I've had a lot of opportunity to take photos for work recently, including photographing the ICLEI World Congress. I was so happy for this opportunity and I absolutely adored every minute of it even though it proved to be extremely exhausting. I think my body is still catching up. But it felt so good to be behind the camera. I kept on telling...
I love stumbling across scenes like this. It makes everything instantly better. And boy did I need a moment like this to improve my mood this morning. Ordinarily I would have just had to record this image in my mind, but the most recent addition to my technological family now provides me with a tiny little camera that tucks neatly into my bag....
Walk Around the BlockOriginally uploaded by *raffaellaOver the weekend I bought an iPhone 3GS to replace my plastic fantastic cellphone. It will be replacing my landline, my alarm clock, iPod and will serve as a general point-and-shoot camera with video. I am rather enamored with it.Funny thing though, I haven't used it much for talking with yet. But I haven't been in a...
I've been thinking about resilience lately, considering the elastic ability of the mind and heart to conform and spring back after it's been battered around and trampled on. It's easy to forget that we have the capacity to recover even from what seem to be the bleakest of situations. We all have the capacity to change and adjust, some of us better than...
Sure I've been working some long hours the past couple days. But it's been rather exciting and I've enjoyed it. Ordinarily I would be in a good mood today. However, this morning Lightroom decided to crash on me. Wonderful. Fatal catalog error it said. So I had to recreate an entirely new catalog, reimport all of my images from ICLEI (I haven't even...
The woman in the cube next to me shares the same birthday as me. We are birthday twins. Up until today that was about the extent of our similarities (well, other than our mutual respect for leaving work on time). However, twice this morning she has invaded my head and said exactly what I was trying to articulate.I was writing one of my...
In the winter, were I to wake up at 5am life would be pure misery indeed. However, now that the sun is up, I'm only slightly annoyed that I am awake now. I've been up for an hour already, I'm not due at work for another two (although I'm sure I will arrive early today). I was tempted to leave the house this...
Starting tomorrow, the next seven days are going to be hectic. Professionally and personally. So I'd just like to take a moment to say this...dear self,calm down. ...
Want to meet me for lunch?Think again.I can pretty much guarantee that you're not going to show up (even if you wanted to).I'm cursed you see.This tragic and mysterious curse was reaffirmed today when I tried to meet my friend Tom to take pictures over the lunch hour. We established time, location of meeting. We even confirmed our attendance via email before departing....
After turning down an invitation to go to Hawrelak Park for a little bbq because I had some freelance work to do, I caved and went for a walk, albeit a shortened one. On the way to the High Level I saw a 40ish year old man learning to ride a bike (either that or he was drunk), on the bridge a woman...
I wouldn't say it's a new realization of mine to say that I'm a little bit socially awkward. I eventually improve upon further acquaintance, but it takes real effort on my part to be charming. My natural inclination is to quietly observe and I have had to train myself to get out and interact. I like socializing in controlled situations, which is probably...
This will not be a post about how I enjoy long walks on the beach. No, this is a more general post where I wax lyrical about my love of ambulatory movement. It's no secret that I like to go for long walks. My 20 minute walk to work is too short sometimes. It seems to end just as I'm beginning to enjoy...
Today I found myself continuously laughing about the most random and ridiculous things. On my way to work it was the pile of purple blossoms that blew across my path in a beautiful tumbleweed sort of fashion. Once at my desk, when I complained about being cold on some social network that shall remain unnamed, I was amused when it was suggested to...
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Sick 'I cannot go to school today, 'Said little Peggy Ann McKay.'I have the measles and the mumps,A gash, a rash and purple bumps.My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,I'm going blind in my right eye.My tonsils are as big as rocks,I've counted sixteen chicken poxAnd there's one more-that's seventeen,And don't you think my face looks green?My leg is cut-my eyes are...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sicko © Raffaella LoroWhen I am ill I sometimes wish I could return to a state of infancy. I can no longer handle solid foods, I like to be swaddled in blankets and nestled close to a beating heart (although these days...
I've updated the template once again in an effort to clean up the overall look of the blog. My categorization of posts has always been sporadic, and quite frankly the labels don't really add anything. So I got rid of the drop down labels and well as the drop down archive menu in the header, replacing them with links to the other sites...
Every so often I go through these periods of intense verbosity. If I open my mouth to breathe, it is likely that a word or six might slip out. I used to attribute this affliction to sitting quiet and serene all day, vocally isolated in my cube, unable to talk about the things I want to talk about. So, of course, at times...
