it's me

hi.

2012-01-24T19:49:00.001-07:00

this is my friend amy.

i am currently working on a website. it is the bomb.

occupy

2012-01-18T20:06:00.003-07:00

sometimes you wake up in the morning and this is what you see.

good ol' instagram.

should i join the occupy provo movement? i have been seriously considering it.

life is good right now. i feel like i'm at a really good place.

things i enjoyed today:
-the smell of rain.. i can't remember the last time it rained.
-the MLK commemoration events i went to
-my cute art history teacher courtney davis
-my yoga class at 3B. i bought a year pass.
-daydreaming about my trip to costa rica in march
-my dinner.. a quinoa stirfry and roasted potatoes, butternut and acorn squash, onions, apples, and carrots from my boss' garden.
-listening to the same songs i have been obsessing over this week

round two

2012-01-16T23:09:00.003-07:00

my mom wants me to start blogging again.

here's what has been going on the past million days:
-successfully finished my first semester back at school
-have been traveling a lot thanks to my BFF amy jo being my domestic partner flight attendant
-love my new roommates
-just got an internship. y'all should check out a13.org
-been breaking lots of hearts (jk)
-survived my first christmas back without being too depressed that i wasn't a missionary any more
-have fallen back in love with cooking again after a long hiatus
-h8 this cold weather
-i've learned to play the ukulele
-spilled milk on my computer in a very stupid way and had a non-functioning keyboard for about three months until my awesome stepdad pulled through and fixed it for me
-amy jo came back to my life. here is a photo of her that i took today:

maybe.. just maybe i will be a regular blogger once again. actually i think i have to be for my photo class.
i've missed you all.

as of late:

2011-08-05T09:37:00.003-06:00

was a bridesmaid at this beautiful girl's wedding

been hanging out with this girl and her mom (a.k.a. my awesome sister rachel)

ordered this journal from etsy.

and getting ready for my trips to CA, VA, and NY starting tomorrow.
off to see some of my favorite people.. my dad, lindsey, bonnie, kaitlyn, tempestt, and hopefully a day long layover in MN to see my amy jo. looking forward to becoming reacquainted with my long lost friend, my camera.

xoxo
brittany

my niece is cuter than yours.

2011-08-01T21:56:00.002-06:00

that's right. i said it..

guess who's back?

2011-07-15T23:26:00.002-06:00

Since I've been home I start to get little mini anxiety attacks. But then something always comes just in time to give me a wake up call. The past couple of days I was feeling stressed. All of the classes that I need are full, living situation in Provo isn't going to be what I had planned a few months ago, need to find a job, need to do meaningful things with my time... etc.

I was reading one of my old journals from April of 2009. It says: "...i feel like i am really learning a lot about life these days. do you ever just get the strong sense that you are being prepared for something great?" Mind you, this was about three months before I decided to make a life changing decision and serve a mission for a year and a half. How neat that my subconscious sensed that there was something more in store for me in the near future.

So.. today. I read that. I felt that little tingle that everything is going to be okay. I thought about this talk that I had read called, "I will prepare the way before you." ... you can read it here! It's all about how different things prepare us in our lives. Whether they be obstacles, people, diversions, or pains. Each little detail in our life can make for something huge. And I realized that it's going to all be okay. Maybe all of my art classes are full and I'm going to have to start a Spanish minor to have a full load of classes this semester. It could make me stay in school a little longer, but I could also find new hobbies and interests from things I would have otherwise never looked into. Maybe BFF is moving somewhere indefinitely and I have to live with new people, but maybe I'll make friends I wouldn't have otherwise made or looked for. Maybe I don't have a job and it stinks feeling like a lowlife sucking money from mom and dad, but maybe I could enjoy the little break and try to learn as much as i can about balancing my life and relationships. Just like in April of 2009, I think I am realizing again that maybe there is something bigger in store. And that I don't have to fear change or obstacles. I can embrace them and let the good come from them.

A person i really look up told me before I left my mission, "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

here's to change, and to the rebirth of my blog.

missed y'all, cyber peeps.
xoxo
brittany

please watch my favorite part of benjamin button that also has to do with choices and obstacles:

a poem

2009-11-30T14:56:00.003-07:00

my good friend jack mallard shared this with me and i just love it to pieces.

"Sauerkraut"

Sometimes the slightest thing
leaves you defenseless
with compassion:
your father's belt,
which has missed a loop,
shampoo bottles
in the windows of condos,
the heavy teen
checking her compact
at the post office. . . .
What prevented me today
from throwing my arms
around the man who sold me
my hotdog? I loved him
without limit, was clubbed
by the absolute preciousness
of his being here, when he gave me
a dollop of sauerkraut on the house
saying, Never forget your veggies, kid.

also, i love this photo that i did not take:

xoxo

brittany

park city

2009-11-05T13:52:00.000-07:00

happy mistakes

2009-10-29T12:41:00.003-06:00

forever young

2009-10-26T13:58:00.001-06:00

i swear i have two rolls of film being developed right now+one being shot. pictures soon.

i still really love this commercial from the superbowl:

hi.

2009-10-19T17:55:00.001-06:00

ok, so i haven't really started on my photo assignment. but here is a photo i took a long time ago that i just found. its from two summers ago when marni and i put my little point and shoot in a ziplock bag and took some underwater pictures.

don't try this at home, kids.

xoxo

brittany

2009-10-04T12:13:00.005-06:00

i signed in today to notice that i have one less follower. i'm sorry. i've been a bad blog to follow lately. mission preparations are going well though, and I have about 9.5 weeks until I'm outta here. i've been brushing up on my espanol, buying very fashionable missionary clothes (ha), studying, and trying to socialize so that my friends don't forget me when i'm gone.

anyway, i've been a feeling a void in my life of photography related things. not being in school this semester sucks a little bit, because i love learning. i am using this blog post to announce that i have given myself a photography assignment. i think mostly so you guys will hold me to it if i start to slack on it.

my family just moved to draper, utah. we moved out of our house in west jordan that we lived in for about six years. that happens to be the longest I have ever lived in one house, or one city for that matter, and I feel like I got pretty attached. Now I'm in this new place, with no familiar people, or places, or streets. i've been feeling a little out of place here. SO. i decided the best way to get to know a place is to photograph it. which i why for the next 9.5 weeks or so, I am going to get out and explore and document the people, places, and things that I see in this lovely city. i want it to feel like home before i leave. i will be traveling by foot, bicycle or by scooter, as I recently sold the love of my life, Beulah, my 1989 nissan maxima. RIP, beulah.

thanks for stopping in!

xoxo

brittany

2009-09-18T11:50:00.001-06:00

ever wonder what your wedding photographers do when they are killing time in the bride dressing room during the reception?

miss you, amy jo!

xoxo

brittany

the results

2009-09-16T21:39:00.002-06:00

"Dear Sister Morrill:

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Texas McAllen Mission. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday December 9, 2009. You will prepare to preach the gospel in the Spanish language."

I am so happy. McAllen is practically Mexico. Very southern tip of Texas. I love Spanish! And Mexicans! And America!

--Unfortunately, nobody guessed the location correctly in the last post. So nobody wins any ice cream. Feel free to buy ME some though if you want. My mom posted a video of me opening the call. See it here.

Thanks for checking in!

xoxo

britt

...

2009-09-03T13:07:00.005-06:00

well, cyber people, my mission papers are officially in. i should be receiving my call in the next 2-3 weeks. you may now take guesses as to where i will be sent. i will buy you an ice cream if you guess the correct country or u.s. state.

(not my image.. found at the google dot com)

i'm hoping for peru, thailand, or north dakota. (can you guess which one i was just kidding about?)

until next time..

xoxo

britt

beth+marshall=made for each other.

2009-08-29T13:47:00.006-06:00

here are just a few pictures from the beth+marshall reception i was lucky enough to be able to shoot in hawaii.

such lovely people, a lovely place, and a lovely celebration.

wisdom

2009-08-27T23:11:00.003-06:00

well, everyone.. tomorrow is a day i have been dreading my entire life. i'm having a major surgery done. that's right, i'm getting my wisdom teeth out. i expect to spend most of the weekend laying in bed with a pot of mashed potatoes and watching all of the seasons of seinfield on DVD. if you feel it in your heart, i give you permission to come visit me and bring ice cream, yogurt, or other mushy foods appropriate for people whose teeth of wisdom have been extracted. thanks, y'all.

xoxo

britt

give a little love

2009-08-25T18:22:00.002-06:00

have you ever woken up, dancing out of your bed? it has happened to me twice, and today was one of those two times. i'm not sure why it happened.. life is just good right now, plus my alarm played a good song. other random things i feel like telling you all:

-i bought a blackberry pearl. why would i buy a new, expensive phone which i will never use half of the features on, when i am going to be on a mission in the next 3-4 months? good question. i have a problem with impulse buying. get over it.

-i am realizing i'm a lot more brave and my pain tolerance is much higher than it was in 1993, which happens to be the last time i had any shots or needles of any type in my body.

-i drove to cedar city on sunday and listened to nothing but noah and the whale the whole way down. my favorite lines from one of their songs is, "what you share with the world is what it keeps of you." man i love that. if you would like to listen to that song, click here.

-i start school tomorrow.

here is a picture that i like from my holga camera.

xoxo

brittany

Birch House

2009-08-21T10:59:00.004-06:00

Well, readers.. I have a very exciting announcement. Or at least it is exciting to me. You may even notice that I'm actually typing with capital letters at the beginning of my sentences. That's how excited I am. I am proud to present:

Birch House (this is a link, mom)

Amy Jo Nelson, Brittany Hill, Trent Bates, and I have started a business. Birch House is it's name. It is so much more than a business though. Hopefully it will be a driving force for creativity and do-gooding. Our blog is supporting both photographers that we love, and people in the community who are doing great things.. starting recycling programs, spreading awareness of being active, serving each other, etc.. We want to promote strengthening the community and strengthening ourselves as human beings-- through art and photography. We also do photography for non-profit organizations and help them fundraise and market. We have our first CLIENT. This is the real deal. Be excited too, please!

I will love you forever if you subscribe to our blog, leave us comments, and get out there and create and serve! We live in a beautiful world. Let's be part of the reason that it's so beautiful. Let's get out and see why it's so beautiful. Let's be grateful to live in it. Go forth!

love y'all
xoxo
britt

creature from the black lagoon

2009-08-12T15:59:00.002-06:00

exhibit A:

for some reason this little guy decided it was a good idea to nestle up in my suitcase on top of all my clothes. after a delirious 15 minutes of half-wittedly (is that a word?) trying to come up with tricks to lure the creature out, i ended up throwing my entire suitcase out the front door hoping that it would be gone when i got up the nerve to check and see. i thought for five minutes about if i really wanted to lift the suitcase or not. what if the thing was waiting for the moment it would be free and could jump on my face and seek revenge? what if it tried to gallop away (yes, gallop. this thing was huge) but in a confused daze ran into my leg? was i really prepared for that monster to be writhing around, touching any part of my body? i cautiously picked up the- at this point empty- suitcase and found the little guy still latching on with all his might to the bottom of the barren luggage recepticle. i picked up my few belongings which were once in my suitcase from the ground and left the suitcase out in the rain for the night. by the time morning rolled around, i had won the battle. i retrieved my only slightly damp suitcase and happily put my things back in it. i think we can all learn a valuable lesson from this situation: always keep your suitcase zipped. always.

i love hawaii, but i sure don't love all of the hawaiian bugs. nay, monsters.

xoxo

brittany

holga's trip to italy

2009-08-06T22:43:00.002-06:00

how many speedos can you spot in the beach picture?

holga's trip to mexico

2009-08-04T13:32:00.002-06:00

the only camera i brought to mexico this time around was my trusty little plastic holga. turns out i feel much safer lugging around a 20 dollar camera than i do lugging around a much more expensive one. the pictures turn out wonderfully too. i got my italy film developed, so expect more posting. plus, i am going to hawaii tomorrow for 11 days. i imagine i will take photos. adios!

xoxo

brittany

oh, the places you'll go.

2009-07-29T17:10:00.003-06:00

lil' bro graduated high school and is venturing to SUU for school this fall. we were going to take his motorcycle out to the salt flats, but then we got half way and realized it was still so far away, so we turned around and went back to the saltaire. then, when i was uploading the photos to my computer, my hard drive decided to suddenly be full. it's not like it's been warning me for weeks and weeks by having annoying pop ups pop up and say "not enough space on start up disk." no. so then half of my pictures from this day got deleted/ruined. what is the moral of the story? get an external hard drive sometime within the 8 weeks that your computer will warn you to. or just don't go to college.

my lil bro' is a stud though, right?

xoxo

brittany

sorry+an announcement

2009-07-22T16:49:00.011-06:00

i have either been playing around with shooting film lately and haven't had money to get them developed, or just enjoying summer and taking slightly less pictures. so sorry for the lack of posting. i just got home from another mexico trip, so i was reminded that i never posted this project. it was my final in my color photography class. i wrote a story and everything. these aren't the final edits i used on the pictures, but i couldn't find them. so deal with the extremely bright reds and enjoy. i think if you are interested, you can click the images to enlarge them and read the story.

an exciting announcement that has been yet unannounced in blogville: i, brittany morrill, am going on a mission for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. i've been working on my papers and dentist/doctor appointments and should be getting everything submitted pretty soon. either within the next week or two, or the end of august when i'm back from my excursions. so. anyhoo. a lot of excitement lately. hope you're all having the loveliest of summers.

xoxo

brittany

yoga

2009-07-11T14:51:00.002-06:00

i took some pictures of bonnie doing yoga poses.

bonnie just got accepted to the yoga teacher training program at pure prana in alexandria. she also hand makes and sells purses, metal clay jewelry, glass beads & bracelets, and yoga bags. when she retires from the air force in five years she is opening up a yoga studio/bookstore/vegetarian cafe/boutique/community. watch out for this lady.. she is going to do a lot of good in the world and it's contagious.

this is the first time she has ever done a headstand in the middle of the room. quite a feat. caught on camera:

home sweet home

2009-07-07T23:23:00.003-06:00

after a few months of world travel i am back in the good ol' UT. at least for this week...

here's a picture of the view of fireworks from the bay. i spent the 4th in virginia beach, the happiest place on earth. went to the beach, saw old friends and family i haven't seen in a while, and went to the beach some more. all the ingredients for a great trip.

glad to be back home though. i forget how much i love the mountains every summer, until i am reunited with them again. here's to a summer goal of playing in the mountains more.

cheers!

britt

the baghdad man.

2009-06-26T16:13:00.005-06:00

(photo courtesy of rachel's blog.)

old father morrill is going off to iraq for a year for the second time. he's a pretty cool dad. i had a random memory a while ago of when we were kids, and a lot of times i'd wake up in the morning after my dad had already left for work, but he had left bowls, spoons, and cereal out for us on the table so we wouldn't have to get it when we woke up. being the cereal fanatic that i am, you can imagine the appreciation i felt. i also believe that i caught my "travel bug" from him, and for that i am grateful. i also love that he's always been very supportive of me and the choices that i make in my life. although he wouldn't say this to me outloud, i know that he probably thinks i am a little bit crazy because of a big decision i have recently made (which i will announce later), but he is supportive nonetheless because he knows it's something i have thought about and really feel like i need and want to do. it has been fun hanging out with him the past couple weeks.. we went to philadelphia together and saw the phillies and orioles play, went to the infamous art museum and people watched the Rocky impersonators afterward, and saw the liberty bell and a few other historic sites. he is fun to hang out with, usually has pretty good advice and problem solving tactics, and is always willing to help out his kids. you've gotta love it. be safe in iraq, pops. love you!

(photo by marni circa 2008, don't mind how gross i look.)

xoxo

britt

weddings

2009-06-19T08:34:00.004-06:00

i started a little wedding portfolio/flickr stream initially so my friend beth, (whose wedding i am shooting in august) could show some people some of my work... i figured i'd post it for you all too. there are only a few photos from two weddings on it right now, but i figure i'll add more as i have time and edit some more. see it here. comments, please!

life in the east

2009-06-16T13:03:00.004-06:00

here is what i've been up to lately:

hangin' out with this guy. yes, he really has one eye.

crafting. i marbled this paper, and my next journal:

reading these four books all at once:

working on getting rid of my sandals foot tan line:

yoga:

also...

-lounging by the pool/people watching by the pool

-going on adventures by the lake

-eating delicious fresh fruits and veggies

-other things that are gloriously summer.

going to philly this weekend. i am hoping to spot will smith while i'm there. hope you are all having a summerific day!

xoxo

britt

paris je t'aime

2009-06-11T10:48:00.003-06:00

after a short trip to paris i am now officially back in the u.s. of a! paris was extremely cold and rainy, except for the day i took this picture, obviously.

i'll be in DC until July 7th, just hangin' with family and friends. things i plan on doing:

-keeping up with my new walking everywhere lifestyle

-yoga

-read a few great books (recommendations, please)

-go to museums

-watch so you think you can dance

-completely remove the word "like" from my vocabulary (unless it is grammatically appropriate... not, "and then, like, we like went to the store.")

-sun bathe

-be barefoot as much as possible

-make art... i bought these beautiful blank note cards on hand made paper in Rome that i am planning on doing great things with.

-go to the beach

-enjoy having alone time again

-eat vegetables and fruit everyday. i love europe but i do not love eating croissants and baguettes at every meal.

-play in the rain

-not haul my suitcase with me everywhere

-call people that i love

oh, summer. i have been waiting for you.

xoxo

brittany

today's adventures: in black and white

2009-06-04T14:05:00.005-06:00

tales from the crypt... kate adventures into an underwater crypt in one of the churches we went to today:

tempestt and i made a cool new friend named lorenzo, who is also a photographer and works at his family owned art store and sells his prints:

went on a gondola ride:

also today:

-got gelato. twice.

-stumbled upon a cool polynesian choir singing beautiful a capella songs

-watched some pigeons bathe themselves

-ate chinese food for dinner for the second night in a row

-found a quaint little vintage italian postcard shop

-learned how to say hello, thank you, good, and good night in chinese

-bought fruit from a fruit stand

-took a nap

-heard an old man on the street pass gas, louder than i ever thought was possible. twice.

-and enjoyed perfect summer weather

love.

greetings from beautiful venice!

2009-06-03T13:16:00.002-06:00

we definitely saved the best for last. so pretty.

i love photography for moments like this:

you can study photography all you want, or have the most creative eye on the planet. but this is a sheer case of being in the right place, at the right time. and i just happened to be in the right place and time to freeze this fraction of a second. pigeons in venice are mad crazy.

as of late:

2009-06-01T14:02:00.007-06:00

our perfect weather has come to an end. it has been raining all weekend. we went camping at the cinque terre, which is supposed to be a great beach/hike amazing place. rained. whole time. i did collect some pretty cool rocks and sea glass like a big nerd though.

class is officially over tomorrow, then we are packing our bags for venice and finishing up on saturday. things i will miss about florence:

-speed walking competitions

-festival del gelato a.k.a doue euro copa con yogurt e pesca

-nubs (our pigeon friend with a deformed foot)

the end.

xoxo

brittany

people watching

2009-05-26T14:04:00.004-06:00

i like to people watch. here are some of my favorite people that i watched the other day.

a well-read homeless man:

and a bunch of illegal street vendors running away with their packed up goods when the cops come:

p.s. i saw michelangelo's david today. definitely in my top 5 of italy. sooo beautiful.

in the arms of a gypsy

2009-05-23T09:38:00.001-06:00

florence. day 2.

2009-05-21T14:40:00.003-06:00

so much love in my heart for this place.

carousel in one of the piazzas:

view from the bridge:

this is our friend:

he owns the greatest paper store ever. tempestt and i stayed and talked to him for about an hour. he made me love paper even more. he showed us how makes "marbled" paper. amazing. his family has been in the paper business since the 1700s. he told us where the best gelato place in all of europe is. and he gave us some free things. i love small business owners. and you could tell that he is really passionate about what he does. he is even published in a book. rad.

later, i had the brilliant idea to stay here a few weeks longer, become his apprentice, and learn the craft of paper making and book binding. maybe i will run it by him.

until next time...

xoxo

brittany

ariverderci, roma

2009-05-20T13:13:00.002-06:00

we arrived in florence today. love it.

this is a cemetery from one of our last days in rome. it was kind of beautiful.

short post. ciao!

xoxo

brittany

andiamo!

2009-05-17T10:21:00.009-06:00

i love rome i love rome i love rome.

more amazing art. i saw raphael's "school of athens." and the freakin' sistine chapel. and some incredible caravaggios. ecstasy of st. theresa. michealangelo's moses. beautiful baroque churches. it doesn't get any better.

i love going to see all the amazing art. but i love even more getting to meet people and get a taste of the culture. the other day we went to the market again in the morning and met a lot of the locals, and did as the romans do. then we went to the amazing town of tivoli, which included an incredible train ride along the country side, and beautiful fountains and gardens. we've become friends with a man named Rasheed from Bangladesh who owns the grocery store next to our hotel, the Egyptian man who works at the internet cafe, all of our waiters at the restaurant, and made friends at church today. people here are much friendlier than in America.

today, a few of us jimmy rigged a clothesline so we could hand wash our laundry. apparently it's like 15 euro to do laundry at a laundromat. we built a makeshift line out of large sticks, tied them together with plastic bags, and connected them to the balcony. luckily we have a guy on the trip that is like macgyver. i washed my clothes in the (clean) bidet. ha!

here are some pictures.

a home in the hills of the town of tivoli:

produce at the market:

cutie old guys relaxing:

cutie old guy walking:

lemon trees. paradise:

me in front of some beautiful fountains at the villa d'este:

(photo by mackenzie)

have i said that i love rome? next on my list: become fluent in italian.

ciao!

xoxo

brittany

huzzah!

2009-05-13T12:26:00.008-06:00

i got the pictures to work!

i seem to have become a collector of dead bird pictures. i'm sorry.

the forum

marcus aurelius loves this politician

cathedral of st. francis

the view from the medici palace at night

two italian lovers at the trevi fountain

today we started learning about the early christians. we saw where constantine is buried, supposedly we saw jesus' crib--although i think a lot of churches claim they have it-- and saw some amazing examples of early christian, byzantine, and baroque churches and artwork.

i decided i am not coming home this summer. i am staying in italy forever. ariverderci!

xoxo

brittany

that's amore

2009-05-12T10:17:00.002-06:00

my photo uploader is having problems. and it is probably because i am at a crappy little internet cafe. but i guess i can still update you in words, right?

amazing things i've seen:

-a few carravaggios (sooooo amazing)

-the pantheon

-column of trajan

-equestrian statue of marcus aurelius

-the vatican

-arch of titus

-chapels of st. francis and st. claire

-st. francis' grave

-michelangelo's grave

-st. clare's grave

-dying gaul

-the forum

-assisi

and i know for a fact that i am forgetting some. our days are jam packed, we are out and about walking from 9 a.m. or earlier until about 2 0r 3 p.m for class, and then usually stay out playing until dinner at 7. i go to bed exhausted every night, which is the best feeling in the world. my roommate and i went for a run this morning to the vatican, and then went to the market in the city that they have every morning and bought fresh fruit and nuts. i am already picking up on some more italian phrases and i can even understand some people when they talk to me. italian is pretty similar to spanish.

gelato is the best thing of my life. i think if we weren't walking so much every day i would be coming home a least 10 pounds heavier. nutella is also the best thing ever. as well as cheese. i never thought i would be one of those people that can just eat plain cheese, but i am becoming a cheese lover.

i feel like i will never catch up with all the pictures i am taking, but if i ever get a good ish internet connection i will try to post them.

ok. that is all. ti amo!

xoxo

brittany

when in rome...

2009-05-08T13:41:00.002-06:00

greetings from bella italia! i have been here for two days and am loving it already.

a- i have never felt so attractive in my life. i love italian men.

b- holy art. we walked off of the metro today and right outside was the colosseum. i would be lying if i said i didn't get teary eyed. it is so beautiful.

c- i love gelato.

d- i walked about 15 miles today and it didn't seem bad at all because it's so amazing.

e- a few of us ran into the italian movie awards and snapped pictures of italian celebrities on the red carpet

f- the view from our balcony is amazing. we see the sunset over st. peter's basilica and then the full moon comes up.

i don't love:

-being jetlagged

-small squishy slow elevator

i learned how to say:

posso fare una foto di lei?

and:

presto!

miss you all.

xoxo

britt

summertime, when the livin's easy.

2009-05-02T08:51:00.004-06:00

summer adventures begin today. i'm off to VA to hang with my dad, then to Rome on wednesday. followed by Florence and Venice, then Tempestt and i are going to Ljubljana (slovenia) and Split (croatia). then back to DC for about three weeks. if you want to reach me I will have my computer. e-mail me! miss you already...

spring cleaning

2009-04-29T00:02:00.002-06:00

just realized i never really posted about this project.

it was a mobile i made on ortho lith paper, which is a darkroom transparency. i feel like you don't get the full effect of the 3D-ness from this photo of it. sorry.

this is a piece about fleetingness. it's about how people come and go in your life all the time. things change. we move, we grow up, we change, others change, we make mistakes, our hearts get broken, people pass away, we get new opportunities, and the list goes on. there's not a lot about life that is steady. it's scary and uncertain and.. fleeting. BUT. i am the firmest believer that it is also beautiful. and there is so much learning and growing and improvement that happens because of change. and sure, we are careful about who or what we give the little pieces of ourselves to, because it might not last or be good always. but i feel like the times that are good, are enough reason alone to put your whole heart into everything. whether it's a new friend, a new job opportunity, a new relationship, a new stage in your life, or anything else. live for the good times, and learn from the bad times. and like the song by noah and the whale says: "all is fleeting.. yeah, but all is good." if you give a little love, you can get a little love of your own.

xoxo

brittany

ooh.

2009-04-27T17:32:00.001-06:00

jared and lindsay

2009-04-27T14:03:00.002-06:00

holy cutest couple and family ever. amy jo and i didn't think it was possible to cry at a complete stranger's wedding, but alas, it is. they were a blast to hang out with all day. will post more.

sneak peak

2009-04-18T11:20:00.004-06:00

this is a sneak peak of the spread i'm working on for my final project in a class. pictures taken in mexico. i even wrote a story. big thanks to my friend kelsie rowley/monsen for helping me with a layout.

pobre pajaro: caution--kind of graphic

2009-04-14T22:18:00.004-06:00

if i had a nickel for every dead bird i've taken pictures of...

this poor little guy was discovered in our covered patio. we might have a funeral for him.

R.I.P.

wheelchair lady

2009-04-10T11:46:00.002-06:00

have you provoans seen this wheelchair lady around town? she is nice... i try to talk to her any time i see her. it's hard to get a photo of her, because she thinks that photographs steal your soul. so i went for the sneak attack. this image is straight outta my holga camera. happy blog surfing to you all!

xoxo

brittany

acceptance

2009-04-07T09:48:00.003-06:00

Dear Brittany:

Thank you for applying for the Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) program in the Art and Visual Communication Department. On behalf of the department, I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the BFA with Photography as the emphasis program.

Feedback from the BFA Portfolio Review panelists is "The work submitted shows a strong use of mixed media processes. The mixed media work is the strongest and the most consistent in both technical and conceptual application. The work leans more to a fine art vision. The analog/alternative process work is more consistent in vision, subject matter, and blend of process with subject. We hop you will continue to develop these attributes of your work."

I strongly recommend that you make an appointment with me to be advised on the courses for your degree. As a BFA student, you are responsible for establishing a meeting at the end of every semester with your coordinator to review your course work and progress in the degree. As a BFA major with an emphasis in Photography, your coordinator is Simon Blundell. You will also need to meet with your coordinator at the beginning of your senior year before starting ART 4990 Senior Studio and ART 4991 BFA Project.

Again, congratulations, we look forward to having you in the degree. If you have any questions regarding the degree, please feel free to contact Simon Blundell at 801-863-6491 and simonb@uvu.edu or me at 801-863-6412 and allisra@uvu.edu. Please come by my office, GT-619c, to pick up your portfolio and let us know if you have any questions.

Rae Ann Ellis

Art and Visual Communications

Academic Advisor

estoy aqui

2009-04-06T12:00:00.003-06:00

i had a great trip in mexico. i sure do love those kids. will post more later...

hmm

2009-03-30T17:49:00.002-06:00

i've playing with blending and textures and such. i realize that it's far from being pristine or fine art yet. but it's just fun to play. kinda sad that photoshop creates the double exposure look so effortlessly. it's sure not as fun as doing it with film though. let's see adobe come up with a way to fix that.

i am off to mexico on thursday to play with some wonderful children, brush up on my espanol, meet new people, and soak up the sun. i will have pictures, i promise. until then...

xoxo

brittany

captain's log:

2009-03-23T18:32:00.004-06:00

i love road trips. made new friends, made friends into even better friends, laughed a ton, drove a ton, saw the sunrise every day, walked about four miles around the golden gate bridge, walked up endless stairs on mountains, mozied around edward weston's home, saw a lot of nudes, ate a butt load of fast food, witnessed some amazing prints at photo galleries, had a funny encounter with a spider, fell into a body of water on a cold day, told secrets, played lots of "would you rather," didn't sleep much at all, and laughed some more.

i probably won't post as much for a while. finals are coming up soonish and i'm going to be bizzay. take luck!

xoxo

brittany

spring break!

2009-03-17T17:34:00.002-06:00

i'm headed out to sunny california in the mornin'. i feel bad for all my byu friends who do not get a spring break.

psyche! have fun sitting in class while i am soaking in the rays. suckers.

pictures to come.

xoxo

brittany

whew!

2009-03-12T20:40:00.002-06:00

i have been slaving away on my BFA application/portfolio all week and i am finally finished. feels good. i'll let y'all know when the results are in.

in other news: i think i am going to try and produce more images like these:

i know i said this in my last post, but god bless those little plastic holga cameras. and cross processed film. i had a lot of fun with this.

critical mass

2009-03-10T21:08:00.001-06:00

god bless those little plastic holga cameras.

arts and crafts time

2009-03-09T17:55:00.002-06:00

my current journal is slowly coming to it's end, and to deal with the pains of parting with it, i decided to make my new one spectacular so i had something to look forward to.

do you guys get attached to your journals like i do? i talk to it like it's my friend, bring it with me everywhere i go, and am constantly referring to it for it's previous thoughts and words of wisdom. if i go a day without consulting journal, i feel like there's a void in my day. i put everything in it, from recipes to doodles, from newspaper clippings to photo test strips, from fortunes from fortune cookies to pieces of lint that are in cool shapes. every time i fill one up and have to buy a new one i feel like i'm losing an old friend. but also am excited to make a new one.

are you all particular about your journals? like lines or no lines, leather covers or paper covers, thick vs. thin paper, plain or decorative.. how often do you write in them? do you write in your journal as if there is an audience, or just for yourself? do you even have a journal? i ask, because i have been doing a lot of reading and researching on journals lately, especially journals of thinkers.. like writers and scientists and artists.. and am writing a paper on it in my art history class. so if you would like to share with me your thoughts on journals, even if you are not a scientist or writer or artist, please do.

happy blog surfing to you.

xoxo

brittany

rodeo clowns

2009-03-04T23:55:00.002-07:00

i am helping the uvu rodeo team with some promotional pictures and headshots for their website. i don't know a thing about rodeos. it's swell. here are a few from the first batch of soon to be many. p.s. blogger seems to make the colors go funny/dull. sorry.

yeehaw.

xoxo

brittany

for the kids

2009-03-02T22:29:00.003-07:00

hey everybody. i am going on another kaiizen trip. and you know what that means? fundraising. if you like helping orphans, and helping people help orphans, you should donate. please contact me if you are interested. i need to raise about $150, and all donations are welcome! kaiizen is a 501c3 non-profit organization and all donations are completely tax deductible. bonus. check out their website. And if you are interested in volunteering, its not too late to get in on the april trip. thanks for checkin' in!

xoxo

brittany

reason #1 why my house is cooler than yours right now

2009-02-27T21:38:00.003-07:00

we built an awesome fort the size of our entire living room. watched movies and had a sleepover in it. and are leaving it up at least the whole weekend, if not the rest of the semester. come hang out with us while you can.

my mom asked me what am i going to do when i actually have to grow up? i said, i don't have to.

happy friday nighting to you all. i am going to stay in my fort and curl up with my current book and my journal and my arts and crafts. sometimes doesn't it feel good to just have "me" time?

xoxo

brittany

spring is in the air

2009-02-24T14:13:00.002-07:00

everywhere i look around

i've been out and about wearing short sleeves and flip flops all day. i know it's just a fluke and will probably snow next week, but i sure am enjoying it.

dark alleys

2009-02-18T12:30:00.003-07:00

trent and i went to salt lake this weekend to get some food and shoot some pictures. i forgot my tripod, and it was dark. brilliant. also: climbed a three story fire escape, got attacked by pigeons on the roof, and got locked out of the parking garage we parked in. c'est la vie.

xoxo

brittany

p.s. i am blogtarded and don't know how to post the larger format pictures. if anyone can help me, that would be great.

mo' money mo' problems

2009-02-16T23:34:00.003-07:00

this is the lovely tempestt. we are going to italy together this summer. she just started a blog. she sure is gr8.

xoxo

brittany

<3

2009-02-13T13:13:00.005-07:00

how much do you all love poladroid...

melt my heart

2009-02-13T02:31:00.004-07:00

i sure do miss summer. marni just posted about this. and it made me miss it too. come back to us, sweet warmth.

things i'm looking forward to this summer:

italy, so much art, slovenia, virginia, san francisco, hawaii, orlando, shorts, short sleeves, flip flops, bike rides, farmers markets, beaches, swimming, summer friends, sunglasses, fruit being in season, beach hair, gelato, sun kissed skin, lounging, birthday, carefree, being poor (that's always, though), sunburns, barefeet, air conditioning, scooter rides, driving with the windows down, the smell of summer--you know.., making new memories, thunderstorms, so you think you can dance, etc etc.

i challenge you all to love summer more than i do. i don't think it's possible.

in other news, it seems like i'm becoming a real life, stay up late college student. i no longer go to bed at 10 p.m. i am blogging at 2:42 in the a.m. good night/morning!

xoxo

brittany

a gift

2009-02-11T09:35:00.004-07:00

corrinne did this on her blog, and i thought it was a great idea. because aren't we all crafty/artsy in our own ways? and shouldn't we share our talents with other people?

"SO--Here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a hand/homemade gift from me. Whit it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!"

hooray for art.

xoxo

brittany

i'm getting sick of thinking of titles

2009-02-10T17:23:00.007-07:00

colby thinks that i LOVE provo. so this picture is for him.

in other news... my house is freezing. we turned off the heat in our house, since our heating bill ended up being $80 a person last month. i can't feel my fingers right now. it might even be warmer outside. plus my car heater pretty much doesn't work. so i've just come to accept that fact that i will be cold until May when it stops snowing and i go to Italy.

ALSO, i paid like $80 in parking tickets today. i should have just bought a parking permit at the beginning of the semester. for $50.

hope you're all having a splendid tuesday.

xoxo

brittany

oh, p.s... some people have been asking me for the link to the photo blog. i was hoping nobody would. hah. here you go.

thayne goodness

2009-02-05T16:55:00.002-07:00

my backyard is awesome.

thayne makes bikes and paints things. and is a part-time model.

surprise

2009-02-04T18:25:00.005-07:00

ok, fellow blog readers. two items of business. number one: i started a new photo blog sort of. don't make fun of me, i know i'm super amateur. i mostly did it because i got hired to shoot at the guns n' hoses hockey game and needed somewhere to post the pictures. and when i say got hired, i mean i did it for free for the experience but i handed out business cards and am letting people buy prints from me if they want. anyway. i may post pictures on there from time to time. but i'll probably mostly post on this one still. so don't worry.

item number two: check out this outtake from a self-portrait project i have been slaving away at in my alt class. it's on transparent paper (ortho lith--my new favorite). should be done tomorrow and hanging somewhere at UVU. i'll post the final thing later. enjoy!

xoxo brittany

the shark streets

2009-01-31T23:51:00.005-07:00

shark speed is so hot right now...

we took some pictures of the beautiful boys of the provo band Shark Speed today. they told us not to be "too artsy." kind of boring, but i like what we ended up with. these guys are great. sometimes amy jo accidentally calls them 'shark street.' check 'em out at myspace.com/sharkspeedrawks

happy february to you all.

chlorophyll... more like bore-o-phyl

2009-01-28T22:09:00.002-07:00

totally just dropped my bio class with two hours to spare for the deadline. me and biology just don't mix. i'll take it some day. and i'm sure i'll regret not just getting it over with. like i still regret failing it freshman year. but for now, i'm going to have a GREAT semester. maybe i'll sign up for the scuba class.

get your mind out of the gutter

2009-01-26T11:22:00.004-07:00

amy jo and i have found a new hobby/love: standing on our street corner and paparazzi-style attacking cars that drive by. some people get really mad, some people pull funny faces at us. either way it is really fun and giggle enducing.

last night i had a dream that anne hathaway kissed barrack obama at some televised U.N. convention. and then later at the hotel michelle obama was really mad so she slept on the couch. why was i the fly on the wall to witness that? no idea.

p.s.

2009-01-24T18:45:00.004-07:00

pray tell, which one of these business cards do you all like best? i have a new photo blog coming soon... ready, set, vote.

b-day

2009-01-24T18:28:00.004-07:00

today is my sister rachel's 23rd birthday, i think. here are the top ten reasons that i like rachel:

10. she is really good at playing the piano and singing and i am jealous

9. she likes animals probably as much as i do

8. she won't hate me for posting these beautiful pictures of her.

7. we are always allies if/when there is ever family drama :)

6. she is cute and little

5. she lets me stay at her house when she is on vacations and play guitar hero with my friends and eat her food.

4. she is good at giving advice

3. we watch tv together or play wii and it is fun

2. she really likes cary grant. like, everyone says that they do, but rachel has a gazillion of his movies and read his biography and i think she has a secret shrine to him in her bedroom.

1. one time when were kids she flipped me off and i didn't even care, but i told on her because i knew she would get grounded. and she did. and i think that's funny.

happy birthday, big sis.

baby's first wedding

2009-01-22T15:48:00.008-07:00

here a couple favorites of mine from st. george

dance magic, dance

2009-01-19T00:19:00.007-07:00

the labyrinth is/was one of my most favorite childhood movies

i can't believe that my parents thought it was appropriate that i stare at this for 90-ish glorious minutes at my ripe old age of like... seven.

"nothing? nothing? nothing tra-la-la?"
-david bowie a.k.a. Jareth, the goblin king

"friiiiiieeeeeennnd"
-ludo

and don't even judge me for getting teary eyed at the end when all of sarah's friends from the labyrinth come back and party with her because she tells them she needs them.
thank you, jim henson.

xoxo
brittany

s.a.t.u.r.d.a.y

2009-01-11T11:55:00.006-07:00

road trip to logan! katie brandeburg is going to be my most famous friend...

2k9

2009-01-06T13:40:00.022-07:00

dear blog,
what a break! a bajillion things have happened. i'm not going to try and write about them. so here are a bajillion pictures instead:

i will not apologize for the massive lens flare and flaming ball of white in this one

-christmas
-snow
-helped shoot a wedding in st. george
-went on one of the most spurratic and unplanned trips to mexico/san diego/vegas ever
-became besties with my new roommate
-played in a mexican orphanage for 3 days
-worked on my spanish
-became close with new friends
-AMAZING beach house
-partied with a bunch of brazilians in san diego at a hostel for new years
-spent a night in vegas
-laughed the hardest i've laughed in a long time
-read some great books
-had some great pillow talk
-got the motivation that i needed for things
-had some of the best times of my life.

you really get blessings when you try to do things that you know are right. that's all. happy new year, everybody!

xoxo
brittany

blognog

2008-12-17T22:29:00.003-07:00

my favorite drink of the season:

silk nog. my whole life i've been an egg nog hater, but for some reason i can't get enough of silk nog. it tastes like christmas. you should try it.

just so you know, i'll be all done with finals after tomorrow. yay! and now i must go. and study for my art history test tomorrow. hope you're all hangin' in there for finals, and christmas shopping, and last few days of work before the holidays!

xoxo,
brittany

happy christmas

2008-12-16T18:09:00.001-07:00

it's a trap

2008-12-12T10:22:00.006-07:00

i have been facebook free for about two months and have never been happier. i like that my friends have to call me or get in contact with me in a more creative and personal way than just a comment on my wall. i like NOT seeing what random people that i didn't even talk to in high school are doing. i like NOT being bombarded with "pirate vs. dragon" or "are you interested?" invitations from people i don't even know. i like not having an extra something to distract me when i should be doing more valuable things with my time. i don't really care about my 250 cyber friends' "status."

... i got facebook back today. my study abroad program for italy is making me get it because we are sharing information that way, instead of through e-mails. apparently it is almost impossible to live without a facebook account these days. my profile was just the way i left it. my last wall post from october twenty something. my critical mass album. my new "poke" from alisa jones. it was all there waiting for me. it knew i would be back.

h8 u facebook

write on my wall, everyone.

xoxo
britt

shmitle

2008-12-08T22:15:00.004-07:00

what do you all think of my new blog header? made it myself in photoshop when i was goofing off instead of working on my big final project. due wednesday. haven't started.

new things in my life:
-moving to a new house probably at the end of next week
-getting another new job
-sold my ipod when i was low on cash last week
-getting married
-find out if i get accepted to the study abroad program either tomorrow or wednesday
-just kidding, i'm not getting married.

this semester has been great. i feel like i've learned a lot about art, photography, life, love, the blogosphere, etc. etc. i read some good books, stayed ahead of the game in my classes (pretty sure i'll be getting all As), took some great vacays, made some wonderful new friends, tried new recipes and cooked a ton, turned into a grandma that goes to bed really early, only cried over animals twice, and have possibly come a few steps closer to becoming a responsible adult.

no pictures today on account of i've been slaving away on final projects and have not been out to shoot digitally in weeks. if you watch this youtube video though i promise that you will laugh so hard. or at least wonder to yourself: wtf?

xoxo brittany

euro-britt

2008-12-04T11:43:00.003-07:00

hey, everybody.. who wants to go to europe with me this summer? i'm going to italy for study abroad and my program will be done by the 6th of June and then i plan on traveling around europe for a few weeks. you're all invited! and i'm dead serious. things to look forward to in europe:

-euro mullets
-euro trash
-rad electro/house music
-fashionable people
-gelato
-driving on the wrong side of the road
-and much much more.

holla at me if you want in.

eg0-friendly

2008-12-01T18:24:00.004-07:00

hey friends! sorry if you are getting sick of me posting art projects.. finals are coming up so i'll be having a lot of them i reckon. i'm pretty proud of this baby though, took me probably 20 hours of hard labor and a whole lot of wood glue and packing tape. yes it is completely made of cardboard. say hello to my newest piece of bedroom furniture.

xoxo brittany

photoshop project 5

2008-11-30T09:46:00.004-07:00

a book cover and a t-shirt:

both are made from found objects and i tweaked and arranged and added effects, etc.

...mexico was great! i only took pictures in black and white film, so maybe if i get some good prints made i'll try and scan them and put them up eventually.
highlights of the trip:
-snorkeling in cabo
-being offered some "blow" and some "pot" from a mexican in an alley in cabo
-horseback riding on the beach in mazatlan
-best mexican food EVER in mazatlan
-going to the jungle in puerto vallarta and playing on a rope swing and sliding off of a rock/waterfall into the river
-going to the beach multiple times
-seeing a whale in cabo
-watching the sunrise over the beach in mexico somewhere
-watching tons of movies on the ship
-playing games on the ship
-terrible cruise ship entertainment
-eating fresh pineapple for breakfast every single morning
-wearing flip flops and shorts and being in 85 degree weather for a week

i guess it's back to the real world of school and homework and work and 40 degree weather now. sigh. only two more weeks of classes. holy smokes. hope you all had a great thanksgiving!

cheers.

viva en mexico

2008-11-21T10:43:00.003-07:00

this is where i'll be spending my thanksgiving. hope you all have an excellent turkey day. think of me laying at the beach and frolicking with mexicans. miss you already.

cheers.

uterus

2008-11-19T07:51:00.005-07:00

remember that time that i said "i'm going to blog two things i'm grateful for every day until thanksgiving."?

ok so it's really hard to blog every day when you're busy with school and such. I apologize. but check out this little ditty that made in my sculpture class:

yeah, it's what you think it is. the assignment was "where i come from." i took it literally. it was pretty neat though, it involved quite a process. we first sculpted our images as relief sculptures out of clay. then we poured plaster over it, and let it harden for a few days, making a plaster cast. then we peeled the clay out of the cast, and cast alternate materials in it. we all had to do one out of paper pulp, and then do something else too. i wanted to do chocolate in mine and have a chocolate uterus.. maybe hand it out at baby showers as party favors.. but my shape was really hard to get liquid things to come out solid. so i ended up just pressing tin foil in it. i didn't like it as much as the paper cast though. anyhoo. enjoy.

gracias

2008-11-14T10:28:00.004-07:00

for rubberbands. (photos with paperclip to show scale)

on days like today: when i have no work to do in my box, the scanner isn't working, and the phones aren't ringing much, i can work on this. i've been documenting it's progress.. i hope to get it to the size of a volleyball some day.

today i'm grateful for:

2008-11-12T21:39:00.003-07:00

this song. (this is not the official music video. just the song. duh.)

and also my vegetarian dinner group. for allowing me to practice my cooking, feeding me delicious free meals, and reminding me of loving this song.

xoxo, brittany

today i'm grateful for:

2008-11-11T11:07:00.005-07:00

...moms and brothers. today is my mother's 40 something birthday (i'm sure she doesn't want all you cyber land kids to know) and my little bro's 18th.

corey--or tooey, as i like to call him-- is awesome. i'm glad he's my little brother. i call him tooey because when he was little (he was the cutest little boy in the WORLD) he couldn't speak very well and he called himself "tooey mohwow." so adorable. since then he has developed great speaking skills and is also an excellent writer and has been published on the internet. he's been able to grow a full beard since he was like 14 i think. most of my 20-something year old friends can't even do that. he's really good at snowboarding and at playing guitar and is a real ladies man. he is fun to talk to about movies and music and we also have similar senses of humor and can laugh a lot when we're together. he has a hard, sarcastic outer shell, but is really sweet and has a big heart and i just love him. it has been fun watching him grow up just a few years behind me. i can't wait to see what he does when he graduates. i'm very proud of him.

my mom. where can i even start? i am so blessed to have my mom in my life. i'm grateful for how she raised me. she has always trusted me and been very supportive of me, whether it was gymnastics and dance for just about 20 years, or all my crazy ideas and schemes, or changing my major a million times. she is fun to be around and i love to just go home and watch movies with her or hang out in the kitchen. she puts up with my over-sensitivity and my lazy tendencies and lately, my money problems. i'm grateful that she hopefully won't even care that i couldn't afford to get her a birthday present. :) she has been through a lot in her life and through it all she has stayed a strong person and been an example to me and helped me through my hard times. i feel like i can talk to her about anything and she'll help me feel better about it. she's a huge dork sometimes and it's really fun because i can be too. i know she isn't perfect, but i think she's perfect for me and i wouldn't trade her for any other mom in the world.

happy birthday, to my mom who can still out-handstand most any challenger in a hands-up-stands-up contest, and to my brother who once peed on my dad's lap when he was being tickled and told him to stop because he had to go to the bathroom.

love you guys.

thank you

2008-11-10T20:57:00.004-07:00

in honor of this month being a time of thanks, i am going to TRY and blog at least two things i am grateful for every day the rest of this month. or at least until thanksgiving. or actually the week before. because i will be on a cruise. boo ya. so. without further adieu, today i am grateful for:

...learning. i may sound geeky but i really love learning and i love school. i've really liked all of my classes this semester and all of my teachers and it has made school very enjoyable. i'm glad that i live in a time and place that i can go to school and do whatever i want with my education.

...privacy. i've talked with a few people this weekend about the value of alone time. i love my friends and being social and going out, but sometimes it's nice to just set some time aside for yourself everyday to gather your thoughts and just enjoy some silence. lately, there is nothing i love more than my morning alone time, and i've even started going to bed earlier and waking up earlier just so i can have more of it.

that being said... good night!

rock the vote

2008-11-04T13:13:00.003-07:00

first time ever. guess how long i waited in line? zero minutes. i'm gonna go get my free starbucks and free ben and jerry's.

skyscrapers

2008-10-22T14:24:00.002-06:00

my layers photoshop assignment. let me be the first to admit that it's very beginner.

AZ

2008-10-19T13:16:00.004-06:00

i went to sedona this week.

somebody had a wedding on top of a mountain and this was a flower girl:

bonnie and i climbed a mountain:

i will most likely trip log blog this trip when i have time. i need to catch up on a week's worth of homework though. cheers.

brittany love family

2008-10-08T23:08:00.003-06:00

(photo by the amazing colin cronin)

it wasn't me, it was bikes

2008-10-04T11:27:00.009-06:00

provo critical mass was yesterday:

bad photography is so hot right now ^

it was a great turn out! 100+ people, plus the fuzz showed up for a little bit.
after the success of it all i asked rob brill how he felt since he helped get all these people together. he said, "it wasn't me, it was bikes."

...how sweet.

happy internetting to you.

weekend

2008-10-01T22:19:00.002-06:00

i spent a day in park city and went to the sigur ros concert, all with some of my favorite people ever.

namaste

2008-09-23T19:24:00.005-06:00

this time of the year is always a good time for setting goals. new semester and classes. new roommates. new job. new attitude and perspectives. a lot of new things.

i've set goals to: get all As in my classes, do all my homework earlier than the night before it's due, read the book of mormon again, be better with my yoga practice, be less awkward, be more social/more accepting/less judgmental, learn more about politics, absorb as much knowledge as i can in the classes for my major, cook more, take my camera with me everywhere i go, go to the temple more, spend money smarter, eat healthier, be more green, manage my time better, be more grateful and or affectionate to friends and family, avoid getting married, and on and on. i think that setting goals is good and healthy. it gives me something to wake up for in the morning.

i guess i'm telling you all in blog land this so that you know what goals i have and if you see me doing stupid things like eating one pound of cookies in one sitting or eloping with someone i met the night before, you can remind me about this. thanks y'all. loves. xoxo

welcome to my first assignment in my photoshop class. we had to make up a CD cover for a fake band and fake album. i thought it was pretty fun. you may recognize the photo from an earlier post in d.c. this summer.

hope you're all having a fantastic week. keep it classy.

growth

2008-09-18T11:26:00.003-06:00

i thought this was funny. these two pictures were taken probably almost exactly a year apart:

i originally just wanted to show you guys how long my hair was getting, so i went looking for old pictures... my how we've changed. lynsey is now more belmont/fake california babe-ier (note, she's gone from a target hoodie to a banana republic cardigan), and marni is now more punk-dyke-ier. (punk-dyke is a direct quote from lynsey or chris, i forget who.)
my hair has probably grown about 6 inches though. kudos, me.

go play in some leaves, everyone. happy autumn.

photoshoot

2008-09-14T21:58:00.006-06:00

on this day we almost killed poor cory's dog, so we only took about this many pictures. whatev. RIP putty.

oh hey.. i love school and life in general right now. thanks, world.

welcome to utah county

2008-09-03T17:48:00.003-06:00

so on tuesdays and thursdays i have a break in between classes. yesterday it was nice day out so i decided to go kill my time underneath a shady tree on campus. i found the perfect spot, got out my journal and life cereal, and got comfortable. there were two other girls sitting on the same hill as me doing their reading and studying and what-nots as well. i took a break from writing and glanced up, and i see a rather funny character walking on the path my way. he looked like your stereo typical utah weirdo. socks with sandals, khaki shorts, glasses, and the best part: a graphic tee that said "working on my testimony." ok... who is this creep. my first thought was to get out my camera and take a picture of him for the 'this just happened' blog. i think i was in shock from how hilarious he was though because i didn't get to it fast enough. i sat there in awe. i came to my senses and realized i was staring, so i decided to look back down at my journal. lo and behold, this chaz couldn't stop at just wearing a ridiculous outfit, he then says outloud: "note to self: this hill is where all the cute girls come to study." and just smiled at us creepily and kept walking. what the freak. welcome to utah county. so awkward.