100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money

Inspired by a 43Things.com thread. They are simply in the order I wrote them down.

45. Studying good pics *

Friday, December 19th, 2008

I really want to be a good photographer. I don’t really remember when that skill became a desire, but it’s been there for a while. I have just recently started cultivating it, and what a feeling when I have carefully composed and image, see it flash on that tiny little LCD screen, and get tingles in my toes knowing that it’s gonna look amazing

12. Writing a Blog Post *

Friday, April 25th, 2008

I kept a journal sporadically throughout my teen years–what teenage girl doesn’t?–but writing a blog is quite a different exercise. Your journal is your own, your secrets. But a blog is public for the world to see. Anyone who comes across your blog can read it.
When I first started blogging, it was a journal for [...]

5. Solving the Rubik’s Cube *

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Okay, for the sake of full disclosure, I have to tell you that I did not figure out how to solve the Rubik’s Cube on my own. Mac taught me my junior year of high school on a bus on the way to a dam near St. Louis at a science fair trip. That little [...]

4. Taking Good Photos **

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

There are many reasons that taking good pictures make me happy.
I think the main reason that taking pictures is so important to me is that memories are encapsulated in those images. Photos are a way of memorializing my life: the places I’ve been, the experiences I’ve had, and the people I’ve met and who have [...]