Oh BOY!

So.... I participated in an event. This event was a group meeting of photographers, models, hair stylists, MAU's and style gals..I'm not sure what their title is....whose main goal is to build everyone's portfolio by working together to create amazing shots.

It was....sublime.

Yes, many things went wrong and there utter and total mayhem during most of the 9 hour day. Yes the outfits and set-ups were often ludicrous and something I personally would never, in a million years, have chosen to photograph. However; the experience was not to be missed. I learned an unbeleivable amount and got shots that when I look at them now, it's hard for me to believe that I made them.

Yes, yes. It ruled the school.

A little of this or that

I have been filling my days with scheduling ; ballet, music class, gymnastics and painting school. All for people under the age of 6. You know, we used to have such a simple life. We used to sit around and make art, play puppets and chase each other on atv's. What happened? Was it the move? Was it kindergarten?

Either way, i'm over-scheduled and cranky.

On the upside, I got a lead on a dancer who needs portfolio shots and will do TFp with me! yay. I heart building my portfolio! I bought reflector discs the other day and cannot wait to break them out. I have an entire shoot all planned in my mind with the dancer. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I AM alive..

But its been a near thing.

The headache? It turned out to be a prolonged sinus infection that the nurse practitioner at the Minute Clinic in CVS ( no i'm not joking, i don't have a doctor and apparently there were no other options) gave my antibiotics for. I finished my round two days ago and guess what? I'm still congested and burdened with a sinus headache. Fantastic.

In other news:

Annapolis is apparently the boating capital of the East Coast; this culminates in a yearly Boat Show, where boaties get together and talk shop over beers for 4 days. It's so very exciting for them. It's so very obnoxious for me. There are people everywhere! and they all think they are the shit because they own a Catalina, or a whatever. I joined my roomi J for a drink last night with the owners of her timeshare company and while they were lovely people they were so BORING! to me. This was because all they talk about is boats and not in a fun and informative sort of way but in a detail oriented, my engine is made out of this and my sails are this big sort of way. S-N-O-R-E. So i stared into space for two hours and knocked back as much screwdriver as i could without seeming like a lush. I couldn't even gossip with my roomi J because for her a) this is interesting and b) she's still working in a way.

Bleh, so I went home and boozily enjoyed Rock of Love a little too much. I may have shed a tear as Brett Michaels explained the tragedy of his diabetes and Jess teared up explaining how his epi-pen was "really intense".

Are you kidding me?

I've had a migraine for 4 days...its unbelievable.

Just a thought

or two.

One. I've had it with the DMV and their ridiculous bullshit. It is not fair to charge me arbitrarily for years after a ticket with no reason other than you feel like it. I need that 125 dollars and I'll need it next year to. You, DMV, do NOT need it. I am sure of that.

Two. Why is it that no one is Maryland is capable of operating a vehicle? Did they even have to take a test to get their license? Are they aware of the purpose of the YIELD sign? or the MERGE RIGHT sign? Apparently not. I have nearly died at least 15 times in the last two weeks due to the failure of other drivers to follow these signs correctly.

Three. That's all, except I sure do wish adobe would hurry up and work already.



grouch grump grouse

I Just lost 6 hours

to Photoshop!

but here is some of what I've learned:

Lesbians are to folk music as...

ducks are to water.

It's just true and I was reminded of it all over again last night as a lovely woman leaned over to me laughing and said into my ear " oh you know, it wouldn't be one of "those" parties if we didn't get out the guitar. And then there was a round of singing.

Actually tho, the host sang very beautifully and the lovely woman sat down and sang harmony and for a moment it was so different from anything I had ever really been to. Everyone was sitting around, listening and giving each other laughing smiles and some were singing along. The songs were harmonic versions of men's songs...so it was strange to hear these words sung by two women and then a crowd of women start hollaring out the chorus.

I met many, many women last night and had a long moment with one in the form of across the room stares. She was truly lovely and unusual and of course I said and did nothing except nervously clutch my Red Stripe and chat with my roomi J. and of course everyone thought we were a couple because roomi J said things like " well we are looking to move into a house that is in Edgewater, we really like that neighborhood" or "oh an event in DC...Keziah you can skip work right? Just give her the flyer we'll go!" My entire night was in the form of WE and to me it was entirely funny that she was so unaware of the rampant assumptions going on around her.