I've discovered Instagram.

A few weeks ago, I got an iPhone.  I used to be one of those people who didn't "get" the iPhone.  "Sure, it's neat," I would say, shrugging my shoulders carelessly.  "A lot of cool apps.  It's pretty fun to have... but it's probably a waste of money."  Now that I actually have one, I'm basically addicted.  The iPhone helps with everything.  My Kindle books, the Bible, games, websites, music, GPS, maps, restaurants, school information, email, Skype, EVERYTHING is on this phone.  It's amazing compared to the rinky-dink "refurbished" phone I had for a long time.

Something that I've fallen in love with as a new iPhone user is "instagram."  If you don't know what that is, it's a picture-taking program that lets you take a photo with your iPhone (or upload one you've already taken), edit it however you like, and then post it to all of the social media sites you enjoy to share with your friends.

Some people dislike instagram because it can make any basic photograph look artistic, but that's exactly why I love it.  It's a creative way to document your life through photographs.  Right up my alley!  I decided to go ahead and post my instagram pictures on this blog as well.  I'll post once a week (Mondays) with the latest pictures I've taken (although I may make a few extra posts to catch you up on some of the pictures I've taken before now).

You may or may not be interested whatsoever in the little pictures I take, but I love them.  :)
So here are the first few pictures I've taken with instagram:

My very first picture was a test shot of the item nearest to me: a can of Dr. Pepper resting on one of the Boston Terrier coasters my cousin Jonathan painted for my mom.


My second picture was a little more creative... well, somewhat.  This fairly soon after my car was hit while I was eating lunch.  I had to take my car to the shop, which was a bit scary since I was leaving home in two weeks.  I got a rental car for the time my car was under repair.  Even in my rental car, I hung my "famous" pair of Converse shoes from the mirror.

I was given those shoes for my sixteeth birthday from a friend.  Ever since then, I've hung them from the mirror of every car I've owned (or rented, now).  They are how I even recognize my car in the parking lot these days since they're so unusual.

I figured these shoes would be a perfect "instagram" picture.  They're definitely a little piece of my life.


After these first basic shots, I was pretty hooked on instagram.  Some are better than others, but I've definitely enjoyed taking little snapshots of my life over the last few weeks.  I've gotten my mom hooked as well.

Do you have an instagram?  Do you love it or hate it?
If you want to follow me, I'm emilytheperson.  Shocker, right?

Also, for those of you who have been saying, "Tell me what college is like," I'm having a Q&A about it on September 10, so if you have a specific question, be sure to ask it before September 9.