Day 107 of San Diego

I had a wonderful day today. I thought it was going to turn out to be another boring Sunday, but it actually became something quite enjoyable!

Remember my pal Miguel? I nicknamed him Blue because of his PS3 username. Well, anyhow, he's a great friend of mine whom I met over the PS3. We used to play LittleBIGPlanet together nonstop all the time! I would play with him and his siblings: Karla and Angel. I haven't spoken to them in years. We were a fantastic bunch of kids that knew how to have fun. But over the years, getting busy with high school, things started to die off. The only person I really speak to now is Blue. He's doing okay. I miss him like crazy when we don't speak for a matter of months. But once we start talking and playing games, the good times do indeed roll!

Like today! We hopped on LittleBIGPlanet 2 and goofed off with levels and creating stuff on The Moon. I haven't laughed as much as I did today in a while... I need a good laugh every once in a while. It keeps me alive. Haha.

Blue and I played for six hours, if I remember right. But after those six hours, I had to call it a night. I hadn't finished homework and I knew if I didn't tell Blue goodnight, we would've been on there another two hours. Maybe until midnight. He doesn't have a job or school. I'm sure his parents wouldn't have mind. I think mine would've... I know I WOULD'VE the next morning as I stumbled about my house in grogginess, wondering why the Hell I stayed up so late!

Ah, yet sacrifices like those can be worthwhile. In the summertime, when I don't have to worry about school or - hopefully - a job, I'll be willing to stay up all night long and play games with my friends. And, especially, with Mason.

<3

The Past in the Present

"One day my friends and I went on a trip to the Ivangorod fortress, which is located on the border with Estonia,” says Your Shot contributor Anastasiia Shikina.

"I was walking [some] distance from the fortress, and these empty churches drew my attention. The general impression from this place is unforgettable—traces of past centuries in the present.

"From time to time I use materials [I find] nearby, such as paper or glass, to get more interesting pictures. In this case, I [had] found a piece of broken bottle. It was a rainy day, so there were a lot of raindrops on the glass. I held the glass close to my camera lens and got this shot.” (By: Anastasiia Shikina)