spoken for » published http://spoken-for.org hmmm... what? Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:28:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Weird Missouri!! http://spoken-for.org/archives/2008/11/21/2406/ http://spoken-for.org/archives/2008/11/21/2406/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:12:33 +0000 Val http://spoken-for.org/?p=2406 So, apparently the yellow card that was in my postal box last week actually meant something because there was another one today and stopping at the counter I picked up a package that was apparently there since November 4th. Oops.

I wasn’t expecting anything at my box so it’s all really a surprise but inside was this book, Weird Missouri, from the writers. My gift for allowing them to use one of my photos. :)

My photo is a full page bleed on page 73. It’s been some time ago that I was contacted for requesting to use the photo and I ended up giving the guy permission to use anything he wanted or could use. All I wanted was a copy of the book, haha. Well, I completely forgot about it until today and they ended up only using the one photo, but I’m happy. I am a bit disappointed that the Bonne Terre Mine didn’t make it into the book at all (I had some photos from inside it that he also expressed interest in), it would have been nice to have seen a piece on the mines, even if they didn’t use my photos.

So, anyway, the photo?

Mastodon State Park

I told you it was weird!!

By the way, here is the piece that these same guys did on the mines for their History Channel show:

(The mines are extra special to me because three generations of my ancestors worked there, two as miners and the third as a machinist. Also, it’s too bad the video gets cut off slightly early…)

So, anyway, to WeirdUS: thanks! I can’t wait to actually sit down and read the book. :)
Everyone else: buy the book! heehee :)

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24 Hours of Flickr Book

I’m so giddy! :)

More on that here.

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Anyway, my image was chosen! Hey, I don’t care how menial this is, I’m excited!

Watching the Fish

That’s my photo. I went to the zoo that day with my sister-in-law Morgan and my niece and Sarah and Elijah, of course. I submitted this photo rather than an animal or something (since that was what I had the majority of and in my opinion were some of the best from the day) because to me, it just looks like everyone’s having fun… even the fish!

So anyway, I can’t wait to redeem my coupon code to get my free book, either, this is fun. :) Yay!

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