tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16443581802327857612024-02-08T09:04:19.684-08:00Flying Ricecookerflying all over the world and eating everything in sight.jenn.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03448662708730796187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644358180232785761.post-52300577456090652372011-05-25T22:14:00.001-07:002011-05-25T22:24:18.920-07:00365 attempt 12332423545 - day 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/5760874478_c71a30ce0b_z.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 426px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/5760874478_c71a30ce0b_z.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />after speaking with a friend this weekend, i was inspired (yet again) to attempt another 365. i made a promise to myself though. i told myself that this time, i wouldn't photoshop the heck of my photos. this time will be different. this time, i will go all-natural and focus more on the content and meaning of the photo (i guess) then on muddying it up with photoshop gradients and random words that don't fit. this time, i particularly want to focus on perspective.<br /><br />here's my first photo. my guitar. i purchased this one sunny afternoon, when i was stressed-out. have you ever encountered those stressful moments when anything and everything is on your mind except what you have to do? yep. that was what led me to purchase this. i love it though. <br /><br />i purchased this used. it has small dings and scratches here and there, but i think that really adds to it and only makes me love it more. since i bought this in february, i've been practicing a little bit each day. sometimes for 3 to 4 hours straight! i've actually already lost feeling in my left finger-tips (calluses)! one day at work, i accidentally sliced a bit of skin off from my one of my finger tips (ring finger). it wasn't a deep or serious wound, it just completely took the skin off, no blood. and surprisingly.. no pain. yep!<br /><br />my next objective is to learn how to transition smoothly from a chord to a barre chord and vice versa. well, i'm off to practice!jenn.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03448662708730796187noreply@blogger.com0