pluck

pluck v. 1 pick or pull out or away. 2 strip (a bird) of its feathers. n. 1 plucking movement. 2 courage.

exactly what I wanted to do to this apple - pluck it off the tree and eat it!

Macaw at the NEW Zoo - Appears to be a plucking motion to me!

grime

grime n. ingrained dirt. -v. blacken with grime. -grimy adj.

I'm pretty pleased with the subjects I found to photograph to depict my first word from the dictionary! The leftovers of two joys of summer, light beer and smoothies, don't look quite so appealing days later.

Let's try this

As I mentioned in my last blog, I'm looking for ways to channel and refine my creative energy. I know that I love photography and I know that I enjoy studying words, so I thought it might be quite interesting to take photos based off of inspiration straight out of the dictionary. When I took photography classes in high school and college, I was given daily or weekly assignments with themes, to help guide the creativity. Now, I guess I'm doing the same thing for myself. For this project though, rather than capturing images that fit themes of contrast or shapes or seasons, I will randomly select a word from my little Oxford dictionary each day and take photos that convey that word into visual awesomeness.

So here's the first word. I'll report tomorrow with my findings.

grime n. ingrained dirt. -v. blacken with grime. -grimy adj.

Day 1

I've been having a difficult time lately with self-image and things of that nature so I've finally decided to do something about it. This, then, is Day 1 of the rest of my life (which I suppose every day is.) I have made a list of things I want to do for myself, general, specific, & abstract.


1) Lose the weight...
2)...keep it off
3)Eat out no more than once a week
4)Create an awesome workout playlist
5)Do more of what's right for my body
6)Keep up on housework
7)Channel all my creativity into things that are productive
8)Cook healthy meals for myself & John
9)View exercise as time for myself
10)Concentrate on good posture more often
11)Experiment & document
12)Blog more - it's good for my brain and soul
13)Become of a collector of all things that interest me


St. Louis Arch - August 9, 2008