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Went on a photowalk with Adam tonight. This was our third attempt to get together to shoot. We both got sick previously, which caused us to postponed. So glad we finally made it out! :)

Our plan was to go check out Cabrillo tide pools since the tide was low. Unfortunately, we sort of got a late start and didn't get there until about 4:15pm... which then we found out closed at 4:30pm! :( Thankfully, our entrance tickets last for 7 days. We're going to try again next week. Not to mention getting a late start, the weather was super cloudy. We didn't get any sun! The entire week was beautiful but today the fog really rolled in.

After that disappointment, we decided to stop at the cemetery to see the view. It started getting too dark for photos, so we then decided to try for long exposures of downtown's skyline. We headed down to Harbor Island to try our luck here. This was the same location where I took this photo. But this time, the intensity of the fog interestingly had a neat effect with the sky and colors. So tonight wasn't a complete fail! :)

It was great just to get out, hike, smell fresh air, and pick up my camera. It felt soo good. Well this was my one going out event for the week. Back to the thesis again!

This was just a long exposure, not two photos overlaid.

Thanks Adam for showing me flash and hanging out. :)

Wind blown tree at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery

Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay

I tend to get cold easily (very easily!), especially my extremities, like my feet and hands. Sometimes they are literally freezing cold. That's why I like to call Art my own personal heater. I don't know what it is about guys but they seem to always be radiating heat off! So I like to steal, I mean share, in his warmth. :D

When we are hanging out, I like to shove my feet underneath his legs to keep my feet warm. Too bad I don't get the chance to do this more often! Long distance tends to complicate some things. We've been doing long distance basically from the beginning. It's never been easy but we try our hardest to make it work. I think it's been harder, at least for me, recently because we've both gotten extremely busy with our own personal lives that it's put on a strain. It's a reminder to put even more effort and time for each other.

He sent me roses yesterday for Valentine's Day. He claims that he has never missed a year of sending me flowers. :)

It's always nice being with him and I embrace every moment we do get to spend with each other.

Some of you may have already seen this... Art posted it for his second week entry to his 2012 52 week project.

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Lately, my life revolves around spending countless hours in front of this MacBook Pro. This laptop here contains the fate of my future. I have been busy working on my thesis, as my goal is to graduate this coming May. So much of my time is spent reading, writing, researching, graphing, and more on this baby. I am continuously backing up my work via Dropbox, a portable external harddrive, and the laptop's harddrive.

In order to graduate without risk, I need to submit my thesis to Montezuma Publishing by April 4th. BUT, I need to give the draft to my thesis chair and committee members a month prior to that for corrections and edits. AND I need to defend it to get the signatures. Spring Break is the week before the deadline, which makes things more challenging...

I can still submit my thesis after April 4th but it wil be at risk for graduation. There's lots of other dates and deadlines but it's really confusing and complicated. The goal is to try to get it in by April 4th. At the latest, a week after but no more. I don't know how many people are planning on graduating this semester... so that can back things up at Montezuma if I get it in to them too late. I also need to make sure I have all the correct formatting, so it will help make the process faster.

I don't mind so much the writing process of a thesis. I actually really enjoy it. It's a great experience. It's the dreadful deadlines and graduation limbo-state that I'm concerned about. I have a countdown widget that kindly reminds me how many days I have left... There are days where I feel really good about making progress and then there are days where I have panic attacks. It's a constant emotional roller coaster ride. My classmate and friend likes to call it "chronic stress."

Anyway, I've allotted myself to go out once a week to help keep my sanity. I need to remember what fresh air smells like or what the sun feels like! Photography is definitely going to be an outlet for me!

You can find me at a cafe. Feel free to join me! I enjoy company. :)

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