Photo of the Day, 11/17/09

NY comes to Philly.

Just a little holiday cheer, please?

I just read that yet another of the casualties of the City's budget crisis is Rittenhouse Square, or, more specifically, the Square's holiday lights. In years past, one of my favorite things about the winter is walking through the Square and seeing the giant Christmas balls in the trees. For someone who seriously suffers in the winter due to lack of sunlight, the holiday decorations in the Square, along Market Street, along Broad Street and at City Hall gave me an infusion of much-needed cheer and levity.

Each and every year, I'd walk around the city and "ooh and aah" over the lights and snowflakes. It would start to be when I felt the "Christmas Spirit." Without those symbolic representations of the season, the winter and the holidays just won't be the same. And this year, more than any other year in the past, I feel like I need the "Christmas Spirit" to lift my spirits.

I know that times are tough for all, but if you can, please help make sure that the holiday lights (at least in Rittenhouse Square) shine bright this year, as they have in the past.

Photo of the Day, 11/8/09

Masonic Temple, Broad St.




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Photo of the Day, 11/7/09

Extreme cuteness!!

Act the Way You Want to Feel

That's far easier said than done.

Night Owl

I've always had pretty bad insomnia. But over the last couple of weeks, it's gotten worse and worse. I've pretty much been functioning on about 4 hours of sleep a night. I thought that eventually I'd *have* to sleep because my body would be so exhausted, but no such luck. My body just won't rest. And I can't turn my brain off. A month or two ago, I thought that I had just the right combo of sleep aids to get to sleep at a reasonable time, and get a good night's rest. But now, nothing seems to work. Not soothing music, not white noise, not NO noise. Not laying in bed for an hour, not moving to the couch, not turning on mindless TV. I try reading, knitting, writing... nothing works. Not sure what else to do. I give up.

Real Photo of the Day, 10/29/09

An unexpected visit from Laurie was just what I needed!

Photos update

You might notice that my photos aren't coming up in order. I've been really lax about posting them lately. I've been taking a lot of pictures, but I haven't been in the mood to upload them all from my camera, and then decide what to post.

I've also noticed that I will take a hundred pictures one day, and then zero the next. So I'm going to bend my own rules and allow myself a one-week window to use/post photos.

More to come...

Photo of the Day, 10/19/09

Yummy chocolate and raspberry deliciousness that S and I shared at Max Brenner. It took me a while to get this one up...

Photo of the Day, 10/30/09

Self Portrait.