It's easy to practice photography when you have such good-looking subjects. :)
16 years ago
LA Road Trip!
We convinced my mum to replace her 2002 Nissan Frontier with a shiny, silver Prius. If you know how techonologically-resistant she is, you'll know this was a huge feat. My mum has been anti-technology for decades, holding on to her VHS and cassette tapes as long as she could. Last year we introduced her to the world of texting, yet she is still hesitant to give up her Motorola Razr for an iPhone. She's adopted YouTube and watching Korean dramas online, but does so on a 7-year old Dell desktop.
It took a few weeks but we convinced her that she needed the Prius for its mpg benefits... but now she's too scared to drive it! (Took a good 20 minutes for the salesman to explain how to put the car in park, and turn off the car with the smart key system) So instead, my sisters and I took it for a spin around town. The goal: how many food spots can we hit up on the way to Yona's apartment?
The "Before"
We've finally broken ground in the backyard! Well, not we, exactly, more like hired hands? :) Hopefully we'll finish everything (hardscaping, landscaping and whatever else) by our deadline which is 1 year from the day we closed escrow. I can't believe it only took two days for them to dig trenches and lay down all of the drainage pipes. Next step is the sprinkler system.
It's such a tiny backyard -- hopefully when the project is done we will have made it feel more spacious~!
Oblivious to the Freeway Around Them
Yup, that's my sisters. Completely oblivious to the world around them, especially when driving. Which is actually pretty terrifying as any of you can attest to if you've been in the car with Yona. After lunch today, I sent my sisters on their late way to their tax appointment while Max and I followed about 10 minutes behind. In a few short minutes we caught up to the pair on the freeway. I waved, I pointed, I laughed, and yet still no flicker of recognition from the pair. I took out my huge camera with the super long zoom lens and snapped a few photos, and yet they still didn't notice. We sped past them, slowed down behind them, then zoomed past again, and still, the two had their eyes peeled straight at the road ahead of them, as if that was the only lane in the world. Oh well.
