good kid

can't get enough of this song Atlas by Battles. I heard it on WUOG the other day and have been listening to it ever since. Apparently, I like math rock? I'm starting to think I've missed out on a lot of cool things I classified as 'not me' or 'for other people'. Other notable example - football. Never saw that one coming.
The way they jump around in this video makes me want to be in a band or, at the very least, be a groupie. I bounced my head to their precise beats the whole way to Atlanta today. I like how they move when they are performing too. I'm keeping my eyes peeled for their next Georgia show.

Life is good today. I did lock my keys in the car and was rear ended, but those were overshadowed by getting to hanging out with my niece. We went ice skating and made Easter eggs. It's pretty great watching her grow up. It's crazy how much she has grown up in just a few months. There is no dumbing down or baby talk any more. She gets my jokes and teases me. I'm really proud of her for being such a cool kids even through so much chaos. She's singing in the bathtub right now and my heart is swelling up a little. I'm going to write her a little note telling her that in her Easter card tomorrow.
Time for sleep, I have to get up in the morning and take pictures.

july 4th 2008

So I did it. I turned in my application for the peachtree road race. My new years resolution of completing the race has gone to the next level. I'm excited and nervous about doing it. I'm so far from being able to run the whole thing but I'm going to try. I decided a few weeks back that my goal is to run the majority of it. The fact of the matter is, I'm doing it and that's good enough for now. Next year I will worry about my time and running the whole thing. I'm not giving up on completing it without walking breaks, but I'm not going to kill myself over it either. Here are the Tshirt designs for this years run. I want #2 to win.

I'm officially downtrodden.  Today I found out that the scholarship I applied for and felt reasonably certain I would get went to 2 other girls in my class.  I talked to on of the teachers yesterday, one of the head photo guy who also went to Yale grad school, to ask when we would find something out about the scholarship.  He said that he thought only the people receiving the scholarship would be contacted.  When he asked who I was and I told him my name I could tell I didn't get it.  But the up side to all this is he said, "I personally really liked your photos." Then went on to describe what he liked about them, which meant a lot since his opinion is the one I respect most in the photo department.  I could tell from the way he was talking that he voted for me, but that 'personally' really did me in.  It's weird how one word can tell you so much.  I guess it's not that big of a deal.  I guess I shouldn't take this as I'm untalented and incapable of doing anything as a photographer, but I've gotta admit, I sat in the bathroom stall and felt all those things intensely.  The saving grace is Steven's comment.  In my heart, I know I have a good eye.   Maybe I lack work ethic, but I have a good eye.  Right now, I feel like I have to use this as motivation to work harder.  Just a few good photos per semester is just not enough.  I know that, but for some reason I haven't been able to make myself shoot more.  I'm going to use this as a spring board to take more pictures.  That's the only positive and productive thing I can do with this.

BUT!  I got the apartment I want to live in next year, which is pretty great.  It's an old, well taken care of, 1890's house with big windows and a lot of charm.  I'm pretty excited about it.