June 23, 2009
The train station in La Junta, Colorado, doesn’t offer much. Bathrooms, a couple vending machines. Not that it needs much, since Amtrak’s Southwest Chief stops there for about 10 minutes each time it passes through. It was interesting visually, though. If you happen to like old, decrepit buildings like I do.
June 23, 2009
There’s a company that makes small, bean-filled animals. Perhaps you’ve heard of it: Ty. Several years ago, long before Ty made it big in the crazy world of People Will Collect Anything, M and I purchased two such little creatures on a whim. We were in college, and most likely inebriated at the time. I chose Chocolate Moose (naturally), and he chose Hoot The Owl (for reasons I still can’t figure out). Fast forward through the whole dating-engaged-married thing to the day we had a child, and lo, that child grew up and developed an attachment for Hoot (for reasons I still can’t figure out)(like father like daughter I guess).
June 22, 2009
Today we received some grades in both of our classes. Managerial Econ was okay – I’d have preferred my marks to be higher, but I recognize that he’s a tough prof (which is a nice way of saying, “Thanks for being totally subjective in your grading, asshole”) and I’m reasonably happy with what I received. I’m still riding on an A, so I’ll take it.
June 20, 2009
We have so many responsibilities in our classes this term that I’m feeling rather lost. For instance, this week, in Business Law alone, we had to read five chapters and write up five case briefings (one for each chapter, natch). Plus the two discussion board posts, and commenting on others’ posts. Managerial Economics was two chapters, five case assignments, and the 3-5 page weekly paper. Don’t forget to tack on the damn discussion board requirement for that class, too. Bastards.
June 19, 2009
Sold my first Yosemite print today, to the colleague mentioned in a prior post. She purchased a 20×24 black and white print of El Cap and a waterfall for her dad for Father’s Day. She said he really appreciates fine art photography, and is thrilled to get him an “original” print by a local artist. I’m thrilled that one of my prints will be hanging in someone’s house who doesn’t even know me. My customer said she had trouble choosing just one photograph, and will be purchasing more for Christmas, his birthday, etc. She’s also got one picked out for herself. Yay!
June 17, 2009
Well, for better or worse, my “worth” as a photographer, or at least the worth of my prints, has been resolved.
June 15, 2009
All weekend, Zozer looked forward to Monday, because Monday was supposed to be Water Day at school.
June 15, 2009
Tonight’s homework ended with me standing in the kitchen at 10 p.m., crying to M, “I don’t want to do this any more. When I grow up, I just want to be a photographer.”
June 14, 2009
The color photographs are for the grandparents.
June 14, 2009
I went to the “cell phone store” (as Zoe calls it) today (well, yesterday, actually, since right now it’s very early Sunday morning) and adjusted my plan.