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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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    Feb. 5, 2008 (Day 10) Ineffectual: without effect; weak; useless Yep, pretty much sums up how I felt this morning after seeing the LPS semifinal results. Taking a picture today took a lot of talking into. Feeling a bit deflated still.So I cheer myself up by doing stupid stuff in Photoshop......and buying lots of new music.The blue light is courtesy of using the tungsten WB setting with window light, because I am most definitely feeling blue.
    Feb. 4, 2008 (Day 9) Magniloquent: lofty or grandiose in speech or expression Yeah...this was a stretch. I'm so not feeling the creative juices today. I am busy. I am stressed. I am nervously awaiting the LPS semifinal results. I am too unfocused today.I latched on to the "lofty expression" part of this definition, which I interpret as haughty--though I'm taking a literal meaning of "expression" here instead of the implied verbal intent in the definition. I also played up the literal part of "lofty." My brain is dead today. This is all I got.On a brighter note (ha!), I absolutely love the windows in my home.
    Feb. 3, 2008 (Day 8) Perquisite: a benefit in addition to a salary Six years ago I was working on the copy desk of a newspaper in East Texas. Being in a newsroom on 9/11 was an incredibly unique experience, and it is part of why I no longer interact with the news in any form. A year later, I moved out to DC for a new editing job. I arrived Sept. 9, 2002, at an office four blocks from the White House. My mother was less than thrilled about my decision.I was promoted four times in my first year at that new job, straight up to management...which made me immediately want to leave the job. It took a couple years before I managed it, though. And even then the job I was being offered (the one I have now) was a dicey on-again, off-again affair with the interview. It was a government contractor gig, and I'd only worked full-time office jobs before. I was very nervous making the jump. But I am so glad I did.This photo represents my biggest "perq": I work from home. Every day. In my PJs. Rock on! ...I have been so spoiled by this job, I can't imagine leaving it any time soon.