I had a wonderful time shooting Rich & Daphne's wedding on Saturday. Beautiful weather, simple but unique service, just all around well done. They both had command of the situation which I appreciated. As we were getting people organized for photos afterward, Rich yelled out who I was and to do what I said, and Daphne had in her mind who they ( Read more... )

When I tell John about my dreams, he always says I have the best ones because they're weird but still follow some kind of logic that only makes sense in the context of the dream. Best or not, I had a couple of exceptionally interesting ones lately ( Read more... )

This obituary was posted in the Sun Journal back on June 18th, but rather than just link over there I copied it here because SJ's site is so stupid and unpredictable, I'm not sure it'd ever get there. I don't know, I guess it's kind of morbid to post but I've never read anything like it. This gentleman must have written this himself, and at the end ( Read more... )

"Come on, be extraordinary." -- The Doctor, Doctor Who

"It's important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse." -- Yann Martel, The Life of Pi

Some small anecdotes about my vacation way back to keep me busy as I while away some time ( Read more... )

Sometimes I marvel at the absolute extremes in this world, even out of a small group like my graduating class of seventy-five--one guy is going into the seminary in the fall, and another died from a prescription drug overdose this week after a history of such things. As Dave Matthews would say, "Funny the way it is, when you think about it..."

"Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel. Stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself." - Sara Henderson

I just want to x-post an entry Lin wrote about our Dad from her tumblr because I'm also amazed by my father.
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my dadMy dad graduated last night ( Read more... )

1. What is your occupation right now? Senior Administrative Assistant--which is a fancy title for receptionist/chick who runs the place--and Graphic Designer for my main job. Wedding photographer by moonlight ( Read more... )