we were... I have no excuse. But no photos anyway.

In early December, I was crunching a deadline. No photos.

Here's the Deal

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Frank took my camera to Florida, so my routine is disrupted. As much as I love taking pictures with MJ's camera, it involves more effort to upload the photos. So I procrastinate.

I'll probably post a group of photos over the weekend to make up for my weekday slacking.

Besides, I'm Blogging Without Obligation! So there!

Shells

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Visitors

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These are probably my favorite bird. I love the way they arrive en masse, flit and hop about, and then scatter off to the next tree.
A bustle of joy.

Does anybody know what they are? Nuthatches? Titmice?

Game Over

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Devotion

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The Doge's Palace

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Picture This

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You'll have to use your imagination, because I didn't take the camera:

MJ, Chloe, and Ronnie spending the afternoon in the health club, trying out the ~~toys~~ equipment and getting their fitness groove on.

Weight training was especially fun, since we each had a cheer squad to help us through our reps, and running around the empty gymnasium as we refreshed our basketball and volleyball skills was a treat. (When I was a kid, a friend's school-principal dad got us into the school gym after hours with unregulated access to the equipment. It was thrilling, and this felt pretty close to that.)

Jessel of Voy

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Max

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The Eyes Have It

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Hot Babes Triptych 3

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Blues

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Together Again

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Tour

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I took a little tour of our yard today, looking for photo fodder.

Egg

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Already?

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Burst

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Tree Crop

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Art Slithers

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It's Coming

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Non-Con to Non-Con North to RU Fun
Corvallis, OR, to Everett, WA, to Salt Spring, BC

Where Will It End Up Next?

(and how funny will it look when it gets there?)

Selling Point

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Hot Babes Triptych 2

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Perpetual Motion

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Now That's a Horse

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Go MJ

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Conversation

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Otto

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Fenna

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Duet

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Glow Sticks Anyone?

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Namesake

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Meah

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Viv

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Ferg

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Only the Beginning

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It All Turns Out Well

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Malfunction Is the Mother of Necessity

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Monster Truck

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New Digs

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Star Play

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