8/31/05 Self Portrait of the Day

Remnants of Katrina. Gas to go up $1.20/gallon within a week's time because gulf coast refineries were hit in storm. Daughter starting school in a new school district this week. First packet is done.

Yeah, like I really have problems. Relax, Caron, at least you have a home to go to. Nothing like getting hit with a dose of perspective.

8/30/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/29/05 Self Portrait of the Day

Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

8/28/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/27/05 Self Portrait of the Day

Dinner at Uno's with Dave and Lance.

8/26/05 Portrait

I get bored with how I see myself. It's interesting to see how others see me, so I asked my husband to take my photograph today. Relinquishing control is a hard thing for me to do, but it does allow me to relax a bit when I am able to let go.

8/25/05 Self Portrait of the Day

The daily ritual.

8/24/05 Self Portrait of the Day

I think images of me in motion or a series of images showing progression are more of what I'm about than just a single still is. The more images there are of me, the more that can be discerned about me - I'm not an instant, but many instances. I'm not any one look, one emotion, or one mindset all the time. I need to be in motion - to always be going somewhere - all the time. My idea of hell is to be aimless.

8/23/05 Self Portrait of the Day

Farewell Ride

Farewell Ride
- Beck

Two white horses in a line carrying me to my burying
ground some need diamonds some need love some need
     cards some need luck
some need dollar bills lining their clothes
all I need is all I need is two white horses in a line taking me for my farewell ride some may say this might be
     your last farewell ride
I don’t see the face of
kindness I don’t hear the
mission bells I don’t smell
the morning roses all I see
is all I see is
two
white horses in
a line
carrying me to my burying
ground
some may say this might
     be
your
last farewell ride

8/22/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/21/05 Self Portrait of the Day

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another."

Anatole France

8/20/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/19/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/15/05 Proof Sheet

As requested, these are the images I shot for my daily self portrait on Monday. I chose the first one and almost chose the second one because my face wasn't discernable in either. This beauty thing pisses me off because I allow my fabricated ideas of it rule me instead of just accepting who I am. Imogen Cunningham has a quote somewhere stating how she wasn't a great beauty, but her work sure was. Any thoughts on what beauty is?

8/18/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/17/05 Self Portrait of the Day

8/16/05 Self Portrait of the Day #2

I get my eyes from my father's side of the family.

8/16/05 Self Portrait of the Day

From my aunt's genealogical research, I know that I have English ancestry. From my freckles, I bet there's a bit of Irish in there as well. My dad and I will both be doing the cheek swabs for the genographic project just after his 70th birthday on Labor Day weekend. It will be cool to find out our ancient paths. I'll take pictures of the process and post them.

8/15/05 Self Portrait of the Day