HairLESS

This may be a lame post; however, per numerous requests, I'm posting a pic of the new hair. Or, should I said - hairLESSness (yeah, that's totally not a word, but I'm leaving it)! Anyways, we are at the beginning of a long week moving into our new apartment, and I am finding that this hour is the only time I can get something done that I want to do and not feel guilty. It's shaping up to be a normal work week for me, but a tiresome & stressful work week for Jeff (poor guy). As such, I will be recruiting my sister to help me move a little on Wednesday (and pawn-off some furniture on her, hehe). I might post some pictures of our new place (pre-furnishings), but I haven't quite decided if that is creepy or not?? Nothing else new on this front, other than some brainstorming for a fun birthday weekend home (March 5th-8th). If anyone can think of some fun things to do for my birthday weekend in, or around Portland, please let me know! :)


{In the car after haircut, Feb 2009 - not the best, but you'll see more soon}

Antique Me, Please!

This is what my photos have been screaming at me for some time now! Jessica sounds like she's lost her marbles, you must be thinking. I assure you that isn't the case, lol. I've mentioned before how much I find creative inspiration in my every day and this is one that I've had for some time. I love antiques... I love antique stores. I love antique gadgets. I love antique jewelry. I love antique people (hehe, this is what my Grandma calls herself). But most of all, I LOVE antique photos! I would be lying if I said I saw antique photos on a daily basis, but in my recent blog roaming craze & interest in photography, I've seen so many photographers and graphic designers that have used this technique. It brightens my day to see these photos. Since I don't have a professional camera yet, I've been wanting to experiment with my graphic design interest and experience in this realm. However, I lost Photoshop when the ol' desktop pc went kaput, and ever since then I've struggled finding a similar program that had the necessary features AND ease of use. Fastforward (or rewind, however you look at it) to a few days ago, when I found it...Picnik.

Picnik is a web-based photo editing tool that allows you to edit photos from your computer, the web or a handful of other photo storage sites like Picasa, Flickr, Facebook, etc. It has a ton of one-click & auto-fix features, exposure, color, red-eye, as well as the standard crop, re-size, rotate, etc... but then comes the good part! There is a whole section of 'Create' features with custom-made effects that really allow you to build and personalize your photos. So, tying it all together, there are two features called 1960s & cross-processed that 'antique' my photos - in one click! I LOVE IT! Seriously, I can't even explain all of the cool things that Picnik can do.

This is definitely a new favorite of mine that I think everyone should check out if they enjoy playing around with and sharing their photos. In honor of my new favorite tool & love for all things antique, I've included some recent blog-find favorites and photos from my trip to Lincoln City, OR for my girlfriend, Stef's, birthday in January. It was such a great weekend and I was reminded of how the beach is one of my favorite places to be.

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Friday favorites:

{from sadie olive's flickr}


{reposted by still dottie from tec petaja}

{from millie motts' flickr photostream}

{old post from sweet sassafras}


{photos by max wagner via a cup of joe}
**some are older post, but I couldn't help it :)

Mosaic Me

Well, it's been awhile. I should honestly be in bed right now, because I'm running on about 2hrs of sleep. Problems? No, not really, only that Jeff is out of town in Pittsburgh for business and I have this horrible problem staying up until freakish hours keeping myself occupied while he is gone. It's not like I have a problem sleeping when he's not here, or even that I get bored without him (anyone who knows me well, knows that I can keep myself distracted for hours)...but I think it's just a bad habit from the first time we moved and he had to take this same trip for over a week. I was so scared staying by myself in a new town, new apt, and I kept getting these prank calls late late at night. So of course, I was freaked out! I stayed up every night w/ all the lights on until about 3-4am, then finally fell asleep w/ scissors under my pillow and cell in hand. LOL. From there forward, I just have this habit of staying up late when he is gone....

Anyways, I just started Nights in Rodanthe, so I will make this short. I nabbed this from a friend's blog and thought it was kind of fun. I will try and post one for Heffe when he gets back. One a side note, I got my hair cut today and it's REALLY short and I have bangs! Me-bangs, haven't had them since I was 5! I will try to post a pic soon.

p.s. I'm an artist and respect giving others' credit for their work, but if I had...you would know the answers to my pics :)? Hope they forgive me...

Here's how it goes:

Step 1: go to flickr.com
Step 2: in another window open http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php
Step 3: choose 4 columns, 3 rows
Step 4: answer the following questions in the search bar of flicker. pick your favorite one on the first page and paste it into your mosaic.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One word to describe you.
12. Your nickname.