The things i have learned

in such a short time.

i have been noticing so many tiny details- things that will never be seen again, things that i have walked past everyday, things that people do or say often. i find myself wanting to draw a postcard for every instance, but i would have run through my postcard stash by now! it is a good thing, though. it makes me happy that my eyes seem to be working better now than they ever have- and all because i started drawing on postcards. it makes me happy too that i have found myself more often than not in a looking mood, not so focused on my day or the stress of college life that i miss the small details.

this project has already changed me.

in just a few short months i have become a better observer of things that truly do deserve attention. it goes deeper than mere eyesight, though; something about katie keeley winters has changed. maybe not perceptible to other people, but still there.

i suppose it's kind of one of those things you can't really put into words...

{p.s. i promise those new postcards will be up soon. sadly, the internet at the Hole is not very fast and will not let me upload pictures, so i have to find time outside the home...}

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thank you

to everyone who reads this.

you are all too kind.

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Saturday 4th september

Today i saw: a balloon enjoying its weekend.

out on a holiday, and running away from any birds who might get the wrong idea that rubber is nice to eat.

{sent to my friend Beth, who also happens to be my boss, who also happens to be on the bird's side}

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Friday 3rd september

Today i saw: working internet!

can i just say that it sucks to be a college student without internet? waking up at 5:00am to go to campus to do homework is not fun, my friends.

but now, thanks to marnie's amazing parents, the hole has internet.

{sent to mr. and mrs. younger}

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Thursday 2nd september

Today i saw: a witty note left on our slow flushing toilet.

it said: Broken!! Be Selective.

i'm not sure what i'm meant to be selective about, but there you have it.

{sent to the crazy stephen hernandez}

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Wednesday 1st september

Today i saw: a story about a man who sailed the Irish Sea in a bath tub.

i aspire to do something as crazy as this.

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Tuesday 31st august

Today i saw: a gross mailbox.

i guess i have no room to speak, though- i'm dating a wigglesworth...

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Monday 30th august

Today i saw: an ice cream sundae in honor of anna's birthday!

it's a good thing ruby's makes big sundaes, nine spoons are expected to get their fill from that thing.

{sent to my beautiful sister anna}

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Sunday 29th august

Today i saw: mila peeking down her straw to see her water.

me: watching my water go back down my straw, "mila can you see your water through your straw?"

4 year old mila: "no, i don't think so...my eye is too big! ... but if i was a snail, i could just crawl down in there..."

this is the same day mila assigned all my sisters to the disney princess they looked most like.

i was mulan.

{sent to my good friend mila and her family}

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Saturday 28th august

Today i saw: a hummingbird spectacular!

beautiful, really.

{sent to crystal and lee for a happy anniversary card}

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Friday 27th august

Today i saw: poor Vincent being towed away.

background information: mar's car is called vincent because it only has one side view mirror- it is missing it's righty. vincent van gogh was also missing his righty.

story: we may or may not have missed the sign about there being a speed bump and if we did, it was not our fault that we were going over 15 mph and that the bottom scraped off and vincent's blood left a trail from the speed bump to the curb.

however, the tow truck lady was a hoot. she sat and criticized women tow truck drivers who looked all greasy and like men, however, we didn't know she was a she until she was a foot away from us....

the end.

{sent to mar in remembrance of that tragic, hilarious day}

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Thursday 26th august

Today i saw: the ceramics studio that i missed dearly.

there is nothing comparable to clean wheels and bats, fresh clay, and loren baker on an august day. truly.

{sent to my brilliant ceramics friend, sam leaden}

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Tuesday 24th august

Today i saw: a gigantic cow on the back of a truck on the freeway.

it was a got milk cow, to be exact.

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Monday 23rd august

Today i saw: a beautiful crooked tree holding bunches of tangled lanterns.

i saw it walking by the beach on a double date with our friends mike and danielle.

i pretended we were on a vacation far away, and i never wanted to go back home.

{sent to danielle, my newly engaged friend}

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Sunday 22nd august

Today i saw: my new home on Gagely street!

affectionately called "the hole".

{sent to alyssa, who squatted here for us during the summer- what a pal.}

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Saturday 21st august

Today i saw: El Torascos.

you know? from Hoku's burrito song?

if you want to see the music video that changed my life in 4th grade and now has inspired this postcard, follow this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMoVIuCnhho

{p.s. i apologize for the sideways nature of this post.

for some odd reason, no matter how many times i saved this picture right side up it, it always managed to flip itself back over once it was put on here.}

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Thursday 19th august

Today i saw: a very organized cabinet.

that i cleaned myself!

my boss gave me a mess of a storage cabinet to put in order in my spare time at work. he thought i would never finish it, but here it is in all it's glory!

{sent to luke, my boss}

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Wednesday 18th august

Today i saw: a beautiful wedding rehearsal.

congratulations daniel and allison!

{sent to the new couple}

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Tuesday 17th august

Today i saw: failed attempts at stretching pizza dough.

oh how i wish i could throw it up in the air and have it spin down in perfect form.

someday.

{sent to kari ketterling}

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Monday 16th august

Today i saw: a corner of my lawn filled with dandelions.

i love those things.

{sent to tyler's aunt and uncle}

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Sunday 15th august

Today i saw: my father push the same floppy dollar bill into the machine for a good five minutes- it was a losing, but hilarious, battle...

he was absolutely determined to only use THAT dollar bill. finally the cashier lady came over and had to convince him that it was not going to work and she put a new dollar bill in the machine. i don't think that was the highlight of her day.

{will be sent to one of my sisters i think.}

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Just in case you were wondering

I have a stack of about a bazillion postcards to take pictures of and mail out.

they will be on here in just a few short hours.

thank you.

goodbye.

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