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The Importance of Family

First off, I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know that I have a ton to be thankful for. If you haven’t heard the news, after a month and 10 days of searching I made it into a studio. After I get my liability insurance, I’ll be out in the field taking pictures for the masses.

So, onto the topic at hand. Family is one of the strongest things you can have in your life. For those who have disowned, divorced, or lost your family members, I give you my deepest sympathy. Sitting in the dining room as I type away. Listening to my mom, sister, aunt, and cousin playing Sequence (if you’ve never heard of the game google it) and enjoying the company. Its funny because being around a lot of people normally makes my anxiety shoot through the roof, but this is a honest good time. We’ve all had one too many and its made the evening all the better. All disputes that came to the house have now dissolved like the sugar in my coffee. The house is warm and full of laughter and love. The hours tick away and feel more like seconds in the end. We’ll all go to bed with fully bellies and sweet dreams.

Its funny how the holidays bring everyone together. Peace on Earth and good will towards men. We’re all sitting around the card table singing Candy Man to my laptop. Texting and calling friends to wish them a happy holiday and to check up on them. I would like to put it out there that maybe we should do this all the time. Why wait for a holiday?? Call your friends, call your family, call your senator, call your teachers, hell call the president! Say hi, check on them and see how life is. Love is an important aspect that many people take for granted and I’m going to try my darndest for stop the rutt.

So heres a call to arms! The World is in a depressing state and all we have is eachother. Lets set aside our petty differences and come together. If 2012 is really the end, I know I’m not going down alone. I’ll have my family and friends beside me.

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Your Wireless World

After much debate I realized yesterday that I have changed phones 6 times in about a year. As a society we always want the newest technology. Getting caught behind the technology curve can make a person feel out of the loop and alittle stranded. You might not know what a Crackberry is or what the best website for it is either. You might not know how to tweet twotes on Twitter or realize that FB is actually short for Facebook. Even I had to watch a tutorial on how to create an event. A hip, young, twenty-something needing a tutorial? Sounds almost unbelievable in this day and age.

Truth is staying on top of you technology is a requirement for success now. Looking around for jobs I noticed a lot of companies have requirements for certain computer programs. It used to be just “Windows knowledge required and Mac would be nice”, but now I see Vista and OSX demand going up. Being rather computer savvy myself I have taken the time to learn Vista, OSX, and have even had a chance to play with Linux. In the photography world I know I would need to have Adobe CS4 under my belt but an understanding of Nikko and Photomatrix are slowly seeping their way into the ever growing requirement bin.

I subscribe to a magazine to keep me on top of the newest cameras coming out, their signature features, and prices. The new style of editing and what the newest posting site is. Research is crucial when keeping up with Jones’. It may seem like a spend 99% of my time on the internet, but take a look at what I’m really doing… I’m going to websites that promote, I’m working on photo editing betas, and I’m going through tweets to get the links to whats hot and whats not. Why am I doing this you ask?? The answer is simple, if I’m going to be the best at what I do, I’m going to have to stay ahead of everyone else.