Flexibility to accommodate 15% travel.

(So, what does that mean?)

I'm the winner!

HA-RAY! I gots me a job. I'll be working for Choice, a Senior Resource Network. I'll be joining the ad design department, and assisting my friend A with her work. My boss L is a great guy, and seems to understand how people work. I felt like I was being given a big present when he said that it would be great to get my help. Nice guy. I spent the afternoon with A, and she took me on a tour of their system. Very slick though they think they need to upgrade. And best of all, they haven't limited me to doing only one aspect of the ad process. I can learn as much as I can as fast as I can, and do as much work for them as I can. You notice how many CANs I just used. No "have to" no "must" none of the usual. Do as much as you can is a great idea, because I intend to give them exactly that. Not your usual "as much as I'm paid to do" thing. Anyway, I'm excited to get this opportunity, and I'm SO ready to "step up and represent." More next week, we'll see what I feel like at the end of the first week. Can you say "learning curve?" :)

Central Image for Sakura Con '06

I've been invited to be part of the Sakura Con '06. (Still have to pay, but whatever...) I'm putting a group of photos from JaR Imagery up, and they'll be for sale to all the happy J-philes. Weeeeee... I love the angry monkey show!

JaR Imagery Logo Design Idea #85794.3

Wish I knew about Graphic Design... Hey J, whaddya think?

Party Foul!

Rob, as usual, holds great parties (not me, the other Rob). And though I don't know more than two or three people at each, it's good to meet someone new now and again. Last night's party started out wonderfully, but then people started freaking out. Not to get into detail, someone was asked to leave cuz they hit their girlfriend. Kinda put a funk on things. But, all in all it was a really fun party. I got to take a few pictures, and did my party shot style. I'm glad I have that to do when the party isn't as exciting...
Anyway, glad Rob throws parties. As he says, "I am the one pig with horns, loudest of all, strongest of all." And I always respond, "hamster without a tail." Yes, things never change... Oh, and someone busted Rob's downstairs sink. We tried to get him to drink a whole Colt 45 (which was warm), but the little chicken didn't do it. I still think he needed a much worse punishment than that. Something with brooms maybe. Or bunnies. Thanks 'Obbie!!!

Fellow Photographer Found

Wen't to Little Rob's Party Last Night. No reason for each word to be cap'd... Anyway, met a photographer, and checked out her portfolio today. Great stuff. She has been really lucky getting some great models. Though this picutre is my favorite of all of her stuff. But then, my favorite Tarot card is nearly the same...

GO SEE HER!
www.shattered-vision.com
WONDERFUL IMAGERY!

XTL: The Xtreme Theater League

XTL returns to CHAC February 21^st featuring The Cody Rivers Show ! Vs. Train of Thought! Two teams will battle it out February 21st in the CHAC Lower Level at 10pm. XTL Commissioner Jordan LaRue has announced that a battle of Seattle's hottest two sketch comedy groups will take place. The Cody Rivers ShowTrain of Thought (currently running their smash hit "Leviathan" at Re-bar) will take to the XTL stage in combat against (currently running their smash hit "Breaking Up" at the Northwest Actor's Studio) in three rounds of

Hot Comedy Action.

This is a great project that my friend Cory Nealy and his friends started up a while back. I'm going to check it out. It'll be a good chance to see some of the goofy friends that Cory has found since I've been gone. I forgot to plug his show a few weeks back, when his old roomie Ian Bell (sp?) and his crew re-did (from the original script) Dirty Dancing... Yes! Dirty dancing!

Macha Monkey Presents - The Cowgirl Play

THE COWGIRL PLAY

WHO: Produced by Macha Monkey Productions
Written by Desiree Prewitt & Kristina Sutherland
Original songs by Rick Miller
Directed by Kristina Sutherland

WHEN: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays through March 11, 2006

WHERE: Freehold East Hall Theater
Capitol Hill’s Odd Fellows Hall, 1525 10th Ave., 2nd Floor, Seattle, 98122

HOW: Tickets available now at www.brownpapertickets.com ($15)
Student, Theatre Puget Sound Member & Senior discount tickets available at the door ($12)
Reso line -- 206-860-2970

Japanese Maple in Autumn Series

Way back, when Molly was a few months younger, I had a conversation about how some autumn pictures would match well with her living room. She had said that she was hoping to get a set of five pictures to put above her couch. I said, way back then, that I'd see if there was a set of images that I could produce for her. I wonder if she'll like these...

Dark Project

This guy's awesome, check him out! I've got most of my GUI using Dark Project images.

In the Same Vien

Something I'm considering putting up at JaR Imagery.

J J J J J J J

Check out what J did. From his stuff at Better Photos

Running around like a chicken...

Still no job. I have been trying to get a position in an office. I have this idea that working in an office will make my life easy, and I'll be able to get back to a normal life. But it's not working so well. Truith is, I'm not sure what I'm qualified for. One HR person asked me if I was capable of

owning the integrity

of the database that I would be working with, and if I could maintain

database hygene.

I asked her to clarify, and she got back around to asking if I was organized. I said that I suppose I am, since I know where everything is in my computer... She didn't seem so impressed. I wonder what her desk looks like? Harumph! And so it goes. I also got suckered into hanging out with door to door salesmen, which they cleverly disguised as "business to business marketing." And now, I'm scared to reply to an event photography position, where the guy has made a bit higher than average effort to contact me (except for actually calling me...hmmm). But I fear it's going to be only part-part-time, but take up all my best hours. I'll call just the same, can't be any worse than what's happened before. Another thing is, as I have these "setbacks" I think more and more about my time teaching abroad. That, though tough, was a great job, and really rewarding at times. But that would mean that I have to leave my friends and family behind again, and spend $2000 every year to return home for the holidays. Things are difficult right now, so I'm going to forgo putting more depressing stuff up here.