1. I think it's pretty crazy that this is the 50th anniversary of JFK's death. I've been enjoying, if you can call it that, all the coverage of his life and that day. My parents remember it well. They were the true Camelot Generation. So much is heartbreaking about that story, and yet so much of what we feel about Kennedy may not be the same if he hadn't died. It's a lot to think about. Changed a generation. Changed our world.

2. I think, to change subjects quite completely, that this November has felt much like a September in terms of headaches for me. I've been waking up between 4-4:30 each morning with one and having to work hard to get rid of them. Yesterday, my busiest day of the week, was no bueno. So I'm not happy.

3. I think you probably know me well enough by now to know that I'd sooner turn to a Buddhist teaching than a Biblical passage for guidance, but this one from Proverbs (15.1) has been getting me through some tough stuff lately: A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

4. I think I'm super happy that I finally broke down and got an Olloclip for my phone. Putting it on there and taking pictures has been that same unfettered fun that I get from the Lensbaby. Fisheye photos have never completely been my fave, but I can see its appeal, and the wide angle and macro are great fun. I'll try not to flood your instagrams as I get the hang of this thing.

5. I think I'm pretty pleased with how this week's Thursday Morning Photgroup Prompt of "Corner" turned out. Seriously? I could fill a book with photos of our beagle Lucy looking around corners. My very first blog header years and years and years ago was a photo of her peering around a corner into our family room (taken with a point and shoot!), so this seemed fitting and felt right. Silly girl.

1. I think I completely disappeared there, didn't I? No excuses, really. Just busy. Didn't have it together to get to the blog this week, and I'd rather take the break than give you guys some crap, right? I was so touched by those of you who checked in on me, though. That meant the world.

2. I think that if I thought election season was over here in Virginia, I was wrong. We just had the first Attorney General's race ever decided BY TWITTER, and since our current state senator is now our Lt. Governor Elect, we're having what's called a "firehouse caucus" on Saturday to elect a democratic nominee to replace him. It was meant to be our first free weekend. No baseball, no nothing. And I'll be at the polls. Happily. Really.

3. I think I still can't believe that sweet Violet remains with us to this day. We're nearing the one year anniversary of the beginning of the signs that led to her diagnosis, and, ironically, November is Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Who knew? She actually exhibited none of these signs, but it's important to be aware, regardless.

4. I think it's funny how I'm more and more simultaneously troubled and moved by what I see online these days. We've all gone round and round over the Kinfolk stuff, and Felicia has written another thought-provoking article on authenticity. I've had some creepy and sad things happen recently, no big deals really, just enough to make me pause, and then, well I've made a lot of good friends here too. I could never bow out, you know? But sometimes, sometimes. Well, sometimes you just wonder.

5. On a lighter note, I think this quick, eight-minute short film is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I LOVE Wes Anderson. How cool that he did this for Prada? One of our upcoming photo projects is to create a picture using one of the color palettes from a Wes Anderson film (if you read this article, you'll see that he has a tight color palette for each of his movies). Cal had the idea to do this with our friends at Thanksgiving, which I think it brilliant. But I'm nervous. Any suggestions for me? Don't worry, I'm excited too, but I feel like I have a lot to think about. But Megan, that means batter up!

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