Change of Address

I am switching my blog to www.laurenno.tumblr.com

Please continue to follow me there.

Cityscapes

Cityscapes are images that flood the internet, backgrounds, iphone apps etc. We have all seen them and personally, I have become more than a little numb to them. It means nothing to you when you live in a small town and don't have the means to travel to a big city. This particular photo is ordinary. It isn't fabulous and I know that. As my first cityscape, it has meaning. I look at it and feel the magnificence of being in a real place and not inside of my head; of feeling hope and that dreaming has a purpose. I'm a planner, not a doer because doing is scary, and costs money which makes it out of reach for me. But doing recharged me to continue dreaming.

Inspiration Reset Button

Being from mid-Michigan, inspiration can be difficult to find especially during the winter months. Everything is flat and gray from the ground to the sky, light is limited, and people stay inside or look unhappy when out. I aspire to relocate to southern California where year round there is activity, landscape, and a better quality of light. This is why I was very thankful to be recently invited to visit Los Angeles, Hollywood, and surrounding cities. It was a needed vacation both physically and emotionally. I had a wonderful time and am convinced that my quality of life would be better after relocating. Michigan does not hold the opportunities that I am seeking. When visiting a new city for the first time it is difficult to not act like a giddy tourist, but being excited about things or life in general is of course a good thing so I'm ok with a little dorkiness. I didn't take a lot of images, but I will post some. Being young and inexperienced is exciting, but scary because there's potentially huge mistakes that could be made. Well then, bring on the mistakes I suppose... because I don't give up.