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In the craziness that was my day yesterday, I completely failed to take any pictures. I realized this at 2:30 this morning when my dog woke me up because she was thirsty. I had a pounding headache for some reason and the thought hit me just when I was considering not coming into work. So, where do I go from here. I have tried this idea of taking a picture every day about 4 times now and every time I have failed to keep up with the plan. I did not go out at lunch yesterday because of some school work I needed to get done for class and then things just got out of hand. Before I knew it it was 11:00 and I was barely awake enough to crawl into bed.

So, I am not sure where I will go from here with the picture thing. The last thing I want to do is try and start over AGAIN. Maybe it is time to chalk it up as a failure and move on. In any case, I will keep taking pictures in hopes of getting something worthwhile to share.

The tagged wall I wanted to get a picture of today was blocked by some cars so I went to my backup spot and grabbed a few pictures of some Pac-Man inspired graffiti.

Funny thing about this site is that it is completely out in the middle of no where. I can't imagine any more than a few dozen people pass by this area a day and I only spotted it because I was heading down 1st avenue looking for stuff of this nature. Maybe the artist was practicing.

Anyway, here is another version of the ghost in the same general area.

I've scouted out a few more future pictures, but I would like to take them in the full sunlight. These dark days would not do the color justice.

I went back to the same area on 1st avenue where I have gotten the urban artwork shots and found this corner with several pieces including one that is for some reason defaced.

I can't make out what the one on the left says. Any help?

Also, the last few pictures I posted have been tweaked a little too much. My work monitor is a little off and I forget that what I am seeing here is really not what most people will see. So, if those pictures look a little weird it is because I have run an unsharp mask filter on them. While it looks fine at work, it makes them look a bit cartoony on most monitors. Please excuse me for that.

The weekend wrapped up marvelously. The unseasonable temperatures made it possible to get out and have a picnic at our favorite state park Oak Mountain. We gathered some supplies (read: "a crapload of junk food") and drove out to the park. The wonderful thing is that the park is only about 10 minutes from our house and that is only if we get stopped by the lights. In no time we were having a nice afternoon lunch in a near deserted park.

This was the view from our picnic table:

Right around 1:00 the crowds started rolling in. I can only assume the late start by the majority of park goers was due to church. See, one of the advantages of being an atheist is that you don't have a standing commitment every Sunday and can beat the crowds to just about anywhere. After a nice lunch topped off with freshly cooked S'mores, we decided to walk off some of the calories by taking a hike. Sadly, this did not last as long as I would have hopped because the little one got tired. It was nice to get a little time in the woods even if it was short lived.

School has started in earnest and I don't suspect that I will have many other lazy weekends such as this one. That, my friends, is a shame.

Triton the Sea Lion was in rare form on Saturday. I am not sure if he was asleep up there or not, but it sure seemed like it. It was a nice weekend here in the south with temperatures reaching the 70s. Everyone was enjoying the sun. Even the animals at the zoo.

Would you think I was sick if I said I thought it would have been hilarious if he slipped off that little house why soaking up some rays?

A little weird picture for today.

On any given day there are a myriad of home repair projects in varying states of completion to be found around my house. From incomplete paint jobs to patched and unpainted holes, there is always something that needs some finishing touches. The master bath is no exception. We took to door knobs off the the doors in our bathroom to repaint the doors. This was sometime during the summer of last year. Today I don't even if the knobs still exist. I figure we might finish that project this summer, but you never know.

I thought that shooting through the hole into the bathroom might make a cool picture. Now, however, I just find it a bit creepy. Maybe I just need to spackle it shut!

Found this one down by B&A Warehouse today.

Does anyone know what this signifies. Is it the "street name" of the artist?

Just curious.

I shot this while walking around the UAB University Center today. No really story to go with it, just a picture of a sign. It may be notable however, that based on the angle of the picture I am traveling in the opposite direction of the sign. That's right, I am a rebel! You better watch the hell out!

This is what the dashboard of a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck looks like 5 milliseconds before the airbag goes off.

No, I did not wreck. I just took a shaky picture. Just thought it would be fun to shock you even if only for a moment. Plus, that story makes the picture much more enjoyable. Without some crazy story about crashing a car while trying to use a camera, the picture just becomes crap. Of course that has never stopped me before and my pictures are much more likely to be crap than not, but when I downloaded the picture, the idea of a wreck immediately came to mind.

Trying to edit a photo on a monitor that does not display colors exactly right is a pain in the rump. I don't know how this will look to anyone else so please excuse me if it has a bit of an ass tint to it. I am not a professional and I am using sub-standard equipment.

This little guy is my plecostomus. Not sure how old he is, nor do I know if he, is a "he" but we will just go ahead and assume that is the case.

My daughter has named him Slimey and I think the name is apt. However, I would have gone with "Lazy Bastard" cause the little bugger doesn't do anything expect sit at the bottom of the tank and eat. That's the life.