62 posts tagged “vox hunt”
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A. Abstracts, Animals, Arches, Art, Arrows, Airplanes.
B. Bells, Bridges, Butterflies, Balls, Balloons, Bees, Boats,Bicycles, Blimps, Bones, Bottles.
C. Colors, Cones, Cars, Campsites, Cats, Churches, Circles,Cities, Columns.
D. Dewdrops, Dancers, Demonstrations, Doors, Dishes, Dogs.
E. Environment, Eyes, Eggs.
F. Fences, Farms, Feathers, Flags, Fire, Flowers, Fountains.
G. Gates, Gears, Graffiti, Gardens, Glass.
H. Hands, Handles, Hats, Horses, Halloween, Hallways, Harbors.
I. Indentations, Ice, Insects, Iron.
J. Jewels, Jails, Jets, Joints, Junk.
K. Kids, Knives, Keys, Kites.
L. Leaves, Legs, Letters, Locks.
M. Masks, Machines, Mirrors, Money, Mushrooms.
N. Neon, Nighttime, Noodles.
O. Oranges, Opposites.
P. Pairs, Paper, People, Peppers, Porches.
R. Railroads, Rainbows, Reflections, Rust.
S. Signs, Sand, Sea, Shells, Shadows, Silhouettes, Skulls,Smoke, Stairs, Streams Statues, Swings.
T. Tattoos, Tombstones, Tools, Trees.
U. Umbrellas, Utensils, Uniforms.
V. Vines, Valves, Vases, Vegetables.
W. Waterfalls, Wood, Weightlifters, Windows, Watches, Winter,Wheels.
Y. Yards, Yarn, Yoga, Youth.
Z. Zoos, Zigzags, Zebras.
This was copied from a Photography blog and podcast notes so I could
get some "inspiration" to take more photos. I think it might be useful.
Just need things to take photos of...................I am so
unimaginative!!!!
Show us something wacky.
What?
Show us what sets you apart from the next person.
My problem is (and this is probably down to my own self perception,
rather than anyone elses) that I have never felt that I stand out from
anyone. Ok, I am short and that stands out, but I am not a abnormal. My
personality, for most of my life has been one of those personalities
that people acknowledge and they like me, but I have always got the
impression that life would go on without me if I wasn't there and I
wouldn't be missed that much. I am now sure that this probably isn't
the case, but its something I have felt for a long time. There is
nothing that stands out about me. Nothing that sets me apart. I wish
there was.
Ok, my good points:
I can listen
I am very empathetic
I am diplomatic
I am caring
I am thoughtful (probably too much sometimes)
I am analytical (again, can be seen as a bad thing too)
My bad points:
I wish I was wittier
I wish I was artistic
I am opinionated
I didn't used to tolerate other peoples opinions (I do now. I have
learned my lesson. Its amazing what age and experience can do...)
I have no outstanding phyical attributes that would make me attractive
I am crap with money
I am probably slighly hyperchondrical (although, who am I to say?)
Not as fit as I used to be or wished I was (although I could do something about that and am going to...)
I have size 5 feet (you try and find shoes for an adult at that size!)
I think too much
I hang on to things in my head and regrets last too long
I can be really quite boring
The list is endless
I guess if you want to stand out from the crowd, then I suppose you could put all this together and say that this in itself makes me stand out. But in the context of the question on this kind of forum, I guess that the question was aimed at something extraordinary, something different, something not of the norm.
Sorry, can't provide that. Hence I don't stand out from the crowd.............
Show us something you don't understand.
I dont understand life. This planet. The people on it. And everything that goes hand in hand with those two things.
You could say that if we were to understand life, then it would be easier to move through time, making right the right, preventing the wrongs. But as much as this planet is being damaged, corrupted and that we can't see past the end of the next second on the clock, its this lack of understanding that paradoxically makes Planet Earth and everything that lives on it such a beautiful place. Yes, there are wars, yes there is corruption, yes there are horrors going on day after day, to groups of people and to individuals, yes we are systematically destroying our planet (and no, I am not going to go on about Global Warming. I am talking about other things. Rainforest destruction, whaling, mass extinction of hundreds of species every day, mining, large scale farming.......I could go on) and yes we are the instigators of our own downfall.....
But on the flip side, what is still left is a place of such awe, wonder, mystery and amazement, it saddens me that we can't get a message out to everyone to stop making power and money the number one priority. Children, intellectuals, sports stars, inventors, engineers, shop keepers, businessmen.................toothbrush holders, mobile phones, petrol cans, clothing, road diggers.......................jellyfish, sharks, sea slugs, gazelles, elephants, wasps, worms.............
EVERYTHING we live around, as much as we take it for granted, is a little miracle in itself. Yet the fundamentals of what makes all this exist, what it is to be "is", the basic building blocks of life........we are only JUST beginning to scratch the surface and me just rambling on about it, with everything that goes on day to day, does not do this wonderous, yet completely unfathomable place justice.
Planet Earth and everything that is on it. I don't even pretent to understand it. But I do love it..............
Show us the person you want to be like in life.
Submitted by Beshr.
You know, taking Jodi's extremely pertinent point to its extreme conclusion, I wish I could be me!
Note I say "wish".................nowadays, I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. I won't bore anyone who doesn't care with the details (and no doubt most of you don't), but with my life as it is, as a 35 year old, living in rented and shared accomodation, with no career prospects (confirmed by a conversation with my works HR department last week) and not having any direction, loads of debt.......... and most importantly, no idea what I want to do with myself.........
I wake up most mornings and think that the world can only get better. Then I walk out of the front door and see the world around me and I think "everyone else has got it SOOO much better than I have".
Now, I am going to get shot down in flames for this, but I am not stupid. I am not naive enough to state something like that and not back it up. But it IS all relative. Everyone has their problems and I would be stupid to dismiss this. And I am very much aware that there are many people out there who have it a damn site worse than I do too.
But.......
My life just hasn't turned out how it was supposed to. I know most peoples don't, this is obvious. But I have worked my ass off, to do the best by people, to be a good person, to make the right decisions..........all for what seems like no avail.
I want to be someone else every day. I hear of friends, even now, contemporaries of mine, who have gone travelling, seen the world recently, and I feel extremely jealous. Friends of mine have recently moved in with their partners in really nice houses, I am extremely jealous. Other friends of mine are having kids, left, right and centre, I am extremely jealous. I want what everyone else has and I just don't see it happening any time soon. And it makes me sad. Very, very sad.
Some people would say (and HAVE said, rightly so) that I am being hard on myself and that not everything on the other side is all roses. I know that. Of course I do. But where is my life going? What have I got? Ok, I have material things, a nice car, camera, TV, computer, bed, food, a roof over my head.........but its not these things I want for. Its the little things that enhance life just that little more, those things you strive for as a man and as a human being. I feel emasculated, I feel inadequate, I feel socially inept, I feel.............empty.
Its a horrible thing and I know I have to accept what I have, move on and be who I am. And there are things about me I DO like. Quite a lot really. But they are outweighed by the other things that make me so angry about me and my life.
So, who do I want to be like? I want to be me.....................I just don't know if thats ever going to happen.........
Show us the gadgets you carry with you.
My mobile
And depending on if I am going somewhere I don't know.......
Now, show us your dream job.
Show us your job.
Well, this is kinda what I do.......
with the man at the front being the very man the place was named after....the legendary Nobel Prize winner, Fred Sanger. He devised the first cheap and reliable method of sequencing DNA, decoding the genome of a virus back in the 70's. That technology was the foundation of the upscaling process that was made to sequence the entire human genome, a technological feat that is probably on a par with putting man on the moon. The fascinating thing is that what took 5 years to do, with a collaboration of about 10 different labs and institutes all contributing all over the world can now be done in a matter of days for a tiny fraction of the price. Technology moves fast.............and we shall ALL be the beneficiaries of this incredible science........
Audio: Share a song with powerful lyrics.
And as life has gone on, the lyrics have meant that much more to me...................hugely moving song and never has a song been sung with such vitriol, passion, intensity and meaning........
Show us your favorite album cover.
