sad day

January 22, 2008

i know this may sound silly, but i am kinda sad that heath ledger passed away. i hate it when young people die. it really just breaks my heart. like my cousin and ellen... just so much life that wasn't able to be lived. i know God has a plan for taking people young but that never makes it any easier on those that loved them. i hate that for his family and friends. and lets be honest, '10 things i hate about you' was a freaking awesome movie. 

 

anyway, hope all is well with you remaining phusers :-) have a great night! 

Longest 20 Minutes of My Life

October 22, 2007Nathan and I just moved to Nashville on Saturday. We are getting all settled in. I am way closer to work and everything is going very well. Today I was trying to get some more stuff put away. I went down to the basement to put something away and came back upstairs and noticed little Sophia eating something. It was blue and smelled sweet. I had no idea what this was and neither did Nathan. I was dreading the worst and looked online and confirmed that fear. It was indeed rat poison. The owner must have left some and of course Sophia had to find it. I immediately took her to the vet right down the road which is only about 2 minutes away. I took her in, and the lady was on the phone. I waited patiently-- but was screaming on the inside. I pulled out the rat poison explaining she had eaten some. She told me the vet was too busy to see me. Yes. You read that right. "Too Busy" to see my dog that had ingested RAT POISON- that really bad stuff that can make your animal bleed to death. She recommened that I go to the vet down the road. Hmmmm. Whereas I appreciated her recommendation, I did NOT appreciate them not seeing my dog. This to me was ridiculous and extremely rude. Being new to Nashville, I do not know my way around very well yet. I drove about 10 minutes in the wrong direction. I was stressing out. Time seemed to be flying pass me. I finally arrived at this other vet clinic. Thankfully they saw me immediately. They indused vomiting. Poor little Sophia. She looked utterly pitiful. They gave her a shot and told me to keep an eye on her. We are back home, and she is resting and seems to be ok. I talked to my mom that works at a vet clinic back in Murfreesboro and said that it sounds like Sophia will be ok. Time felt like it was moving so fast and so slow at the same time. I was so scared. I am so thankful that I saw her eating it and was able to get care rather quickly. I can only pray that God will keep her well. I don't know what I would do without my best friend. She is so wonderful. 

sticks-n-stuff

September 14, 2007a conversation between me and nathan about sticks-n-stuff:

the art of black and white photography...

August 12, 2007

or lack there of.

i think it is wonderful that we have digital cameras for everyone to have. i think it is great people can instantly take pictures. but because of the digital camera a lot of people now think that they are professional photographers because of their 6 mega pixel snap shot camera. now, i am not saying they are not good... it just seems like everyone is calling themselves a photographer now.

my husband is having this same problem in the web design field. there are more programs that just have templetes. this allows anyone to just plug their info into it and it is an instant web site. no real programming or effort involved. they advertise they can do websites for you, but the truth is, it looks amateur.

with the photography, you have these people that take pictures of something random and turn the picture black and white. they claim it is artistic and great. ok. just taking a picture of something and turning it black and white, to me, does not equal art. to me photography is way more than just editing a picture to be black and white... or having color cut outs and such. a really great photograph does not always need a lot of editing. and i understand that what is considered art is all in the eye of the beholder, but lets be real. just because you have a digital snap shot camera does not make you a professional photographer. here is a way to do black and white photography and make it beautiful, and there is a way to just take a picture and make it black and white. it is all about the actual photography and not the editing.

so that is my rant.

 

but on a different note, i am excited about my new job! i will be an educational assistant for a special needs child. my heart is just so full of gladness! eee! my hours are great, so i have the afternoon to really focus in on my photography. whoo hoo! my job situation is finally looking up. and my goal is getting closer!

 

i hope that everyone has a wonderful night!!! 

duck races and other fun goodness

August 08, 2007