Photo of the Day-Day 220

A Dinner Rarity

In the entire time that I've known CraigiePoo she has never cooked fried chicken. She's always been against it on the grounds that she doesn't like to fry food and the smell gets all over the house. I guess I finally wore her down. We had homemade fried chicken for dinner tonight.

Ask long enough and you'll get it.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 80 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 6:54 pm- 8/8/10
Posted: 8/8/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 216

Simple Dinner

I'm pretty sure I've posted a picture of cornbread before, but whatever. We like cornbread in this household. By the way, if you haven't tried Safeway Select Frozen Lasagna you should. It's quite delicious for a frozen meal.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 53 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 6:30 pm- 8/5/10
Posted: 8/5/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 207

Pulled out before its time

CraigiePoo is growing vegetables on our balcony. I'm not sure why, but this carrot was pulled out of the soil too early. I think it's edible. Kinda scary looking. I'm sure there's a fetus joke running around my brain, but that's going too far even for me.

Or is it?

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:42 pm- 7/26/10
Posted: 7/26/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 190

My insides are probably orange

Mmm...cheese puffs. I haven't had any of these in years. CraigiePoo bought this evilness into the house. I couldn't resist. I'm weak. I'm not ashamed.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/20
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO: 640
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 2:55 pm- 7/10/10
Posted: 7/11/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 188

Classy

I'm not a big wine drinker. Heck, I'm not a big alcohol drinker in general. For some reason, lately, I have been craving red wine. It's kinda bitter, but I'm getting use to the taste.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO: 400
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 3:54 pm- 7/9/10
Posted: 7/9/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 187

Fresh from somebody's tree

Someone at the plantation put a huge bowl of these delicious treats yesterday. Another thing I like about summer is plums. These were the perfect combination of tart and sweet. They were really juicy too.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 320
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:18 pm- 7/6/10
Posted: 7/7/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 186

Addicted

I can go for months without thinking about or having these coffee or caramel candies, but once I get my hands on them it's madness. I can never just eat one. 1 turns into 10. I'm not sure what they put in those things, but I think somebody should investigate.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 100
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 5:18 pm- 7/5/10
Posted: 7/5/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 185

One of the best things about summertime

I woke craving watermelon. I was hoping I wouldn't have to leave the house today since it's technically a holiday, but the craving wouldn't cease. So, I put on my bra and went down to my nearby grocery store. Too many damn people for my taste. I got my watermelon. It wasn't the best, but it satisfied the craving.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/15
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 65 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 4:16 pm- 7/4/10
Posted: 7/4/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 182

It's Kinda Healthy

I'm striving to get myself healthier. Somehow I managed to gain 6lbs in the month since I saw my doctor. I'm not sure how healthy this salad was seeing how it consisted of croutons, bacon, and grilled chicken.

It was delicious though.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 2:06 pm- 7/1/10
Posted: 7/1/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 179

Peachy Goodness

My mother used to make Peaches and Dumplings. It's basically peach cobbler, but with dumplings. Anyway, I got the craving for some last week and I mentioned it to CraigiePoo. In addition to making peaches and dumplings, we poured a little of the peach mixture on our pancakes. Delicious. What else can I say?

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/80
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 250
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date & Time: 10:42 am- 6/28/10
Posted: 6/28/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 178

Chickabob

The Mrs. cooked up some chicken kabobs for dinner today. As usual they were delicious. There were pineapples, mushrooms, onions (not a fan), and of course chicken. It was a delicious, lite, and healthy meal.

Specifications:

Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date & Time: 6:43 pm- 6/27/10
Posted: 6/27/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 177

Homemade Burgers

CraigiePoo pulled out the George Foreman grill this evening and whipped us up some delicious homemade burgers. She brushed some special barbecue sauce on the burgers while they were on the grill. Deliciousness increased 10 times over.

I'm spoiled.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 250
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date & Time: 6:43 pm- 6/26/10
Posted: 6/26/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 176

New Spice Rack

This is courtesy of my aunt as a wedding gift. It took almost a year to get. It was originally delivered to our old address and left on the front steps. The unsecured front steps. As far as we know, some hoodrat has got the original spice rack and is filling it up with their reefer and dope.

I said reefer. Haha!

Aren't reefer and dope the same thing? I don't know. That "Just Say No" got to me and I've never touched either.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/80
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date & Time: 5:25 pm- 6/24/10
Posted: 6/25/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 173

Cake drizzled with strawberry sauce and side of vanilla ice cream

More dessert from the best friend's dinner. This was CraigiePoo's dessert. It was pretty decent. I could go for some ice cream right about now.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/50
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 80
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 6:54 pm- 6/19/10
Posted: 6/22/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 171

I really don't know what to call this

This is my best friend, Alexis', dessert from her birthday dinner at Fresh Choice. It's a combination of brownies, strawberry syrup topping, cookie crumbs, and some unnamed pudding that was being offered. I think there might even be a bit of whip cream in there.

My teeth hurt just at the thought of eating this.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 6.3 mm
ISO: 250
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W50
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 6:56 pm- 6/19/10
Posted: 6/20/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 170

Ooh, Healthy

CraigiePoo, Alexis, and I (or is it me?) went out to dinner to celebrate Alexis birthday. She chose Fresh Choice as her restaurant. Apparently I haven't been to Fresh Choice in a while. They didn't have edamame the last time I was there. It could have used a bit of seasoning, but it was still good.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/20
Aperture: f4.0
Focal Length: 5 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon Powershot SX20 IS
Lens: Point & Shoot
Date & Time: 6:15 pm- 6/19/10
Posted: 6/19/10


- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 166

I like to gamble

I'm pretty sure I have mentioned my minor issue with peanuts.

I may be a teeny tiny itsby bitsy tad allergic to them.

Doesn't stop me from eating them.

I should stop pushing my luck.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/1000
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 100 mm f2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 5:48 pm- 6/15/10
Posted: 6/15/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 165

Blueberry Goodness

It may be expensive as hell to live in the Bay Area, but there is no other place I'd want to live. In addition to the openmindness (as long as you believe what we believe), the people, the history, there is the fresh fruit that we are blessed to have damn near all year round. I don't know how it happened, but I had managed to never eat a fresh blueberry until last year. I love them.

I took this with my macro lens. It was almost 5pm and I was sitting right next to the window. Our apartment gets western exposure, so between 4-8 the sun is blasting into the apartment. I didn't tweak the color or anything. I just played with the Shadow and Highlight buttons in Lightroom 2 to get this color. The berries were a bit ashy and dull in reality.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 100 mm f2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 4:22 pm- 6/14/10
Posted: 6/14/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 164

Mmm...creamy goodness lies within

I woke up yesterday morning craving a venti caramel frappuccino with whip. It's the perfect drink for when the heat is cranking up.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/80
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 100 mm f2.8 Macro
Date & Time: 4:22 pm- 6/12/10
Posted: 6/13/10

- Strange ((^_~))

Photo of the Day-Day 163

Minty Good

In case you haven't heard, it's officially summer here in the Bay Area. It's hot, windows are open 24 hours a day, and cold, delicious treats are out in full tempting folk. I even shaved my legs this morning in anticipation of having to wear a skirt to beat the heat. We went to the grocery store today and our cart was full of mainly things to drink and ice cream. These Safeway cups of ice cream were on sale for $.49. Score!

By the way, I did wear a skirt. I need to get more sun on my legs. For a black chick, my legs are pale as a ghost.

Specifications:
Exposure: 1/60
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO: 200
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: EF 28-135mm
Date & Time: 7:30 pm- 6/12/10
Posted: 6/12/10

- Strange ((^_~))