I am "belted". by jgoldrup

I am "belted".

This photo was inspired by the two lovely Alaskans with whom I shared a dorm room in Churchill. When they noticed the orderly state inside my suitcase, they said I was definitely "belted". After some discussion, I realized they meant "anal-retentive" (or "detail-oriented" in resume-speak). Yep, the Alaskan ladies got it right. I’m sure there are other regional variations of the term used to describe this behavioural trait.

This is not at all the photo I had in mind to take, but it'll have to do. Edits in picnik included crossprocess and heat map (autotrophic). Maybe more...can't remember.
Ha! You're getting like me! See...not so easy now is it, miss smarty pants?! And what did you have for breakie today? ;) ......great selfie by the way!
May 10th, 2011  
@slang ~I'll deal with you and your sarcastic comments tomorrow, Mr. Right after my breakfast of egg whites, rye crisps and yogurt with maple syrup and cinnamon.
May 10th, 2011  
@jgoldrup LOL! Man, you kill me! .....by the way, it looks like you called me Mr. Right! Finally, somebody recognizes it. :D
May 10th, 2011  
Janna this is an awesome selfie! Love it!
May 10th, 2011  
p.s. i appreciate a little beltedness. wear it with pride!
May 10th, 2011  
Very cool selfie, nice green tinted coloring matching the wall paintings. I also like how you almost look like headbanging \m/ :-)
May 10th, 2011  
Great shot, I'd call it OCD ;)
May 10th, 2011  
I love this! Your pose, the processing, those wall decorations. Everything's perfect!
May 10th, 2011  
I love the mood of this shot. I'm belted too. :-)
May 10th, 2011  
love love love it! brilliant processing, you created some mood in it! and I like the pose too! when will you post something I can criticize??? :P
May 10th, 2011  
@slang ~ You caught me making a typing faux pas...100 points to you! Honestly, when I typed it, the Mr. and Right were on different lines!
May 10th, 2011  
@kammy ~ Probably tonight's yet to be taken photo!
May 10th, 2011  
@lauracaseyfoss @bobg ~ Thank you for your behavioural support. ;)
May 10th, 2011  
This is fantastic!
May 10th, 2011  
LOVE it! Great comp and colours....well done Janna!
May 10th, 2011  
I love this too - and the story that goes with it!
May 11th, 2011  
Great shot and cool processing!
May 11th, 2011  
Love this selfie and the "I am/ I am not" series - maybe I'll "steal" the idea. May I? The editing and your pose and those plants are marvellous!
May 11th, 2011  
Great pose and nice SP!

@slang- Ha! "Mr. Right" - nice one!
May 11th, 2011  
@jannaellen ~ Please do, Janna, I'd love to see it!
May 12th, 2011  
as a somewhat "belted" person myself, I really like this selfie and your processing. also i like that i have learned that i can now say belted instead of anal... sounds a bit classier!
May 12th, 2011  
@laurentye ~ Exactly! Anal sounds awful, and I find detail-oriented hard to pronounce for some reason.
May 12th, 2011  
If I could take rad selfies like this, I would take a lot more of them.
May 12th, 2011  
Awesome moody photo. Love it!
May 13th, 2011  
Aud
i love this shot! I keep scrolling up to look at it! it's lovely! great edit,too!
June 19th, 2011  
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