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oh HELLO

September and October are dust. They flew by so swiftly that I can barely believe that it is now November as I type these words. My goal of writing here more frequently butted up against my other goal of living my life and doing the things that make me happy. Which is why I’ve come to the decision to no longer offer photography options here on this slice of the internet. I’ve already removed the session prices and my galleries from this site.

Every few years I get the idea in my head that I want to do more photography, and the need to revamp my website to accommodate that urge arises. And then there’s the need to figure out prices and styles, and a thousand other decisions begin to creep up and present themselves to be considered. And that in turn slows down all photographic processes and to be honest, I just don’t enjoy it as much as I think I do.

I love photography and I sometimes enjoy photographing people. But the nature of our society is that you are almost expected to turn your talents or skills or interests into money-making endeavors. I don’t want to do that anymore. So I’m returning this slice of the internet, my personal website, back into the journal/diary that it used to be. It will continue to morph and change as I morph and change, but I just don’t want to have a website devoted to selling me and my art.

Will I still do art (photography, painting, writing) for people? Of course! Will I continue to sell the things I do and make? Absolutely! But the way that manifests in my life is going to drastically change.

A lot of things will change in the coming year. I can feel it. And it’s the season of the year when I do my yearly planning. I love the fall for so many reasons, and one of them is that I get my journals and planners for the coming year and get them set up. I love to set up for the new year. Do I follow through with all my plans and schemes? Mostly. But I find if I don’t plan, I don’t do.

And I want to do! I want to do and make so many things. And to share those things with the world. But more and more I want to do that on my own terms.

Anyway, thank the gods it is Autumn.

oh DON’T MIND THE RAMBLE

The last few months have been filled with movies and adventure, and work and a small trickle of creativity. I became a member of my local independent cinema and I’ve been seeing movies on the big screen. I can’t recommend it more, going to the movies.

I even took a trip to Philadelphia to see a film, D(e)ad the movie by Isabella Roland. I traveled with a friend and we decided to add a stop to the Art Museum and a couple stops at the Reading Terminal Market. And that trip sparked so much desire to create. That desire has been low for the last year (dealing with the death of Murphy has put a damper on my creativity) and it feels so good to be stretching those muscles, even in small ways.

oh LATELY

Thing’s I’ve Enjoyed Lately, A Non-exhaustive List

• Reading, I’m back in my reading era and I’m here for it. Maybe next time I’ll do a list of books I’ve enjoyed lately.
• Movies, as I mentioned I joined the local cinema and the joy I’ve been getting from the 10 minute walk and a 90 minute movie has be life giving. I can’t recommend enough joining a club/thing/cinema and going. Do-ers are cool.
• Sunrises, the two photos attached to this post are of recent sunrises. Sunrises are cool.
• Music, holy fuck my guys have you been listening to the music coming out lately. I’m in love. The album(s) Girls by Princess Nokia, West End Girl by Lily Allen and Lux by Rosalia have been getting some borderline obsessive play lately. And because I saw the Bruce Springsteen biopic last month I gave Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A. a few re-listens and both are great. The Boss = babygirl is a TEDtalk I need to write.
• Coffee. I love that I get to work in the coffee industry and I’m really enjoying my job and who I work with. I recognize this is a luxury, enjoying one’s job, and I’m grateful.

oh GOODBYE

If you’ve made it this far. Wow! Thanks! I appreciate you. I want to say that I’ll be back soon, but *gestures vaguely about* the chaos. xo