get out of my shot

Pretty windows.

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Funny or creepy. Your call.

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Is that a collection of stuffed animals ... in a chain link fence? Yes, yes it is.
Gotta love LA.

The largest Chia Pet I've ever seen

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If that building in the background looks a little familiar it's because it's the one used for "Private Practice." (This is the side, not the front that is on the show.) If it doesn't look familiar it's because you don't watch crappy TV like I do.

The funniest man (according to Jessie)

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It's Robin William's star on the Walk of Fame

The famous Grauman Chinese Theatre

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Transportation times two

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Water, West Coast style

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Taken from the pier at Santa Monica.

Yacht Harbor, Sport Fishing, Boating, Cafes, and Weirdo Street Performers

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The sad tale of Tommy the Tomato

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Poor Tommy. The story never ends well for him.

or

Why Candice and I shouldn't go to fancy places.

FroYo by the oz

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In Hollywood you can buy delicious frozen yogurt by the ounce. It gets pricey but they have really yummy flavors. This was snickerdoodle cookie and red velvet cake. At this store my sister chatted with Molly Shannon.

A chubby self portrait

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This was the first time I was able to get my rings back on after I had my baby. Note how my finger is pudging out around the bands. I didn't keep the rings on after I was able to snap this but it was nice to know they'd fit again eventually.

Time to par-tay, Kuzco-style.

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Theme

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The theme for now:

Happy Celebration!

Go, celebrate, capture, post.

Flowers in January

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I took this last April in Minnesota. The air smelled so good with lots of trees looking just like this one.

New theme coming this evening. Excited? I thought you would be.

Circle

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Tell me you aren't jealous I got to play this.

More transportation where I didn't have to drive.

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The days of General Conference if you pay at the little kiosk they stamp your hand instead of giving you a paper ticket. And they like it if you pay in change. Which was good because that's all I had.

Transporting our transportation

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Jeremy and I drove for two days when we moved from Minnesota to Utah. Here, three miles from the Wyoming/Utah border we got a flat. (This was about midnight.) Turns out our spare was also flat.

I took it for Wendy

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This is in one of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I thought Wendy would like it.

She's really in to indentured servants. Kidding. Her maiden name is Butler.

New and loved.

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I moved! I'm back in Utah. We have a new house and it came with a pantry. This is the door to my new pantry. I love it. LOVE IT!

New to me....

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Dear Photo Blog,

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Please forgive me for neglecting you these last few (many) months. Life got in the way.

Sincerely,
Allyson

In other news, here is a new theme for the next "week" (which might turn into a month or more....my bad): new. Easy right? Let's post something that is new! New as in brand new, new to you, etc.

Now, go forth!

Breakfast

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Textures

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Agua...L'eau...Water....

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Flowers

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Ring-a-Ding-Ding

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Black and White in the Country

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The Night Sky

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs.

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After a rainstorm

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This picture was taken from Top of the Rock in New York. Best tip: go here instead of the top of the Empire State Building. You get a better view of the city, it is about half the price, and you actually get to see the Empire State Building!

New Theme! I know, you thought I'd died.

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This one's easy:

Wow, I don't remember taking that!

Comb through your archives and post a pic you didn't know you had, forgot you took, or just a really cool shot you'd like to share.

Aaaaannnnd ... post!

Keys

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Icky keys

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This is the shot I was going to get the day my point and shoot Kodak got stolen. (Have I ever mentioned how I feel about Minnesota? Yeah, it sucks.)

These keys are on a keyboard in an on-call room for the anesthesia residents. Ew?

Really, really late theme.

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The theme for this week (and possibly longer ... ) is

keys.

Point this way.

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Theme of the week: Arrows.

Enjoy!

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I got these...from a boy! SQUEEEE!

And, oh yeah. There is a vase there too.

At the office

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Excuse the poor quality, I took this with my phone.

The colorful vase is holding tacky fake flowers. They're a 'temporary' birthday present from my co-worker, Bob. In one day and one month it will have been a full year I've had the 'temporary' gift.

The glass one is holding used staples. My staple remover doesn't hold staples. I had been making little piles and then tossing them in the trash. That got annoying, and I'd always miss one or two. Enter the vase!

Empty, full, cracked, ugly, we'll take 'em all.

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Theme for this week:

Vases.

Under the Arizona Sky

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Island Park, ID - December 2009

Denver Airport - January 2010

Looking down from the sky! Somewhere over Chicago - August 2009

New York City, NY - August 2009

Gettysburg, PA - August 2009

Snowbird Ski Resort - July 2009

Holy Sky Shots Batman!

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Oh, you are going to regret choosing this theme... Well, you said sky. Here is sky.

It's a bird! It's a plane!

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Theme for the week: the sky!

Ring, ring.

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My work phone:

In the bottom left is my wireless hands free earpiece. Hooray for that!

Hello? Oh, it's for you.

2010-01-11T19:00:00.001-06:00

Theme for this week:

Phone.

This is how I roll

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Where I work parking down town isn't an option till you've been here for a decade. This is my (company provided) bus pass for this year and for last.

Honk, honk, beep, beep.

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Theme for this week:

Transportation.

I don't do it on purpose.

2009-12-17T12:48:00.001-06:00

I forgot to post a theme (again) on Monday. As I haven't left the house to do any bokeh for Allyson let's leave the theme be for another week.

Christmas light bokeh

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Tip: if you use a point and shoot, try the macro setting and focus on something quite close with lights behind. It takes a few tries, but is fun once you get it!

New Theme!

2009-12-07T17:00:00.001-06:00

Tis the season for sparkly lights. Thus, I thought it could be fun to see if we could get some good photos.

The theme: Bokeh

Click on this link to read a tutorial and explanation on bokeh. It's purty!

Cookies!

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Fluffy and beautiful.

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My hubby, Jeremy, made real mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. Aren't they pretty?

Theme

2009-11-23T20:56:00.000-06:00

Another week, another theme.

Theme: Food.

Because, you know, of all that Thanksgiving stuff.

Was ist das?

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fun with the digital editing of my face

A very late theme.

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I'm sorry. My brain is fried. I miss it.

The theme for this week:

Self portrait.

Have fun with it.

Broken

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Theme!

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Theme for the week:

Broken

Things are looking kinda sparce around here. Where is everyone? :(

This is Halloween! This is Halloween!

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I have that stupid song running through my head. Sorry.

Again, the downstairs neighbor decorated out of the box (meaning, she expanded beyond her own apartment). This is just a fraction of what she had put up.

Theme for this week:

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Halloween.

Creepy!

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Alone

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I am going to use this pic for the "alone" theme because...well, he is alone.

My downstairs neighbor put him on top of the mailboxes. Every single time I come down the stairs, I almost scream with fright.

Happy Halloween Week!

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The theme for this week is "spooky".

Are you scared yet?

Those one pictures

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That's me, one week and one day past due. Turns out it's tough to get a good shot of my belly without using a mirror.

One is the loneliest number.

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Theme for this week:

alone

Now, dazzle us!

A little H2O

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Why am I always late with the theme?

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Grr.

Sorry, guys.

The theme for this week is water.

Late toys.

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My bear I got from Build a Bear ages ago, my 6.5 pound dog, and my bear I got over twenty years ago. Three toys in one shot. Not bad.

The language of signs.

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I'm not sure what they're trying to communicate here but I like it! This is just before the exit to the Mall of America (where the clothes flow like unto wine).

A sign in the style of CakeWrecks.

I think it's a sign! You don't believe in signs!

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(name that movie)

I went up to my old stomping ground, Logan, today and there were a plethora of signs. Behold!

Awesome sandwiches and next door to the Hastings where I would sell my CDs so I could buy food. hee hee

No one really needs the "recycle" part anyway.

Superhero Day = pure awesomeness

This never stopped me from sledding down the hill in a laundry basket.

The student center.

Awww, yeah!

Jessie, this photo is for you. Does it still count if I didn't take it? I was driving my car! (I know that is not a valid excuse as I have taken photos whilst driving in the past.)

They are very excited about this. However, if you drive about 30 miles north, you can buy what I always heard as "better beer" up in Idaho.

And again...late.

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But it is orange!

Please disregard the fact that it is similar to the previous picture I used for "motion". (:

Late Motion

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Pure happenstance. Nevermind the fact I was also driving the car when I took this. Overlook that, will you?

Late motion

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This is one of the first pictures I took with my new camera. It's Jeremy at our hotel in Chicago. We were there in March for our first anniversary. I had no idea how to work the camera but this proved to be quite entertaining.

A sign of the times

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This week the theme is

SIGNS

only not yelled. Just wanted to make it look important.

Rhymes with Orange

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Theme

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We are really slacking here, aren't we?

The new theme for this week is: Orange.

Enjoy!

Another late addition

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This is a very typical scene in my home.

1. A puzzle that is not completed. It has been there over a month now.
2. Workout exercises.
3. Three, yes, count 'em, THREE remote controls. I think my parents have 5 or more, so I don't feel too bad.
4. The ever-present cell phone.
5. Uh, the towel was left over from when I nuked something in the microwave and the bowl was too hot to carry. Oh, it was the Chocolate Pudding Cake. That was good stuff.
5. Water bottle. It is there to remind me that I should drink more water. Doesn't always happen. Water is gross.

Late Toys

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I'll put them in the same post. I don't have a lot of toys hanging around my apartment. I did find these gems.

The Sega Dreamcast. Given to me for my birthday last year. I have one game, Metropolis Street Racer. Yes, it rules.

I won this in some crazy game my sister cooked up last Christmas. I remember that it involved a huge tub of presents, dice, fuzzy hat, and mittens. Oh, and lots and lots of screaming and excitement.

Theme

2009-09-21T21:28:00.001-05:00

Farewell to summer and hello to autumn and hoodies! That has nothing to do with the theme for this week but I do so love hoodie weather.

The theme for this week is motion.

Let's get to know each other!

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Sorry the theme is so late this week. Blame yo mamma.

Totally joking.

The theme for this week is "scenes from my life".

Enjoy!

Labor Day Theme

2009-09-07T18:55:00.000-05:00

Not that it's related to Labor Day. Sorry if you were expecting something clever.

The theme for this week is:

toys.

Yay!!

Reflections around town

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Detail of the above shot.

If you look close you can see Jeremy, the two buildings from the previous shots, and me in Jeremy's newly replated ring.

The past and the present

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Vietnam Memorial in DC

Bridge

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My friend thought I was so weird for being excited that the bridge was reflecting in the water. haha.

Self Reflection

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Texure fun.

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Theme

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The theme for this week is "Reflection".

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Old...Textures

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Okay, Okay I'm late again! Sorry! But this picture has both elements Hooray! This picture is a castle in the Czech Republic ...well what is left of it anyway. They work hard to keep what is left standing. It very old and has great texture with the stone, moss and stairs!

Excited for the new theme?

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It's textures! Nothing says party like textures.

Yay!!

My old place

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This is when I lived in the ghetto of Rochester. Our neighbors were Perkins. I hate Perkins.

Our apartment was the top right. See pics of the inside here.

This counts as old, right?

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Stare Miasto

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(pronounced: star-eh mee-ah-stow)

Stare miasto translates to "Old Town". This particular one is in Krakow, Poland.

Old School Christmas

2009-08-17T20:27:00.003-05:00

Me and my bros. I'm the cute one. ;-) Can you believe I am only 2 here? Oddly giant...

Next theme

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Break out the Depends and the walkers because OLD is the theme this week.

One-half, round 2

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I decided not to put up a new theme for this past week since I wanted/needed more time for this one. Finally, today I got the shot I had in my head. Sort of.

Half of me.

Two halves.

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Late On Which We Tread Submission

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Theme

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One half.

Treading In

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Just like ducks, all lined up in a row

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Everywhere I go

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