Purple Flowers

Here it is; my first photographic entry. By that I mean that this post is the first one in which I’m displaying some of my own work. I took this picture at the Garfield Conservatory in Chicago, IL. I thought the flowers were incredibly interesting and would make an awesome photo if the DoF was shallow.

EXIF:
Canon 20D
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/250 @ f/4.5
ISO 400

25% view
50% view
100% view

Let me know what you think. 🙂

|:| Zach |:|

The start of week 7 (of the term, that is)

Tomorrow starts week 7 of this Fall semester. Considering I don’t feel like I’ve been hit by a bus as I did last week, this one should be much nicer. Let’s see what’s planned thus far:

MONDAY:
– School and then more school, but with the kiddos.
– Hopefully going to dinner with my Mum.

TUESDAY:
– Another dreaded day of school.
– Only thing that gets me through these days is hanging with Sam during the free period.

WEDNESDAY:
– No classes, but still going to go see the kiddos.
– Hopefully doing something with Deb.

THURSDAY:
– Guess what? Another dreaded day of Education courses.

FRIDAY:
– School and then more school, but with the kiddos.
– Hopefully finding something enjoyable to do for the weekend.
– Maybe going to see a footie match (if there is one to see).

SATURDAY:
– Must attend a birthday party for a friend of the family.

SUNDAY:
– Ummmmm, hopefully relaxing.

Well, that’s the upcoming week in a nutshell. I’m hoping that it will go more smoothly than last week and that I’ll feel a bit better throughout.

|:| Zach |:|

Ouch

Today didn’t prove to be all that great of a day. Here’s how it went, in order of occurrence:

  • When feeding Bociphus, I poured her food right into her water.
  • Didn’t do so well on a sigma stats exam (I’m assuming, since I haven’t gotten it back yet).
  • Couldn’t get in to see the doctor.
  • When I finally got through to him, he said “forget coming here, GO TO THE E.R. NOW!
  • I went to the E.R. and they said it wasn’t a spider bite, but it was shingles.
  • I didn’t get to go to school after my stats exam (possibly the worst part of the day).

I have been going non-stop all day and now I’m just plain tired. I really don’t want to go to class tomorrow, but I cringe at the thought of having to make up a class period over my fall break. I just hope I can make it through the day without collapsing from exhaustion. I just don’t feel well.

That is all for now.
|:| Zach |:|