well this is kind of fun

you can find my name at the bottom...nice huh?

http://oceandrive.com/hybrid/archives/2008_10/cover/index.html

Yay! Christmas

Three beers in and I've decided to welcome in the sounds of a faithful friend, and as Ryan Adams muses me while sleepy and on my way to bed, I dream about the days to come, the friends who are and friends to come. Who am I to question what may be in my path and who am I to decide what is right and what is wrong? My mind races as I try to rest, as I try to find some hope in this place, this place of waiting. How low can one go before everything changes, before a shift happens, when nothing changes yet all things change? Going forward in confidence while all things, no, everything is out of my control...how do I go forward? There is nothing left in me where pride might feast, though self boasting may creep, it shall not build its home, for I am desolate and without a ground which to feed. You have brought me here and will do what you desire; I have no challenge, in fact, I give you all you need to take comfort. Take this desert and do what you will with it. 

It's fall

I awoke this morning to an overcast sky and the desire to walk through this friendly neighborhood of mine. I ventured easterly on Addison intending to bypass the busy Riverside boulevard lined with boring apartments and tiny shops which the populous ignore. Addison proved to be more than a simple detour from the usual road to be traveled; it is a street without walkway, lined with towering deciduous trees dressed in the finest of fall colors. In four blocks of silence, I find myself headed south toward the Starbucks; moments later, I'm in line with 13 other customers wondering why this had to be the Starbucks they chose. After a few Christmas songs over the PA and the rare star sighting, I was stirring my vente drip with whatever's in those pink packets. I sat, I sat in the big brown leather chair and listened to Tobacco while reading Bible verses. I departed the strip mall half passed the hour and ventured from whence I came. The sun eventually poked through my fall hour and dreams of the mid-west ceased. 

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!