More Happy Than Sad

Free t-shirts = instant fun.

Rob unintentionally looking like the painting behind him.

Hip shot.

Outside peeking in.

"I've travelled every road in this here laaaaaand."

Spidey, peeking out from a Winnebago.

Inside the Northside Chop Shop.

Night owl. My favorite.

One-eyed and bushy squared.

Bears love coffee.

Close-up.

$250 bowling pin birds. We debated getting them for our mantel until we realized they were $250 each . Sorry Rob.

New cards. It's business time.

Pam always smells nice. And she has a crush on Paul.

Devil dog.

From left to right: Nerd, nerd, nerd, Corrie.

Hipster alert.

Killing Time

The last few days I've spent an inordinate amount of time clicking through photos on Capture Cincinnati.

Basically it's a local mini-Flickr of people's Cincinnati photos. People, places, news, Cincinnati landscapes, pets, etc. Then as you click through, you vote to either "Dig" the photo or "Nix" the photo. Those with the most votes will be published in a Capture Cincinnati coffee table book. Fun!

I admit to be pretty ruthless in my Nixing. Black and white photos? Out. You're trying too hard. Sunsets, for the most part, get nixed for being boring. I'm also not very fond of landscapes or fireworks photos.

Only really good photos get my Dig It stamp of approval.

That said, you should totally vote to Dig all my photos, including this Local Honey photo I took at Gorman Farm this spring. I love the handmade sign.

The Weekend So Far

• Long bike ride through Sawyer Point Friendship Park and over to Newport for Gyros

• Watched crazy fireworks fans set up camp on the Serpentine Wall 36 hours before the fireworks

• Nearly went blind from the sun shine beaming through a cloudless, smogless sky

• Took trips to two malls - Kenwood and Florence

• Bought a sassy pair of shoes for my efforts

• Took one nap

• Attended a Labor Day party, watched the fireworks explode over the river from a condo on Eastern Avenue

• Realized I should live in a sweet condo on Eastern Avenue

• Saw a large plane flying so low over the river I felt certain it was going to crash

• Vowed to get a picture of it if it flw by again

• Watched it fly by again - equally amazed - but couldn't get a picture because I was slopping food onto my plate

• Thought about going to the gym; didn't go

• Vacuumed the rugs instead

• Currently procrastinating anymore house cleaning, but the rugs look real nice

• Hope everyone has a great Labor Day