Exploring Life

January 5, 2012

Yesterday after getting my CNN iReport correctly up, we went to see if we could get a few whale photos.  You can see one of my whale photos below, nobody else has shots like these. On the way we stopped to meet another photographer at Starbucks, a not so healthy addiction but oh so yummy. When I looked into Lloyd’s eyes I felt like taking a shot, so I picked the camera up out of the trunk and took a picture. You can see the Starbucks behind me and the bright sun over the ocean behind me.

 

Tanya Martin aka Geek Good Girl

A photo of me taking a photo, made into a Polaroid.

I used both Picasa 3 from Google and Adobe Photoshop to create the above image.
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New Islands Restaurant Open

January 2, 2012
Bacon Cheeseburger and fries from Islands Restraunt

Bacon Cheeseburger and fries from Islands Restraunt Redondo Beach, California.

On December 20th, 2011 the Islands Restaurant opened on Hawthorne Boulevard, Redondo Beach. So we went over for their opening and shared some food. Here is a photo of the Bacon Cheeseburger and fries. Lloyd was surprised to find they brew their own beer.

It may not of been our healthiest meal, but we did enjoyed the walk there and the company of each other. It will be a good place if we want to share a plate of food, beer and get in a nice walk.

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Lady of Magic New Years Eve Celebration

January 1, 2012

New Years Eve was spent at the Lady of Magic Redondo Beach Castle. We had a ball, well I know I did. It looked like everyone else was having fun as well. It was a great evening with dinner, music, magic, comedy and dancing. Everyone was friendly and it seemed more like a family get together but packed with great entertainment. Okay sometimes watching family can be great entertainment, but these people knew how to put on a show. Lloyd had asked me what I wanted to do for New Years Eve, so I began a search. I searched through well over 100 events in the Los Angeles area. All the events were in large clubs or along the beach. In my head I could just see myself standing around in pain or spending the night trying to find a place to sit to get off my feet. So when I found this event, it seemed like there would be some seats, which is a plus. But who can pass up food, music, magic, comedy and dancing? So glad we went, it was a wonderful evening. The atmosphere was wonderful, the music was awesome and everyone was friendly. I am so glad it is just a few miles away and look forward to any future events they have.

Today starts my first day of my new Project 365 with an RA Twist. So I have gone through the few photos I took at the event and picked two that I took with my point and shoot. Both photos are panoramic views of the event. One I have edited to look more like a sketch. Both images are large so I have created thumbnails below, please click to see the full photo.

Lady of Magic NYE Dinner

Dinner at the Lady of Magic Redondo Beach Castle NYE Event.

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Redondo Beach Castle

Lady of Magic New Years Eve Party & Fundraiser for the LA Homeless Shelter

See all the photos from the Lady of Magic New Years Eve Party on Got Baddog. Thank you Sisuephan for a wonderful celebration.

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