"Eventually, sanity must return...

...and when it does, you betta have yo' coat."

think about it.

Livin' on the ledge...the photos

A few of my favorites from the other night...

Livin' on the ledge...

Good evening.

Tonight, I got down on a quickie photo shoot atop my roof. It was all about the blur baby, holler at that good 10 second shutter speed...some of the light fx pulled off were actually pretty cool...my acomplices this evening have been dubbed the a.fitch crew and it consists of Adam Asher, photog magnifique; Jason, the violinist with zest; and the Artist formerly known as A.Fitch aka Get that Dolla' Jones aka Jay lol (sorry you can't see any pics of them right now, tried puttin them up but the man is holdin us down right now, hopefully I'll be able to get them up soon)....anyways, I barely know these kids (minus Adam), but we had good times anyways, and I'm hopin we'll do this photo shoot thing again...next stop will be Grand Av, Bunker Hill, Fig and the 4th St bridge....but for now, we'll have to settle for the shot above, taken by A.fitch...not bad for a rookie...

Speaking of rookie, I am also (mentally) gearing up for my official launch into the abyss known as screenwriting...at the moment, there are NO scripts being written in this town (that anyone is allowed to speak of), and I figure, hey, what better time to get down on mine...the truth of the matter is that out the gate, I will have no idea what I'm doing (which is cool cause I'm good at that) but yet will still expect that I come out 6 months later with the best story you've ever read this side of the 8th grade...plus, the financial investment is significant....however, I will say that the confidence is nonetheless unswayed thanks to high hopes and Jesus...DUDE, its all crazy new to me, but "you can doo eeeeet", yea???
Yeah...

Getting my MoJo back, pt. 1

Part one in project MoJo [JoJo] (for those who appreciate cartoon references) started when a good friend of mine let me borrow his digital camera to take pics around my side of town for an office photo contest.

Observe:

It was a great feeling, being back on the block with a camera in one hand, a tripod in the other and an extra lens in my purse. I was taking shots around downtown for hours but barely noticed. I felt like a fish who somehow had got acclamated to living out of water only to be reintroduced to a pond years later. And the fact that there was a refreshingly cool breeze blowing that night made me feel that much more alive. I used to photograph all the time...How on earth did that get away from me?

Oh, that's right, I almost forgot. I received a scathing review from a photo prof at USC during my sophomore year. Amidst trying to defend my creative ideas, I stood there in front of the entire class and got bombed on for an hour. A few loyal classmates tried to throw in some positive commentary like a life jacket to a kid on the Titanic. Needless to say, the damage was done. Tired, furious, embarrassed (which I HATE) and discouraged, I literally did not touch my camera for two years. I did pick it back up to complete a great photo project during my senior year, but never really got back into the swing of things.

Fast forward to Christmas day, 2007. I receive my very own Canon Rebel XTi, and great is my joy. The breeze is blowing and the fish is in the pond again.

Take that, Mrs. What's-her-face.

Willkommen!

So today marks the kickoff of my first blog.

I wish it involved more anticipation, heresay and excitement than boredom, curiosity and peer pressure, but alas, it does not. Nevertheless, I'm happy to be here.

So, what exactly will this blog entail, you ask? Funny, I am asking myself that same question. I can, however, predict a few topics that are practically guaranteed to grace the page in the near future: Jesus, fashion, art, photography, political incorrectness, downtown Los Angeles/homeless people, writing, the film industry, money woes, bold statements of wisdom and immense emotional victories. Sound good?? Then stick around...