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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Hourly Documentation

It's been awhile since I did a "picture an hour" post and so I decided to attempt to capture my Tuesday as I flew from MD to WA. It is quite a hassle to attempt to move across country in a couple of suitcases and a few boxes...
9:00 am Finished packing my many suitcases.
10:00 am Got dressed (yes, I got dressed after packing, not the most sensible method I admit).
11:00am Bought Elle to keep me occupied on the plane (I really like the pictures of Drew Barrymore underwater.
12:00pm The plane isn't that full.
1:00pm We're in the air.
2:00pm Snow crystals on my window.
3:00pm The Kansas airport has an awesome ground.
4:00pm My sister met us at the terminal for dinner.
5:00pm Back in the air.
6:00pm The coffee stir has a sweet heart shape.
7:00pm I stain my fingers with ink from a dying pen (again).
8:00pm The Southwest logo reminds me of Care Bears.
9:00 pm We begin to land in Seattle.
10:00pm It is raining.
11:00pm Home sweet home and a giant pile of luggage.

85 comments:

lauren said...

I moved from California to Chicago in ONE suitcase a few years ago. It was ridiculous!

lisa said...

Ooh I always enjoy these posts of yours; your photography is impeccable and you have such an eye for detail.

Lans said...

You knoe, if you made shirts with your doodles I'd probably buy them. Specifically the one from two days ago.

shopgirl28 said...

Sounds like a very productive day. I have that Elle Magazine. The pictures are great in it.

Parapluie said...

Oh, the coffee stir is so cute!

copperoranges said...

"we land in seattle ...it is raining" how appropriate! also you are way more airplane stylish than me.

Tahda said...

I do no envy you having to lug all of those bags across country - I hope you had help!!!

I really miss Seattle. I love landing there at night especially - the lights twinkle through the trees.

janettaylor said...

so cute...

XoXo

Rebecca said...

Lovely pictures! Sounds like a long day...

Annie said...

love this picture-an-hour thing... the coffee stirrer is so sweet! hope you have a good time in washington.

Kate said...

Cute pictures as always, I think I want your life! x

Lilly said...

Sounds to me like you had a long day! And I couldn't imagine having to back all my stuff in a couple of suitcases, I really don't think it would be possible haha!

Isabel said...

This is a beautiful idea! Your photographs are wonderful. I had such a good time reading this post!

caroussel said...

Love these posts.

You're so lucky you get so many bags!

I moved to France for the year from Australia, one suitcase, 20kg..

And I'll have to leave sooo much here to go home again, with just 20kgs.. argh!!

At least it keeps me from spending too much on clothes :)

ridingthecarrousel.blogspot.com

Simply Me said...

this is a really cool idea...the picture an hour. i love it. i especially love the one at 7pm. did you draw that, if so, thats amazing.

Sylvia Cunningham said...

Lovely hour by hour documentation! I love pictures taken through the windows of plane. They always give me warm feelings. And I love the picture with the luggage in front of your house! Your house looks so bright and nice.

Elaine said...

This was so much fun!!! I am looking forward to future hour by hour posts!!

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Emily said...

Apparently even lovely, artsy pictures like yours make me shudder when they're of plane terminals and airports :/

I love the design in your sketchpad, though! Looks like a great way to pass the time.

Wes. said...

interesting, love it! were all those suitcases yours?

Wanderlusting said...

LOVE this post, thanks for taking us along for the ride. Especially love that Elle mag (it was great reading this weekend for me too) and your nailpolish...matches that sweet straw perfectly ;)

KD said...

I love this post but is it seriously that light at 11?!?!? Crazy!

Cas Ruffin said...

This looks so fun. Are you still travelling or have you settled?

jayne said...

I love these posts! btw I'm going to Seattle this weekend, any recommendations? food? to do? etc

Brigadeiro said...

Ooh! Love your 'day by the hour', your doodles, the coffee stir and that kansas airport floor, all gorgeous! :)

Home sweet home...

Jen said...

I love these posts of yours. I really want to visit Seattle x

carly said...

but how.
man you are so good!
tripod?
no pod?
timer?
the pictures are flawless.

Robin said...

I loved this post.
So much fun.

Robin
http://threadbearthoughts.blogspot.com/

Hadley said...

I'm going to have to go form California to New York...I feel your pain...hope I look half as put together as you do.
and I use the same pen as you. Haha.

Lilix said...

Wow i love the idea.

Eyeliah SS said...

Oh yay I love these posts (I want to do one!). What a big day, welcome back to the West Coast! :-)

cindy said...

pretttty pictures! i really love what you were drawing on the plane. do you draw a lot?

Ambroisine said...

I love when you do those posts ! I didn't know you lived near Seattle, I went on the islands near by last summer it's so beautiful there :)

muchlove said...

Ah, I love your picture and hour series. The coffee stir is so cute. Good to know that the travel went well and you arrived safely :)

WendyB said...

Love this post. Great photos.

Emily said...

Your A Picture An Hour posts are always so much fun. I may have to do one soon. I chuckled when I saw the caption for the 8:00pm picture. Southwest's logo has always reminded me of Care Bears, too :) The photo of the plane making its landing in Seattle is beautiful.

Mary said...

There's nothing like an entire day spent traveling to make you relish arriving at your destination, even if the destination is somewhat bittersweet. Congrats on finishing your degree. The world is wide open.

The Voguette said...

i'm so glad your trip went well! and elle seems to be the magazine of choice for plane trips although for my flight to china i brought british vogue!

ps. sorry for my lack of comments, blogger is banned in china. =(

<3 The Voguette

C said...

oh that's a lovely home entrance.

Esmé Squalor said...

Yay! I love these hour to hour ones! I'm so inspired! Do more! =D For your greedy readers.

Allie said...

I could never be so cute and stylish on a plane.

kelse said...

gorgeous photos darlin xx

Meg said...

Oh my gosh, it must be so hard to move in suitcases. I've never moved far enough to do it on a plane.

Denise said...

WOW WOW WOW for all the photos and i especially love your doodles! How do you do that?

Shelby said...

Your house looks just like all the American homes I have seen in the movies! so cute!

Shen-Shen said...

Woah, the ground of that airport IS pretty. And that stirrer is adorable! Your house looks quaint!

Amelia said...

I love these! The snow crystals picture is gorgeous and I love the room in the 2nd picture.

Hmm, why is my word verification "fightwar"?

UberOriginal said...

Oh awesome I never realised you lived in Seattle. I have always been fascinated by that place thanks to the whole grunge movement, in particular Kurt Cobain and Pearl Jam. Is the music scene there still amazing? x

indigotangerine said...

welcome (back?) to Seattle! Love that stir stick and your doodles, I always find airplanes kind of exciting, the idea that just a few hours later you are in a completely different place really amazed me as a kid. However as a kid I also secretly wanted the plane to crash in the ocean (safely!) so i could test out the flotation cushions and go down the blow up slide.
-indigo

Is said...

I love this post. welcome back!

Shin said...

Sounds like a fun trip!! I always bring fashion magazines whenever I go out for a trip too! xxoxoxo

Cathy Voyage said...

Lovely post!

K@terina B. said...

cool pics ... as always, and I must admit I clicked on the photo of the dying pen cause the pattern you drew caught my eye!!! amazing and It actually makes you dizzy :P
seems like you had fun! I wanna visit the states at some point too!!!

Chloe said...

I love it when you do these posts! It's such a great idea, and your photography skillz are pretty darn impressive.

And I agree- that Southwest logo? CAREBEARS ALL THE WAY!

amanda said...

I have to add to the chorus: I love these posts!

I'm currently moving from Hawaii to California and it's taking a lot more than just a handful of suitcases!

h said...

what a cute dress you are wearing!

ohphilippa said...

what an adventurer you are!

Swell Vintage - Frankie said...

Your hourly photo sets are my favourite. I love these! Also, you are so bloody talented - your drawings are amazing! Have you considered setting up an etsy shop? x

Raquel said...

the coffee stir is so cute!
are you staying in washington?
x

fhen said...

thankyou for your birthday greeting :)
ah, i always love your hourly photographs!
you always capture great details
glad to hear that the trip was well


xoxo,
fhen

Rain said...

Your travel story is fun to read. The tiny little things, you mostly don't pay attention to are sometimes really interesting, when you do pay attention! I hope to see more of these 'stories'!

xoxo

Lo said...

I love it when you do these posts. This day was an interesting one to document, all of the little details are neat.

Francie. said...

ooh. i totes love you house.. and that old living room you were in.

just found your blog n totes like it

paola said...

i don't like doing long trips...especially 'coz i'm never able to decide what to bring with me! really nice picturers!

J.Yo said...

i love the post! very creative, and the photography is amazing! i especially love the drawing you did!

Eda said...

Beautiful pictures! Even if you had a busy day, I get the feeling that you enjoyed every moment of it!

yiqin; said...

Ohmy, I love those yhellow shoes of yours! The snow flakes are GORGEOUS! I have never seen them before! Plus your doodles are so great!

Diane said...

Busy day! I'm glad you had what seems like a safe trip across country.

How does it feel to be home? I remember moving back into my parent's house after I graduated from UC Davis; I felt strangely out of place (even though Davis is only a two hour drive from where I live and you're traveling across many many states!).

I love the second photo of you. It's a lovely setting!

Nadine said...

I love the second picture. You look wonderful in it :).

Jade said...

I just started following you... this is such a great idea for a post, can't wait till the next one!

Meream said...

What a wonderful idea! I may have to copy this. Will credit you, of course.

PS. Dying, bleeding pens are annoying.

Fannah said...

Love the pictures! 1. your sister looks like you ;) 2. Even if my pen's not dying, I get ink stains all over :s 3. the snow crystals are beautiful..

alixrose said...

What a wonderful idea. This is soo lovely. So are you moving back to Seattle or to Seattle for the first time? If you need anything seattlelites are happy to help.

plastikneon said...

I always love your hour by hour photos. Great plane shots!

Alice said...

what a long trip !
the heart logo and coffe stir are so cute !

Manja said...

I love your *picture an hour* post. I might steal this idea sometime on my travels (if that's okay, of course).

The actual traveling part and getting to places is always so exhausting but fun at the same time. Love the care - bearish logo ;)

Becca Jane said...

such a great post! fabulous pictures. I also loved the pictures of drew underwater - amazing eh?

Talk Pretty To Me said...

What a fun idea. Does it always rain in Seattle? I'm just addicted to Twilight and in the book its always raining. Love the photos darling.

xoxo
J

www.talkprettytome.blogspot.com

Winnie said...

What a brilliant post. I loved this and I especially loved that last shot with all your luggage outside your home.

Jess said...

I love your hour-a-day posts. They're always so much more interesting than my days...*sighs*

I love your house by the way, it looks very cozy and cute!

Shay said...

this is a wonderful little photo essay! I'm gonna try this one of these days...

Diana said...

you make traveling so interesting! my trips are so mundane!

sarathira sukiman said...

welcome back! must be nice to come home huh? the number of luggages you brought home is too darn cute! haha

Kansas Couture said...

Hey... I know that airport floor! :)

selinaoolala said...

what is it about these 'photo ever hour' sets that are so great! i love them, maybe because everyone likes to see a snapshot into another person's life or it's just nice to see people appreciating beautiful sites around them all of the time!

Mairyliscious said...

honey this thing with a pic an hour it's amazing i haven't seen it before i love it !!!!!!!!!!amazing time you are having!!!!

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