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5-21-09

Day 1014 of 365 Again. So, according to my mom, my little nephew has been practicing the ancient ninja art of invisibility. Everyone apparently just thought it cute and silly, since he’s only a year old, but the more I think about it, maybe the kid is a genius. So I’ve been practicing it myself…

5-20-09

Day 1013 of 365 Again. Welcome to my Wednesday night. Not just this Wednesday. Pretty much all of them. You ever wonder why I don’t sleep? It’s because I just always have too much to do. Every Monday and Thursday at midnight, Max and I release a new episode of Cosmic Hellcat Adventures. That means…

5-19-09

Day 1012 of 365 Again. *sigh* The saga of the 50mm lens continues. Guess what’s broken? Yep. Tried to use it yesterday and discovered that the connection ring on it is all fucked up. So now I have to go through all the trouble of returning it and getting another one. *sigh* Maybe I should…

5-18-09

Day 1011 of 365 Again. You know, I don’t really like to make my self-portraits flickr referential. I don’t know why, really. It’s just always felt weird. BUT, I’m making an exception today because I really wanted to pimp my most recent photoshoot photo. I’ve been excited about this one since the day I shot…

5-17-09

Day 1010 of 365 Again. So this Tuesday is an election day in Pennsylvania. Exciting huh? Well, not so much. You see, it’s a primary. As I am registered as an independent, neither the republican party, nor the democratic party really gives a damn about my opinion on things and therefore I don’t get to…

5-16-09

Day 1009 of 365 Again. True confession. I want to own my own night club some day. It’s been a dream of mine since I was like 12. I know, some kids want to go into space or be a rockstar. Yeah, those things would be cool too. But what I really want is to…

5-15-09

Day 1008 of 365 Again. This is a ƒ/1.8 50mm fixed lens. It’s actually the third one I’ve owned. I’ve been thinking about investing in a better one (the ƒ/1.4 or even the ƒ/1.2), but honestly, given that I keep breaking them, it’s probably best that I stick with the cheap one. In other photography…

5-14-09

Day 1007 of 365 Again. There’s this guy who promotes his anti-identity theft company by posting his social security number on the web and announcing it in his commercials. It’s proof that he’s secure that his identity can’t be stolen. I have no such belief. In my case, it’s more that I’m just not sure…

5-13-09

Day 1006 of 365 Again. The plan was to go to bed early tonight. I finished the comic (which I think is pretty funny and you should check it out) and I figured, "ok, rather than editing photos tonight or starting the next comic, I’m just going to get a good night’s sleep for once.…

5-12-09

Day 1005 of 365 Again. So very tired… this working around th eclock lately is starting to take it’s toll. Trying to get some of the comic strip done tonight and I’m falling asleep while I work. I think I may just have to call it night. And what do I do when I have…

Two of Coins

Two of Coins

The problem with taking years to complete a project like my Tarot Deck is that as time goes on I realize how unhappy I am with some of the earlier shots. This means I have to redo them, which means that the project takes even longer to complete.

The old Two of Coins has been on my list to reshoot for a long time, but it wasn’t actually my intention to use Lizz for the reshoot. In fact I had her pegged for the four of staffs, which wasn’t done yet at all. But after we shot that, she ended up liking one of the dresses in my model closet a lot (I have a wardrobe full of outfits for shoots) and once she tried it on, I decided she a great look for this card. Once I had edited it, I really felt like this was totally the way to go. I’m glad I did. Of course now I have to shoot the four of staffs yet again, but I’m pretty sure its worth it.

5-11-09

Day 1004 of 365 Again. They’re coming to take me away, Ha Ha They’re coming to take me away! So this was originally my plan for my Day 1000 shot, but a couple problems happened. First of all, the straitjacket I ordered didn’t get here in time. On top of that, I didn’t really have…

5-10-09

Day 1003 of 365 Again. The problem with spending Saturday night getting wasted is that it means I have to work twice as hard on Sunday to get the Cosmic Hellcats done, and working so much was why I needed a break in the first place. Still, I got it done. And I’m happy with…

5-9-09

Day 1002 of 365 Again. I really needed a party. I’ve been working my ass off lately with shoots, the comic and my actual job. I really needed to kick back and get drunk. Tonight was the night for that. Unfortunately a lot of my friends didn’t agree, so I had about the least packed…

5-8-09

Day 1001 of 365 Again. I was at the mall and I happened to stop in Hot Topic just to see if there were any cool belts or anything I wanted. There wasn’t. Just as I was leaving, the girl behind the counter rushed up to me and was like "wait, did you see this?…