Sammy, L'Americaine

I (sometimes) love my flash!

I’m supposed to be studying right now…(agh!). But I just wanted to share my newfound insight in flash use. Nothing TOTALLY exciting, but the fact is I am (what’s a better word than deathly?) afraid of taking pictures in dimly lit rooms. With the lack of light, I feel hopeless because a) I don’t know how to use my camera very well to adjust it like the pros and 2) when I do try, the picture will come out horribly wrong. Both of those things have made me sad and put my camera to shame. But no more! In my time of procrastination, I have finally learned how to use my camera flash! I’m still working on having it not look like I’m using flash…that’ll be another day, I suppose. Anyway, here are some samples of what I did:

BTW, for those of you who are 'spectin to receive some of my work...

It will have to wait until next week, unfortunately, as I no longer have CS3 at the moment….  Please be patient!  I am working on getting a new one by the end of this weekend.  Don’t fret! 

Thanks bunches :)

Sometimes I Forget to Breathe

I googled this and 9,100,000 results showed up.

True story.

Sometimes I find myself holding my breath, unconsciously refusing the natural exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in my body.  Ahhh, it’s ridiculous.  I’m also developing a twitch in my lower left eyelid.  

I need a vacation.

2 yo boy is abandoned at a Wal-Mart in Indiana...

Anchor Woman (in a Southern drawl, don’t ask me what kind):  We have Nancy-pants from Kentucky on the line…Hi, Nancy-pants.

Nancy-pants (in a Kentuckan drawl):  Yes, hi, how are ya today?

Anchor Woman:  Emm, fine, thanks.  And yourself?

Nancy-pants:  Well, I’m doing just fine.

Anchor Woman:  Now, Nancy-pants, I understand you have a question regarding the abandonment of this 2 yo Guatemalan boy in a Wal-Mart?

Nancy-pants:  Yes!  Now, I was wondering…have the poh’lice thought to look at the surveillance tapes to see who left the boy there?  

Anchor Woman:  Wow!  Well, Miss Kentucky, you are quite the private investigator!

O.M.G. Is this lady for real?

Pet Peeve

Shhhhhtupid, really…it’s being (re)introduced to someone you’ve already met before and I guess they don’t remember you or pretend that they don’t because they go ahead and say “Hi, my name is…” and so I play along with the “Hi, nice to meet you” but really in my head, I’m like “WTF, I’ve already met you…TWICE!”

Sometimes, if I don’t feel like being lazy or maybe it gets ridiculous because it’s the n-teenth time i’ve been introduced to you, I’ll snip some of the b.s. and opt for the “I think I’ve met you before…where was it?  Oh, at the BLAH BLAH BLAH, right?” and the other person almost ALWAYS reply back with  ”At the…OH RIGHT!  Yeah, at the blah blah’s thing!  How are you doing?”  But too late.  I see it in your eyes, you lousy person you.  Yeah, I saw that glint of recognition when you walked in, don’t lie.

I know it and you know it.  If you didn’t know it, well…now you do.

A few of my favorite photographers...

Jessica Claire

Jeff Ascough

James Nachtwey