Entries from May 2007 ↓

Dear Blog,

I do not mean to ignore you. I think about you all of the time. I think about things I’d like to write and photos I’d like to post. I don’t write because I’m not sure where to begin and I don’t post photos because my computer is full; I’m waiting for an external hard drive to arrive so that I may take a million more photos. Then I will get motivated and tell you and show you and love you.

A couple days ago I decided to start reorganizing my photo albums (physical, not online) and there are so many memories flooding back (and literally no coffee table space) that I’d like to share with you.

Someday. Please be patient. I’ll return soon.

Love,
Amy

A coworker dropped off an issue of yesterday’s Star Tribune for me (for this article). The front page has a large illustration of how a couple different kinds of Minnesota’s forests regrow (current news is all about a large fire near Ham Lake).

This is notable because on Tuesday I finally showed my coworkers the game I made about forest succession (with specific reference to Minnesota forests) for the game design class I took this past semester (by the way, I got an “A” in the class).

This makes me curious about improving the game and getting it used for real somewhere! (I created it with the Bell Museum in mind, but it’s not any sort of official material… yet.)

Ryan graduated with his Masters last December and he enlisted me as his official photographer (I used his Nikon N80).

This past weekend I was in Vermillion again—this time to celebrate Jane’s Doctorate—and I finally got to see my photos. I posted them on Flickr as it was quicker and easier than using my gallery.

Click here for the whole set of photos.

A brief update of awesome things:

• Ford Bell, a soon-to-be-former Advisory Board member for the Bell Museum, announced his departure to staff last week (he will be the new president for the American Association of Museums). As a departure gift, he was presented with a copy of the accordion book that I created late last year. I believe he described it as “extraordinary.” (I was beaming with so much pride that I temporarily went stupid.) His grandfather was James Ford Bell, for whom the museum was renamed.
• In July I will be traveling to British Columbia to attend a 5-day workshop with Ben Willmore. I will be learning more about portrait photography and Photoshop. I can’t even explain how excited I am—I have been doing a lot of jumping up and down.
• After the workshop, I’ll be taking a couple days to see Victoria (in British Columbia) and visit Jen in Washington (I’ll see a bit of Seattle and travel to her home near Mount Rainier). Adventure!
• Yesterday Ellipses found a new pet toad (we named him Reggie) in my fire escape. After I got home from work, I scooped him up in a bucket and brought him to Loring Park. It’s been gorgeous in Minneapolis and it was fantastic to hang out with the birds (geese, ducks, Grackles, Red-Winged Blackbirds, and I think I saw a Blue Heron). I posted photos in my gallery and on Flickr.
• Last weekend I celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some other friends at Kristi’s apartment. I made Margarita Cake and Kristi prepared tacos. It was a delicious holiday. Photos are on Flickr.
• This weekend I’ll be headed to Vermillion (first time since Christmas!) to celebrate Jane’s Doctor of Education degree. Next weekend family will be gathering in St. Louis Park to celebrate Karyn’s Master of Business Administration degree. Congratulations, Jane and Karyn!
• This weekend will also be the first time that Ellipses will be home alone for a couple days. I hope he does okay! I am a little nervous.

That’s it for now. Tomorrow I’ll share some of my latest favorite photos that I’ve captured!