Trigger happy face

In other news, I have decided to apply for at least one job in every single state.

Red in the Face

Tomato Face

This new grocery store down the street was hosting a photo contest that was all about tomatoes. The winner received a $500 gift card, which means I probably should have tried a lot harder to win. I had so many complicated and involved ideas, but I waited until the very last day of the contest to take a photo. I don't consider myself an artist-artist, but I did carve this mouth into the tomato, and I think it looks pretty good. I don't generally put up photos of staged faces on this blog, but what the hell. I also don't normally carve faces into my food.

Odd man out(let)

Notice how this looks crooked? I was not holding my camera at an angle. It's the outlet cover that's not straight. Or it could be the wall? The guy in the middle has nothing to say about it, but the two dudes beside him are very very shocked.

bag of many faces

Here are some pictures of a new suitcase/travel bag that I dug out of a friend's basement:

On this side of the bag, there was only one eye.

one-eyed shiny face

 Two eyes. That's a little more normal. There's still that beautiful shine.

two-eyed shiny face

 Look how happy this one is! That's my cat in the background. His name changes all the time. It started out as Johnny Angel, then switched to Overtime, then Bravo, then Cuba, then Tab. There have been others, but I don't remember them.

Lately, I have been using the camera on my phone because it means that I don't have to use my camera cord every time I want to transfer my pictures. I can be extremely lazy. My phone has a decent camera, but it still couldn't take all the pictures I wanted of this bag. I will eventually use my real camera again. In the meantime, here's a picture of the rest of the cat:

your face is a stain.

stained/strained face

This is definitely not the most pleasing image. I forgot to clean the kitchen counter the other morning, and this spill was either from tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, or maybe I cut myself? No, I'm sure it was either the spaghetti sauce or the tomatoes. This is why you should clean any spills as soon as they happen.

House with a hat

This house is across the street from me. I was trying to tell a friend where I lived, so I described this house to him and he kept asking if it was the one with the turrets. It is, indeed; but every time he said "turrets" it sounded like he was saying "turds," so I had no idea what he was talking about. It took some time, but we were able to straighten it out.

I don't want to live in a house unless it has a face. However, when it comes time to actually buy a house, I hope to have gained some practical reasoning skills.

Mustaches are hip

Yes, mustaches are hip. Even if they're made out of blue baby yarn.

A good morning smile

This is an old picture, but if I had taken it this morning, I would be absolutely certain that my day would be fantastic. Regardless, it still lifts my spirits. This must be why we like caffeine so much--it's so happy to see us!

On an unrelated note, check out glass act and try to tell me that you don't fall in love. I'm the guest writer! Be sure to check out the stained glass on the blog. It's a real glass act, friends.

Cat's out of the bag

Seriously, my cat got out of this bag, and then it looked like this. It looks like an emoticon, but more lively than any emoticon I've seen.

Acoustics

It looks like he's trying to say something out the side of his mouth. He looks a little sly, I think. This is from my bf's guitar case, so maybe he's trying to sing?

We are what we eat.

You're going to do what?

knob nose

I really like this face! He is on my front door. I sure wish I didn't have to use that door today--it's raining like crazy!

Lookit!

No one ever told him that it's impolite to stick out your tongue. I'm not going to be the one to say it. No way. He's attached to the light that helps keep our tortoise alive, so I don't want to do anything to upset him.

Hinging on disbelief

A slightly distracted hinge? This was found on my trombone case.

one-eyed

This is one of my favorites. I found this when going for a walk by my apartment. The sidewalk in this section is usually covered in dog poop or trash. Seeing this little face was much better!

What do you think it looks like? I am voting for alligator.

trashy face

Litter sucks. I stick my tongue out at you, litter. That's how much litter sucks.

guess the face

Ten points to anyone who can guess what the face REALLY is. These points will add up, so please keep track of them.

If you want to know why

This is a question and answer session in which I ask myself questions and then answer them in order to provide the reader with more information. If I ever upgrade this blog and do some work on it (re: figure out how to do that), this Q&A will be in the "about" or the "FAQ" section.

Q: Why do you take pictures of things with faces?

A: I like it.

Q: Why do you like it?

A: I like the surprise of seeing a face when it isn't expected. The faces on houses always make me laugh.

Q: Do you set up your photos?

A: Goodness, no. That would be cheating. And it would take away the surprise of it.

Q: What kind of stories do you write to go along with these faces?

A: Well, those are in the works. They're really more like biographies or character sketches. You can tell a lot from a face, especially if it's an accidental face--like a distracted little hinge on my trombone case. Eventually, I would like to be able to show some type of face-to-face interaction with the faces. I'm not entirely sure what I mean by that, but I would like for some of the faces to serve as a call and response; I would like to catch these faces in conversation.

Q: Do you have an actual job?

A: HA! I'm currently looking for something full-time, but I haven't found anything yet. I graduated two years ago with my MFA in creative writing and I didn't look for a job at first. I had a part-time gig teaching college writing, and I figured that would suffice for a bit. The full-time workload and part-time pay lost its luster right away.

A Monster!

As far as monsters go, this one isn't all that scary. He's actually kind of cute. Soon, he will have a story.