So, over a year later, I'm back. New camera, new car, new computers, new people, new job. A lot of other new stuff as well.

So, getting back to real photography. Picked up a Canon 400D and a few lenses, starting to break back into this whole fancy pants camera thing. Fairly tempted to clear out a lot of my old stuff as well, but I dunno yet. Hate destroying past things, even if they are rubbish.

Car is a 2000 Toyota MR-S, which still brings a smile to my face every time I drive the damn thing.

Finally sticking to my degree, and just gonna be done with it. No more of this changing my mind and being indecisive.

Anyhow, I should be putting work up here regularly again, with it being so much easier having a dSLR instead of SLR and trying to scan in slides or prints...

Well, its been quite a while since I have put anything up here. And some big things have been going on to say the least. Starting with a set of realizations.

Photography for me, while I love it, is better left a hobby I feel. It would keep me from thinking of it as a chore, which my classes made me do at times.

So what do I plan to do now? Mechanical engineering. I once planned to major in Astrophysics, but it was not applied enough. M.E. however, is applied and seems to work better with the way my mind sees things.

I plan to put some more work up soon, but I haven't had the time, or the... creative impulse for a piece. When I have something, it'll go here.

Well, going to see that show has turned out to have been an extremely good idea. Not only did I manage to get an interview to see if I can have some prints hanging the 'Rock Coffee' shop, I managed to make quite a few friends.

So time to get some more stuff printed up and formated for a physical portfolio looking over.

Some other stuff has come to light that has put stuff into perspective, and made my mind a bit more at ease. So thats that.

I have no clear cut idea when I am gonna be able to get a new camera, as things keep popping up that I have to deal with. So stuck with the noise happy DC4800 for now :S

And with that, I think I am out for the night.

So yeah, I got all my frames together, put the prints in them, and then handed them over to the cafe owner. They'll be on the wall tomorrow Which will be nice.

Then I meet up with a friend, hung out for a bit. Had an interesting time, and a few shots that might be worth working on.

But on the way home, I managed to hit a skunk at 65MPH. Messed up the front air dam on my car. But worse yet, it now smells like a skunk

So I get to clean that up. Super.

Tomorrow... well, today I guess now, I'm handing over some prints for my Uncle and Aunt's 25th anniversery. I'm hoping those go over well.

Then local music event later that evening; symphonic Rock anyone? So that should be eventful. Not sure what else is going on yet. Oh well.

One thing ends, another begins.

School just got out for the most part. My pass fail prediction was kinda correct. I'm getting a "Z" in two classes, which means no grade, and no credits. Note to self, don't work ass off with busy job in future.

A job came up for me possibly helping shoot weddings. 10-20 hours a week it seems, flexible. Could work while I progress on my understanding of pictures and start getting back into graphic design stuffs.

I've got some ideas I want to mess with for shooting soon here as well. Some kinda inner demon/shadows kinda things I guess. Hoping to get the stuff I need to shoot these images/ideas. Could turn out very neat.

I get to have my work hanging up at the local cafe I like so much, Encore. Got one of the frames for 8 by 10 prints today, gonna see how this style works on the wall, then buy the other frames depending on how it looks. BTW, cute girls work at Pier 1 Imports

Now, just to get some more money in my pocket. But thats life for ya.