daily photo blog by Alicia Millane

Sunday, August 31, 2008

August 31, 2008








Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.

- Ambrose Bierce

August 31, 2008









You came upon me, wave on wave.
You're the reason I'm still here, yeah.
Am I the one you were sent to save?
You came upon me, wave on wave.

I wandered out into the water,
An' I thought that I might drown.
I don't know what I was after,
Just know I was goin' down.

- Pat Green, "Wave on Wave"










Sitting on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
I'm just sitting on the dock of the bay
Wasting time...

- Otis Redding, "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"



Friday, August 29, 2008

August 29, 2008







O THOU, in whom we live and move—
Who made the sea and shore;
Thy goodness constantly we prove,
And grateful would adore;
And, if it please Thee, Power above!
Still grant us, with such store,
The friend we trust, the fair we love—
And we desire no more. Amen!

- 358. A Grace after Dinner by Robert Burns











I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

- Julia Child











Do any of you have a completely unremarkable friend or maybe a houseplant I could go to dinner with on Saturday night?

- Sex and the City


Thursday, August 28, 2008

August 28, 2008







Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make.

- Richard Roeper



Wednesday, August 27, 2008

August 27, 2008










The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.

- Into the Wild











Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

- Into the Wild


Tuesday, August 26, 2008

August 26, 2008

August 26, 2008 - No Internet because someone at the main company probably unplugged something!






"You can't sit here, the table is full."

- my demise?


Monday, August 25, 2008

August 25, 2008






How very Nighthawks by Edward Hopper... minus the people of course.





Sunday, August 24, 2008

August 24, 2008








Life is a clambake, and you my friend are allergic to clams.

- Abby Singer


Saturday, August 23, 2008

August 23, 2008

Places among the stars,
Soft gardens near the sun,
Keep your distant beauty;
Shed no beams upon my weak heart.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Not your golden days
Nor your silver nights
Can call me to you.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Here I stay and wait.

- Stephen Crane, "Places Among the Stars"

Friday, August 22, 2008

August 22, 2008








I've been sitting watching life pass from the sidelines
Been waiting for a dream to seep in through my blinds
I wondered what might happen if I left this all behind
Would the wind be at my back ? Could I get you off my mind
This time.

- Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "This Time"

Thursday, August 21, 2008

August 21, 2008









Mark my words, give it an hour maybe two, keep a weather eye out and there will be white sails on that horizon.

- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl





I shall tread, another year,
Ways I walked with Grief,
Past the dry, ungarnered ear
And the brittle leaf.

I shall stand, a year apart,
Wondering, and shy,
Thinking, "Here she broke her heart;
Here she pled to die."

I shall hear the pheasants call,
And the raucous geese;
Down these ways, another Fall,
I shall walk with Peace.

But the pretty path I trod
Hand-in-hand with Love-
Underfoot, the nascent sod,
Brave young boughs above,

And the stripes of ribbon grass
By the curling way-
I shall never dare to pass
To my dying day.

- Dorothy Parker, "Paths"











I many times thought Peace had come
When Peace was far away;
As Wrecked Men -- deem they sight the Land;
At Centre of the Sea;

And struggle slacker -- but to prove
As hopelessly as I;
How many the fictitious Shores;
Before the Harbor be.

- Emily Dickinson, "I many times thought Peace had come"


Wednesday, August 20, 2008

August 20, 2008




the days flew by just like a fast train
and nothing else has been on my brain
except the thought of how she makes me
the man i wanna be
and she's the one i want for a million reasons
loving her its just like breathing
its easy and it obvious
she was made for me

ohh the it happend one night looking in her eyes
ohh and i popped the question
and much to my suprise

she said yes
and i said wow

- Brad Paisley, "She Said Yes"

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

August 19, 2008








He said, ''The wedding took a year to plan You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous Waitin' on a woman.'' And then he nudged my arm like old men do And said, ''I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it Waitin' on a woman.''

- Brad Paisley, "Waiting on a Woman"



Monday, August 18, 2008

August 18, 2008








People have more than one pair of sunglasses now. People are shopping for it as an accessory, not a necessity.

- Peggy Fries


Sunday, August 17, 2008

August 17, 2008





You wouldn't believe how we wow shit out. Burn it till it's burned out. Turn it till it's turned out. Act up from north, west, east, south. Everybody, everybody, let's get into it. Get stupid. Get it started, get it started, get it started.

- Black Eyed Peas, "Let's Get It Started"








Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove ...

- Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car"



Saturday, August 16, 2008

August 16, 2008





It's similar to what people experience with motorcycles and cars, ... They go fast, and sometimes they are hard to see.

- Tom Walsh


Friday, August 15, 2008

August 15, 2008







It's never crowded along the extra mile.

- Wayne Dyer









As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.

- Sam Abell







Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.

- Brian Tracy



Thursday, August 14, 2008

August 14, 2008








Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

- Unknown

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

August 13, 2008





Being Chief is a lot like being an intern; the work never stops.

- Grey's Anatomy


Tuesday, August 12, 2008

August 12, 2008








When you're alone
And life is making you lonely,
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries,
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

- Petula Clark, "Downtown"


Monday, August 11, 2008

August 11, 2008




The sad thing is that this is rush hour.

- RV










Image of Light, Adieu -- Thanks for the interview -- So long -- so short -- Preceptor of the whole -- Coeval Cardinal -- Impart -- Depart -- -

- Emily Dickinson, "Image of Light, Adieu"


Sunday, August 10, 2008

August 10, 2008



My answer is I don't have the first damn clue. Maybe he was an early riser and liked to pack in the morning. And maybe he didn't have any friends. I'm an educated man, but I'm afraid I can't speak intelligently about the travel habits of William Santiago. What I do know is that he was set to leave the base at 0600. Now, are these the questions I was really called here to answer? Phone calls and foot lockers? Please tell me that you have something more, Lieutenant. These two Marines are on trial for their lives. Please tell me their lawyer hasn't pinned their hopes to a phone bill.

- A Few Good Men


Saturday, August 9, 2008

August 09, 2008









Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.

- Earl Nightingale











Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

- Robert E. Lee


Friday, August 8, 2008

August 08, 2008









No trespassing. Violators will be castrated: Balls - Cut - Off.

- Dude, Where's My Car











Cling to the Father and His holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that Long Black Train

- Josh Turner, "Long Black Train"












Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

- Chanakya







Thursday, August 7, 2008

August 07, 2008



It's so strange
when you're down
and lying on the floor
how you rise
shake your head
get up and ask for more
clear-headed and open-eyed
with nothing left untried
standing calmly at the crossroads
no desire to run
there's no hurry any more
when all is said and done.

- ABBA, "When All is Said and Done"



Wednesday, August 6, 2008

August 06, 2008








Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.

- Colleen Barrett


Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Monday, August 4, 2008

August 04, 2008









I wasn't tractor-tippin'!

- Cars











I don't know exactly what makes people cross over. I mean, souls. I think they see light where others cannot. I think they see a chance to become something else. Someone else.

- AUTHOR


Sunday, August 3, 2008

August 03, 2008









If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone.

- Ernie Pyle











Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work.

- William Longgood












What do you call this? Is this not a plant? If you have a problem with my plants, I can always call my landscape architect! Solved!

- American Beauty


Saturday, August 2, 2008

August 02, 2008


The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes.
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls.

- Garth Brooks, "The Thunder Rolls"










Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully.

- Sarah Ban Breathnach



Friday, August 1, 2008

August 01, 2008








its going to be a long day.... i had work for 8 hours, now driving for 6 then back again tomorrow....