if any of you reading this post love me at all, please read THIS story. joshua bell, stradivarius-playing extraordinaire widely recognized as one of the top musicians in the world, stood in a d.c. subway station in regular street clothes for 43 minutes and played some of the most beautiful music written for violin on one of the most incredible violins in the world. PLEASE read the story - you'll be so glad you did.
what i would give to be at that station that morning.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
injured in the line of duty...
well, lots of stuff going on here... what i'm most excited about, however, is that my photography business is finally taking off! after several weeks of doing free shoots to get more experience, i decided to start charging a little bit. my shoots still are really, really cheap - but i figure i'm catering to the locals (poor starving students!) and i still don't have THAT much experience, so it's okay. :)
i just finished my second paying shoot, and it was great! i'm feeling much more confident about photography now... and i still just love it! actually having a little bit of extra cash around certainly isn't a bad thing either. :) now we're just in the process of covering all our bases in the legal aspect of starting a small business. if any of you have any suggestions or helpful advice, we'd be happy to hear it!!!
if you want to see my latest stuff, go to www.earthlensphotography.com and check out my galleries!
speaking of photo shoots... funny story: so tonight i'm in waist-high wildflowers, taking pictures of this couple. after i get in a few shots, i start heading back to the edge of the little field, kind of leaping around trying to miss all the big flower patches. unfortunately, there's a little edge thing that i don't see... and so i hop down with all my weight on my left ankle... immediate sprain. *sigh* idiot kathryn, i know. figures - it happened just ten minutes into the hour long shoot, so for the next fifty minutes i have to grimace and pretend not to limp and climb around taking pictures still. o_O and then, on top of that, i had to drive home (clutch!!) with a sprained left ankle. ech. i'm just trying to keep it elevated so i can be useful for the rest of the week. :) i guess it's a little better than the last time i sprained my ankle - i was about 11, and was playing laser tag in these awesomely clunky 90s ankle boots with the big chunky heels... and you can imagine the rest. :)
also this week: chris officially has TEN more days of classes (he goes Mon/Wed/Fridays) before he GRADUATES!!!! woohoo!! he's definitely got a horrible case of senioritis, but is super excited to be FREE for awhile. he deserves the break - i think he's going to just work full-time until i graduate (in another few semesters). then he'll go back and do his masters! there is an end in sight....
by the way: we're totally stoked for this new movie, G-Force, to come out. it's a kids movie 100%, but it has secret government spy guinea pigs! *laughs* we're probably going to be the only childless adults in the theater, but who cares. :) when we saw the preview, we were both cracking up because we could totally see our guinea pigs doing the same things. :)
Hershey, the commander of our in-house spy agency. :)
i just finished my second paying shoot, and it was great! i'm feeling much more confident about photography now... and i still just love it! actually having a little bit of extra cash around certainly isn't a bad thing either. :) now we're just in the process of covering all our bases in the legal aspect of starting a small business. if any of you have any suggestions or helpful advice, we'd be happy to hear it!!!
if you want to see my latest stuff, go to www.earthlensphotography.com and check out my galleries!
speaking of photo shoots... funny story: so tonight i'm in waist-high wildflowers, taking pictures of this couple. after i get in a few shots, i start heading back to the edge of the little field, kind of leaping around trying to miss all the big flower patches. unfortunately, there's a little edge thing that i don't see... and so i hop down with all my weight on my left ankle... immediate sprain. *sigh* idiot kathryn, i know. figures - it happened just ten minutes into the hour long shoot, so for the next fifty minutes i have to grimace and pretend not to limp and climb around taking pictures still. o_O and then, on top of that, i had to drive home (clutch!!) with a sprained left ankle. ech. i'm just trying to keep it elevated so i can be useful for the rest of the week. :) i guess it's a little better than the last time i sprained my ankle - i was about 11, and was playing laser tag in these awesomely clunky 90s ankle boots with the big chunky heels... and you can imagine the rest. :)
also this week: chris officially has TEN more days of classes (he goes Mon/Wed/Fridays) before he GRADUATES!!!! woohoo!! he's definitely got a horrible case of senioritis, but is super excited to be FREE for awhile. he deserves the break - i think he's going to just work full-time until i graduate (in another few semesters). then he'll go back and do his masters! there is an end in sight....
by the way: we're totally stoked for this new movie, G-Force, to come out. it's a kids movie 100%, but it has secret government spy guinea pigs! *laughs* we're probably going to be the only childless adults in the theater, but who cares. :) when we saw the preview, we were both cracking up because we could totally see our guinea pigs doing the same things. :)
Hershey, the commander of our in-house spy agency. :)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Love you, Grandpa Russ...
On Wednesday my Grandpa Russ passed away after a battle with cancer and a multitude of related complications. He was the only grandpa I've ever known (my paternal grandpa died before I was born), and even though he wasn't my biological grandfather (my grandma divorced my mom's dad many years ago), he never treated me like a stepgranddaughter. He was the kindest man I know, and took care of anything that couldn't take care of itself. Grandpa Russ always had at least ten bird feeders out in the yard filled with a variety of seeds for every kind of bird imaginable. Even after his retirement he drove a van where he picked up/dropped off disabled people and loved them like his own children! Every time we came to visit, he'd make his famous coke roast or t-bone steak... he was an INCREDIBLE cook!! :)
I love him so much, and I'm so sad that he's not with us any more. But it brought a great deal of comfort to my heart to know that he's free from the pain and suffering of his mortal body. It also reminded me that the Lord is merciful, and has a plan for all of us that extends far beyond our time on earth.
I created this slideshow for Grandpa of lots of pictures from his family. I always kind of felt like he was one of my biggest fans when I sang, because he always listened to the tape I made him a few years ago with some of my songs on it. His favorite song was "Homeward Bound," a piece in which I did the opening/closing solos for an all-northwest women's choir. In honor of him, I re-recorded the song to an existing accompaniment track I found (by William Joseph) on itunes. I find great comfort in the lines "if you find it's me you're missing, if you're hoping I'll return, to your thoughts I'll soon be listening - in the road I'll stop and turn. ..." As I was recording it a few days ago, I distinctly felt Grandpa's presence as I sang these words, and felt that he had taken a moment to "stop and turn" on his path homeward bound to bring me his comfort and love.
I love him so much, and I'm so sad that he's not with us any more. But it brought a great deal of comfort to my heart to know that he's free from the pain and suffering of his mortal body. It also reminded me that the Lord is merciful, and has a plan for all of us that extends far beyond our time on earth.
I created this slideshow for Grandpa of lots of pictures from his family. I always kind of felt like he was one of my biggest fans when I sang, because he always listened to the tape I made him a few years ago with some of my songs on it. His favorite song was "Homeward Bound," a piece in which I did the opening/closing solos for an all-northwest women's choir. In honor of him, I re-recorded the song to an existing accompaniment track I found (by William Joseph) on itunes. I find great comfort in the lines "if you find it's me you're missing, if you're hoping I'll return, to your thoughts I'll soon be listening - in the road I'll stop and turn. ..." As I was recording it a few days ago, I distinctly felt Grandpa's presence as I sang these words, and felt that he had taken a moment to "stop and turn" on his path homeward bound to bring me his comfort and love.
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