Live... in concert!

I LOVE the band Live. Have since about 1992... so we definitely hit their show last night. We had a great time with my brother-in-law, his girlfriend, and two of his best friends. I also learned a couple of lessons.

1. I want a decent zoom lens. I sold the kit zoom as it was heavy and slow. The longest focal length I have is 85mm so it was OK for stage shots, but really didn't get me that close to the action.

2. A polarizing filter works great for the lights of the stage, but not so great for shooting the image off the jumbo-tron.

First shots with filter:







Shots without the filter:





The stage shot with the filter is soooo much more palatable than without, but the jumbo-tron shots with the filter, Ed is green. So it was a toss up as to which way is better I guess.

This just in... Maniacal teen with clippers on the loose!

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, originally uploaded by willowdawn.

My hubby is assuming that the paint fumes have gone to my head... at least he hopes it's the paint! Actually, I've always wanted a mohawk and my very serious life has prevented it. I have a one month window to be absolutely stupid with my hair. The fact that my teenage daughter thinks it's soooo cool that she got to give it to me is just gravy!

Oh yeah, changed the music to something a little more fitting. I love the band Live and we are going to see them in concert tomorrow night! YEAH!

How I spent Memorial Day and all this week...

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, originally uploaded by willowdawn.

I wasn't very nice to my sweet hubby so I'm editing my post. I appreciate everything he did to make this project easier and get finished. We really did work well together and I shouldn't give him so much grief.

Burgandy Shoes

I love Patty Griffin, and have several of her albums. The song playing is one of my all time favorites. When I first heard it, I wanted to learn it, so I hit repeat a few too many times for my oldest daughter's liking. As she came down the stairs... she was chirping "sun, sun, sun, sun...." So on the way to school, I put Burgandy Shoes on continuous loop. We listened to it 8 times. Then when I picked her up from school, I made sure that Burgandy Shoes started as soon as she entered the car. I think I've scarred her!

Master bath redo...

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Well, my hubby went away for three days, and came home to new (sort of) master bath. I had picked paint colors that he wasn't too sure of, so I figured that if he came home and saw it done, he would understand my vision. I accidently formatted over the before photos, but trust me, it wasn't pretty! A little unsolicited opinion... avoid wall paper like the plague! Personally, I think it should be abolished! This room had a border around the ceiling that had not be afixed properly, so they took Elmers Glue and glued it back in place. Not fun... Everyone wants a change every now and then, and pulling that stuff off is a pain! And if you sell your house, I can pretty much guarantee that the owners will be cursing you as they tear it off the walls.

So the jury is still out on the green. Hubby doesn't like it, the six year old declared it "hideous" and the 14 year old loves it... we'll see. It's just paint, and can always be redone. The floor still needs to be replaced. I want to put tile in, but it is on the second floor and I would have to put a whole new subfloor in. It's a temporary home for us, so I don't want to over improve it.