Free Write Time

Empty.

Wandering within myself, I roam the empty halls.
Give, give, I want to give - thought, idea, knowledge, heart,
but they lose themselves within this vast space inside me.
Force the fervent beings of my core to free themselves and show the world,
my loves, who I am.
Past the humor, past the fun, into the depths of somewhat dark and gloomy patterns that

repeat

repeat

repeat themselves,
creating a vibrant, furious piece of my soul.
Will you hate me?
Will you be scared?
I am.
The emptiness is so heavy, it weighs me down, paralyzing me.
On one end, I sit with the ease of positivity, the carefree choices that have no real meaning,
that give no real life.

These simple moves, these unimportant choices, make up the me you see.

Art Night!

The time has come! Our first gathering of our Art Collective Collaboration Ampersand Awesomeness Organization Group (the name is still in the works)! We meet tonight at my place, which gives me an excuse to clean, cook a meal for friends, and be the awkward hostess that I've never been trained to be. I'm really looking forward to it!

No Yanks Allowed

I have unofficially joined a camera club. Unofficially because the club is in the UK, and only professional photographers living in the UK can join. Seeing how I am neither a professional photographer nor a resident of the UK (though I wish I was!), I cannot officially join, but I've decided to follow their lead and complete their monthly photo assignments. It's a fun way to play with my camera, practice techniques and strengthen my keen eye (which, right now, is not so keen). I really enjoy having a topic given to me - it helps me stay focued, allowing me to create portfolios that actually tell stories, rather than random hodgepodge images that make the viewer feel like they have ADD. I haven't created a story yet (which shall be told in 6 images), but here are a couple of practice shots. Oh, and the topic this month is macro photography.