Yep. It's Finn's giant face all right.
(He really doesn't care when I shove my camera in his face.)
finnegan's giant face.
Yep. It's Finn's giant face all right.
(He really doesn't care when I shove my camera in his face.)
weaponry.
I haven't posted since Halloween. And it's almost Thanksgiving now! ACK! I would like to post more, but I often get sidetracked. And sometimes it takes me a while to edit my photos, so by the time I'm done, I'm pooped. :)
This photo was taken a few months ago. Matt has this pretty grande prop sword from a very notable video game that he wanted to try and sell, so I had a little fun taking photos of it to put on the internets. This is one of my favorites. There's a lot I like about this photo; the only thing I don't really like is the carpet behind it! ;) Regardless, I think I may put this into the 'print and frame' collection.
If you can tell me where this sword's from (or who it belongs to), you get a cookie and a high five the next time I see you. :)
This photo was taken a few months ago. Matt has this pretty grande prop sword from a very notable video game that he wanted to try and sell, so I had a little fun taking photos of it to put on the internets. This is one of my favorites. There's a lot I like about this photo; the only thing I don't really like is the carpet behind it! ;) Regardless, I think I may put this into the 'print and frame' collection.
If you can tell me where this sword's from (or who it belongs to), you get a cookie and a high five the next time I see you. :)
beach day.
Yesterday morning, someone made an appointment to skydive (hint: not me!!) so I took a little adventure down to Caswell Beach in southern North Carolina. It was an amazing place; a thin little island with one road, some beach houses, and a virtually deserted and undisturbed beach.
So, of course, here are some photos. :)
Reeds against the sky; it was so clear.
Bird tracks!
Amazing, undisturbed sand dunes.
Fishing boats, and birds everywhere.
Gorgeous sun on the water.
Birds in flight.
So, of course, here are some photos. :)
Reeds against the sky; it was so clear.
Bird tracks!
Amazing, undisturbed sand dunes.
Fishing boats, and birds everywhere.
Gorgeous sun on the water.
Birds in flight.
two butterflies and three swans.
Some of the many cool things I found hanging out at Airlie Gardens last month. I had way too much fun in the butterfly house, and I'm sure if I was properly hydrated (it was wicked hot), I would have stayed longer. The swans were a little apprehensive of me getting any closer. Still lovely. :)
candies.
I was going to post a completely different set of photos this morning, but I came across this one and decided to post it instead. I like the composition and the colors of it.
I took this over my birthday weekend at Matt's parents place in Orlando. FYI the yellow chocolate says 'cornflakes' on it (meaning it's a chocolate with cornflake bits in it) and it was amazing! :)
I took this over my birthday weekend at Matt's parents place in Orlando. FYI the yellow chocolate says 'cornflakes' on it (meaning it's a chocolate with cornflake bits in it) and it was amazing! :)
work vignettes.
We have a spot for a driver's license number on all of our new client forms.
I commonly get asked, "Do you need my license number?"
No, that field is just there for you to leave blank.
...
Yes, we need your license number.
I like when people come into the office and don't come up to the counter at all.
(By saying 'like', I'm being sarcastic.)
Please come tell us who you are and why you're here.
Announcing your arrival is good practice.
We had a really nice man come in today.
He pronounced window like "win-der".
He was really sweet and it made me smile.
People sometimes have a hard time finding us.
We are kind of back off the road, but it's really not that difficult. People don't seem to understand Google Maps.
(I actually just Google Maps'ed us, it gives a very accurate location.)
We'll often get calls from people on the road, lost.
It's usually not too bad, but we got one call -- actually, a few -- from a woman last week that was a directional nightmare.
She actually drove past us once and ended up on the wrong side of town.
I think she called a total of five times. And was about 45 minutes late.
One time when she called I asked her where she was, and she said "Near the CVS".
...
Do you know how many CVS'es there are in this town?
We finally had to hold her hand and stay on the phone with her for about 10 minutes to direct her there.
Maybe it's just me, but I like to know where I'm going before I head out on the road. :)
On another note, our Halloween Horror Nights weekend was absolutely amazing. It was like nothing I'd ever experienced! So much fun, very scary; Universal Studios really knows how to do it right. Can't wait to go back next year. :) We went in a big group of 9 people, so it was 9 times as fun. I definitely got scared, the haunted houses were super creepy!
I commonly get asked, "Do you need my license number?"
No, that field is just there for you to leave blank.
...
Yes, we need your license number.
I like when people come into the office and don't come up to the counter at all.
(By saying 'like', I'm being sarcastic.)
Please come tell us who you are and why you're here.
Announcing your arrival is good practice.
We had a really nice man come in today.
He pronounced window like "win-der".
He was really sweet and it made me smile.
People sometimes have a hard time finding us.
We are kind of back off the road, but it's really not that difficult. People don't seem to understand Google Maps.
(I actually just Google Maps'ed us, it gives a very accurate location.)
We'll often get calls from people on the road, lost.
It's usually not too bad, but we got one call -- actually, a few -- from a woman last week that was a directional nightmare.
She actually drove past us once and ended up on the wrong side of town.
I think she called a total of five times. And was about 45 minutes late.
One time when she called I asked her where she was, and she said "Near the CVS".
...
Do you know how many CVS'es there are in this town?
We finally had to hold her hand and stay on the phone with her for about 10 minutes to direct her there.
Maybe it's just me, but I like to know where I'm going before I head out on the road. :)
On another note, our Halloween Horror Nights weekend was absolutely amazing. It was like nothing I'd ever experienced! So much fun, very scary; Universal Studios really knows how to do it right. Can't wait to go back next year. :) We went in a big group of 9 people, so it was 9 times as fun. I definitely got scared, the haunted houses were super creepy!
goodies.
This weekend was our little town's yearly Riverfest. I love Riverfest; they block the streets off by the Cape Fear river and it's a big street fair with vendors, food, music, and fun stuff. All of the vendors are local, with a few from South Carolina, because we are pretty close. :) We got some absolutely amazing chili mix there last year, along with some fantastic salsa, so we got up early this morning and headed out in search of more.
Yay! Cape Fear Salsa is the BEST I've had; we've had this one and the smoky mesquite salsa. They had a new dill jalapeno salsa that was also amazing, it was a nice mix of sweet & spicy tastes. I like to sample them all, but I couldn't handle the super spicy salsa... too much for me!
We found the tent that sold us chili last year... but they didn't have it this year! Ack! We talked to the folks behind the counter and they actually -did- have it, but they didn't have enough to actually put out & sell so they had left it in the truck. They were super sweet and told us to come back in an hour, so they could run to the truck and get us a package. :) They also had a lot of amazing dip & soup mixes, and they have a website, so I can purchase said dips in the future... muahaha... I'm happy to give them my business, because not only are they local, but they were super accommodating when they found out we loved their chili mix, and ran to grab us one. :)
We found the tent that sold us chili last year... but they didn't have it this year! Ack! We talked to the folks behind the counter and they actually -did- have it, but they didn't have enough to actually put out & sell so they had left it in the truck. They were super sweet and told us to come back in an hour, so they could run to the truck and get us a package. :) They also had a lot of amazing dip & soup mixes, and they have a website, so I can purchase said dips in the future... muahaha... I'm happy to give them my business, because not only are they local, but they were super accommodating when they found out we loved their chili mix, and ran to grab us one. :)
Sweet, sweet barbecue sauce. Mama Lou's is actually made right here in Wilmington (yahoo!) and is SO sweet, spicy and smooth. I'd never heard of it before, but I'm sold now. The Nephew's BBQ on the right had about 6 different types of sauce, but the Ghostly Pumpkin was my favorite... I know it sounds weird, pumpkin barbecue sauce? But it's really smoky and understated and you can check it out at nephewsbbq.com. ;) (Their nuclear sauce, the Angry Nephew, was a little much for me... yowwow.)
Not bought at Riverfest! ;) Matt loves seasonal beers. I just like to take photos of them. See that one on the right? This is why it's amazing...
The hordes of mini pumpkins in the army behind Magister Pumpkin were too good to pass up. I like how they all have different oddities of facial expressions.