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ladybug transistor 2

i have to admit that i fiddled with this image quite a bit in adobe photoshop to get it presentable. it was so freakin dark at lamar's last night there was almost no point in taking pictures. i finally got this shot by bracing my camera against the balcony railing upstairs. (my preference for naturally-lit photographs is forcing me to get pretty creative with ways to brace the camera for 2, 3, 10 second long exposures. maybe i should get one of these?) photographic frustrations aside, the ladybug show was fantastic -- such classy music, jazzy rock-n-roll. stephen was mentioning this morning that they probably make a better live band than recorded, which i'd have to agree with, but i still recommend checking them out.

started a new 7am prayer meeting at susan kent's house this morning. or restarted i should say, as we used to meet last year at the same time and place. at stephen's suggestion, we're going to be reading from the book of common prayer interspersed with "freestyle" prayers... if we can continue to get up at such an ungodly hour.