Someone Be Proud of My Awesome.

someone tell me how to save this to my computer now, pretty please?

(amazing photo setup by Miss Manning)

Why you won't be hearing from me much in the near future:

Today: Shoot in Deposit

Tomorrow: Shoot for Joe

Wednesday: Shoot for Dad

Thursday: Baby pictures of Harper Ryan & Jer

Friday: Meeting with accountant, dinner with Katie&Scott

Saturday: 2 Senior shoots, edits due the 8th

Sunday: Shoot for Joe

Monday-Thurs: Pick up TinTin before 11am, move into the OlinAm household for a few days til Julie comes home, and basically hole up and edit & update my website and senior shots and everything else I shot this week before Thursday afternoon

Fri (the 8th): 2 more Senior shoots, edits due the 15th

October is looking just as full, with one excellent 5 day NYC vacation that I think I more than deserve at this point with some of my favorite (and most fabulous) people.

I'm going to be doing all I can to work hard, save money, stay focused, and sleep as much as possible to keep myself from getting sick because I clearly have no time to take off. 

Keep checking in, you know I can never stay away for long.

Productivity

My computer hates me today. 

Too many things on the screen at once, itunes blaring, nothing backed up on my harddrive yet. 

Just trying to get everything caught up by Sunday, so that Monday can start the week of shooting every single day, for Dad, Joe, myself, and being able to get everything done this week out in the mail right away. 

I have today until 3:30, some of Saturday, and all Sunday to print Achieve, finish ALL the edits for the Mr. USofA, burn cds, mail envelops, and prep myself for a crazy 3 straight weeks of shooting, editing, mailing on deadlines, and house sitting. 

No complaining, just mildly overwhelming. 

I'm coming to terms with it all, and I kind of can't wait to see where it all goes.

Idol.

Today was sort of fantastic. 

(Understatement.)

I'll give you the abridged version: My hometown photog idol, Lindsay Adler, needed an assistant today for her photoshoot with ClearChannel radio dj's, and I just so happen to be friends with her cousin, and even longer story shorter, I was available and she said I could help. 

Weeeeee!!!!

It wasn't paid (as far as I'm aware...?) but it included a full day of hands on education and lunch at Tullys. 

Long day, zero complaints.

She was so down to earth but fully aware of how talented she is and totally willing to share her insights and knowledge that she's gained (homegirl's been taking classes since she was 13!! and is basically living my dream at 3 years older than me, having just moved out of Owego and in to NYC. Gives me hope, so much hope). We got along really well, and she said when she does a local fashion shoot, she's definitely going to call me up for help so I can check it out for real, as today was more commercial.

Amazing day. I'm a nerd, and a fangirl, and just totally stared and soaked it all in. 

Made some friends, and can't wait for more in the future. 

And all last minute as of like 930 last night ha

How productive was your Thursday?

Sad Days

Everyone's allowed a sad day right? 

Whether for a good reason, or just a day for feeling awful about everything and anything?

Yesterday was my sad day.

Today is anything but.

Last day of the small business class, and I'm having a great hair day. Those two factors alone make today worlds better than yesterday.

(Yes, this was taken in a bathroom. Sue me, good light, I'm vain, whatever.
PS it was all curled and pinned up and '50s esque til it rained on me... these things happen.)
On top of that, I am getting sushi after class and taking a seafood free Cali roll to Jer, who successfully popped out a beautiful healthy baby girl last night (<3), followed by a gym run with Casey later tonight when she gets out of work. 

I am spending my lunch break at Lost Dog Cafe, where they are having a spectacular lunch special on my favorite 3-course entree for $8, and all the free WiFi to my heart's content.

Can't play online any longer though, this is a working lunch break so I can Photoshop a few more pictures from the Mr. USofA (they're all spectacular, if I do say so myself...)

Hope everyone got their sad days out of the way early in the week too; 

the rest of this week is looking up.