shooting Bathtastic! right now. it pays. that's all i can really say about it. it's one of those things where i'm happy to be 'working in my field', but really that's all there is to say about it. sometimes i wonder if a regular 9 - 5 gig would be better as the schedule for this show is insane and it really doesn't benefit me in any way aside ( Read more... )

the sun has started to shine, after a many months of things being quite dry and bleak ( Read more... )

one of the camera assistants i worked with in DC is originally from Pittsburgh, so he still gets a lot of calls for work there. he got a call recently to 2nd a feature (for those not in on the lingo 2nd meaning, 2nd AC...aka 2nd Camera Assistant), he couldn't do it as he is still working on "Salt", but it DEFINITELY meant a lot ( Read more... )

i had a really nice first date the other day (friday). extremely dorky, met online via friend of friend, started e-mailing, e-mails turned into daily novels...after a couple weeks we decide to meet. ugh, right ( Read more... )

have been running quite frequently since i've been back. my ankle has been holding up as well, the pain is no worse than usual...and dare i say, it feels as though it's actually strengthening it a little ( Read more... )

So i'm at a bit of an odd crossroads of sorts ( Read more... )

There are moments in memory where you get floored. I'm not sure how else to say it, but it happened today. A leisurely drive around Chicago's northside brought me to a detour of memory I wasn't sure I was ready for.

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dinner last night was grrrrrrrrrrreat ( Read more... )

so the advent of the new soccer season has made me realize one thing! my dumb ankle still isn't 100%. after playing on regular dirt fields (not turf that have plenty of give) the ankle is definitely more stiff. not sure what to do about it as it's been almost a year and a half. part of me thinks i should just deal with it and go ( Read more... )

fouond a bunch of old, fairly fast minolta and tokina lenses at the parent's house. they're looking quite nice (200mm zoom, 30-70mm, and 28mm), the long zoom goes to 3.5 and the others to 2, i believe. so i'm going to get ANOTHER mount converter, bahaha.


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