Against All Odds- The Postal Service

I have ennui for some strange but telling reason.  Feeling homesick or at least displaced, got ready for bed and then by chance, finished This American Life's Podcast on Breakups and this was what closed out the show.  I was still in Texas when Phil Collins came out with this, and I think we had a couple of his albums from the album of the month club.  Interesting sound and update:

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Pic 3 of 30 day challenge, My View

I just moved house last month and am back to living alone.  I enjoy having pets and a room mate but I like the quiet and choices I have when I live alone.  I used to move every 6 months or so with working summer stock theatre and going to school, so I have a collection of pictures that need to be organized that are all my views from where I was living and working at any point in my adult life.  This may not be the best view or picture, but it's something familiar to add to the category MY VIEW.  I still think back to one of my favs at work- the top view of the old masonic temple in Minneapolis.  It had a corner where an old overstuffed chair sat and my boss would smoke and I'd sit and watch the sunset.  I still think about those times when I watch sunrises and sunsets and cherish my friendships from that internship and my travels all over the country. _______________________ _________________________________

Day 2 or 3-Monday Night

30 day challenge is not going well. I am a terrible one to start a new habit-good or bad.  They say it takes 30 to 40 days to create everlasting change and my friend has already stopped or given up on his 30 days of photo.  I find that I am exhausted most days and although there is not the need to set up shots or plan, as an amateur photog, I AM PICKY!  I laugh at myself since I tend to tell people when they look at my work-"these are just snapshots"-wanting to differentiate my art from my everyday life, but the two seem to intertwine more and in mysterious ways.

Tonight, I crashed when I got home from work, and took a long nap.  I woke up and forced myself to head over to Proxart Mag's new edition launch party.  It was a beautiful night and I enjoyed the company and the wine, which then led me to a hankering for late night Taco Bell.  This snap was taken while waiting to order. The wait was long and I loved the fact that when the cashier took my money and dropped the change, I stated he was high and there was no denial.  Gotta love what some people do to get through the day or the shift.  Fast food indulgence was great but it makes me think that along with the 30 day photo challenge, I need to get back on the little red wagon so to speak- thanks Luke Burbank and TBTL! and do the workout and good food thing for the rest of July and into August.  I'm currently jealous of a friend who has done a 90 day dvd challenge and looks great! Inspiration and challenge, all in a beautiful summer night! _______________________ _________________________________

Heaven by Brandi Carlile

Just watched the series finale of Friday Night Lights and really loved hearing this during the Seven/Julie proposal at the Alamo Freeze.

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Opening Day

Friend of mine challenged me to take pictures for thirty days straight. A picture a day.  Well- we really came up with it together- he's up to it too but I already failed since I had to post pone the starting day!
I wanted to document what today felt like and I'm really tired and glad to be somewhere quiet, away from the noise and chaos-even though I be back in it soon enough.
I was told that Apple loves the little details and the box that this opening day t shirt displays that. _______________________ _________________________________

Reviews for Hollywood Fringe Festival via LA Theatre Review

Been seeing some great shows and writing about them-
Here are a few that have been published so far:


Endgame

Spring Awakening

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The next generation

I worried ten years ago when I graded my first set of papers for an intro to video class and noticed that my students were too lazy to use spell check on word before printing and turning them in--so as I get older, I worry about doctors that will be younger than me and how they studied in school--just sayin'.

BUT THIS WEEK I WITNESSED SOMETHING TRULY DISTURBING.
-Over the last few years, I have heard and read articles on how parents will negotiate their kid's salary or show up for an interview of their child's. I never believed it, but I started a new job this week and saw with my very own eyes. A father walked in with his college age son- I'm guessing that since the kid was already sporting a comb over that he was a few years out of high school.-Anyway, Dad walks in and asks for a manager, stands there as the kid pulls out a resume and speaks with said manager. I later asked the manager how often that happens and the reply was it does but they also get calls from parents asking why little Johnny didn't get hired. My jaw dropped! Manager then followed up with the comment that this generation is weak--so parents- think about how you mold your young adults and young ones-grow a pair, grow up and face reality-the sooner the better. _______________________ _________________________________