Two New Years Days... How cool is that?

Today I just decided to do a 'general' post. I'm so happy that I'm so close to finishing NaBloPoMo... when I was so close to giving it up around the tenth of the month. It's been tiring, but nice. 

Have you recently seen my ticker? ('Saving for my MacBook'- at the bottom of the page)

I'm just seven days away from celebrating my first Blogoversary. I've had blogs since years, but never managed to stick to one for longer than 20 posts. But I made a resolve to change. And here I am, 141 posts & almost one year later. It feels good!

But here's the most exciting part of the news (at least for me)

You might have probably heard of the 'Blue Moon' this New Year. And if you haven't I'll tell you in short. 'Once in a Blue Moon' is an idiom meaning 'something that happens very rarely. Because it literally means two full moons in a month. Only once every 2 or 3 years there are two full moons in a month. And the next time we're having a blue moon on new year's day is approximately 30 years away! But the reason it's called 'Blue Moon' is totally different & refers to how when Mount Krakatoa (a volcano) erupted in the late 1800s & sprayed so much ash in the atmosphere that the moon appeared blue for many years.

Hope I didn't bore you there.

Dad sent me an email yesterday saying that he's sailing to some island in Tahiti right now. And he'll be crossing the international date line on January 1st. He'll have to retard by one day. That means he'll be having two New Years Days. I mean, it sounds so exciting. What are the odds of experiencing something as cool as this?

I can somehow tell this New Year is gonna be special.

I'm optimistic... And excited

love,

Doggy Love!

How can people not like Dogs? I, for one think they are absolutely adorable. So I came across these video in two separate places & I just had to share them with you people!

1. Husky dog saying, "I Love You!"
The first I saw this some months when Alyssa Milano posted it to her Twitter stream. It's awesome. Check it out for yourself!

2. Whistling Puppy (Puppy trying to imitate owner's whistle)

If there's anything cuter than dogs it's puppies! This little guy is so adorable!
Hope you enjoyed these video as much as I did!

Vatican praises The Simpsons for religion!

Yesterday morning I woke up to this headline: Vatican praises The Simpsons for religion! (Didn't post it then so as not to spoil your Holiday cheer)

WTF?!

This isn't the first time the Vatican has done an about-turn on their stance. Remember last year they agreed that extra-terrestrial life could be real? After years & years of claiming that we were God's supreme creation?

Is this another move on their part to get young people to think that the church is cool or something?

Here's an excerpt from the article:

The newspaper story insisted the show's success is due to its 'realistic and intelligent writing' and thanked the show's producers for depicting family patriarch Homer's struggle with his own faith through its 20 years on the small screen.

The article added: "Homer finds in God his last refuge, even though he sometimes gets His name sensationally wrong. But these are just minor mistakes, after all, the two know each other well."

I mean, I have to say it again. I don't get it. What the hell is this about?

But that's not all. Here's another short excerpt:

L'Osservatore Romano recently paid tribute to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, for highlighting the 'sacrifice' needed for good to triumph over evil.

And what's wrong with that, you ask? Well it's common knowledge that Pope Benedict hates Harry Potter. He's accused the Harry Potter series of having '"subtle seductions," capable of corrupting young Christians.' Then why this, now? Why the sudden change of heart? And then they call me fickle minded!

Sheesh!

Think about it,

Merry Christmas!!!

I still can't believe it! It's Christmas morning already! I can still remember last Christmas, & the one before that!
Merry Christmas my dear Blog readers. May you have the best holidays ever (& again, Thank You for reading my Blog)

I'll leave you to watch one of my favorite holiday songs-
Happy Holidays!

love,

Ask me anything!

This is what happens when you have nothing better to do...

I'm posting something very different today. I found this one website where anybody can ask you something, (even anonymously) & you can answer it. Having nothing better to post today, but being forced to post, because of NaBloPoMo, I'm embedding the question box in this post. So go ahead, ask me something!

PS- I'm more likely to answer questions from people who have listed their details, rather than anonymous question.

love,

RIP Brittany Murphy

I woke up this morning all chipper, as I'm gonna be going shopping with some good friends today! Then I went to twitter. I like checking out the newest Trending Topics to see what's going on, but this morning the number one Trending Topic was RIP Brittany Murphy. I couldn't believe it. I hope it was some kind of a joke (as some Twitter users will recall, RIP Kanye West was a Trending Topic at one time. And Kanye is still very much alive!)

So I googled it. It was true. She had died of a cardiac arrest (heart attack) aged just 32. I'm not gonna lie & say that she was one of my favorite actresses, but I really did like her. We own quite a few of her films, & I can just remember watching her in 8 mile, Just married, Uptown girls, Little Black Book (a favorite!) & I had also been wanting to watch Sin City & Clueless since a long time. Watching any of her films will never be the same. Mom was sad too, & I don't think Dad would get this sad news out at sea (he was a fan too! Probably bigger than me!).
Here's this one slideshow I saw just after I got the news. Made me all nostalgic & sad
And here's an article about celebs tweeting their grief at her death.
So I'll say it again, Rest In Peace Brittany Murphy, you will be missed.

Finally! My Simpsons treat...

If you read the newspapers or surf news websites, you will probably remember how approximately 2 months ago they were all abuzz with reports of Marge Simpson (from The Simpsons) baring it all for Playboy magazine (November '09 issue)

I have been a fan of the TV show ever since I first watched an episode four years ago (to think I was scandalized at first! I hadn't seen Family Guy or South Park yet!) You see, Playboy magazine & me go way back. My Dad is a sailor. Sailor & Dirty Magazines go hand in hand, nothing to be embarrassed about there! I've known what Playboy magazine was ever since I was 3. I'm not saying that they were irresponsible parents when we were all on the ship. I'm just saying you can't hide anything from a kid for long! Also, the Playboy founder Hugh Hefner & me share a common birthday - April 9th! Anyway, when I heard of this Playboy issue, I knew I wanted it. So I told Mom, & think as we might, we couldn't think of any bookstore that we thought might sell Playboy magazine. So we did the next thing we could think of- ask Dad!

Dad was a little perplexed with the request at first, but he promised to do all he could to get it. He was heading to Brasil at that time, & told me he would probably only get it in Portuguese there. But he said he'd try.

And then I forgot all about it (not really, I just resigned to the fact that I wouldn't get this collector's edition) And yesterday, when we were at the dentist, Dad called. To tell me he'd managed to get the issue for me! (Incidentally, it costed more than a one-year domain registration costs. But how else will Hugh Hefner be able to keep up a lifestyle like his?) He boasted to Mom that he was able to procure the magazine without leaving the ship. When Mom asked him how, he said that he had asked the super (short for superintendent) to get a copy for him. He even told the guy that his daughter wanted the issue. The super was concerned & asked my dad if I was above 15. But he got it after my dad reassured him that I'm 17! So I'm pretty happy that Dad was able to get the magazine for me (Thanks Dad!)

xo

PS- About the tooth problem mentioned in my previous post Ouch, the filling is intact, the tooth is supposedly fine (she took an X-Ray) & the problem I experience is probably due to my sinuses. Mom's happy that I'm at peace now!

Think you know English?

Keeping in line with yesterday's post, here's another dig on the English language, this too from cyberspace. (Couldn't find any specific author)
You think you're good in English? Test your skills here. Read the paragraph below, & try to understand it's meaning. Then look for the answer below (Unh-unh, don't peek! Test yourself first!)

So here goes-
Two individuals proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic
protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement
of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact
size of which was unspecified.

One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe
damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure;
subsequently, the second member of the team performed
self-rotational translation, orientated in the same direction taken by the
first team member.

Were you able to figure it out?

Scroll down to read the same thing in simple language.

..

..KEEP GOING...

..

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after!

So, did you figure it out? I know I didn't.

love,

Ode to Plurals!

I came across this funny poem on the internet written by Evelyn Mercur & just couldn't help but sharing it! I'm struggling a little with French, so this makes me a little happy (in an evil way!) to know that other people find English hard too!

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always called men,
Then shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?

Then one may be that, and three would be those.
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!

Let's face it - English is a crazy language
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger;
neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England ..
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes,
we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square,
and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing
grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If you have a bunch of of odds and ends
and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English
should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language
in which your house can burn up as it burns
down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out,
and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?

And if people from Poland are called Poles then people from Holland should be Holes and the Germans, Germs!

love,

Inside a very unusual Auto-Rickshaw

This post was chosen as one of BlogAdda's Spicy Saturday Picks for December 19th '09.

This happened approximately 11 days ago, but my busy busy schedule forced me to post it so long later. Enjoy!

 I was catching a Rickshaw to get to Bandra station from college. There was an idle rickshaw parked at the side of the road, & there was something different about it. For starters, it had a huge sticker low on the windshield with a picture of the 26/11 martyrs & some writing in Hindi or Marathi (not sure really! & I didn't manage to get a picture of it. Anyway, I told him my destination, he agreed, I got into the rickshaw, & he set off! Little did I realize how different this ride was going to be! I tried my best to capture what I could, but you have to understand, I only had my cell phone camera & those can be really lousy when one shakes. So some of the pictures are a little blurry!

For starters, I took a look at the meter. For those of you from out of Mumbai, this is how an auto-rickshaw meter generally looks like:

But his meter was different! It was painted blue & had the misspelt words 'Get wel soon' written on it (Lage Raho Munnabhai, anyone?) Just below it was a tiny first-aid box...

...above it there was a Laughing Buddha statue...

...and on it's side there were old Indian coins stuck (1 paisa, 2 paise, 5 paise, 10 paise etc.)

To the right of the rickshaw driver, there was a paper box with newspapers, below it was an ash-tray & beside it a fire extinguisher.

At the back of the rickshaw-driver's seat had a neat handwritten-list of all the malls, hospitals & major hotel's phone numbers & also police-station's phone-numbers (ones in the Bandra & Khar region).

Then there was other stuff-

Like this. Just above the entrance to the right...

... & this. Just above the entrance to the left: 25% discount for handicapped passengers & a 50% discount for blind passengers.

And the discounts don't end there... A 10% discount for newly married couples! He'd probably take the bridal mehendi & bangles as proof.

AND... wait for it... There was even a TV!!! It wasn't on though.

But I think what impressed me the most was this:

Not sure what that was? A magnified image will answer your question. On a small wipe-able board that functioned like a white-board, one could check out the day's gold & silver prices & also the current currency conversion rate of some of the world's major currencies- dollar, pound, euro, & yen.

Also listed was the day's BSE & NSE index, the day's weather (humidity, sunrise & sunset timings).

This was obviously a very different experience for me. I still remember the looks on my friend's faces when I showed them the pictures & kept telling them of all the amenities this other-wise humble vehicle possessed.

If any of you Mumbaikars (or any of you guys just visiting Mumbai) would like to ride in this fancy rickshaw, here are his cell phone numbers- 9022416338 & 9594534368. If you do contact him & ride in his rickshaw, let me know!

xo

Ouch!

I have this terrible tooth ache. It's been bugging me since long time now.

Actually the tooth problem is quite complicated. It was a tooth that was just starting to get a cavity, but didn't. The dentist drilled it a little bit, then filled it with an expensive acrylic cement. Now that same tooth is tingling. From the inside, though it looks perfectly fine on the outside. I just visited the dentist last month & she said all my teeth are fine! But I can't ignore the tingling. What do I do? My friends are advising me to go to a different dentist & my current one just thinks I'm unusually paranoid about cavities. But i can't ignore the tingling.

So I'm asking mom to call the dentist today, & I'll hopefully get an appointment for later this week. So you can probably see why I'm not in a mood to blog. Just worried sick about my tooth!

love,

I seem to be really dumb...

I'm working on a major blog post-tomorrow. But I can't skip posting today because of NaBloPoMo, so I decided to take the HOW DUMB ARE YOU tag (from Psych Babbler's Blog)

The more [x]’ s the “dumber” you are.

[x] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were talking

[x] Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking

[ ] You have run into a glass/screen door

[x] You have jumped out of a moving vehicle (Sometimes you've got to do it when you travel by buses. It's not dumb, it's smart. My non-commuting friends envy my skills)

[x] You have thought of something funny while walking by yourself


[x] Laughed, then watched people give you weird looks (This has been something I've observed in myself since years. I'm walking alone on the road, when i think of something funny & smile or laugh to myself. I usually get two different types of reaction. a) People think I'm crazy! b) (Much worse) They think I'm hitting on them!)

[ ] You have run into a tree/bush.

[ ] You know that it IS possible to lick your elbow

[ ] You have tried to lick your elbow… a few times

[ ] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little star have the same rhythm.

[ ] You just tried to sing them.

[ ] You have tripped on your shoelace and fallen.

[ ] You have choked on your own spit .

[ ] You have seen the Matrix and still don’t get it.

[x] You’ve never seen the Matrix.

[x] You type only with two fingers. (I change over, sometimes two, sometimes four)

[ ] You have accidentally caught something on fire

[ ] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose/eyes.

[x] You have caught yourself drooling. (Only in my sleep!)

[ ] You have fallen asleep in class and fell outta your chair (I've fallen asleep, but thankfully not fallen out!)

[ ] Sometimes you just stop thinking

[x] You are telling a story and forget what you were talking about (Only when people interrupt me. So it's their fault, not mine!!!)

[ ] People often shake their heads and walk away from you

[ ] You are often told to use your “inside voice”.

[x] You use your fingers to do simple math (It's helps, you know!)

[ ] You have eaten a bug

[x] You are taking this test when you should be doing something more important (I should be Studying!)

[ ] You have put your clothes on backwards or inside out, and didn’t realize it

[x] You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand (Many times!)

[x] You have run around naked in your house.

[ ] You repost bulletins because you are scared that what they say will happen to you if you don’t.

[ ] You break a lot of things.

[ ] Your friends know not to use big words around you.

[ ] You tilt your head when you’re confused.

[ ] You have fallen out of your chair before.

[x] When you’re lying in bed, you try to find pictures in the texture of the ceiling or wall. (Only in my old house, after external building repairs a few cracks developed in the wall. I could find all sorts of shapes!)

[ ] The word “ummmmm” is used many times a day. 

Total: 14/37 

I am 14/37 times 100 = 37.83% dumb. 

Well I obviously don't think I dumb, but as I pointed out, silly quizzes like this can't be taken seriously, so what the heck! It was fun... sorta!


Cheers,

Canon Workshop

Yesterday I went for 'Canon Digital Photography Training' at the Canon Image lounge, Atria Mall.

The training was pretty good, I have now learned what all the functions on my camera actually mean, mastering them is another thing altogether!

Anyway, the image lounge is a pretty impressive place. Spread over a large area, all Canon cameras, printers, lenses are on display there. You can even try them (but you cannot buy anything there). There were two really huge telephoto lenses. There's also a lot of stuff for you to practise photography. A sexy Yamaha Grand Piano, (that costed Rupees 9 lakh plus!) & a really nice bike- Vardenchi.

So without further ado, here are the pictures-

Here's one of the two really huge telephoto lenses, with mom standing beside it just so you can comprehend the size of the lens. But the angle wasn't good so you can't really get an idea of how long the lens is.

This image of the same lens shot with my cell phone camera (with me trying the lens with my 1000D, it makes the camera look so tiny!) Lenses of this type are used for sports or wildlife photography. I attached my camera, & the amount it zooms is just unbelievable.

And here's the Vardenchi bike.

And, even the Canon Image lounge was using an iMac. So I just couldn't resist!

Anyway, I had a very productive day yesterday. And today is my day of rest. What about you?

love,

One Word Only

Yes, I have found a new way to be lazy. I was wandering around on some blogs when I came across the 'tags' on Psych Babbler's Blog. They are a potential gold mine for me (especially during this month of NaBloPoMo)

And since she's kind enough to tag all her Blog Readers, I'm gonna take some of them myself!

Basically the rule for this particular tag is that all the answers have to be in one word!

1.Where is your mobile phone? Bag
2.Your hair? Violet
3.Your mother? Loving
4.Your father? Generous
5.Your favorite food? Italian
6.Your dream last night? None
7.Your favorite drink? Breezer
8.Your dream/goal? Peace ☮
9.What room are you in? Bedroom
10.Your hobby? Blogging
11.Your fear? Loss
12.Where do you want to be in 6 years? Working
13.Where were you last night? Home
14.Something that you aren’t? Stupid
15.Muffins? Chocolate!
16.Wish list item? Lots
17.Where did you grow up? Bombay
18.Last thing you did? Ate
19.What are you wearing? Clothes
20.Your TV? LCD
21.Your pets? Petville
22.Friends? Support
23.Your life? Lovely
24.Your mood? Bubbly
25.Missing someone? Yes
26.Vehicle? None
27.Something you’re not wearing? Shoes
28.Your favourite store? Crossword
29.Your favorite color? Purple
29.When was the last time you laughed? Today
30.Last time you cried? Yesterday
31.Your best friend? None
32.One place that you go to over and over? College
33.One person who emails me regularly? None
34.Favorite place to eat? McDonalds

Anybody who's interested can take this tag!

love,

Top Questions I get asked regarding my Tattoos

As a 17 year old girl with three tattoos, I've got a lot of questions regarding them. Some practical, some inquisitive & some downright stupid!

Here I'll try to list the ones that I get really often:

1. "Did it hurt?" (Variation: "Didn't it hurt?") I get asked this one the most, & it is by far the most annoying. Yes of course it hurt. It hurt a lot. What did you think a needle piercing you multiple times per second would feel like? A feather? 
2. "Is it permanent?" I am so tempted to say, "No, it's temporary!" A person who has tattoos or has seen tattoos up-close can always tell the difference between a permanent & temporary tattoo. But obviously not everyone has tattoos. So I get asked this question. Why do they ask this? Because I am not at all fashionable by modern standards. I accessorize rarely (due to my laziness). I first colored my hair about a month ago. I still wear spectacles (I tried contact lenses once but wasted about 3 of them & didn't manage to get any to stay on my eye! So you get the idea... With the type of girl that I am, tattoos do not add up. So the more fashionable daily-makeup wearing types eye's get popped & they feel compelled to ask whether it's real. 
3. "Can I touch it?" I got this bizarre request only once, right after the said person (a classmate) asked me the previous question. When I answered her in the affirmative, she proceeded to bend & observe & touch the two tattoos on my legs. In a class filled with students. To call it weird would be an understatement. 
4. "How much did it cost?" (Variation: "It must've been expensive!") Yes it was expensive. You have no idea how expensive it was. I could have legally bought an iPhone 3G from India with the money. Or got a dSLR. Or a mid-range laptop. When I actually tell people the price, they react to it in a variety of ways. They either: gasp, laugh it off or just plainly refuse to believe me. Only people who have tattoos them self know that I'm not joking. 

And before anybody asks me again, here are pictures for your viewing pleasure ;)
Needless to say, I love my tats & am extremely proud of them.

love,

This is terrible...

...Just day 7 & I'm already sick of NaBloPoMo. Not sure why I'm feeling blue exactly. There's no real reason. Just some small things. Anyway, I'm already regretting this whole NaBloPoMo thing. Why did I take it up? It's hard for me. And unfair to all my lovely blog readers. They don't deserve crappy posts. And as I sit here moping & feeling low, Tik Tok starts playing on the radio. And suddenly I'm feeling better. Happier. Optimistic. Music can be healing. Maybe tomorrow post won't be this silly.
Optimistically yours,






This post wasn't 'pre thought out.' I really was sitting here feeling all depressed. And tik tok started playing on the radio. I ♥ that song! Hopefully tomorrow's post won't be such a bore.

Radio Review

Last night I went to see the film Radio (It was a 10:15 PM show so by the time the show got over it was morning!) (I tried & tried to search for an imdb listing, but rather surprisingly, the film isn't listed on imdb!)
Anyway, enough with the brackets! I had rather low expectations for the film, but it turned out to be quite a nice film. I really love Shehnaaz Treasurywala & that's the only reason I went for the film. I have to admit Himesh wasn't that bad either. Himesh seems to have a really huge ego because there were too many lavish music videos with lots of foreign models. I really felt that the music videos were completely unnecessary. Anyway, the film itself was okay, there were quite a lot of genuine laughs (Paresh Rawal's cameo was hilarious!)
Overall strictly okay, watch it if your jobless & have nothing better to do!


Cheers,

Now Tiger Woods joins Tom Cruise.

Looks like I'll have to start a special section on 'celebrity sham marriages'
Just 1 month 1 day ago, I blogged about Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes 'marriage contract' in the post And I award my wife 'Employee of the Year!!!
And now this: Woods to pay wife $55 million to stay with him.

Here's an excerpt:
The Daily Beast reported that Woods has offered his wife Elin an immediate bonus payment of $5 million to stay married in a revised pre-nuptial agreement that would give Elin a further $55 million to stay married to him for another two years.
He is said to be doing this because he is in big danger of being dropped by his sponsors. So, in exchange for the money, Elin will have to continue to be the smiling wife & show up at his side at golf tournaments & social events. (I have taken that from another new article, not made it up myself.)

My first question is 'what is the use?' Everybody knows about his affairs. Why is his 'image' so important when it is obviously fake.
Can you blame me for questioning marriage?

I have nothing more to say.

A very happy post!

The reason I was a little sad yesterday was that I wasn't selected for the quiz in my college. When I was so sure that I would be. The teacher even said that 'all students from Science stream got great marks' & the Arts students got '2' & '3' marks (I'm from the arts stream & the quiz was out of 35 marks.)
Quiz is one thing that I'm good at. So I was disappointed & feeling kinda low.
Anyway I decided that I couldn't have got that low marks. As I said, I'm a quiz champ (& no that's not the over-confidence speaking, I AM Good. You would know that if you knew me in person.) So I went to the teacher concerned, & asked her whether I could see my paper. She fished out my paper from a bundle, & gave me a disappointed look. I had got just 4 marks. I was horrified. I opened my paper. There were so many 'correct' marks. I wondered what the hell was going on. And I asked her. She was shocked & embarrassed. Because she had taken just the first page into account while tallying the marks. & I got 16 marks. A whooping sixteen. The so-called great Science stream quiz topper had topped the quiz with just 8 marks. I doubled him. She was all praises for me. I was definitely on the team. I had topped the entire SYJC. By a WIDE margin.
I feel really awesome right now.
This is not a normal blog post. I just wanted to share my joy! ^_^
Yours happily,

So called 'Light Photography'

Here's an example of light photography. It's supposed to be quite simple actually. You just keep the shutter open for some time, while trying to make shapes with light. Or stay very still while other objects are moved.

You're forgiven if you didn't figure it out. I just wanted to try out the whole concept. So I set up my tripod & turned off all the lights. That freaked me out a little bit. The light used was my cell phone. And this is the first picture that I got. I didn't have anybody to help me (I'm not really trying to justify the bad picture but typically you can't do light photography alone. You need at least two people- one to actually do the silly things with light & the other to look through the viewfinder.)

Anyway I'm kinda happy to share this picture too because it's another first for me. I know I'll get better.

xo