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Word of the Day

I've seen, and been inspired by, many "photo a day" projects, so I thought I'd try one myself, with my own little grammarian spin: create a photo using a Word of the Day gadget on my Google homepage for guidance and inspiration. And what better day than January 27, my thirtieth birthday, to begin such an undertaking? (Okay, maybe new year's day, but I was too lazy to bother then.) This project is also to help keep me thinking and creating images the way DGrin's Last Photographer Standing contest has challenged me to do--a challenge I've found really enjoyable and creatively stimulating. Wish me luck (and perseverance) in this endeavor!
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    Mar. 5, 2008 (Day 39) Busker: a street musician or performer I was going to reprocess an old shot of an actual busker from last year, then this idea popped into my head. Wish I had thought of it this morning; the sun rises on this side of my home and provides some very nice light. Oh, well.I actually learned this word earlier this year courtesy of one of my favorite webcomics. No surprise the comic was the first thing I thought of when I read the word this morning.I need more distractions. Going through heartache is never easy. The part leading up to it is always fun, though.
    Mar. 4, 2008 (Day 38) Probity: complete and confirmed integrity Rainy day here, but warm. The temperature change must be affecting my creativity. This was the best I could come up with. I'm enjoying this sort of "pieces of a person" approach these past few days. Close-ups but not the whole. I like the tension it can add. I may play around with this idea a bit more. Or I may not. I'm fickle like that. :)
    Mar. 3, 2008 (Day 37) Recherche: exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious I love to collect things from my travels. A long time ago, it began with shot glasses, and I still pick up a shot glass from every new city I visit. I don't actually drink much, I just love glass, and I like looking at the collection. It gives weight--a mass--to my continuing journey and exploration.When I traipsed through a few countries in Europe two summers ago, I decided I wanted a few souvenirs that I truly couldn't get elsewhere. I also wanted them to be more than things that would collect dust on the shelf. I have enough of those things. But clothes I could outgrow. Hats I don't wear enough. And earrings are impossible unless they're stainless steel; I have a horrible allergic reaction to anything else. So it fell to necklaces.I love funky, chunky necklaces, so I started picking up a handmade necklace from every country. In honor of this word being stolen from French, I'm wearing the necklace I bought in Paris. I love wearing these items because I always had a dream of being asked about something I'm wearing and being able to say, "Oh, I got this in Paris." It's silly, I know, but it's fun. My necklaces may not be the most exotic, but they are rare. I love those little artists' shops, and I love wearing my memories.