Day 77: Bananas OP

This is another League of Legends reference. My cat, Jax, was named after a character in LoL and that banana was from Riot swag I got when I visited the office.

"Bananas op" is a joke the LoL community came up with. There's a champion named Soraka that uses a wand in the shape of a crescent, and the abilities show up as little crescents that look like bananas. "OP" means "over powered" which is a phrase people like to use to describe some abilities in this game that are too powerful or do a lot of damage. It sounds stupid when you try and explain it as a non player, but I tried. 

Day 71: Preparing for dreaded heat plague aka "Summer"

Patrick and I have been going crazy over Uniqlo lately. They just have the best fit, the simple look we like, and the best prices for what you get. I'm a Winter fiend and I hate hot weather, so my closet is actually filled with like 70% Fall/Winter clothes and like 20% Spring-ish-neutral-weather-for-California clothes and the remaining is my sorry amount of Summer time clothes. But since the AC system in our apt sucks and when it's hot it gets REALLY unbearably hot in the apt, I just said EFF IT. I'm getting summer clothes. Plus, everything on Uniqlo that we ordered was on sale and is super cheap.

If I lived in a perfect world, it would be 68 degrees all the time, anytime. I really can't stand hot weather at all. I'd rather it be cold than hot, because you can always keep warm if it's cold. There's only so much you can take off when it's hot......

At least the summers in Cali are not like the summers in the east coast. I used to live in Virginia and Florida, and on top of it being hot in the summer it's HUMID. *shudder* it's like the worst combination. Summers in California are dry, which also is annoying but it's better than sweating on top of your sweat and feeling sticky. I usually try to hibernate in the summer so I won't get a tan, lol but that never ends up happening and I always get super dark. Cursessss!!

66/365: Summer days are coming

I've been working all week on my online portfolio and haven't really had time to do anything else. I mean really. I haven't touched Aion in like 3 days! A few days ago, the weather was crazy hot here in SoCal. I was seriously dying in my apt because it was so hot. It's gotten much cooler now but it's still fairly warm. Stepping outside really reminds me that Summer is almost here. Summer always gives me nostalgia of all the fun things I used to do while I was still in K-12. Back then, I actually had a Summer and boy was it something every kid looked forward to. Can you deny all the excitement you had knowing that you had three months off from school to do whatever you want? It was the best feeling in the whole world. As an adult, the thought of 'Summer' changed in meaning, at least for me. It has no longer become something to look forward to because I don't really have a "Summer break". Since I started college, it was either I had classes in the Summer or work in the Summer, so it always felt the same. The only thing I was bracing for was the heat. But even though that's how I feel about Summer time, I still think the positive part of Summer is just remembering good times. As sad as that sounds, when it's Summer time, I really do bask in the past, and then it's straight back to reality. 

I took this photo from the LA county fair about two Summers ago. There are the occasional events in my adult life where Summer still has its charm. Besides, after Summer is my favorite season: Autumn!!

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I have to admit, as the days go on with this project, I tend to forget a lot more about posting a photo each day. I think I'll stop putting photos in the day after if I miss a day and just let that day be missed lol. One of the things that I was afraid of doing with this project is losing 'meaning' behind each photo a day. The point is not to just post a random photo but actually post something that either refers to that day or something you were thinking about. So far, I have posted filler photos of things I was thinking about that day, but there are the occasional "random dump" of photos that I admittedly post here. So long story short, I'm opting for quality over quantity. 

Speaking of "quality", I have to admit that I've been lacking some 'spirit' in taking actual new photographs for the day. I know I tell people you don't need a dslr or a fancy camera to do something like this, but I'm also just very OCD about quality. Most of my compact's photos are very grainy and low quality, but look "decent" when I post them on my blog because I do a lot of post processing through photoshop. It is more of a challenge, but it's also quite annoying when I just want to post a photo without having to sit there and edit for 20mins. But a nicer camera is a complete luxury right now and it really isn't realistic to think about with my current budget; plus I don't want to opt for a cheap entry level DSLR. $400 may be "cheap" for a DSLR, but I'd rather save that money and get the one I want with a better lens. So to be honest, even though I've taken some photos with my cam, I couldn't stand the quality enough to post it up. I mean really, they were that bad. A part of the challenge with a compact is also that there is no viewfinder and I don't get a very accurate representation through the screen. Anyway, I could go on about my annoyances with cameras and camera quality, but I'll save that for a rainy day. /rant

64/365: Getting Pirate syndrome from lack of sleep......my eye is all like wtfdizzle

Today I end the reign of terrible quality photo-a-day photos and pull in a good ole throw back photo that I took with a DSLR. As much as I love my compact and am trying oh so hard to save up before splurging on a expensive camera again, I have to admit that there is no match for a dslr quality image. 

Anyway, on a completely unrelated note, I spent the last 7+hrs working on my online portfolio. I've been holding off on it for years, literally. Which is neither smart or convenient when I want to show people my stuff. I've just been using a printed portfolio, which is good too, but that thing is HEAVY and it's not convenient at all. Besides, what am I, living in the 60's?? I NEED an online portfolio. I actually had a somewhat portfolio on tumblr for a while, then progressed to blogspot, and now--well, it's a secret, but when it's finally sorta done, I'll let you guys know. 

I should be sleeping because obviously, I have not slept yet, but I felt compelled to post my photo a day today because I think this photo is really pretty and reminds me why I'm a graphic designer. I can edit the shit out of the ugliest photographs and they can come out looking special. Now that's magic. 

61/365: Love always, Vegas

It feels like everyone is in Vegas this weekend. Actually, who am I kidding? Everyone is in Vegas every weekend. When you live in So Cal, Vegas becomes one of those places that we SoCalian's like to consider a 'mini vaca spot'. No matter how many times I've been to Vegas, I can never get tired of it. There is just something about being there that makes you feel like you're far away from ordinary life, even if it's only a mere 4hr drive.