sincerely, me.

currently listening to : Lullaby - Bond <-- new obsession xoxo



date: 28/11/2009 location: Landmark, Pt.Wash camera: nikon d40, 55-200mm

one of many panoramas i've been playing with all weekend. there were others but i like this one, even though the distinct difference between them. when i took this, there was a third picture that got added to the far right, but it just didn't fit in. i didn't purposely distort this picture, but i love how it came out. doesn't it make you wanna see what's in the triangle of the fences? it creates this illusion that we're missing a part of the story that's right in front of our faces. to those who don't recognize the area, this is only one fence - right and left sides. one sees off into the distance, the lighter side, which is kind of a hopeful thing for most people. the other side, dark, is cut off in the midground and doesn't offer you as much, it's more out of focus which can be confusion. i don't know, maybe i'm looking into it. this definitely wasn't the motive behind the picture, but that's the beauty of it.

of course...

this thanksgiving has been amazing, such an awesome day. from just chillen around here with the family watching cake boss all morning to grandma's house with the cousins, it was a great day.
we only had thirteen of us there tonight - great grandma, two grandparents, four parents, and six kids. we missed lesley :( but she had fun in new hampshire so thats okay.

haha i love time with my cousins, it's always so much fun. like tonight, we sat around the "kid table" (ages 9-19) and went in a circle, each singing one word at a time of that song tomorrow from Annie. its just such a thrill to chill with them, they're all amazing and i love them so much.
everything was going amazing and perfect, something none of us have really experienced with you mix our grandma into the situation, so upon leaving, we're all so happy for a successful, stressless night.. which of course got ruined as we're going out the door.
our grandpa came downstairs with his teeth out (he looks like the guy from the sixflags ad when he does that) just playing around with us and one of my cousins went to take a picture when our grandma EXPLODED and freaked out screaming at her husband (they have a bad relationship) and make him go back upstairs away from everyone, calling him names. kinda shook everyone up as we were leaving.

all in all, it was still a really nice thanksgiving and a perfect way to spend it, with my family that i cannot be more thankful for if i tried. i hope you all had an amazing day today and remembered the reason behind the holiday.

i'm thankful for ...

today is the one day in a year dedicated to reflecting and being greatful for everything we have in our lives. just sit back today, enjoy the time with your family and friends, and be thankful for what a privilege it is to live in this time and place.

what am i thankful for? just about everything under the sun.
i'm thankful for the fact that i had soup for breakfast this morning.
i'm thankful for my camera, and the skills i have to take pictures.
i'm thankful for my cell phone, and even being able to have one.
i'm thankful for my friends, they're absolutely amazing and will never understand how much they mean to me.
i'm thankful for my family, the people i grew up with who have been there for everything and will always be in the future.
i'm thankful for my boyfriend, he's so sweet and awesome and makes me happy all the time.
i'm thankful for music, the major stress outlet that never fails me.
i'm thankful for Campus Life, it introduced me to the Lord and almost all of the closest and best friends i've ever had.
i'm thankful for my faith, for without it none of this would be possible.
i'm thankful for my house, even though i complain about it a lot, at least i have a shelter to go to when there are many people who don't even have that.
i'm thankful for my God, for being so forgiving and loved me enough to send His Son down to save me.

and the six day weekend begins

date: 24/11/2009 location: 76th and Madison/Park, NYC camera: nikon d40, 55-200mm

daniella and i skipped school yesterday to meet up with the beautiful jessica lerner who moved upstate a number of years ago. her school went on a field trip to the MET so we joined them, it was awesome. i made a new friend, mallory, who made me laugh a lot haha, i love funny people.

while walking back to the subway station on 77th and Lexington, we saw this building and daniella pointed it out to me so i could take a picture of it. this lens is uber annoying, but i got it to work for this shot. this picture is begging for a story to be told, questions to be answered. who lives here? why is the glass broken? how long has it been like this? why hasn't it been fixed yet?
everyone has their own answers to these questions when looking at this shot, so what's the story you see in this picture?

new york city, coming home again

i haven't been here all weekend :( but it was eventful so that's good :D

the final jon and kate plus 8 is on tonight, i'm really excited because i'm in love with the show, but it's gonna suckk not watching those kids, i'm gonna miss them haha. so team jon? yeah i think so. kate is too commanding and basically drove him to the decision he made. but still, to be able to cheat on your wife then show up to your 6 5-year-old's birthday party pretending everything's okay isn't right of him (yes, thats the episode emily and i just finished watching).

lalala i've been on this shindig for about a week and haven't even gotten to start sharing what i've been meaning to - my pictures. i have to find one that i can talk about first and all that.


date: 8/11/2009 location: SoHo, NYC camera: nikon d40, 18-55mm

so ann and i went shooting in SoHo and right in front of Citi Bank (?) was this guy who was solely responsible for my good mood that day, and every single time i go to edit these pictures. he was just so happy and enjoying every minute that he was there selling his bubble blowers, which i'm happy to report that i bought. i was taking pictures of him, quite obviously, from across the street then when ann had to go back inside, i took about 80 pictures of him just dancing around. when we were leaving, i thanked him and he let me use the bubbles and convinced me to buy one. successful day, i would think.

xoxo jbox

LOL okay so i started a post about how awesome my high school is, then was going to lead into something deeper about how we're growing up too fast. but, before i got past sentence three, my dad decided to ask me about my current relationship status. oh, and my mom gave me potato soup <3 so yeah, i kind of lost my train of thought.
and i am now a loyal mysterygoogle addict xoxo i'm so entertained. it's a kind of google that whatever you type in, you receive the search that the person before you typed in. its so funny and i don't know why.
i get to go to temple in the morning :) that's gonna be interesting haha, so excited though. i get to see the entire Szanto family, aka my other half. i haven't seen them all together since.. laura's bat mitzvah i think, about two years ago. jeezz. okay i'm super tired and can't find a pretty picture to add so goodnight xoxo

it will be as if i never existed

new moon premier, main street, port washington. xoxo
although twilight the movie was a bust, as i think this one will be, i can't help but to be excited :D the books completed me, i fell in love with the characters as they fell in love with eachother. i'm not sure why they were so good though, written on a 6th grade reading level and being completely predictable. maybe its the badass superhero story we all wish we had? not sure where the hook in the saga is, but nevertheless, it has captured the hearts of countless teenage girls around the world.
with kristen stewart's poor acting abilities and robert patterson's awkwardness on camera, i'm surprised that the movie's allegedly the top of the charts this weekend. but, i shouldn't speak, because i'm going along with the rest of the teenie-boppers in this town.

in other news, my mom is going to the dominican republic to see a concert. crazy hippie<3
oh, and in even other news, mrs. tecusan is going to be the death of me. i'm convinced i could be a lot more successful in PreCalculus Honors without her leading the way. that test today was absolutely rediculous and covered more information that i was responsible for knowing. whatever, i pass the clas, get the 3 college credits, and be on my way. other than that, junior year is a breeze thus far.

music is the food for our soul

hey young faithful, i will teach you to be stronger, to be stronger.

^ my favorite line from some will seek forgiveness, others escape - underoath. this song is one of the few from them i listen to, not being a huge fan of screaming and all that headacheness. some of their harder songs i really do like, but not so much for the music itself, rather their inspiration, or motives. this band, along with many others like august burns red, mewithoutyou, family force five, skillet, jars of clay, dave crowder, etc. are categorized as Christian bands. no, this doesn't mean they're singing about God all the time, but it means that they're into the music to glorify the Lord.

i find that incredibly awesome, and i have a lot more respect for artists that follow this idea than others because rather than supporting someone thats only into it for the money and fame, why not listen to someone who has a deeper background? plus, the lyrics have more meaning than alcohol, marijuana, and girls.

if you're interested in something like this, tell me what kinda music you're into and i'll give you someone to look into