Stuff I Love: the library

The public library.  It is so awesome it's almost unbelievable.  I won't spend much time selling you on the reasons to visit a library.  If you're anything like me, you're already well versed.  If you're not anything like me, you're probably not reading my blog!  I'll just tell you my all-time favorite library feature: holds. If you are a card-carrying member of the Arlington system, you can put something like 75 books on hold at once.  Then they magically come from libraries throughout the system right to the library most convenient to you.  I like to put bestselling books, DVDs, popular nonfiction, etc. on my list - books that aren't available now.  And then when they come available, it is like a present.  You never know when they're coming, but they are!  Here's George at Central - the biggest library in the Arlington system. handsome guy at the library The library is the best.  It really is. If you happen to have seen my pricing materials, you'll know that I did my engagement photos at our library (at the time).  The lovely Puck set up all manner of lights and things and snapped away.  The also lovely people at Aurora Hills opened up a half-hour early just so we could clown around on the shelves without other patrons being around.  It was a grand time.  These is Puck's photo: me and george at aurora hills library You know what else I loved?  Those glasses.  Too bad I stepped on them and destroyed them beyond repair. On the plus side, I'm about 15 pounds lighter than I was there.  Happy Monday, y'all.

Stuff I Love: Pandora

I'm not sure I love music.  I'm definitely not into jazz, can't name all the band members from any group at all, don't know anything about genres and generally don't care who's playing it.  What I love is dancing.  I'm not sure if it makes me weird or normal, but when the music comes on after the cocktail hour, I hit my freakin' stride at weddings.  I never thought I would enjoy taking dancing photos so much, but with the music pumping and the energy of everyone gettin' down, I really get happy. And though I can bust a move and know the lyrics to lots of stuff (which seems to surprise people...), I have no idea who sings anything.  That's where Pandora comes in.  This brilliant online, free radio station allows you to enter one artist/song/album or a whole bunch and spits out similar music.  So if you put in a whole bunch of artists you enjoy, it will throw back all manner of other music that you will also enjoy.  I love the hell out of Pandora.  I can put it on at the beginning of a party and just sit back and let it do its thing.  At boudoir sessions, I can throw on Barry White or whoever my subject thinks is sexy and it will produce a great soundtrack for the shoot.  Try it out, you'll like it. dancing at a wedding reception  

Stuff I Love: Typography

Okay, first of all - congratulations to Egyptians!!  What an exciting, amazing day! Now then, typography.  I love typography.  I don't know what exactly it is, but something about the beautiful combination of words and decoration.  I've always been a bit obsessed with typography - ever since I started designing websites in middle school (oh yes, I was that girl).  Dafont continues to be the place to get free fonts for use in your personal projects.  I'm sure I walk on a less-than-personal line here with a business blog and all, but I throw enough worthless personal crap on here that I think I'm still okay.  I've got some examples of the awesomeness that is typography below.  Click the text to go that font on Dafont.  Most of them are free for personal use.