Post 100

Here is the hundredth post to my blog. Not quite the milestone of television show episodes (although that even seems to have fallen away between DVDs of cancelled shows and cable channels syndicating top first-run shows). But I am all about milestones and celebrations so...

Of course, I had no idea until I logged in that this milestone was even on the horizon. I've not been blogging but figured I could say something about Valentine's Day at least being the end of the peak jewelry giving season so that hopefully the ads about how he put the jewelry in the microwave and she almost cooked it will wane until the Christmas push begins in September (or is it August now?). The ads are just so offensive to men's intelligence, women's priorities, and everyone's ability to love.

I also wanted to change out my picture. I've been playing with self-portrait, since I'm not very photogenic in general and am interested in what I can do to take a better picture. I took one I really liked last weekend. It was a bit dark, which my limited post-production editing abilities have improved a bit. My friend Ryan had also said that my last image was not flattering, but I kinda liked the silliness of it. It's another self-portrait, done with camera at arms length instead of with my gorilla tripod, which is what I used for my new pic.

I am still feeling the pull of winter hibernation, despite it being almost two weeks into Spring by my calculations. Seattle is finally starting to warm up into the 50's but the overnight lows are still in the 30's. And the mountain passes have been closed numerous times this month from mountain snow and then avalanche avoidance measures.

Seattle's only had a little more snow since December 1. On a recent Monday (1/28), I awoke to this view out my front window. I decided to walk into work. It was lovely walking through the fresh whiteness. The sun came out before I left. I didn't think to take my camera with me, but I tried some shots with my cell phone that didn't really capture the delicateness of the snow piled on leaves or bare branches.

Daniel and I have had some nice dates (with each other) since our breakup. I finally took him to the Aquarium on my birthday, and we've done a comedy club and heard some jazz.

I've been dealing with feeling more alone now that I am single again. Support systems, just like romantic relationships, can be hard to build and sustain. There's always so much to do, and it is so easy just to feel tired at the end of the work day or work week. Just another thing to be better about moving forward.

Happy Valentine's Day!