My ceiling leaks water when it rains, I'm just thankful it doens't rain much in LA. I was told this morning my rent will decrease 50% for the months of December and January because the landlord didn't fulfill the building inspectors repair requirements in time. 

Since the loss of my phone in New York, I've been able to stay focused on what I'm doing in the present; no longer am I able to crackberry every few minutes to distract away the day. 

The photographer I've worked with for the past 6 months is taking some time off until the New Year, so I've been focusing my attention on minimizing my options and praying that the doors which seem to be closing will in time lead to unlocked doors of opportunity. 

I've been working a lot in Photoshop, just learning from trial and error, trying to find some kind of style. I've come to the harsh realization that my Canon Powershot isn't doing the job. Retouching, for instance, isn't going to happen, I'm just working with layers etc. My sister was in town a few weeks ago with her new Digital SLR...I miss having an SLR. Well, here are a few of my favorite photo creations of New York. 

It's burning...

Yeah...I saw the fire last night as I made my way home from hollywood. 

It's gotten worse. Houses are burning. People I know are pretty close to the fires. 

It's safe where I'm at, but, the power went out for about 45 min. this morning. The smell of dry ash for breakfast isn't what I dream of. 

Day

I got older.

I still don't have a phone.

I saw a pair of boots I want "I'd be much cooler if I had those boots"

Currently recovering from a cold I've had all month.

Should probably get going but really don't have any getting to go to today. 

 

I have a cold

Last weekend in New York, as I walked from 204th street to 207th street/Broadway to grab some cash and hail a car, it rained. I liked the rain, I thought it added to my North Manhattan experience for the evening. The grooms dinner was thirty minutes away but if I had been there instead of walking to grab cash and car, I would have been right on time, but I wasn't, I was thirty minutes away.
A week and a day has gone by and I find myself with a horrible cold. I don't think I've been sick in a few years. It rained last night, but I wasn't outside, I was inside at a birthday party for a friend in Long Beach. Apparently because I wasn't outside, the rain decided it would eventually find me or my stuff inside. I received an email last night from my roommate informing me of a leak in my ceiling. When I returned home this morning via Metro Rail system (which is actually pretty amazing if I'm heading to Long Beach/Hollywood/Los Feliz etc.), plastic was strewn all over my floor, bed and stuff in attempts to protect everything from the water and parts of ceiling falling everywhere.
Good news though, yesterday I got my first leather briefcase/computer bag for $5 at a yard sale which just happened to be next to KCS's yard sale.
Cheers!