Oh, I already loved Kevin Bacon.

So naturally I love this commercial.

10 Think I would like to Do.

1. Go on a trip where I don't have to see anyone I know, might know, or am related to.

2. Make fancy cupcakes. With strawberry frosting.

3. Make another quilt.

4. Eat a genera of food I haven't before.

5. Become a textile designer.

6. See the Statue of Liberty.

7. Go to Disneyland with my mom.

8. Learn Spanish.

9. Have my photography hang in a gallery.

10. Be better at keeping a journal.

She's Back.

I could have kissed the UPS guy. I didn't. She came back all polished, dusted, and smelled like new. Now, if you don't mind, I have some photographs to make.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Phone call from Forster's Camera today. Camera shipped tomorrow. I'll have it by early next week. It's felt like I've had an arm missing. I don't like not having my camera. Pretty sad how attached I am to a thing.

Fact:

I cut my hair.
Now I look like Eva.




Here's a funny story from my brother's blog. Story narrated by Jason.

On Sunday morning Nikell, Eva, and I were laying in bed getting ready to get up for the day. I was trying to get Eva to say that she loved me more than Nikell, but the conversation went like this:

Jason: "Eva, do you love Mom?"
Eva: "Uh-hah"
Jason: "Eva, do you love Dad?"
Eva: "Uh-hah"
Jason: "Eva, who do you love more?"
Eva: "Warua" (Laura)

That's my girl!!

Story of My Life.

The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations

Monica + Ashley.

Used to be in my ward when I lived at Snowview. They are both adorable. They Also are both graduating this semester. Monica in Communications. Ashley in Health Science. Congratulations to them both. Oh, and don't worry, I still don't have my camera back. I borrowed one from the school for our little outing.

Fact:

$150 and two weeks later I should have my camera back. Phew.

Today.

Was a poopy day. I wanted to go around poking people in the eye. So instead of doing that I found cool stuff to distract instead.

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Because Yesterday.

Was a long, dark, boring day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8YCSJpF4g4

When I.

Don't have a camera for an extended period of time, I get desperate. Adrian and I went a little crazy with the scanner. Bet ya didn't know I had a pony tail. Kinda.

Fact:

In the snow I do drive like a grandma.
Grandma's aren't old for nothin'.
Our stake president home teaches with Lewis.
He was at our ward yesterday along with his wife.
I stopped him and said I'm Lew's granddaughter.
They kinda said oh great then looked at me.
They were probably thinking:
Poor soul, she has no hope of escaping craziness.
True, good thing they don't know I'm unfortunately half Watts.
The Watts are just as crazy as the Halls.
But worse because they don't know they're crazy.
The whole lot of them.
While vacuuming Paddy's floors I realized
I had a baby shower and a BFA show to go to on the same night.
I know which one I'll have to skip out on.
I've never been a watch wearer.
I'd rather go to Alaska than Hawaii.
At Lew's today I was watching the neighbor's half chihuahua dog chase
The neighbor cat.
The cat turned around and looked at the dog.
The dog turned tail and ran.
Looks like the neighbor dog is a chicken covered with fur.
Or that cat has a really good stink eye.
Either way it's boiled down.
Cats are always better than dogs.
Either way this post is boiled down,
The out come will be
Laura
+ 45 years
+ cats
+ Alaska
+ skipping babyshowers
= a crazy retired cat throwing Laura.

Shesh.

City folk. If it was as easy as not going Christmas shopping.

blah.

blah blah blah blah, I miss my camera. hi daniel.

Because.

I think these photographs are magical.

Because.

I like this song and the video. I want to be one of the kitchy 60's - vishnu hybrid gogo girls in the back!

Fact:

Hair is an accessory and should be treated as one, it is not a permanent fixture.

Mom, This is for You.

http://www.icantfindmyphone.com/

Leonardo da Vinci.

Is quoted as saying that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Ah,

Weather like this makes you feel live.

Notice:

My camera is sad. I am sadder. Hopefully in the next couple weeks it will be happy again. Then I will be happy too.

If you'd like to donate to the Laura is Sadder than her Sad Camera and wants a Happy Camera Again Fund then please leave a comment and Customer Service will respond to you shortly.

If you'd like to complain about the lack of pictures, awesomeness, and entertainment, please leave a comment and Public Relations will be more than happy to ignore you.

Thank you, and have a Happier Day.

I Can See You.

But I can't hear you. You should leave a comment. I know where you live.

Fact: Rachel = Adorable.

Rachel is so stinking adorable, and has amazing red hair! I'm pretty jealous of it! She braved the snow and cold. I'm sure she's used to it being a photographer! Rachel is a fellow photographer and will be graduating this December. She is in the BFA program, and is doing it on pinhole cameras! CANNOT WAIT!

Yes I realize I have the same picture twice. But I think it is so nice. Epic. Her hair is blowing like Pocahontas! Double jealous!

This Makes Me so Happy.

I've

Decided to follow Adrian around with my camera. This is Adrian reading the History of Graphic Design last night. Then, Adrian eating chicken noodle soup for lunch today.

Watching.

Ellen who is interviewing Halle Berry. Why am I growing out my hair. Honestly.

And This is What.

I listen to when Adrian's gone, or sometimes when he's not. This is me. I think more people like country music more than they'd like to admit. We'll I'll admit it. I enjoy many genres of music. Driving back and forth to Kimberly for school everyday for 12 years, you listen to a lot of music. When Jason was the driver we listened to country like Alabama and Kenny Chesney. When Robert was the driver we listened to everything but country like Savage Garden although he did have a crush on Leanne Rimes, maybe country for about a month. When it was just Chad and me we listened to Bare Naked Ladies, Matchbox 20, Everclear, and Weezer. As you can see I was not the normal pre teen girl. I didn't know who N'Sync or Backstreet Boys were until my city folk cousins visited. I didn't continue listening. I can't say the same for Adrian. When I was alone driving, I listened to Billy Joel, All American Rejects, John Denver, or the Beatles.

This is My Favorite Song of Today.

Fact:

I'm laying next to Adrian.
He's breathing pretty even.
He claims he's not asleep.
I don't believe him.
I can't fall asleep.
It's because I fell asleep watching 20/20.
It's my favorite show.
That 15 minutes of falling asleep now makes it hard to fall asleep.
Also, once Adrian falls asleep I can never fall asleep.
Because I tell my self sleep sleep sleep sleep.
And you know the more you tell yourself that, you can't.
I think it goes back to some childhood anxiety.
I can't be the last one asleep. Or I never fall asleep.
Weird, huh. Well.
I was chopping celery.
Chopped the tip of my thumb off with it.
It didn't bleed.
But I certainly have a visible piece missing from my thumb.
Adrian just woke up and said he wasn't sleeping.
And that I'm a fast typer.
I believe one of those statements.
Adrian and I went to the faculty art show tonight.
My favorite was a set of intaglio prints.
Tomorrow I'm going to watercolor.
Adrian just woke up and said,
What if you make mints in the shape of the 50 States,
And call them the 50 Statemints.
Maybe he isn't asleep?

Fact:

My favorite thing for breakfast is a cut up apple with strawberry yogurt on it.
If I had granola, with granola on it too.
Right now I'm wearing:
Adrian's slippers.
Sweats.
Nightgown.
Two sweatshirts.
Yep, looks as funny as it sounds.
Yesterday I made four pairs of baby booties.
Because they're a project you can start and finish in an afternoon.
You can hold of the harassment, I get enough from Lew.
I like sharing pie.
Military style coats are my favorite.
Or bomber jackets.
It's what I always pick.
Today is a beef stew making day.
It may be winter outside.
But it is always spring in our apartment.
I might break down and buy Christmas lights for our window.
usually I'm anti-decorating for holidays.
Yep, ba hum bug.
Adrian loves watching America's Funniest Home Videos.
Last night I feel asleep while Adrian was reading HIstory of Design.
Who reads that kinda stuff for fun?
Lewis gave me a book to read that has an index of all the characters.
The index is six pages long.
i don't know if I can keep that many characters in place.

Just Because.

I like these two photographs.

Sweet.

So I googled my name today. These are the two first pages of google images that comes up. Cool! Before when I would search all that would come up were pictures of Laura Harring and Naomi Watts. They were in a movie together. A questionable movie, so lots of awkward pictures.

This is Eva.

On her second birthday.

Parker + Ellie + Eva + Spencer.

Fact:

I kinda have a move over and let me figure it out kinda personality.
I wish Paddy could look beyond herself.
I made Orange Beef tonight for dinner.
I tweaked the recipe and made it better.
Now my hands smell like garlic.
The scariest time in Rexburg is probably the winter.
With all those idiot drivers that don't respect the snow.
Adrian discovered the other day that King Richard the Lion Hearted was actually French.
Way to ruin a good story, huh?
My fingernails have ridges.
Adrian looked sharp today.
It makes me nervous going to the post office.
I don't read the newspaper.
I don't like the inky residue it leaves on your fingers.
That's probably why.
I read the newspaper when I worked at BetaSeed though.
That way I didn't have to talk to anybody.
Trying to cover things up usually makes them look worse.
We're out of cereal.
My toenails flip up.
If someone bugs you, you probably bug them too.
Sunday was the longest day ever.
I don't do well with daylight savings.
I like wearing shoes inside.
Makes my feet not hurt.
I have Watts bones.
I'm still bumbed about King Richard.

Ok, I like this one too.

Fact:

Today I vacuumed the living room.
The family room.
The kitchen.
The hallway.
All the rugs.
The stairs.
I dusted all the wood floors.
And under the beds.
I mopped the kitchen and the bathroom.
I dusted all the wood surfaces.
And the ceiling fans.
I cleaned the blinds.
I did the dishes.
I made the bed.
Not mine.
All Paddy's.
Then I took a nap.
In between answering two phone calls.
One about debt.
One about Mitt Romney.
I'm a registered voter.
In Murtaugh.
I love colder weather.
I'm glad the colder weather makes me want to cook more.
I'm not a baker.
The telephone calls both ways.
The road goes both ways too.
I'm forgiving Bobby for calling Rexburg boring.
My mom has been sending me some Ancestry.com information.
It's fun to see the different places in Wales.
I have an ancestor named Polly Weaver.
I may have to name a kid Polly.
Adrian makes fun of me for painting my fingernails.
I'm so glad Adrian isn't into sports.
I might have to stab my eyes out if he was.
And I like my eye balls.

Because I love this Song.

Happy Halloween.

Tiffany + Leah.

Malinda's sister Tiffany asked me to take some photographs of her and her daughter together. Leah is three, can you tell! She has such a cute little personality.

Robert's Girls.

It's Fall! Yesterday was a bit chilly, but the colors of all the leaves are so beautiful. I took my brother Robert's family pictures yesterday. Robert got there a little later, these are some of my favorite photographs that I took before he got there. Chloe was such a good little model yesterday! Macy was having too much fun throwing leaves to be bothered!

A Couple Weeks Ago.

I ran to Ucon for the day. I played with Parker, Ellie and Eva while Nikell made and canned applesauce. In the afternoon we went to down town Idaho Falls and tried to feed ducks. There were no ducks that day. Then Parker and Ellie had swimming lessons. I think they both enjoy the water.

Fact:

I love orange rolls.
I love fall.
I love when the leaves change.
Needing a website,
And being married to a graphic designer,
Is like needing your lawn manicured,
and being married to a farmer,
Or needing a handy man,
And being married to a handy man,
never quite gets done.
However, I'm a photographer
And I got our Christmas family picture done.
I would be ok if Halloween was discontinued.
It was chilly this morning.
I wish my mom was close enough to go to lunch for the afternoon.
I'm holding Adrian to our pinky promise to live in Twin.
I want to be a better photographer.
I want a studio light.
Just one.
Maybe two.
And a space to use them.
Puffy clouds make me happy.
I love citrus.
Adrian and I want to go to Washington DC.
I'm addicted to ice cream.

Adrian.

Dreams of being a lumberjack. If he could wear flannel every day, he would. I hope our kids have red hair, brown eyes, and lots and lots of freckles. And normal sized ears. For Halloween maybe I should be George Harrison or Justin Bieber.

Parker + Ellie.

On the day Spencer was born. Sometimes Oreos and cartoons are more interesting than a new baby brother.

Adrian.

On a Sunday afternoon.