Angel Hair Pasta

Our dinner last night: Angel hair pasta with garlic, parsley, capers and sun-dried tomatoes. Really good stuff.

Wow-o: October Leaves

Took this two days ago while on a walk. Gorgeous.

Portfolio Trip

Got back from my roadtrip yesterday. Traveled to Spokane and Walla Walla, WA to visit my fantastic friends, Travis and Rachelle, and meet Rachelle's family. Saw some beautiful fall foliage and had lots of fun. Drove approx 900 miles and took thousands of photos in 7 days. The shots included food, flowers, home interiors, landscapes, portraits and some funky artsy stuff mixed in. Just shooting, shooting, shooting, having fun and eating really well.

Here's a shot to get you started. This is from the fabulous Luna restaurant in Spokane, WA. I'll post more later.

The best crispy tofu with vegetables I've ever had.

Memories that double as dreams

My computer desktop tends to get cluttered with folders full of images. I was cleaning it all off and backing it up when I came across this photo I took of my friend, Vickie, this past May 08. She and I often go for walks, rambling about whatever comes to mind as we meander through the woods and dirt paths. I forgot I took this photo. Vickie and I love the sun and are transplants to the Northwest from much sunnier states. I remember the woods looked particulary enchanting that morning with the sunlight filtering through all the greenery. I'll have to amend this post sometime and post more "tree & sunlight" photos from this past summer. I really got on a sunny tree kick for a bit there, but I never posted those photos.

I often shoot as I go along in life and then the photos never get posted for anyone to see. Like Garry Winogrand, many of my photos may never be seen by anyone else but me. Not even my own immediate family sees all the photos I take. Kind of sad really.

Anyway, I like the feel of this photo. Something nostalgic and dreamy about it.

Worst Case Scenario

UPDATE: It turns out the UPS driver delivered my equipment to my neighbor two doors down. My neighbor showed up on my doorstep the morning after my gear was delivered holding an open box saying, "Sorry, I opened it. I thought it was my sales materials." As much as I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt, I can't help but wonder. I mean, really. Does he get so many packages that he doesn't even look at the label to see whom it's addressed to? ...I dunno....It's a darn good thing I didn't order my dream camera worth the price of a good used car. Otherwise, that neighbor might've been tempted to gift himself with a new camera or make some cash selling it on eBay. Yikes.
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1) Worst case scenario: You order some needed equipment for a shoot and it doesn't arrive on time.

2) Better yet: You order some needed equipment for a shoot and it arrives on time but gets delivered to somebody else.

3) Even better: You order some needed equipment for a shoot and it arrives on time but gets delivered to someone else and they pretend like they don't have it all the while they're gleefully playing with your couple hundred dollars worth of gear.

So the winner goes to #2 and the scary thought of #3 is playing in my head.

Great. Just great. I won't say the exact carrier of the package but let's just say they've been known to wear the color brown.

I ordered a couple things from B&H Photo (I highly recommend them. Fantastic business.) Not the biggest purchase ever. But hey, a few hundred bucks is still a few hundred bucks. And it's never fun to have money disappear.
Anyway, I ordered 4 different items to take along on a roadtrip to Eastern Washington tomorrow to photograph a couple of awesome home interiors/exteriors and also several tablescapes and food shots at the homes of an artist and an interior designer.

It was supposed to arrive at my doorstep today and, according to the tracking page online, it was delivered to a "Front Door." Well, that's great. Good. Wonderful. Now here's what I'd like to know: Who's front door was it delivered to?

It sure wasn't delivered to my front door.

Time will tell. I hope this all resolves itself tomorrow morning. The good news is that it's only a portfolio shoot to bulk up my portfolio and get some fresh work going, plus I only really needed one of the items I ordered. The other 3 items would've made the shoot easier but I wouldn't have suffered too badly without them. Ah well. I'll just have to regroup and make the most of what I have...and pray that there isn't some evil person out there playing with my hard earned money. If I'd have gotten someone's package, no matter how expensive, I would've returned it to them--that's the absolute truth.

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate with fresh whipped cream, cinnamon & red sugar sprinkles, and red hot cinnamon candies.

More Pizza

Yet another pizza picture. Been making a lot of pizza lately. If I had a last meal, pizza would be it. I love pizza. Well, I take that back. I'd have pizza and Pei Wei's Thai Dynamite. I love Pei Wei. I love pizza and Pei Wei.

Cuckoo for Coconuts

There's nothing like cold, fresh coconut. My parents picked these beauties up from the asian food store. Mom is a whiz at hacking these things open with a butcher knife. I LOVE these things. You just hack a hole in the top (easier said than done), insert a straw and drink away. That cold, fresh and sweet coconut juice is so indescribably wonderful. Praise God for the creation of coconuts. And then the meat of the coconut is such a treat afterwards...Oh, how I want one right now.
















Deee-lish...

Alette & Ian's Wedding

Was in Mississippi last weekend for a wedding. Just a quick snapshot as they were about to take off to the reception. One of my favorites. Top left corner bugs me. I dunno what that is. Part of the limo door? Anywho...just one of the reasons I'm not a wedding photographer! ;)

Anybody need a toothbrush and some paste?

My father.

He never ceases to crack me up with his antics. I was home this past week when he excitedly busted out a hard black suitcase full of dental fun and threw it on the bed. I repeat...a suitcase full. Too funny.

"Where'd you get all this?!!" I exclaimed.

"Albertsons! The store was closing. They were having a clearance!" He was so excited.

There are conflicting reports as to the exact amount he spent on all the toothbrushes and paste. He says he spent $75 while mom says the number changes each time he shares his treasure trove of dental supplies. Sometimes it's $100 sometimes less.

They were nice toothbrushes though. Not just a stick with bristles. They were actually the "fancy" technologically advanced ones with the rubber cups and rubber wavy lines going through the bristles and whatnot. They're the toothbrushes that I look at when I'm in the toothbrush aisle contemplating how well they brush and admiring them while also knowing that I'd never spend the extra money on a "fancy" stick toothbrush. Now the Sonicare ones...that's a different story.

All I know is, Dad is so silly when it comes to sales. There's, like, eight DVD players at the house because they were all on sale. So silly. Dad cracks me up.

I just shake my head and get a good laugh.

P.S. Love that funky flowery bedspread next to the crazy suitcase full of brushes and paste.