LJ, my latest "project" and our week-end

[london1967]

When I think about LJ, I am quite surprised that I am still doing it.

Adrian - who knows me really well - always says that I enjoy having projects to do. The trouble is of course that such projects must have a sensible time frame and a goal to keep me interested.

 

So, doing a City and Guild course in photography worked because, in spite of all the hard graft, it has a precise time limit (1 year) and a goal (I got the piece of paper)

I've been less successful at other things such as learning languages or keeping up with my 'memory albums' (i.e. scrapbooks of films and plays seen, holidays, etc.)  because there is really no end to them.

 

Writing on livejournal certainly doesn't have a time limit and I won't get a certificate at the 'end'.

I confess that, every now and then, I am tempted to give it up because I do get bored with the stuff I write and post about.

 
 

Yesterday I completed a very short project.

For the last two years, I had a calendar printed with some of my pictures.

 

This year I decided on some greeting cards to give to some friends/relatives as a Christmas present (in bundles of 12, all different designs).

Originally I thought of having pictures of flowers but then I ended up choosing statues (I love taking pictures of statues: they can be almost as expressive as people and they don't move or protest!).

I spent a few hours yesterday doing just this and I really loved it. I also picked another few pictures to print some cards for us (fig leaves and bums!)

I ordered just over 200 cards from Kodak (and got a very good deal on them).

 

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Our week-end was very enjoyable.

On Friday and Saturday  nights we had a friend staying: Avril.

Adrian used to work for/with her at Chelsea Harbour Design Centre and I had only met her once.
Well I really enjoyed her company over the week-end: she's a lovely person, so easy-going and quite a laugh.

We didn't do much apart from chatting and eating but on Saturday afternoon we went to East Dulwich to have a look around some of the quaint - but very pricey - shops.

 

Avril left straight after breakfast yesterday morning and in the afternoon Lynne and her mother Majorie came round for tea, which was lovely too.

Comments

[timbear.livejournal.com]

Never give up lj, people like me who seem to just use it to bitch and moan love to see a slice of someone elses life, and your pictures are always interesting.

Besides which, when you get older it will be great to look back on.

[london1967.livejournal.com]

I do enjoy going back a few months/years to see what I was doing/thinking at the time, but also the social interaction.

And you don't moan that much!

[london1967.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[erstexman.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of something similar for gifts this year since I have taken over 5000 photos in the last year between the old Canon SD100 and the new Nikon. I think it will be calendar but I need to hop on it or it will not happen.

I, for one, am glad you have remained on here...

[london1967.livejournal.com]

Calendars are a good idea but quite expensive.

[scream4noreason.livejournal.com]

Well I hope you continue with Lj cos I just discovered you and very much enjoy your posts and photos!

[london1967.livejournal.com]

Thank you Christopher. And likewise!

[allanh.livejournal.com]

I'll tell you the same thing that another LJ'er told me:

What may seem like boring slices of life to you are quite possibly fascinating glimpses into a totally different point of view and lifestyle to someone else.

I rather enjoy reading your LJ, myself.

[london1967.livejournal.com]

There's certainly some truth in that.

And thanks by the way!

[borderlandsbear.livejournal.com]

Your statue pics are very cool and the statues do seem so expressive.

[london1967.livejournal.com]

Cheers Pablo!

Maybe I'll post some picture of gargoyles this evening.