2008.02.10.thing.a.day

i'm still sick today and wasn't feeling so inspired. i used to enjoy folding origami, so in keeping with the 'paper' theme, i thought i'd try it again... after 3 failed attempts to make an armadillo by joseph wu, a stag from a dollar bill by fred rohm, and a rose by bloom4ever, i gave up. next, i knit yet another olive---now i have 5, but i figure people are probably tired of seeing photos of single olives, so i'll wait until i have my jarful to post the result. then i decided to make another mii---this week's nintendo's check mii out contest is themed 'abraham lincoln' in honor of his birthday. here was my attempt: i was trying to capture his strong eyes, high forehead, stern expression, and narrow, long, and chiseled face. finally, i took a picture of some bamboo outside my window: