Saturday Night

– The above is a crop of this photo, taken at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt. That has to be one of my favorite photos that I took in 2009, for the texture and and contour of the leaf, the water droplets, depth of field, and the contrast of the black background. It has nothing to do with today, but I didn’t have any photos I felt like using for this post!
– It’s been very exciting watching my friend Alex get ready to strike out on her own as a freelancer (I will link to her professional site if/when she gives the okay, so you can pay her money to make your life better), and the positive energy has been infectious. I started working on my own professional site to drum up more freelance projects, but it’s a bit nerve wracking. Even though I’d be sticking within the realm of what I know (editorial and design work), it’s scarier to do so with only my name to back me up. But I’ve got to pay for my imaginary office-studio somehow.
– I finally caught Beany’s cat laugh on ‘tape’. I’m sure other cats do this, but she’s the only cat I’ve ever known to make this noise while leaping in the air. She is a happy cat.
– Soft serve was achieved today at Ikea (and it surpassed even the dreamy expectations I’d had for it), and I found the boxes I needed for the kitchen. It was a fairly quick trip, but because it’s right next to the Mall of America, I got stuck in a huge queue on my way in (off the freeway). I seriously hope that The Day Before Valentine’s has been declared the new Black Friday, because if that’s the usual number of people who go to the MOA on a regular Saturday, that’s just insane. Maybe people were carrying out their patriotic duty (to shop) this President’s Day weekend. I bet that was it.