“A chance is like a picture, it’d be nice if you’d just take it.” -Drake, Unthinkable Remix Hello, I’m Darlena (: An 18 year old with armed with a camera and lens and this is my photography blog *All content on this blog is produced by me, unless otherwise stated. Contact Me SubmitTumblr (3.0; @souliloquy)http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea0w92gSf1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>172/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>dinner for two</p> <p><strong>My mom charged me with making dinner for me and my brother. I present to you, four cheese pasta with stir fried green beans, sprinkled with fried onions (:</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537925570http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537925570Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:07:21 -0800dinnerfor twopastafour cheesepastagreen beansonionsdarlenaphotographysouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea0ndS3zs1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>171/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>christmas chocolate</p> <p><strong>Lindt, Godiva, Cashew Roca, and Ghirardelli <3</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537862214http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537862214Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:02:01 -0800chocolatechristmaslindtgodivacashew rocaghirardelliprettyyumfoodphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea0elTWcE1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>170/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>view from the top</p> <p><strong>Taken at the top of the stairs of our new house. The house itself needs a lot of work, and we hope to have it move-in ready before Chinese New Year. I’m going to take another picture from this same spot when we’re done. </strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537791008http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537791008Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:56:45 -0800topstairsnew housephotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea0a91ctb1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>169/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>stairs</p> <p><strong>My brother exploring the staircase of our new house. </strong></p> <p><strong>You can see the abandoned fish tank on the side haha. <br/></strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537755084http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537755084Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:54:00 -0800brotherstairsnewhousephotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le9zt2jxKC1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>168/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>front door</p> <p><strong>The reason for my recent busyness and absence on Tumblr: my family just bought a new house. We received the keys around the 23rd. This picture was taken just as we opened the door for the first time.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537643533http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537643533Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:43:00 -0800frontdoornew housephotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le9zatb7Uu1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>167/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>haley</p> <p><strong>I know I’m late again, but HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY HALEY!!</strong><br/><br/><strong>This post is dedicated to your awesome randomness, your range of entertaining voices, and the past 14 years that we’ve known each other :D I hope you had a wonderful birthday (and Christmas Eve, since they’re the same day). May your 18th year be full of food and music (:</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537477598http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537477598Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:32:00 -080018DECEMBER 24haleyhappy birthdayphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le9ywpcP3K1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>166/360</em><strong> 2010</strong><br/>HP @ BN</p> <p><strong>Table dedicated to all thing Harry Potter at Barnes and Noble, Bay Street. On that table was an amazing book that I really wanted to buy. It was a book of how all of the HP movies were made, plus all these cool extras (film making + Harry Potter! <3) ..buuut it was $40 so I put it back x_x</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537354819http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2537354819Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:24:00 -0800barnes and noblebay streetbooksbookstoreemeryvilleharry potterhptablephotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpn1jScm31qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>165/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>it’s sugar</p> <p><strong>A neat little candy store my friends and I wandered into. Made me think of Honeydukes (:</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384058914http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384058914Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:33:54 -0800candystoreit's sugarcolorfulsweetshoneydukesdarlenasouliloquyphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpmcnWF1B1qa0dolo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>164/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>shopping tree</p> <p><strong>A Christmas tree made of shopping carts. Bay Street, Emeryville.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384038149http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384038149Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:31:46 -0800christmastreebay streetemeryvilleshopping cartslightsbaublesbluegreenprettyphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpm1hbKei1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>163/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>gold snowflake</p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384022180http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2384022180Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:30:13 -0800goldsnowflakelightdecorationchristmasholidaysbay streetphotographydarlenaprettysouliloquysnow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpm8rFjMm1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>162/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>christmas couple</p> <p><strong>Christmas is about spending time with those you love.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383989385http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383989385Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:26:47 -0800christmascoupletreebay streetemeryvilleshopping cart treelightsholidaysphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpm37W6X81qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>161/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>bay street</p> <p><strong>Bay Street, Emeryville. </strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383963546http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383963546Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:24:04 -0800amcbay streetlightsholidaysdecorationsprettynight scenephotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldplzxTsMV1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>160/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>ginger aang</p> <p><strong>On Friday, we made ginger bread cookies in German class. I made a ginger bread Aang. He’s the first ginger bread cookie I’ve ever made/decorated.</strong></p> <p><strong>*There wasn’t any blue icing for the arrow or brown for the eyes/smile, so I had to settle for purple and red >.<</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383926774http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383926774Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:20:00 -0800aangavatargingerbreadcookieavatar: the last airbenderholidaygerman classicingphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldplw1ckOU1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>159/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>penguin</p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383892846http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383892846Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:16:36 -0800holidaypenguincandy canelet it snowgiftwrapping paperpresentphotographysouliloquydarlena<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldplu4rXM21qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>158/360</em><strong> 2010</strong><br/>nicole’s presents</p> <p><strong>This is my friend Nicole. She’s already been featured on my blog. As you can see, she likes to go all out when it comes to Christmas gifts.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383871333http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383871333Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:14:20 -0800nicolepresentsholidaycrate &amp; barrelgiftschristmasphotographydarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpdn6hATQ1qa0dolo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><em>157/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>NYU</p> <p><strong>After opening birthday presents from my parents, I checked my e-mail and discovered one last surprise: my New York University admissions decision. </strong></p> <p><strong>I really don’t know how I’m going to top this birthday haha.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383810904http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383810904Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:07:00 -0800nyuacceptedadmissionsscreenshotuniversitycollegebirthdaydarlenasouliloquyphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldplqhhLHa1qa0dolo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>156/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>second key</p> <p><strong>Earlier this year, my mom gave me a key necklace and I really loved it, but I lost it during one of my water polo practices this season. I felt horrible (and still do), yet she gave me another one for my birthday. </strong></p> <p><strong>For me, December 15 was more of a rebirth than a birthday. And this key ultimately symbolizes many things, but mostly the importance of second chances.</strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383782547http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2383782547Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:04:00 -0800keynecklaceskeleton keysilverbirthdaypresentsecond chancesdarlenasouliloquyphotographyjewelry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldpde9lDEd1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>155/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>unstoppable flame</p> <p><strong>I know I’m really late with this, but the past week was probably the most hectic (yet amazing) week ever. This is the trick candle that was on the red velvet cake my mom made me for my 18th birthday. It represents my new found determination and hope. No matter how many times the universe tries to blow me off course, I’m going to reignite and burn back.<br/></strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2381098840http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2381098840Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:27:00 -0800birthdaycandlecakered velvethomemade18flameunstoppabledarlenaphotographysouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldgf1kVt4a1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>154/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>first one</p> <p><strong>Even though he’s 3,000+ miles away and in a different time zone, one of my best friends still found time to be the first one to leave me an early birthday wish (: Thanks, Kwadwo.  </strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2321629019http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2321629019Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:24:56 -0800screenshotIMAIMbirthday wishfirstdarlenasouliloquy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldekvqr5WO1qa0dolo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>153/360</em> <strong>2010</strong><br/>jolteon</p> <p><strong>Today in German, one of my best buddies, Christian Cruz, made this mini Jolteon out of his gummy eraser. Jolteon is my favorite Pokemon of all time, hands down (: </strong></p>http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2309567614http://souliloquy.tumblr.com/post/2309567614Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:35:00 -0800jolteonpokemonfavoriteelectricthunder shockclayartgermanchristianphotographydarlenasouliloquy