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April 30, 2005
In Celebration of My 100th Post...
First off, this is my 100th post. So as a marker for this milestone, may I present…my April PhotoQuest. To see PhotoQuest assignments or participants, check out the sidebar on Flip’s blog.
Of course, there are just a few hours remaining in April, but let the record show that I got it in under the deadline.
The first shot: my sock drawer. Yes, that is a pair of tie-dye socks, just in case you noticed. A lot of my socks are in my dirty laundry basket, but you can get the idea. Separated by socks I wear with sneakers (on the left) and socks I wear with everything else (on the right).
Second shot: an electric socket. Since some of the PhotoQuesters are from other countries, this is a method of comparison.
Third shot: a frying pan. And no, that’s not grease sparkling on the pan. It’s clean, I promise. It must be some material in the lovely T-Fal non-stick coating.
Fourth shot: a sign at a gas station. This is a shot of one of the cheaper stations around. I wanted to go to a franchise that others outside of the US might not have heard of (I think Shell is pretty universal—or at least it seems to be according to The Amazing Race, because I seem to see a Shell station in every episode). I even drove to a more obscure gas station, but a group of guys that looked like they might be in a gang started edging over my way, so I quickly got back in my car and drove off. Oh, and the picture’s crooked. Drives me nuts, but I can’t get it cropped right in my photo software. Deal with it.
Final shot: my shampoo. Flip and Wyn both said that they use the same kind…and that’s also the brand in my shower. So to spice things up a bit, here’s some shampoo that my aunt gets for me sometimes. She’s a hair stylist, so she gets the Great Clips brand for me. The bottles are even on the ledge of my bathtub and that’s my shower curtain behind them! So you get an even bigger glimpse into my life!
I wasn’t in last month’s PhotoQuest because of some, um, extenuating circumstances (like homework), but one item on the last quest was a fake animal. I have lots of stuffed toys around (what kind of preschool teacher would I be without them?), but here’s one I’d like some ideas on. A student gave this to me last summer when I was in Belarus. It's either a bull or a buffalo--people have said both. (I was actually looking at the animals’s butt instead of his head, which would explain the delay in identifying the animal) Someone told me that a buffalo is a sign of good luck in Eastern European culture. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I’m just curious…
Posted by Anna at April 30, 2005 06:20 PM
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that's pretty cool. it interests me. i like your smilies on your comments, too. 
Posted by: carrie at April 30, 2005 07:56 PM
I love those coloured socks - did you make them yourself? And that animal [dot dot dot] I'd never have guessed it was a bull or a buffalo 
Posted by: Flip at May 1, 2005 01:44 PM
Flip--Yep, I made the socks myself. I got a tie-dyeing kit on clearance at a craft store and colored a lot of things around my apartment!
As for the animal, it took my entire teaching team about 5 hours before someone said, "I think it's a buffalo." I know it has a good luck connection, but until I identify the animal, I can't fully appreciate my gift!
Posted by: Anna at May 1, 2005 02:47 PM
Congrats on your 100th post Anna
Oh, btw, see you pic "a little straighter" here
http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/account.pl?page=2
Posted by: Joe at May 1, 2005 04:07 PM
Happy 100 posts!
Posted by: nikkiana at May 2, 2005 02:38 PM