I'm trying to organize my thoughts and desires now that I'm back in the real world. I feel so scatterbrained, but I suppose that's OK after the trip.

Diana had photos of her as a kid, and some college years too. Good times. She was, not surprisingly, a cute kid. She has questionable 80's hair, as many people did. She could tease that stuff like nobody's business! It's strange to think of what she was like then and try to put the pieces together. I mean, when she tells me about college or high school, I imagine her in those stories as 2008 Diana, and God knows we all change drastically from one year to the next. That's the fun of getting to know someone!

I really, really enjoyed shooting the last few days. Yes, the capabilities of the camera and the lenses certainly have a lot to do with that joy, but it's more than that. There's one picture I shot that I always smile when I see. I was at the studios, looking down the main street toward the gate. A family was lined up in the middle of the midway, with dad in the distance, slightly out of focus, shooting the family. Two of the girls were doing a Charlie's Angels pose. I can't really explain why I like the photo, other than to say it captures a moment, and it tells a story. That's what I dig about photography.

Back into the coding grind, and it does feel a little like a grind because of all the relatively artistic stuff I've been absorbed in, I'm building a mental picture of what's on my plate. I want to get the POP Forums beta up as soon as freakin' possible. Then I can freely get up to speed on the "new project" that should be fairly obvious now. That can go really quickly if I push myself a little, and I'd really like it to be real very soon.

For now though, I'm tired. Gideon is all curled up and blending in on the love seat and I get tired just looking at him (if I could see him better, anyway, as he kinda just disappears in black leather).

And by the way... here's that picture I like...