Imitation Yoshi.

A while back I discovered that I could put on Mario's hat and look just like him.  That helped in one of our adventures, but I did feel kind of silly (since no one knew it was me).  I think maybe his attempt to resemble me also went a little too far.  Thankfully, he's never worn that suit anywhere except in this picture we did together, because it doesn't give him any superpowers (that's my egg, and it's just sitting there).  It is good for a laugh, but not much else, except, maybe, trick-or-treating, or that one time he gave Peach one of the biggest surprises of her life (more on that some other time). I guess it's pretty simple.  One is made to be who he or she is.  There's really no need to try and makeover yourself (although make believe is certainly fun), because you're special just being you!

Didn't Really.

Seriously, is there anything more fun than making it look like you drove through the sky when you actually just lined up with your friends in your old karts?  I love Photoshop...I suppose it doesn't really belong in my scrapbook, though.

And the Winner Is...

Of course, to really get the job done right you also need red, and yellow, and brown, and blue and...

Don't Blow It!

Whenever I've hosted a surprise birthday party for someone I've always found that the hardest choice to make was what balloons would be used in the decorations.  It was a struggle because balloons do so much to light up a room that I just couldn't bear the idea of picking the wrong one.  I must have driven everyone in Party City crazy with all my "hm" and "huh" and "hrm".  Thankfully, I think I made a good choice, eventually.

Incomprehensible Imagery.

I'm not saying that I just discovered my tail.  What I mean is that photographs like this are just difficult to translate.  Am I saying it's time to go, looking over my shoulder, or did someone call and I'm turning my head to respond?  Also, why does my neck look so twisted?  Looking at that just hurts.  Photography is a strange art.  You win some and you lose some.

Anti-Angst.

Worry isn't worthwhile.  Just because you have things to do doesn't mean you should spend time freaking out about them.  Anxieties aren't worth stewing over.  Life's too wonderful to be used for nervous wonderings.  Take me advice and turn your back on anxiety.

Dissimilar Effect.

If this ever becomes a movie, I hope I get to be in it.  Perhaps I should work on my scary pose:



This might take some work...