Me do good, me do good photo?

Today I stumbled upon a set of engagement photos for some people that I know. I wouldn't call them my friends...we don't really hang out, but I have known them for quite some time, and they know me. As I was flipping through this set of photos a wicked self centered, egotistical thought crossed my mind. I actually said to myself, "Wow. I could have taken better photos then these." I immediately realized what I said and reprimanded...myself. But why? Why should I apologize for acknowledging that I am a good photographer: that my portraits are full of life and have a less cliche feel to them? I'm sorry but there are a lot of crappy photographers around who think that posed pictures are "shizknat". Last year I took some engagement photos for my good friends Jarrod and Sarah (to the left) and I couldn't have been more please with the results. Granted, I did have a few shots that we not up to par, but that's why I took 3 rolls!! THAT'S WHAT YOU DO!! You take tons of photos so you can weed out the crappy ones. I promised myself that I would never become one of those pretentious photographers who thinks that they're the best of the best and I don't. I KNOW there are some really fantastic photographers in town who are MUCH better than me. BUT...there are also a crap ton of photographers in town who are much less talented than me and it pisses me off that they are getting paid...more than me....to take crappy shots.

Marriage Day

I feel completely terrible because I missed probably one of the most awesome wedding in the entire world. "Why?" you ask? Let me explain in ghetto style:

I am so poor I use cheerios as earrings!
I am so poor that I chase the garbage truck with a shopping list!
I am so poor I can't even to pay attention!
I am so poor that I eat cereal with a fork to save milk!
I am so poor that burglars break into my home and leave money!
I am so poor that I watch television on an Etch-A-Sketch!
I am so poor that even the Republicans were willing to give me welfare!

I'm guessing that you get the gist of what I'm sayin' here. The wedding was out of state and would have required me to go 3 days without work and I would have had to pay for food and a hotel room. Things are a bit tight right now and I just didn't have the money to go. I even attempted to budget for it but in the end I had to use that budgeted money for my insurance bill. It sucks because I bet it was the most awesome wedding ever. Blah! So Mr. and Mrs. Sonner if you are reading this I am terribly sorry that I did not attend your wedding. I hope you had a fantastic "Marriage Day!"

iPod, therefore I AM

Put your iPod on shuffle and go down the list to answer the questions.

How am I feeling today?
Coffee and TV- Blur

How will I feel tomorrow?
Rockafeller Skank- Fatboy Slim

Daaang right

Will I get far in life?
The Poison- Alkaline Trio

How do my friends see me?
Roadhouse Blues (Live)- The Doors

Where will I get married?
The Lonely Man/Incredible Hulk Theme- Composed by Joe Harnell

What is my best friend's theme song?
Have You Ever- Incubus

What is the story of my life?
Here By Me- 3 Doors Down

What was high school like?
Times Like These- Foo Fighters

How can I get ahead in life?
Candy Perfume Girl- Madonna

What is the best thing about me?
Spice Up Your Life- Spice Girls

Side note: Look....I know I shouldn't have the Spice Girls even CLOSE to my iPod...but well...I love 90's pop.

How is today going to be?
One Angry Dward and 200 Solemn Faces

What is in store for this weekend?
Right Where I belong- 3 Doors Down

What song describes my parents?
Burn- Three Days Grace

What song describes my grandparents?
Classical Gas- Eric Calpton

How is my life going?
Favorite Things- Incubus

What song will they play at my funeral?
With A Little Help from My Friends- Joe Crocker

Some of these answers are a bit eerie.

How does the world see me?
Shrinking Universe-Muse

Will I have a happy life?
All This Love- The Similou

What do my friends really think of me?
Downfall- Trust Company

Do people secretly lust after me?
Ex-Girlfriend- No Doubt

How can I make myself happy?
The Delicate Place- Spoon

ROFL!

What should I do with my life?
Old Friends/Bookends- Simon & Garfunkel

Will I ever have children?
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly- Blues Traveler

What is some good advice for me?
Fair- Remy Zero

How will I be remembered?
Cry to You- Cadet

What is my signature dancing song?
Death Is A Disease- Composed by Clint Mansell

Side note: The Fountain soundtrack is amazing. If you don't own it, BUY IT TODAY.

What type of men do I like?
Go- Blink 182

What kind of job will I have in the future?
Around The World- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Double Trouble

Double Trouble
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

I have rediscovered the fun that I can have with Photo Booth. Lord help me.

Tardy people and their tardiness!!

I've always been a big stickler about tardiness. I made very sure to never be tardy in high school and I make it my goal to NEVER be tardy in college. There is nothing more disrespectful then a person walking into class over 15 minutes late, interrupting a lecture that could be detrimental to my college success, just because they overslept. I am more annoyed by the people who are consistently late to class (when I say "late" I am referring to over 10 minutes). If you KNOW that it's going to take you 25 minutes to drive to campus 5 minutes to park and 5 minutes to walk to whatever building you need to be in the PLAN ACCORDINGLY. I do. If I can get to class on time and live in freakin' Egypt, then you can get to class living wherever you live.

and gives us an extra ten minutes to get to class. He doesn't mind if we're running a little late because he understands that is it hard to get to a class that early in the morning. THIS GIRL runs 45 minutes late. How ridiculous is that? Last week we had a critique and we started just around 8:05 am. My teacher had begun by asking a series of questions about what we considered art and what we considered "good art". We begun looking at Which brings me to the Queen of the Tardiness. The teacher for the 8am class is pretty lenienteveryone's photos and talked about the ones that stood out the most. Right at 8:50 am SHE walks in. She notices that everyone's photos are on the wall. Of course the teacher stops...there is an awkward pause as we all stare at her. She pins her photos up on the wall and sits down. My teacher begins to talk again. About 15 minutes later her CELL PHONE rings. Naturally this completely distracts for the current discussion that we were having. Alan tells her to turn it off and gives her the look of death. She looks at him and says, "It's a client." As if that is justification for keeping your cell phone ON during class...a class that your significantly late to.

There is no excuss for being THAT late to a class. What upsets me is, she is being disrespectful and she doesn't even care. Her attitude about it (the "whatever" attitude) is bothersome. I can't understand that. If I PAY for a class, I'm sure as heck going to attend it.

Cletus and Baylee-Ann visit the movie theater

There are few amusing stories that tickle me quite like this one.

Justin had just arrived to work and we were discussing normal manager things. After I caught him up on all the day's drama I left the comfort of the office and walked into the manager station only to be struck with the sight of two CUSTOMERS sitting AT THE MANAGER STATION in our comfy MANAGER CHAIRS feeding each other Dippin' Dots looking as white-trashy as possible with their MATCHING overalls (both looked like they were straight out of central casting). I must admit that there was a second there were I was completely dumbfounded. I thought to myself, "Really? REALLY? You're sitting in our MANAGER STATION.... by our COMPUTER.... enjoying the comfort of our MANAGER CHAIRS...REALLY?" After I collected my thoughts I forced what words I could, out of my mouth:

"Um...Hi."
"Hello"-the Male who was feeding his girlfriend the Dippin' Dots-
"Uh can I help you?"
"No."
"You need to leave. This our manager station and you should not be here."

I couldn't help but hold in my giggles as I ran into the office to tell Justin what had happened. As I am finishing up the story our loyal employee Greg enters with the same dumbfounded look I had on my face and asks, "Did you know them?" to which I responded "No. Definitely not."Because I want to give you an ACCURATE PICTURE of what these lovely people looked like, you will find a photo attached to this note. I'd like to note how they went with a subtle green overall and plaid shirts.

I think I'm in love

My new boyfriend
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

Ah yes...my baby. It is wrong to hug a camera this much?

A time and a place

A time and a place
Originally uploaded by HotsauceJane.

.....`Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted -
On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore -
Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'..

-Edgar Allen Poe
The Raven