Day Eight-A Bad Habit

Hi, my name is Nicole and I'm a snackoholic. Nice to meet you. I took this photo at my desk at work yesterday and almost got away with being stealthy but, as usual, I did not complete my mission unnoticed. I was leaning back in my chair trying to get a good angle of my aforementioned bad habit when a co-worker passing by noticed what I was doing. Me being normal at my desk usually includes earphones, head bobbing and slightly-dancing-in-my-seat-but-not-too-much-because-I'm-at-work (I have issues sitting still all day, especially if I'm listening to music) so I was definitely branching out by setting up a mini photo shoot of my 100 calorie Oreo thins splayed across my notes. Who needs normal? I'm trying to take photos people!

Moral of the story, buy real Oreos. These things are just silly. But if you love the taste of air I highly recommend them.

Day eight of what?

Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore
Day Three: Clouds
Day Four: Something Green

Day Five: From a High Angle

Day Six: From a Low Angle

Day Seven: Fruit

Day Seven-Fruit

When I thought about what I would do for the fruit task I remembered something my mom used to love to do with peaches and whatever other fruit was in the house. She would slice a peach and put it into a bowl with the other fruit. I like nectarines better, so I used those instead. You could use whatever you like; it's good with blueberries, bananas, raspberries, whatever you have.

Then, you sprinkle with sugar and add milk.

So easy, yet so delicious!

The one tip I will give you: Pour the milk on the side of the bowl so the sugar stays on top of the fruit instead of washing to the bottom.

Happy Monday! One week down!

Day seven of what?

Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore
Day Three: Clouds
Day Four: Something Green

Day Five: From a High Angle

Day Six: From a Low Angle

Day Six-From a Low Angle

"I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fuckin' heroic." -George Carlin

Sidewalk weeds up the street from my apartment. In the distance on the right is an awesome lady who was walking her super happy boxer who came up behind me really excited that I was knelt down on the sidewalk to take a picture of these flower weeds coming through the cracks. She said it's really great to be able to see things like this, to actually notice them. And that she knew it would make a great picture. Sometimes strangers are really awesome. Especially when they have really sweet dogs.

(Sorry about the f*bomb gma<--that's slang for grandma, cause that's how I roll. Boom.)

Day six of what?

Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore
Day Three: Clouds
Day Four: Something Green

Day Five: From a High Angle

Day Five-From a High Angle

I took this picture of my sister walking down the parking garage stairs at Santana Row yesterday. I had the day off work to attend a memorial service for Paul Whiting, a family friend that my dad has known since he was a kid. He was my dad's best friend's dad. I remember him from when I was a little and in high school when he took me to my first 49ers game with my dad. He always had season tickets and loved to share them with friends. I mostly just remember him smiling and laughing, which is think is the best way to remember someone.

After the service, my sister and I changed into cooler clothes because San Jose weather is much warmer than we are used to in San Francisco and Berkeley, and met her friend for happy hour drinks and appetizers. Then I went back up the peninsula to meet up with friends to celebrate our friend Carlie's birthday. It was a long day. With too much food; I ate way more than my fair share. So much so that I have no idea what will even sound appetizing today. I think I need some salad, stat!

Enjoy your weekend and I'll be back with another one tomorrow!

Day five of what?
Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore
Day Three: Clouds
Day Four: Something Green

Day Four-Something Green

Today was a very long day. I was so busy at work making sure that I was caught up on everything for my day off tomorrow that I didn't go outside to look around for something green in the afternoon as planned. After work, I met up with a friend and when I pulled up to her house I noticed the evening sun shining through this plant in her front yard. Bingo. Shortly after this was taken I got to meet a brand new person.

Welcome, little one. It was very nice to meet you. Happy birth day.

Day four of what?
Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore
Day Three: Clouds

Day Three-Clouds

"A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed... It feels an impulsion... this is the place to go now.  But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons" -Richard Bach

As luck would have it there were zero clouds above the peninsula yesterday. There were some seriously blue skies overhead. Which I would usually appreciate. Go figure. I knew there would be plenty of fog in the city but I didn't have any ideas about where to go. The way the fog sits over the city can be very mundane and there's not much texture or contrast when the fog is up high like it was yesterday when I left for work.

Then I thought about how the fog creeps in over the mountains at night up near 92 and decided to go on a fog chase after work. I got lucky because it was the perfect time to get a contrasty picture as the sky was still bright blue and this billowy blanket of fog was rolling slowly towards me. I was also really happy that someone decided to take a boat out because I think it adds something extra to the photo and helps convey how monstrously large the fog blanket is. Please ignore the speck of dirt in the middle of the water, I don't know how to fix that sort of thing yet. It's on the to-do list.

I have another quote for you because I really thought the first suited the picture but this one better suits me.

"You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds." -Henry David Thoreau

Yeah, that's right--I talk to inanimate objects. Jealous?

What-chu-talkin-bout-Willis?
Day One: Selfie
Day Two: What I Wore

Day Two-What I Wore

This is a ring my mom gave me that I have been wearing almost every day since 10th grade with the exception of one month during my junior year of college when I lost it between my couch cushions. I found it when I was looking for something else that fell into the cushion abyss known for collecting pennies and I was so excited I started jumping around. My roommates just stared at me.

I don't remember where she got it or why, but I have always really liked it. It's three rings connected, but not merged, so they are free to move around, making them fun to play with. I developed a habit of fidgeting with the rings using my thumb to move them into different formations, stopping when I'm satisfied. I used to wear it on my left ring finger until a couple years ago when someone I worked with told me it looked like a promise ring and that why I was never asked on dates. I switched it over for experimental purposes (of course) and I think he may have been right.

I brought my camera to work with me yesterday to get a picture of what I was wearing during my break but it's kind of hard to use your camera when you leave the battery at home on the charger (FAIL). So, being that I went to yoga before I went home and definitely did not want to hand out any visuals of myself post-workout, I had to think outside the box on this one. In case you are wondering about the surface, it's actually a mouse pad made of a velvety-soft material.

Happy hump day!

What-chu-talkin-bout-Willis?
Day One: Selfie