Grandma, I love and miss you so much.

camera: canon 5d mark ii
lens: canon 50mm 1.4
where: Harlem

hello...

yea its been a while...

Life is better...

Chisholm Trail

One of my favorite Grandpa lines: "I remember when I was on the Chisholm Trail with Wild Bill Hickok and Daniel Boone punching cattle...man it was tough in those days!"

Last Day Dream

“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
~Jeremy Irons

3 wishes

Part of a convo me and Niki had last night...

If I had 3 wishes right now they would be...

1. I wish my grandma wasn't sick...

2. I wish I had mucho $$$$...

3. I wish I had 100 more wishes...

In Memory of...

For all the U.S. men and women who died during Military Service.

~Photo taken w/ an ADI Action Tracker


For more photos check my Flickr

Sweet Tea + Coke

I've added new pictures to my Flickr account...Please check it out when you get a chance.

Now that I have a scanner, I should be adding new pictures more frequently...

Peace,

Kid A.

New Ending

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
~Maria Robinson

from Post Secrets

Champion of Courage

" True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost."

“If I were to say, ''God, why me?'' about the bad things, then I should have said, ''God, why me?'' about the good things that happened in my life.”

"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."

Arthur Ashe

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

A little more than a year ago, i had this movie on repeat, day and night.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
~A portion ofEloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope

1 yr ago today...

A year ago today (April 1st) I quit/retired from my job as technical support specialist...pics below are me before i turned in my "F-you" papers..

Honestly I don't even think I realized it was April Fools day...and I've never been so happy to quit something...

1 year ago today...

Self Checkout

Back in my college days, I would scan organic fruits and vegetables as non-organic pesticides, insecticides and herbicides filled fruits and vegetables b/c it was cheaper...

Its not that I don't do it now b/c I know that it is unethical but b/c the grocery store that I go to doesn't have self-checkout...

and yes I definitely saved a lot of dinero doing it..

Cucumber Soap

one year ago today i took this picture...it was the day i figured out that i was allergic to something.



my skin didn't agree w/ this soap at all...it felt like ants were crawling all over me..no good.

its funny b/c i usually take a lot of pics, especially when i'm in the mood but this was the only picture i took that day...

Economy goes down, Lottery goes up...and Chick-Fil-A wins

Everyday during lunch I walk by a PowerBall TV and everyday I get more tempted to test my luck...

Every morning a crowd will gather around that TV, patiently staring to see if their numbers hit...and i've noticed that crowd has been getting bigger and bigger. Kind of like the crowd you would see at a Soup Kitchen...people standing in line knowing they are gonna be served sh!t but thinking maybe just maybe today they [the kitchen] will server grandma's cooking...

although you can't blame us for being optimistic...

You know, how come you never see a headline that reads 'Psychic Wins Lottery?' Hmmm...Is it b/c Psychic's are phony or Lotteries are phony or both???

"We chicken nugget, we dip in the sauce like mop and bucket
Blue-collar scholars, who'll take your dollar and wipe my ass wit it
You livin for the lotto never hit it..."
~Andre 3000


sidenote: speaking of chicken nuggets...yo Chick-Fil-A is expensive as hell now!!!! well actually it always has been expensive but $7.43 for i nicely breaded, specially seasoned, mouth-watering piece of chicken, waffle cut fries (dipped in bbq) and a sweet tea that makes you wanna slap yo mama is f'n ridiculous!!!

Moreover for as much as you pay for their food you would expect Chick-Fil-A to buy stronger straws. The straw shouldn't crack or bend when you try to take it out of the wrapper...point, blank, period.

Now McDonalds straws, the ones w/ the two strips that look like a pair of Ronald McDonald's socks, oh yea them joints don't break/crack...

Chick-Fil-A food is bangin' but i'm just saying...

I can relate...

From PostSecrets

Circa 1968

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. What you have caught on film is captured forever...it remembers the little things long after you have forgotten everything..."
~Aaron Siskind

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."
~Dorthea Lange

You might not recognize the city in the picture below but it was Atlanta in 1968.

pic snap'd by old shoe women

Barnes Dance

The one night that I spent in the Shibuya district of Tokyo during my excursion in Japan in 06' was nothing unbelievable...and not long enough...

Hachikō Square in Shibuya, Tokyo

pic taken by /\ltus

I was by myself that night...away from the other study abroad students...and this pic reminds me of a few things I did that night:

-I walked back and forth through this crazy intersection several times that night...

-I bought a cup of coffee at the Starbucks on the right...

-I bought two cd's from the HMV; Donny Hathaway's These Songs for You, Live and the Lost in Translation soundtrack...

-I bought an Epiphone SG 400 from a guitar store that was somewhere off on the left of this pic...

good times, good times...

thanks Barnes.

No Degree Required?

Ran across this article on CNN...not sure how accurate it is but according to CBSalary (and CNN) here are 10 (of 20) highest paying jobs that DO NOT require a college degree...

FYI I heard #2 was one of the most stressful jobs you could ever have...

1. Margin department supervisor
Salary: $83,579/year
Primary duties: Overseeing a company's credit department, which manages customer credit accounts and approves or denies credit to customers.

2. Air traffic controller
Salary: $74,922/year
Primary duties: Controlling air traffic around airports according to established procedures and policies to ensure flight safety.

3. Automobile service station manager
Salary: $72,246/year
Primary duties: Supervising gas stations and planning and implementing policy and procedure like hours of operation, workers' duties and prices for products and services.

4. Real estate broker
Salary: $71,994/year
Primary duties: Securing real-estate transactions, selling real estate, renting properties and arranging loans.

5. Web surfer
Salary: $70,604/year
Primary duties: Scouring through multiple Web sites to analyze and compare information and user experiences to collect information to help companies understand online users' behaviors.

6. Lead carpenter
Salary: $63,345/year
Primary duties: Leading the on-site completion of construction projects and performing all types of carpentry work and finishing.

7. Cable supervisor
Salary: $60,887/year
Primary duties: Supervising the activities of workers engaged in installation, maintenance and cable repair.

8. Chemical supervisor
Salary: $57,472/year
Primary duties: Overseeing workers who make chemical products, verifying that chemical processes are followed.

9. Home-care aide supervisor
Salary: $56,157/year
Primary duties: Directing aides who mind for elderly or disabled people in a home environment, and monitoring the quality and quantity of services provided.

10. Medical facility housekeeping manager
Salary: $55,368/year
Primary duties: Managing the workers and housekeeping program in medical facilities to uphold sanitary and orderly conditions.

Click HERE to see the rest of the list...

Old and Young at the same time...

j: sup?
a: same old same old. working, chilling. trying to stay out of this cold. u?
j: Man...I'm in my lab. I'm too old for this. (grad school)
a: lol. yea 5 yrs of undergrad was enough for me...lets not mention the fact that i went to school (pre-k - 12 grade) for 13 yrs prior to that. hmmm thats 18 yrs of my 25 yrs of existance. leaving 7 yrs...but take away 5 and 1/2 (baby yrs)...so that means i've only been living for about 1 1/2 yr now...