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Elizabethtown, Kentucky

you know when you watch a movie for the second time a few years after you originally watched it and it means more to you...something just clicks. This happened to me when I watched Elizabethtown this past sunday. I couldn't get enough of it...especially the part where she made him a road map with music to go along for the drive. i am tired of being in the orange county bubble....the world is so big.

"make time to dance alone with one hand waving free."

Kite day in Huntington.

Here's a photo i took of my family several summers ago. It was weird...you couldn't help but stare.

Inside the Hurley Headquarters...

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music and muffins.

So....that whole post a day thing hasn't been working out in my favour. Mostly because I crashed a dirtbike in the middle of the desert, smacked my head around and blacked out... i am having a hard time moving my body in general. but anyway enough about that. I came across this video on youtube and thought i'd share...i think it's just the cutest little thing ever...so sad, but so darn cute.

Downtown Portland...

on a winter's night:) I went on a road trip end of 2007 with 7 boys from Orange County to San Fran to Portland. There was either an art gallery or a coffeeshop on what seemed like every corner. it was great:)

As promised...

In studio at Hurley with Rosie O'Laskey. Shot 02.08.09

thoughts for a Tuesday.

I have a lot to learn.....a lot. I am almost 26 and am no where near the person that I am striving to be in many areas. Sure, I have accomplished a lot, I have done SOME traveling, I have an amazing job and have some talent. I need to use these more...WAY MORE. I find that I am very hard on myself...I have too many things that I want to do that often times I get overwhelmed before I even get started. As I was driving home tonight from work I decided that it is time to buy a new lens. It is time to start taking photos again and posting it on my blog. I love photography and I have let it die in my life because of busy schedules, moving...countless excuses. I don't want it to get lost in the mix. I also love playing music...how often do I get to do it, not very often. That is sad that there is not enough time to do the things that I am passionate about. I need to take a few things at a time, focus on them, and make time...having something to show for it. So starting tomorrow I am going to post a blog a day with a photograph that I have taken or with a photograph that inspires me. In 2006, I quit my job...took a couple semesters off of school and I traveled a lot, taking my camera with me everywhere. I miss that. I don't have that now but I need to make due with what I have currently and produce results as best as I can for the time being. If my passion dies, my heart becomes stale...and there's an aching in my heart right now to DO SOMETHING. Passion and career need to go hand in hand for me...I love trying things that are new, things that make me smile and feel alive...and making money doing so. So, there you go. Enjoy.

Pump the brakes.

"a life lived in fear is a life half lived."

I recently saw an epic film....Australia. And by recently i mean a month and a half ago. It was phenomenal to say the least. At some point during the previews I saw the above quote and it stuck with me. I am sure I have heard it before but this time the flavour of the words mingled in my brain throughout the entire movie. I have never been one to be afraid of my next move...if I want something I do it, if I want to learn something new I put my all into it and get it done. I usually throw myself into things before I have time to be fearful. I can think of a handful of times when that did not work out in my favour and I jumped the gun. Regretful? Negatron. I learned a lot about myself...through weakness and lessons learned one builds stability. Reminds me of the scripture in James, count it all joy...whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. I have always been a thinker. I have my fair share of those zone out in space moments and they usually occur after I have made certain decisions that my brain deems as stupid. I tend to follow my heart on a daily basis and my brain catches up eventually. How often does our brain keep our heart from moving forward...and is that a good thing? I know that most people would argue that you should follow what your brain is telling you. well that gets me to thinking... how much of life do we miss out on because we are too consumed with fear of moving from our comfy spot and jumping into something whole-heartedly. Something that could quite possibly be the best experience of our lives....or maybe the worst, it's all part of life. It is to be embraced.