sometimes….don’t.
August 20th, 2008 | Uncategorized
I know I know. You all missed me soooo much. This is the longest I’ve gone without posting in quite some time. I have been working non-stop since Thursday and can’t post any photos of all the editorial work I have been doing till the issues come out. Anyway, I’m finally taking a break from all that to give a little update on life and all that jazz. Honestly though, work has taken up most of my time. As a side note, and this is a complete generalization….but, people really need to calm down. There is too much pressure put on everything, and not enough energy spent on enjoying life. Hippie enough for you?
Trina and I have been going to the dog park every morning, and it really has had an incredibly positive effect on her. Despite my exhaustion in the early morning, her and I have such a good time together. She is making doggie friends and never really gets tired of playing. It’s adorable. I have been hanging out with this guy Luis who is amazing, and actually owns the organic shop across the street from the dog park. So i always have a breakfast of champions. I was actually shooting across from the dog park for Time Out NY this morning, which was incredibly convenient.
One thing that is kind of a pet peeve of mine, and this may sound obnoxious, is when people randomly start talking to me about insignificant things. 99% of the time, it’s conversation I don’t want to have. Mind you, I’m incredibly friendly when it comes to everyday interactions….but honestly, I dont want to talk about my hair, my dog, my tattoos, my camera, if I’m really a new yorker, what video game I’m playing on my ds, or what I’m listening to on my IPOD with a random stranger when in the middle of doing something. Within the last 2 days, I’ve been asked twice when I have Texas tattooed on my arm (which I dont), if I’d like to “hang out” at night with this very young couple who were very very high, and why are my shorts so short. It’s just unnecessary conversation, especially when I’m busy shooting on location and stressing about deadlines. Just like Wanda Sykes said in her comedy special -” I love that people feel like they can talk to me, but sometimes, dont”.
I really really love doing go-sees. It’s a nice quick interaction and I always get at least one image that I really love. I also like to have a model I have met before and know how they work in front of a camera when doing any job that requires a model. It just makes things flow a lot better. Andrew was really a special guy. His features are incredible, he had a great personality and appreciated my faggoty ass mix that I play when I photograph in my studio. That’s always a plus in my book.
p.s. Movie Time - Tropic Thunder, by far, the best movie I have seen all summer. I could not stop laughing and even that actors that can usually be kind of one trick ponies (Jack Black and Ben Stiller) were phenomenal. Robert Downey JR. can do no wrong, obviously. Tom Cruise was genius and I was totally surprised to see one of my favorite dream-boats matthew mcconaughey. This may have been one of the first movies where he didn’t take his shirt off.
American Teen, however, not so good. I was really looking forward to this documentary and actually wanted to see it when I was in Sundance. It was just way way to contrived for me, and had terrible animated sequences in it that were a total turn off. There was just something about it that rubbed me the wrong way, and it wasn’t the fact that it was about high-school (not the best time of my life personally, or anyones rather). However, the redeeming part of the film was that the soundtrack was pretty great, and while not a big fan of MGMT, the song Kids plays during the credits and that song is just awesome.
p.p.s TV Time - Weeds - Another week passed, another really well written episode. When Elizabeth Perkins has her intervention, I pretty much pee’d myself. I feel like there are only a few episodes left and this season went by way too fast. Way too fast.
In Plain Sight - Finale already…. quickest summer show ever. There definitely weren’t enough episodes…. I could have watched that show all year. I’m hoping they bring the next season on sooner than June. I’m just saying, the next season needs to happen like tomorrow.
The Closer - The dynamics between Brenda and Fritz are really great this season. It’s kind of an undertone for each episode and not fully addressed but I think something really big is going to happen between the two of them. Kyra Sedgwick is really out-doing herself this season and proving to me why she is still one of my favorite female actresses.
So was that long-winded enough for you all? I’m working on only a few hours of sleep from the last couple of days so I need a tad bit of slack. I’m sure I’m not making the most comprehensible sentences. After this weekend, I expect things to be slightly back to normal.
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