Never Will I

Never Will I...

• Ride the Top Thrill Dragster
• Own too many sweaters
• Own too little books 
• Ride on a plane (I'll take a train, thank you) 
• Go back to this haunted hospital...

     Perhaps I ought to explain the last bullet point. You see, when I was about seven my aunt was in the hospital. Atlanta, Georgia has always had a reputation for hauntings, but I didn't expect to step off an elevator and onto an abandoned hospital floor.
     We arrived quite late at night. Perhaps it was a weary mistake but somehow we ended up on the wrong floor. It was four floors down from the very top, which made it seem peculiar that no one was there - absolutely no one. I feel the need to emphasize this. Most of the lights were off, but the ones over the reception desks were still lit. Being only seven and having an overactive imagination, the whole experience was a bit petrifying. I tried to step off the elevator, but my uncle quickly stopped me. We made our way to the correct floor soon after.
     I also just realized I would love to go back to that floor. Imagine the surreal black and white photographs I could capture. I love all things supernatural as well - so, really, it's quite perfect.
     Anyone fancy a trip to a haunted hospital?

The Trio of Disaster

If you could invite any three people (fictional or real) for tea, who would you invite?
Well, I decided to make it quite a bit of an interesting gathering...
Firstly and foremost, I would invite the Doctor. I would try to reach the Ninth Doctor, but if any of the other regeneration want to come, too, that's fine (they are the same person, although this might lead to a bit of a paradox). We could all have tea in the Tardis since there's got to be a tearoom somewhere. It'd be grand to see the Tardis and maybe even fly it. Of course, I might end up crashing. I'd discuss absolutely everything with him whilst he'd get the Tardis mug. It'd be a shame if he didn't.
Secondly, I'd invite Sherlock Holmes. I like to think he'd show up if I perhaps sent him pictures of the Tardis. A mystery worth solving. He'd be so baffled - also a reason to invite him. There's no way we'd be able to make 'small talk' so in place of that we'd need to find a fascinating topic.
Lastly, I'd invite Castiel (I hope many of you are aware of who this is - if not, he's an angel from the show Supernatural). I would ask the Doctor to see if there was a way he could fix Castiel's fading grace.
This would be the biggest tea party of the decade, at least.

Yesterday's Gardening Adventure

Yesterday I participated in a group gardening project. Only it wasn't truly gardening - rather, it was the deconstruction of a garden. I, and many other classmates, helped to pull up the final remains of a fading garden on our local campus. The people running it generously let us take what we desired. A couple people quickly scrambled towards the baby tomatoes and kale.The rest of us took the brightly colored flowers. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me yesterday, so I was unable to get pictures of all the work we did. However, I took many flowers home and did a little photo-shoot for them on my front porch (no, you won't get to see them).
I have to say it was more fun than I expected it to be.

To Be Evangelical

"Evangelical" has several meanings. Today, we are talking about when one promotes something they love with a dedication. We all have that one thing we constantly try to get others interested in - rather it be a hobby, food, or a beloved television series.

I suppose I am evangelical about photography, given I have at least one camera on me at all times. I am constantly looking for interesting things to photograph. I often encourage my siblings to do the same. I came 'round to occupying this subject last winter. 

I used to look at storm pictures when I was little and be amazed by the photographer's fortitude. I always admired how they seemed to mysteriously capture the perfect shot. It is, I suppose, literally capturing a moment; forever frozen withing a single frame. I have a shoe box nearing about three hundred photographs worth of content. 

Photography is a common hobby among the human population. Many people are prone to this without realizing it - and that's okay.
Ta, ta, nightly bloggers.