snore...

just got home from work... went directly from the airport back from vegas today to work... it sucked... how'd i do? 8th... i'm okay with that... a little disappointed in myself with the results, only because i know i could have done better, but i didn't... so i did the best i could and got 8th... video will follow soon...

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Time Flies!!

welp it's that time... i'm going to vegas finally, to compete in the Nations Flair Challenge! i'm super excited, and i've practiced really hard for the last month or so... i'm not going to win, but i'm going to have lots of fun!! i'll let you all know how i do!!

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vviiddeeooss

time lapse testers... i'm going to use video like this for an art installation... these are just tests to see how it works... i like the way they turned out...

New toy

I GOT A NEW CAMERA! finally, i have a point and shoot, after talking about getting one for years... typical... but i got it yesterday, and had so much fun taking pictures last night, except the flash died on the walk home... it wasn't the battery either, because i replaced the battery when i got home with a brand new charged one, and it still didn't work :( but i took it back to fry's today, and they exchanged it for me, no problem! it went waaayyy smoother than i had anticipated! so the new camera's flash works, but so did my first one for the first few hours... hope this one stays for years :D check out my flickr for the first two photos... they're really artsy... haha...

it's getting worse

Holy crap... So I think this whole "internet community" thing is slowly taking over my life... I will not use twitter, I will not use twitter, I will not use twitter...

I started out like most people, (although a little late) on myspace. Then I graduated to facebook. Both of which I like, but I preferred facebook. Now that myspace is slowly turning itself into facebook, I really like facebook better. But recently I have discovered some completely different online communities. These are groups that I knew existed, but never bothered to investigate, because I was completely happy with myspace and facebook.

First is flickr. I really love the idea of posting pictures and having people actually look at them, and talk about them. Not like profile pictures, more like this is what I like to do pictures. Then I kind of got into the youtube community, but my computer hardly has the capacity for video production, so my participation in that community was limited. Although, I do like to browse through channels, and friends of friends of friends. But now I think my life is slowly being taken over by Yelp!

Yelp is insane! This is a whole different online community. Different because they actually schedule events, and do things as a group! It's amazing! AND people talk about food, all the time! I think I'm in heaven... Plus their message boards are chock full of all kinds of random conversations and discussions. Right now I'm reading about joining a kickball league, and possibly meeting people down at the beach to eat your favorite on-the-go instant ramen dish. They go to new restaurants together, and drink. People seem helpful and understanding, rather than hateful and vindictive like they seem on many other online communities. I've been a member for two days, and have reviewed three places, created a new bi-monthly event, and gotten priceless information on where to get good food.

My life is over, or is it just beginning?

Rialto Cafe

so there is a new-ish cafe in downtown fullerton called Rialto Cafe... the food is pretty good, but the service is terrible... the servers are really nice, but they take FOREVER to do anything... im eating breakfast here right now as i am typing and my waitress just astonished me... i ordered a coffee and a glass of water... she's chatting away with the three or so people that are hanging out at the counter... she drops off my coffee and my water glass...

SHE DROPPED OFF A GLASS WITH ICE IN IT... NO WATER IN MY WATER GLASS...

just ice... i then asked for some water as i am holding up the essentially empty glass...

amazing...

I pulled into Nazareth...

Went to the Key Club last night to see Austin James Band last night... and the first time i saw them was not a fluke... this band is so awesome live!!! eventhough the key club sound sucked really bad, i had a great time... AND they ended with a sweet rendition of The Weight... can't go wrong with the weight...

GO SEE THIS BAND!!

okay bye bye:D

wedding plans...

so i'm engaged... and we're slowly but surely planning a wedding for the ages! there will be an adult sized ball pit, pony rides, and a ferris wheel (which i will not ride)... i want jugglers and fire breathers and a carnival barker challenging my guests to step right up and see the oddities and freaks that are sure to shock! but as much as we would like, our lives are not circus lives, and we're just going to have a DJ and some food and booze... all we need is a place to do it...

so much for wedding carnivale, here we come friends and family... good food and good company on our wedding day... (without the ceremony - i don't want to sit through one of those and why should you?)

March 1st (tentative date)

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oh my...

i just woke up from a 14 hour power nap... haha... it was awesome!

duuude.

so it's 3 am on sunday morning... i just got home from work (memphis) and i have to be back at work (taco) at 9am... i can't wait for school to start again... this whole working 6 days a week thing is getting to me a little bit... BUT on the bright side, i am making some okay money right now, and i can start saving for my trip to china in january!!! woo hoo!! Taiwan here I come!

see ya'!

apiphany...

so i had a sweet practice sesh for my flair routine yesterday!! things are coming together nicely right now... work is sweet!

COME TO MEMPHIS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FOR GAME NIGHT!! pictionary, scrabble, boggle...

i just won an ebay auction, woot, and im excited for school to start again... i register in two weeks i think... and im addicted to flickr... which is good, because it's forcing me to take more pictures...

right now my photo major has made me really good at talking about photography, but has really held me back from taking pictures... weird huh? so i'm committed to taking more pictures now...

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