Faeye Photography

So I'm starting to take my photography more seriously. I did a shoot for a family, and I shot pictures at Nathan's cousin's wedding. I think the pictures are pretty good, but I'm not sure that they're good enough to have a really good business plan. We'll see.

I'm kind of nervous about it. Wouldn't be nice if I could do something with this photography thing?

Housemate!

Nathan and I have a housemate! My brother's girlfriend had some trouble with her lease in northern Grand Rapids and had to get out immediately, so she's here. She brought along her two cats and dog, so things here have been pretty interesting for the last few days. Her dog is just a puppy and jumps all over our dog most of the day, then the two of them just pass out. It can be rather entertaining to watch them play with each other. The cats don't really get along with ours, they're always hissing and growling when they come face to face, but they seem to be adapting and getting used to each other.

I'm sure life in our house is different for Heather, and I hope that all in all we aren't making her to uncomfortable.

Jobs and Such

I had a job interview today. For those of you who didn't know I was looking for a new job, I am. The work environment at Complete Music has become almost unbearable, and since Floyd started cutting back my hours, he's practically forcing me to look for something else. I need the money to invest in photography equipment for my new potential business, plus I am way behind on my doll expenditures (not to mention that I'm still trying to complete our china collection!). Basically even though Nathan's job covers all of our bills, I still have financial requirements that Complete Music is just not meeting.

So back to this job interview I had today. It went well. It was really simple, the job seems really easy, and I think she will offer me the job. However, I don't think I want it. It is a set shift: Thurs-Sat from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. Days off are not permitted. Ick. There are a few problems with this. First: holidays. We do not get holidays off. I just spent a year arranging holidays with my family, and I don't think they would be very understanding if suddenly I was unavailable on major holidays. Second: Saturdays. How can I start a photography business if I have to work a 13 hour day on Saturdays? So long weddings, so long events. Screw that. Also, based on the half hour or so that I spent in their office, I don't think the work environment or team dynamic is much different from what I'm trying to escape from at Complete Music. Guess I'll just keep applying elsewhere.

It's been a long time...

Okay, I'm bad at updating this journal. I promise to try and be better, how about that? As a quick update, I've been teaching drama camps for All-of-us Express Children's Theatre, I took my brother Kyle to Annapolis and dropped him off at the Naval Academy, and I took Nathan and Seth to a giant water balloon fight in honor of July 4th in downtown Grand Rapids. Besides that I've just been altering t-shirts and taking lots of pictures...some of which I think are pretty good. I'm going to try to update this thing every time I do something interesting...try to post some of the pictures I take, etc. We'll see how it goes.

I apologize for my absence to all the ZERO people who read this blog.

What the Dickens?

So I just finished reading "What the Dickens?" by Gregory Maguire. I liked it. The book is about an orphaned tooth fairy who takes a stand against the backward conventions of tooth fairy society. It's a fantastic idea and premise actually, but Maguire doesn't follow through. I do appreciate the messages it sends to the youth it is aimed at though.

Stand up for yourself, strive to learn, go outside your comfort zone.

What?! A Wife?!

I'm married.

It's an odd feeling being married. Nathan and I planned a wedding for a year, spending spare cash on wedding related things rather than things for ourselves. Then it was over. What do we have to show for it? A couple of rings on our fingers, enough wedding gift cash for new windows in our house, and God approved sex. Ha to that last one! No, in all seriousness, I feel safer and more secure than I've ever felt, and my heart feels full enough to burst.

I do think it's funny that all the guys say things to Nathan like "Way to sign your life away!" and "Now your life is over!". People say things to me like "It was about time, huh?" and "Way to go!". It's funny because it's so backwards. The whole marriage thing was Nathan's idea. I wasn't hinting or waiting for a proposal at any point. I was the panicked commitment phobe, Nathan was the one who wanted to be married. Now we're both happily married. Take that convention!

Love is all around my friends.

The Lower Depths

Okay. Over the last few nights I've spent my time watching The Lower Depths. There are two versions of this film, both based on Gorky's russian play. The first one I watched was adapted and directed by Renoir, and is in French, the second is a Kurosawa film. I have to say that while I wasn't a fan of either adaptation, I actually liked the French film better. This is the opposite of what I expected. In general I tend to dislike french films, and while I find Kurosawa overrated, I do admire his style. Honestly, when it comes to style, I liked the Kurosawa version, and I appreciated that his adaptation didn't have the "happily ever after" ending that the Renoir film did, but I found that it just wasn't as easy to follow as the French film. The Japanese version had more characters, and gives you the feeling that you're picking up the story from the middle instead of being in on the entire thing.

I apologize. I'm really not good at writing complete thoughts, and even worse at it when it comes to movies. I shouldn't even write these entries anymore.