Stuff I Love: The last kernel to pop

This is sure to give far too much insight into my neurotic tendencies, but here it is.  When I'm making popcorn and the time goes off and the light turns off in the little hot box of popcorn goodness, I always always wait for one last kernel to pop.  I love that one last kernel often gets there through inertia.  Sometimes it even takes a few seconds.  But if you wait - if you just wait - normally you'll get that satisfying final pop.  It is a beautiful thing. popcorn

Tuesday on the web

It's winter.  I've said it before but I'll say it again: I'm not a cold weather person.  Summer is my glory time - long days, lots of light and a photo frenzy.  In the winter, it's much harder for me to get motivated, get outside and shoot something.  On the very much plus side, I noticed last night that it wasn't dark as I drove home.  That means the days are getting noticeably longer and light is coming back into our lives! My image for you this week is my first-ever thrift/garage sale triumph.  Oh yes, I've bought tons and tons of stuff at secondhand sources that I wear or use all the time.  Fully half my wardrobe is thrift, if not more.  But this one particular necklace pictured below I bought for $10, along with a bunch of other stuff at a garage sale, and sold this week on eBay for $160.  Hooray!  And now, linkage.

On the Web

Every week I save my favorite links from around the internet and present them here on Tuesday.  Enjoy! Lighting Essentials Project 52: Week Two I successfully completed week one of this year-long project.  Don put up week two yesterday and I'm scared (we're supposed to photograph a stranger) but I'm on it. What does organic mean? I think about how my choices as a consumer affect the world and my community. This well-written article outlines what the word "organic" on products means - and what it doesn't. Sledding with your dog FAIL Yes, another FAILblog link - but this one is really good. How to ace the world's toughest interviews via Ramit Sethi I believe this is the first time I've linked to Ramit.  This guy kills basically the entire internet in terms of content quality.  This article isn't just about interviews - it's about how to win at life, like most of his articles.  Just go read and then read everything else on his site. lois hill necklace