A Little Housekeeping & David Johnson

As you know, I have been posting about Project Runway and So You Think You Can Dance. If you ever read comments (which I can now respond to), you may have noticed a new trend of people (namely Gridlock Manifesto, Chelsea Green, and Taylor Lourdes) talking about the Dish Network and their DVR product called a Hopper. I know these comments are basically ads, but I don't know if the comments are made by people who are just doing their job or if they're computer generated comments, because sometimes the comments seem to reflect that they've actually read the post and/or seen whichever show I'm speaking about. If it's just people doing their job, I don't think I mind leaving it up. I mean, we're all trying to make a buck, right? On the other hand, why should I let Dish have free advertising in the space I have created? So what do you guys think? Should I just leave them up unless they become...worser?

Next, remember this post I did about "The Soundtrack of Your Life"? Well I decided on an answer to number six, "What is a song that makes you you?" The winner is "You Make My Dreams Come True" by Hall and Oates. It's a tongue in cheek choice (because of course they're singing about me), it's a little cheesy, and it's a little awesome, and all these descriptors describe me. Plus I went through a significant revisiting of music of the 80s in my late teens and early 20s that has shaped much of my current music tastes. Enough of that.

Lastly, yesterday on Tumblr I found some fantastic photos from a Canadian novice photographer named David Johnson, aka DaveyJ. A lot of his stuff is pedestrian, but he fully admits that photography is a passionate hobby that he is still learning about. However, he has these fantastic long-exposure shots of fireworks. I've never seen this done before, so I was highly pleased at their loveliness. Extra bonus for me, some of them look like weird glass Christmas ornaments or lights, and since Christmas and the 4th of July are my favorite holidays, it's like he took these photos just for me! Take a gander as some of the photos below and see the rest here. He also sells some prints here.