12 for 12...eheh?

So like...I know I already have my ten goals for the year (and I've already kind of added more to one of them so I could add some drawing if I wanted - this IS a BFS challenge, after all!)...but I saw some stuff about 365 (or 366, since 2008 is a leap year) and kinda wanted to do that, too...after all, it's a BFS challenge! :)

But then I realized that it was January 4, and it just seemed a little wrong to get involved with a 366 blog on the FOURTH DAY OF THE YEAR. I mean, what would happen to those three pictures from January 1-3? Would I just take an extra three pictures on the 4th? Or would I pick three days for the year when I would take three pictures? Or would I just finish my "year" on the 3rd of 2009?

My OCD-like self, nitpicky as always, decided that this was a bad idea, and I would just end up killing off more brain cells than needed. But since I was looking at the thread about 365 blogging on NaNoWriMo, I happened to stumble upon the second post of the thread, with was about 12 for 12 blogging.

This sort of blog seemed to suit my OCD calendar much better, since it involved taking twelve pictures on the twelfth of every month, and I had a whole 'nother week to prepare for my first day. Now, I have to admit, my obsessive nature is disappointed that I can't start taking pictures RIGHT NOW, but whatever. It should be fun. :)

So in addition to my other goals, I now have this thing. I figure that if I really like it, I can move into 365 blogging for 2009 (or maybe in addition to another 12 for 12 project). Oh, and if I succeed with my twelve pictures on every twelfth of the month, I'm going to put them into one of those iPhoto books that you can get as a holiday present for myself. :D I can't wait!

I've always admired photographers and their stunning pictures. Right now, my calendar for the year is a National Geographic one of twelve national parks. The pictures are absolutely stunning and inspiring, and I can't wait to maybe go somewhere stunning nearby and attempt to take pictures like the National Geographic photographers did. Maybe I'll take a picture of the calendar to share as one of my 144 pictures this year. ;)

Anyway, if anybody reads THIS blog, and wants to see my 12 for 12 blog (which I decided to name "Twelve for Twelve in Coastal California" for lack of anything better coming to mind), then mosey on over here: http://annie-12-12.blogspot.com/

Wish me luck, everyone! I've marked all the twelfths on my calendar in red...but I really hope I remember! ^_^;;