Random Thoughts.

Yesterday, after teaching someone the basics of makeup (and after putting makeup on our faces), I decided to take a photo of myself. I haven't done this in awhile, self-portraits. I've changed a lot since January. I've put on some weight, gained new experiences, and is richer in things and ways that matter.

Remind me though to smile in pictures. I look shocked here, no? LOL. This was taken in very low light, reason why I processed this in black and white and added more noise to the already noisy picture. And I rarely really put makeup on (except for powder, blush, and lipgloss), so I kind of look different here.

But different is good.

And yes, I'm taking out my makeup brushes again.

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I'm back to posting at Flickr. I've neglected it for almost seven months. And that's not good. I shouldn't be neglecting things I've chosen to do.

I miss Flickr and my Flickr-friends. I've found good friends there. Some of them have constantly been writing me in the months that I wasn't posting anything.

Yesterday, someone wrote: "I love how creative, fun, beautiful, charming, intriquing, magical, mystical, colorful, & inspirational all your work is! You are so talented!"

I am grateful to people who take time to send me love messages like this. This inspires me to go on, to never stop taking pictures.

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And then, there's Mary who, when I told her that I pursued photography, emailed me: "You've always been the brave one."