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A set of stainless steel barrels with black and gold tone checker design around the barrels with the word "Amour" on the side of it.. The black barrel pendant measures about 0.55 inches (14mm) high and 0.4 inches (10mm) wide while the gold one measures about 0.55 inches (14mm) high and 0.4 inches (10mm) wide. This set comes with a 18" stainless steel round and oval bead chain and a stainless steel bead chain which is available in 20, 22, or 24 inches length. We use high quality stainless steel which has high resistance to rust, corrosion and tarnishing and requires minimal maintenance in order to keep jewelry looking like new.

Explorer's Highest Postion #414

[any constructive criticisms are welcome to better my skills please!]

I had a engagement shoot there Saturday and took this before the couple arrived. I've seen this amazing place on flickr numerous times and I was happy that the couple wanted their session here. I wanted to visit there, and my clients wanted their session there so it all worked out perfectly. I'm so glad my best friend Betty was there to be my assistant or I wouldn't know what I'd do!! Thanks Betty!!! Needless to say, I'm not 100% satisfied with the processing. The weather was horrible since the skies were gray and it was windy - thank goodness for filters!!!

I'm graduating June 13, and I'm nervous and excited and of course, scared. I'll finally be done with my B.A degree and off to the real world. If I can capture my own graduation, I would love to, problem is, I don't have a photographer to capture my day. Hopefully I'll have photos to share with you guys after the ceremony.


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(From Wikipedia)

The Korean Bell of Friendship is a massive bronze bell housed in a stone pavilion in Angel's Gate Park, in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Located at the corner of Gaffey and 37th Streets, the section of the park is alternatively called the "Korean-American Peace Park," and occupies part of the former Upper Reservation of Fort MacArthur.

The bell was presented by the Republic of Korea to the American people to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States, to honor American veterans of the Korean War, and to symbolize friendship between the two nations. The effort was coordinated by Philip Ahn, a Korean-American actor. It was dedicated on October 3, 1976 and declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 187 in 1978.

It is modeled after the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok the Great of Silla (also known as the Emille Bell), cast in 771 for Bongdeok Temple and now located at the National Museum of Gyeongju; both are among the largest bells in the world. The bell is made of over 17 tons of copper and tin, with gold, nickel, lead, and phosphorus added to the alloy for tone quality. It has a diameter of 7? feet, average thickness of 8 inches, and a height of 12 feet. The exterior surface is richly decorated in relief, featuring four pairs of figures. Each pair includes a "Goddess of Liberty" (bearing some resemblance to the Statue of Liberty) and an apsarasa or Korean spirit figure holding a Korean national symbol: a Yin Yang symbol, a branch of rose of Sharon, a branch of laurel, and a dove.
The "Belfry of Friendship" (Ujeong-ui Jonggak), which houses the bell.

The bell is struck four times a year: on New Year's Eve, the national independence days of the United States (Fourth of July) and South Korea (August 15) and every September in celebration of Constitution Week. It was also rung on September 11, 2002 to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The bell does not have a clapper; instead, it is sounded by striking it with a large wooden log.

The pavilion which houses the bell was built by Korean craftsmen over a period of ten months. Its design is traditional. It is symmetric, consisting of a peaked, gabled roof supported by twelve columns representing the Chinese zodiac, each column guarded by a carved animal.

The Korean Bell of Friendship was featured in the movie The Usual Suspects.

my schedule hasn't been fixed yet after just a couple days of work, so i'm enjoying sleepless nights and foggy days. i've been consistently fucking up at work for months now, mainly because i have absolutely no respect for anyone in charge. regardless, i don't necessarily want a new job, so i need to just ignore my seething hatred and get my ass back in line. i don't fuck up at work. i never have. that's not me. i may have little ambition in life, but i have a strong work ethic.

i've ignored my planner in these past months, and without that i can't really function at full capacity. wandering mind and poor short-term memory and whatnot. now that the year's new i've been searching for a 2010 one. i spent hours looking last night, and i found something too beautiful to even use and only $20. i hope it's as fantastic in person as online. it's korean.

today my goal was to find an awesome pen to accompany it and succeeded. ugh i hate waiting for things to show up in the mail. i am all about immediate gratification.

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