hello! i feel like every time i post it's the same thing: "this week was good, had people over, ate some food drank some wine, good weekend." well, here's a post that's going to change all posts. I'm going to write down what i'm thinking, rather than what i'm doing, first. what i'm thinking is this:

i've been feeling very inspired lately. i am an artistic person by nature, anyone that knows me will tell you this. i think part of my personality strives to only work hard at things i'm not good at, and neglect the things i can actually do. i say this because, as i sit here, i have a summer line of clothing that people are expecting. i don't think i'm a good designer at all, so i obviously push myself to do it more and more. however, it really doesn't fufill the things i want to get out of my own head, rather it spreads a message i want everyone to know.

so...i'm going to take more pictures. i feel like, of all the outlets i've experimented with (editors note: there have been a lot. see: spray paint, regular paint, canvas, pencil, digital and the analog equilalent concerning design, cars, bikes, tshirts, fine art, music, writing, etc), i feel like photography is the medium which i have the most control over. just walking around this week, with my camera over my shoulder, i've shot so much. I love it, and I really got lost in everything else for a while there. so...if anyone wants portraits, i'd love to take them!

next, here is my birthday list, or, rather, i've saved up enough money in the past 4 months to purchase the following with the help of some birthday money:

430ex flash
backdrop support and seamless paper
PocketWizards (finally!)
2 2gb compact flash cards
some sort of ipod stereo

i know, it's a lot, but i've been saving. i wanted to get everything at once, it'll be like christmas.



ok, my week went like this: i went to all of my classes, it snowed, and i hurt my hip. my new camera came in, and tony and I made some amazing burgers thursday night (see pictures). i have my apartment for the whole week to myself since my roomates are on spring break and at least 1000 miles away. i moved into the single room, and molly is either coming up wednesday or thursday till sunday, i am extremely excited. and...i just got feist's new album 4 months before it comes out. yes, yes i did. happy birthday to me.