in the kitchen: Potato Soup

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My calendar is filled with all kinds of silly holidays - November alone has 16 days worth celebrating. And that doesn't include Thanksgiving. 

Hutch will claim that I'm ruining his "rep" by revealing that he makes amazing potato soup. I beg to differ, but a tiny bit of rep ruining is totally worth celebrating National Men Make Dinner Day. 

lately: October Verbs

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aka an excuse to share a few completely unrelated images!

Reading: A lot of things, very slowly. The past few weeks have been crazy, so when I actually get time to read, I just end up falling asleep. In fantasy land, I'd like to reread the Series of Unfortunate Events series before the Netflix version premieres in January.  I don't want to get my hopes up too high, but I'm willing to give it a shot. 

Listening: I'm the worst at keeping up with new music. Jamie Woon's Mirrorwriting came out in 2011 (what??), but I've been listening to it again a lot recently. 

Enjoying: Still being a tourist almost a year after moving. I've gone to see Gabriel Dawe's installation (that amazing rainbow to the right) at AMoA more times than I can count, visited the Community Market a few times, and eaten all the delicious local food. 

Baking: Beer bread. Lots of beer bread, and lazy lemon bars. My citrus craving hasn't really gotten the message that it's fall yet. 

Making: Plans for fall traveling. I've been a lot of places this year, but there are still a few months left to squeeze in more road trips. 

Wearing: My new favorite shirt from Jordandene, but more on that later...

Watching: SHAMELESS. The US version. I know I'm late to the party (huge surprise), but I can't stop myself from watching 3+ episodes at a time. Also throw in a little Black Mirror for variety, and I'm set. 

Celebrating: My girl Cynthia's engagement, and returning to the land of breakfast tacos for a quick visit next month. 

Planning: On buying myself some shiny new equipment for Christmas. That wish list is quickly spiraling out of control though. Whoops. 

film: Office Slides

The office where I work lends itself amazingly well to slide film. Everything is slightly outdated, but still cheerful, and the tints of the fluorescent lights vary wildly from room to room. It's oddly charming and wonderful. 

excursion: Palo Duro Canyon

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I know I've mentioned it about a thousand times before, but I can't get enough of living so close to Palo Duro Canyon. Recently, I took advantage of the cooler fall weather, and my only free Saturday this month to just wander around and enjoy the scenery. I'm already looking forward to my next excuse to head out there. 

local: TriState Fair

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All of my feelings about the fair pale in comparison to how I feel about my new favorite dessert, fried oreos. I know it sounds like a dubious concept, but y'all, they are SO GOOD.

I was able to make it out to the fair not once, but twice this year - it was quite the social week! My first excursion was with the delightful and talented Caitie, and for the second I had the opportunity to host Shannon and Hillary-Anne on their way through town as they headed to Montana. 

portrait: Allison on film

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Living in a town without a photo lab is painful. And I'm not at all dramatic about it. Sadly, that makes digital shooting the most convenient option. While Allison and I were out shooting her senior pictures earlier this year, she humored me and let me shoot part of the session on film just for fun. 

tourist: Texas Travel

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Let’s be honest, once we spotted a giant rest stop lit up like the Texas flag, how could we not stop??

We were greeted by decent Pokemon hunting, a “space” coffee machine and pixel reminiscent mosaic walls. All the makings of a perfect stopping place in my book.