Day 577

8/14/2008

taken : 8/14/2008


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A little while back I was pulling into a parking space and I scraped the side of the car in the next spot. I left my business card with a note.

In my head I figured, "hey...maybe she needs something photographed...we can trade... I damage your car...I compensate you by taking some pictures of your kids or flowers or Italy or something..."

Standing there I saw no damage to the body, just paint.

She called later.

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And I haven't heard from her in a while.

I thought maybe she had lost my number or said fuck it or something.

But she called back.

Boo.

I hope it isn't a lot.

I mean...paint?

Balls.

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Oh well. There are worse things in life.

And this is not one of them.

Just some money...

(although I do hate money and never have it...)

No big deal.

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On another note:

How about this weather?

Day 576

8/13/2008

taken : 8/13/2008

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I think one of the hardest things in life for people our age is a sense of purpose.

Or maybe it's just me.

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There is not much in my kitchen right now. It's down to crunch time with money...which I don't have.

For dinner I could eat plain pasta, or plain rice.

PB&J of course.

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Day 575

8/12/2008

taken : 8/12/2008

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CUTE!

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Lacey uses the xbox as a pillow sometimes...


...which is all that it is really good for lately.

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Echoplex

Day 574

8/11/2008

taken : 8/11/2008

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Work today.

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Came home and did some extra work.

Trying to get edits done.

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Day 573

Nine Inch Nails : The Great Below


8/10/2008

taken : 8/10/2008

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Little Lacey.

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Played some disc with Mike today.

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Got some work done today.

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Watched some Olympics with various folks:

LC

Tom

Gordon

and Lacey of course.

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And now it is raining, and the night is perfect.

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About the picture above:

Oh snap.

Still testing out the new lens.

It's decent in low light...but like I said, a little slow.

Shooting mode manual : ISO 3200. 94mm. f/4. 1/80 sec.

...but it's pretty sharp all the way open on f/4...and even better into the zoom a ways.


...and shooting at ISO 3200 on this body always surprises me.

anyways...enough nerd talk for tonight.


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"I can still feel you...even so far away"

Day 572

Ben Harper : Another Lonely Day



8/9/2008

taken : 8/9/2008

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Sometimes I feel old.

...not in the sense I have experienced a lot, and have a burden of what I have seen...

But I am just tired a lot.

Emotions really wear me out.


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I spent most of the day around other people. Almost from the time I woke up till now, I was with at least 1 person...but something was missing. Even though I was with other people all day, I felt that I was not connecting with anyone. Everyone seems very quiet lately. I have been in my head a lot, but it seems like many people I know are the same. Strange how you can spend all day with people, and still feel like you're by yourself.




(Scott Lawan)
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shuffle

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Well...I did that stupid thing I talked about yesterday. I bought a lens. I justify it as, well...I need it for work. It's not like I am hoping I will have jobs coming to help pay for it...I KNOW I have jobs coming up that will help.



It's the Canon 70-200mm f/4 L.


(fuck, I spent a lot of money today...mostly money I don't have...but alas...jobs are coming)

It's a pretty sweet lens. Minus the fact that the aperture is a little on the slow side for me, and I got the non-Image Stabilization version...it's still awesome. (the first two photos were taken with that lens)

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and while the light tent was out...



I took a picture of Anna's fish.

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shuffle

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I went out drinking with some folks.

I came home and took Lacey for a walk.

The whole time I was trying to think about how to articulate in words the way I feel...but I can't.

The best way to describe it is one long sigh.


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not sure.


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Day 571

8/8/08

taken : 8/8/08

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Work today.

Yuck.

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After work I went over to the FedEX facility.

I got the 40D back.

yay!

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Karla came over to challenge me in a chess game.

aaaaaaaand I kicked her ass.

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Later, Scott came up to hang out. He brought a cheesy ass backdrop from his job. We set it up and didn't really use it.

Amber stopped by after she got off work to hang out with us.






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The end.

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Do something really stupid and buy a much needed piece of equipment tomorrow with money I absolutely DO NOT HAVE?

Most likely...