Happy New Year!

My dear friend Tamara gave me a big box of fortune cookies for Christmas. It's a miracle that any lasted to this day because I love them so much. 

Fortune cookies, no matter their murky origin, always make me think of possibilities and luck. Sure, it's like reading a horoscope or playing the lottery. But isn't that kind of irrational reasoning part of the quirky joys/privileges of being a human? 

This year, I haven't made any concrete resolutions. For a while, I played with the idea of going vegetarian again. But there's the eternal foil: bacon. Work out more, find better work, etc. Might as well pull out last year's list (and all the years before that). 

Instead, I've decided to refocus energy on creative adventures. That's how I started this blog -- by taking a photo a day with my little point-and-shoot. What I didn't realize is that it would awaken a latent passion in me. 

Taking a photograph -- no matter the instrument (cell phone, point-and-shoot, DSLR, etc.) -- is a slice of pure pleasure. No one else has to approve. It's the taking, the creating that is the joy in itself. To have others enjoy the images are a different layer of joy, which I've come to appreciate. But even if no one sees them, the satisfaction of their creation lights you up from within.

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone good fortune, love, happiness, and creative inspiration!