Getting my bearings again, photography thougths, projects

I'm trying to organize my thoughts and desires now that I'm back in the real world. I feel so scatterbrained, but I suppose that's OK after the trip.

Diana had photos of her as a kid, and some college years too. Good times. She was, not surprisingly, a cute kid. She has questionable 80's hair, as many people did. :) She could tease that stuff like nobody's business! It's strange to think of what she was like then and try to put the pieces together. I mean, when she tells me about college or high school, I imagine her in those stories as 2008 Diana, and God knows we all change drastically from one year to the next. That's the fun of getting to know someone!

I really, really enjoyed shooting the last few days. Yes, the capabilities of the camera and the lenses certainly have a lot to do with that joy, but it's more than that. There's one picture I shot that I always smile when I see. I was at the studios, looking down the main street toward the gate. A family was lined up in the middle of the midway, with dad in the distance, slightly out of focus, shooting the family. Two of the girls were doing a Charlie's Angels pose. I can't really explain why I like the photo, other than to say it captures a moment, and it tells a story. That's what I dig about photography.

Back into the coding grind, and it does feel a little like a grind because of all the relatively artistic stuff I've been absorbed in, I'm building a mental picture of what's on my plate. I want to get the POP Forums beta up as soon as freakin' possible. Then I can freely get up to speed on the "new project" that should be fairly obvious now. That can go really quickly if I push myself a little, and I'd really like it to be real very soon.

For now though, I'm tired. Gideon is all curled up and blending in on the love seat and I get tired just looking at him (if I could see him better, anyway, as he kinda just disappears in black leather).

And by the way... here's that picture I like...