sure enough…

Well! 

I have been busy, a la my brother Paul.  Really, REALLY busy.  I went to the state capitol on wednesday to photograph a rally against gay marriage, and then a different rally FOR gay marriage… took pictures, got one of ‘em uploaded onto WNPR (another photo credit)!  Then, i was asked by Love Makes a Family to photograph their future events!!!  I am SO stoked.  Being a photo journalist is something i’m REALLY interested in learning and doing…

i found a photographer from the hartford courant who was at the rallies too, and emailed him, asking for his advice for me… he responded with this AMAZINGLY thoughtful email, emphasizing making sure the backgrounds are right for photos, using manual settings instead of automatic… it was really cool to hear from a 30 year veteran.

so!  busy.  I’m LOVING being busy.  I feel productive, i feel energized (even with less sleep!), i feel purposful. 

AND!  My Dell laptop has finally, as they say, shit the bed.  last night while uploading pictures, i noticed the screen (ironically) flickering.  upon waking this morning, the screen had gone pretty much completely.  and it smelled like smoke when i sniffed it (yes, i sniffed it).

SO!  Here’s my big announcement, after much deliberation:

I am getting a Mac.

Yes.  Yes i am.  My first concerns were compatibility.  Would my Uber-normous external hard drive still attach successfully?  Yes.  Would Cool Edit work?  No.  Would my Wi-Fi work?  Yes.  Well, alright.

Otherwise, the thing comes with garage band (Soooooweeet!), photo AND video editing software, a built-in camera (you tube, here i come!!!), AND my friend Gitamba gets TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OFF. 

The thing that really seals the deal for me is how fanatacle Mac users are about their computers.  That speaks volumes to me.  PC users are generally grumpy, Mac users are generally really enthusiastic.  And my needs really fit what a Mac offers.  I’m not doing powerpoints, spreadsheets or whateveritis that PC users NEED from a PC. 

So tomorrow, Git and i are sitting down to customize this laptop online, then i’m gonna take some of my well-earned savings and have that shit overnighted, ’cause frankly, being without internet at home is gonna be TOUGH.  And there won’t be Flickr pics for a while!!  At least not till Monday, when i can borrow a computer and cable at NPR… So expect great things.  I am.

(peace!)

i filed a complaint with the State Police:

“i was driving on 84 west today at 12:49pm at or around exit 41, when i was passed by two state police cars. in the second car was an officer that (looking at his sleeve and considering location) was from Troop H, talking with a cell phone up to his head while driving. I took a picture because i couldn’t believe it myself, and of course would like to email you. Not that this is some major crime or wrong-doing, i just think that while no example need be set in order for citizens to obey a law, it certainly does not reflect the officer’s own reverence for Doing The Right Thing. I am sure his fellow officers would appreciate their standards to remain high and noble, not hypocritical.”

i have a stomach bug.  eck.  and weed doesn’t even help.   it’s that bad.

today is better than yesterday, thank GOD, but i still feel queasy and fragile and have zero appetite.  not cute. 

yesterday was a day that i was thankful that i lived alone, not having to close the bathroom door or worry about all the horrible sights, sounds and smells that go with a condition like this.  fecking ew.

otherwise.  things are okay.  supposed to go and get some vox pop (interview) from west hartford center for WNPR – asking, “what is the difference between christian fundamentalism and muslim fundamentalism?”.  I love them for this.  If some strange girl with dreadlocks came up to me with an NPR mic and asked me that, i think my day would be made.  not because i know the answer, but that someone asked it and recorded it and asked my name. 

back to the couch.  i’m considering tea.  glad i don’t smoke cigarettes anymore.  every time i see someone smoking, i just want to tell them, because i don’t think they know, “you don’t have to do that”.  they don’t.  they think they do.  such a waste.

eh.  eh, eh, eh.  peace.

tomorrow is super bowl sunday!  which means that i will work, then go to mom and guys for chili and beers and then go home and go to sleep early so i can wake up and go to NPR.

feeling a little off.  for the usual (lately) reasons, and i’m chalking it up to, some days, or some PARTS of days are just gonna not be roses and sunshine.  you know?  she’s going through a lot right now. and i offered her some space so she could try to balance all the everything and nothing she’s trying to balance… i keep stopping myself from imagining any possible situation, and i’m getting a little fed up with my active imagination.  it’s impossible and unfair to expect anything at all, from anybody, really.

by the way, my brother Chris’ brain should be kept in a jar (preferably after he dies) - he’s an amazing writer and commentator on the world.  bookmark his page, it’s good for your health: http://mshades.livejournal.com

eh.  eh eh eh.  EH.  not EH enough for a tantrum, not even a playful punch on the water cooler.  just, eh.  when you know someone’s out there… but.  there’s a “but”.  eh.

off of roll my eyes at what makes the news and what songs sell the most.