March 31 2011

UBC icon, I had to take a picture before I left campus!

Today I put in my one month notice for my apartment. It’s going to be sad saying goodbye to Vancouver but I’m looking forward to restarting my life in Calgary.

March 30 2011

Today I decided to play around with the shutter speed to mix things up a bit. This would have been a perfect opportunity to test out the filters but of course they were forgotten at home.

Interesting concept from David Noton even though I might need practice on the execution. Check out his blog if you have a chance, he’s amazing: http://davidnoton.blogspot.com/

March 29 2011

This video camera has some fairly memorable moments of our last semester of our last year at UBC. It will be interesting to see what moments have been captured on film.

Today we video taped a fellow LFSer competing in Storm the Wall. Clearly all I can think about this week is the competition.

LFS = Land and Food System

March 28 2011

Fellow photo society club member took on the 12 foot wall all by himself this year. He got over the wall on his first try after swimming, a sprint, a bike, and then a ‘long’ run.

My team, Vitamin D(ominate), faired pretty well today! We will see if we advance to the finals and I’m crossing my fingers for a threepeat (third time champs sounds pretty awesome!).

March 27 2011

Ella being the tough guard dog in Kits. Someone has to do the job properly, KC just sleeps out there.

March 26 2011

For everyone who doesn’t remember what it’s like to experience spring, here you go. Yes, spring has sprung in Vancouver!

March 25 2011

Finally, I was able to experience grad dinner! This night was filled with amazing people, food, and wine (yes I drank wine and enjoyed it haha).

Thanks to everyone who made this night so memorable.

March 24 2011

KC, the lab cross great dane. This is how tired he gets after walking one block.

March 23 2011

Bad news everyone. My computer is down and therefore you will have to wait until I get it fixed to see the picture of the day.

March 22 2011

26 km today. This one was the hardest run yet. My legs and mind are no longer functioning but the longer I run for the more confident I am in my running ability. Each week we are getting stronger and I’m still feeling pretty good about it!

67 days left of training.

March 21 2011

Amazing book. I could barely put it down. On to the next book in the series.

March 20 2011

Last day of winter. Supposedly.

March 19 2011

Today I struggled selecting my picture of the day. There were so many great things to take pictures of but somehow I ended up picking a picture of Hershey (does that surprise anyone?)

Hershey’s goal over the duration of the walk was to locate the longest stick possible. Her record was almost 5 feet and although it was hard to throw, I managed, and clearly she appreciated it.

March 18 2011

Today Justin and I hand made raspberry gelato for everyone at his cabin. This was well worth the effort that we put into making it and turned out very similar to authentic gelato.

March 17 2011

Homelessness has been a big part of my life spent in Vancouver. It’s something that I had to get used to over time and eventually just acknowledged it as being a part of my every day life. Vancouver has struggled managing homelessness for years and it continues to be an issue that they deal with every year.

This week a group of students at UBC sacrificed basic necessities in an attempt to draw attention to the issue in Vancouver. The students that participated lived without shelter and disposable income for the entire school week; all food and drinks were donated by people stopping by.  I admire them for having the courage to experience first hand the trials and tribulations of being homeless.

Picture: A homeless ‘resident’ in Kits

March 16 2011

As I ran the 23km today with Carolyn all I could think about was how proud I was of us. I purposely put ‘run a marathon’ on my list because I knew it would be difficult both mentally and physically. Every time we increase our distance I wonder if I’ll be able to do it but she continues to remind me that we can and we will.

Five years ago I never thought I would be able to finish a 10km run. Today we ran more than a half marathon. This is proof that every time you step outside and push yourself, whether your goal is for 30 minutes or 3 hours, it helps and it does make a difference.

March 15 2011

Today I participated in Laughter Yoga. Rule number one: fake it until you make it (in terms of fake laughing until it becomes real haha)

I think this is going to be my motto in life from now on because that was the best yoga class I’ve been to since Sunday

March 14 2011

With all this time spent training for the marathon and working on school projects I think I’ll struggle to take a picture a day!

I will make my best efforts to post one every single day though, I must complete this list item.

March 13 2011

If one mans trash is another mans treasure I wonder who will get their lucky hands on this?

March 12 2011

I spent my night dreaming about my future and it lit a fire inside of me to keep pursuing my dreams and not to give up.

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That’s the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do. That’s the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed” – Bernard Edmonds

March 11 2011

Today was my second studio shoot, this one with Kara! We spent the first part working with seashells and then the second part goofing around.

These are the multiple photos that I came up with. Thanks to Kara for being my hand model, doesn’t she have such strong looking hands? Anyways, if you’re wondering, this spells out my name in sign language. If you ask me I think it looks pretty awesome..

March 10 2011

Happy Birthday Karina!!! I hope it was an amazing day filled with great friends and great food.

I’m glad I was able to experience one more birthday celebration with you here in Vancouver.

March 9 2011

I woke up this morning and it was pouring rain out. Carolyn and I were going to run 19km and I was not looking forward to it. As I watched the rain hit my window all I could think about were the blisters. A few hours before the big run the sun started appearing and I couldn’t help myself, I had to go outside and take pictures.

Some of the simplest things in life create the most beauty. I can always find beauty in water, it’s hard not to.

March 8 2011

In my head this picture seemed awesome. In reality, I was cringing wasting the water and it really made me have to pee.

Note: No water was actually wasted in the making of this picture. It was reused for the bedtime routine.

March 7 2011

My goal over the next while is to start packing it in a littler earlier each night. I get so excited writing my blog, talking on the phone, or working on projects that I forget that sleep is actually important.

Tonight I went to bed early and knocked over my bedside lamp as I was plugging it in and was surprised the light bulb had been collecting so much dust.  I’ve dusted it off and now  the book  ‘The girl with the dragon tattoo’ will be spending some alone time with me until I finish it.

Good night everyone!

March 6 2011

Everybody is always running from, to, or for something.

I’m running to be able to finish a marathon this year. Today I attempted to go for a run by myself and it just didn’t come as easy as it does when Carolyn is there. You would think that the ocean and scenery would be enough to inspire me but all I could think about was how many toenails I’ll loose finishing the race.

Maybe I’ll be more inspired to run tomorrow!

March 5 2011

And as I sat here on the beach listening to the music playing in the background, I thought to myself ‘I’m really going to miss this’. It’s a place where you can sit down and every problem in the world disappears like the waves hitting the beach and then disappearing into the ocean.

For that moment in time nothing else matters.

March 4 2011

March 3 2011

Sometimes the best things in life just happen to come along unexpectedly.

March 2 2011

My submissions for the February photo club contest. Topics: Shallow depth of field, self portrait, or Olympic shadows. I didn’t realize there was a contest until three days ago so I was limited to my macro shots from February.

I’m lucky that I’ve been posting pictures on my blog every single day because  I lost one of my memory cards which contained ~ 40% of February’s pictures (does this surprise anyone who knows me?!). The club is running a monthly contest and the members must take a picture during the month in order to submit something.

The flames submission is a bit of a joke because some of the execs are huge Canucks fan. I had to do it because I thought I was being pretty funny AND it completely meets the criteria! I wonder if they’ll  think it’s as humorous or if it will cost me a place in the running for best photo of the month haha..

There is always next month. Topics: technology, fast shutter speed, or Go Outside! Suggestions/ideas are welcome.

Some people go on shopping sprees, I go on printing sprees! Today I printed 8 pictures at the club and I’m almost certain I’m the one responsible for the low ink status..

March 1 2011

Whenever I see white flowers it always reminds me of the innocence that we all had when we were younger. When questions like ‘why is the sky blue’ and ‘where does the moon go during the day’ occupy our days.

I’m forgetting what it was like to be a teenager but was reminded today with all the talk of pop stars’ birthdays. It was a time when friends walk in and out of your life on a daily basis, you worried about finding a way to stand out while fitting in at the same time, and relationship turnover rate was approximately 3 weeks.

Is this something that teenagers specifically face or do we end up dealing with these issues the rest of our lives? When I sit back and think, I realize that it still continues to hurt when you loose a close friend. It still continues to hurt when you break up with someone. It still hurts when you aren’t accepted. We just learn to turn off our emotions and continue on with our daily routine never accepting how we really feel.

I admire teenagers for being so honest with their emotions. At least everyone knew how we felt the moment we felt it, good or bad.

I know this picture is a bit repetitive but I was a little busy today and the flowers were speaking to me today.