Day 221: A Shoebox

Disclaimer: If you don't want a full description of my day, just skip to the last paragraph for the pic info.

Today was the first day of school, and possibly one of the best days of my life. Surprising combination, I know. Let me elaborate. I got up at 5, had 2 hours to chill out before I drove down to school (which won't happen often. because of gas prices the bus is mandatory). I got there an hour early and decided to go to McDonald's to get 2 apple pies for a dollar. Good stuff, so then I got to school, hung out with a friend all morning till class started. I found out as the day went on that I have the perfect schedule, with friends in every class. That doesn't happen often. Heck, I even have lunch with friends too this year! Anyway, the day ended and I followed the gang to Chipotle (where I ate nothing due to lack of money) and then to staples, and finally Garden of the Gods. I headed home after a great rap-up to a grand half day, and planned to come back for the Student Ministries movie night at 7.

At home I wasted my 5 hours of nothing-to-do with the tedious task of making my very first duct-tape wallet. It turned out fairly well, but it's just a tad too bulky to carry around daily :( At 6 I left subway, where I had finally had something to eat with my mother, and drove back down to school for movie night. A bunch of friends and I hung out around the school till the movie started. The movie was projected on the side of the gym wall outside, and was really pretty cool. We only made it through about half of Lion King till I suggested that Tom, Rach, Gabe, and I go down to a nearby church parking lot and take some pictures with all the camera equipment I brought. We spent upwards of an hour down their, and I don't know about them, but I had a blast. That may be just because I'm a complete photography nerd... but I think they enjoyed it too. The final count was 218 pictures. I wanted to pick one that didn't show anyone's face to put up for my POTD, and this one really caught my eye.

Actual picture info: This is Tom holding the shoebox that we used to light all the pictures that night. There is a Vivitar 285HV taped to the inside, and it basically turns the shoe box into a sort of light diffuser that is reasonably efficient. His face was lit by the shoebox, and that light reflected onto his shirt, which is why he is lit somewhat despite the light source facing away from him. Shoe boxes are surprisingly light-proof and leak-free, so if anyone out there is looking for a cool way to tote around a portable diffuser, go by an on-sale pair of Airwalk shoes from Sears. This box (and the shoes in it) cost me just $5!