worst. cramps. ever. unfortunately today i had to drag myself and rick to my grandmothers for a post- thanksgiving, thanksgiving brunch. sucked. end. of course my day picked when my pain began to fade and i had a wonderful sushi dinner with my even more wonderful boyfriend then proceeded to spend the evening curled up beside him. perfection. gross amounts of love. rediculous levels of happiness.

honestly, the end of this semester cannot come soon enough, im stressed, im tired and so is everyone around me. i would just like to stress again that id like to relax, and soon. humm.

"carly, I'm not even hungr-- is that pre-cooked bacon?!" -jason thallman

happy thanksgiving! today was beautiful, i have not laughed as hard as i did today in some time. theres is nothing warmer than sitting around a table with your family, laughing and talking about everything. not to mention it was a gorgeous day, all i was missing is my Rick. i love the holidays, they always make every day a bit happier, granted i work in retail and tomorrow is the day that makes all retail managers everywhere want to work an office job BUT after that ill be back to singing christmas songs and forcing my boyfriend to do touristy couples holiday outings with me and constantly reminding those around me that christmas is x amount of days away. 29.

the sun was beautiful today. i love this season, there's life in the death of everything. when the air starts to freeze everything and turn streams and raindrops into glass and glitter. did you ever lay out in a fresh snow at night? if you listen close you can hear the snow softly hitting the ground, and there is nothing more magical than that sound. for a second i can be innocent and genuine. thats my winter.

i slept for less than 4 hours. that should give you an idea of how my day began, and of course i did not get out of the store when i was supposed to. alas, i am at home and the extent of my activity has been drinking 4 beers and watching the ranger game (which they won) although i have a ton of work to do, im just not there right now, im here on my couch and thats where i will stay until friday evening. my guinea pig keeps sneezing. its cuter than it sounds, promise. i call him kitty, mom calls him guinea pig, his real name is beau.

anyway, my boyfriend is in Hoboken, no jokin' livin' the good life with friends right now, that boy deserves to take a night off more than any of us. while i wish i was at his side, i love when he gets to spend time with his dudes. i know that i will be asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow tonight, its been one of those days.

im cheating today, i know this is all about taking a new image everyday but when you work for 9 hours sometimes it just doesnt happen. im so tired and i just want to go home and not worry about having to come back any time soon, or go to work, especially when i am nowhere near my job. i want to sit on my couch with my brother and parents, and do nothing. i want to lay in bed with my boyfriend and do nothing. and thats about where i am right now. BUT i have to get up in 8 hours and go back to work before i can go home, im positive i am one of 5 people on this campus at the moment. i need a mental health day (week) i wish i could just get on a plane and head somewhere. one of these days....

brandon, turks and caicos july 09

i am beaming with love right now, what a feeling. anyway.. before about 6pm this day was no more than sub-par. my brother has pneumonia and that's all the big news i have. so, lets think about tea for a hot second, i drink between 1 and 3 cups of tea daily and always watch the color flood into the water from the bag thinking "man that looks so cool, i should photograph it" behold, that is my jasmine green tea, ive come to the conclusion that jasmine is my number one tea flavor, it tastes like love, and smells like China. the lobby of the hotel i stayed in when i was in Hong Kong had fresh jasmine flowers and jasmine tea every morning therefore, i associate said smell with the best trip of my life. so take away from this post... drink jasmine tea. i could go on for another few about how loose tea with jasmine flowers is way more potent and delicious but Twinnings makes an above-average comparable tea bag. who will read more than 3 lines on something like tea? i dont know. its not meant to be read, its meant to be drank.

threesixtyfive. a new photo project, benefiting me entertaining (maybe) you.

ONE: i woke up today and split. im mentally on break already, so on my short but needed hiatus from life, stop one is my brothers hockey game in downtown Bethlehem PA. The Bethlehem Steelworks is the backdrop to the city (recently used in pieces of the transformers movie.) This 163 acre ancient steel factory provides a rust colored, industrial horizon from most locations in said little town. After its bankruptcy in 2003 its 146 year run, an international buyout shut it down, leaving us with a red metal skeleton creating opportunites for artsy hipsters like me everywhere. So hello November 22nd, 2009 here's the image that made my day worth not feeling my fingers.