Thursday, February 5, 2009
Addendum to Cribs
SO, I'm excited to announce that Apartment Therapy (this super chic website that features urban every day living..) has decided to feature my house as one of their 2009 tours. Pretty exciting for me! Here are a few pics of my guest room.. for the full tour click here: tour
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
NEWBORN NEEDED: I need a little boy newborn, the babe must be under two weeks old...I want to try a few shots and I don't have any baby boys on the calendar! Lemme know if you've talked to one and their schedules are open btwn poops and boobs...
One thing I still find amazing about babies is how fast they grow. We had friends in from Omaha this past weekend and they brought their darling little 12 week old Matilda with them. Compared to a newborn she's HUGE! We actually had a real conversation about the new the Stimulus package and how it would effect the brand of formula she drinks... it's crazy how fast they grow in to real people! Snapped a few shots of her as well, first one was from their LAST visit, still baking :) MISS YOU GUYS!
Now for NOT so little Matilda..
One thing I still find amazing about babies is how fast they grow. We had friends in from Omaha this past weekend and they brought their darling little 12 week old Matilda with them. Compared to a newborn she's HUGE! We actually had a real conversation about the new the Stimulus package and how it would effect the brand of formula she drinks... it's crazy how fast they grow in to real people! Snapped a few shots of her as well, first one was from their LAST visit, still baking :) MISS YOU GUYS!
Now for NOT so little Matilda..
Monday, February 2, 2009
Romance & Candy..
NO REALLY, I'm SO romantic.. ;)
I'm a sucker for holiday candy, a big sucker (no pun intended). I think this is due to my mother's up-bringing. She was kind of a health nut, we never had sugar cereal, there was never a candy jar around the house. For school lunches we were only allowed HALF of a Little Debbie snack, like I would take only one of the two amazingly delicious nutty bars. Do you ever wonder how Debbie got the name 'Little'? Let's be honest, if was I was eating several nutty bars a week, coupled with a few Oatmeal cream pies there would be nothing little about me. Tangent, sorry...but my mom did buy holiday candy. I love holiday candy, I love candy corn (BRACHS ONLY), I love Starburst jelly beans, I buy every new color that M&M puts out, and this time of year I LOVE DOVE chocolate and conversation hearts, really love them. I'm a total snob about it though, the hearts HAVE to be the NECCO brand, the ones that come in the cute pink box with the see through window. Please note: Brachs conversation hearts may be good for conversation but for nothin' else, they are WAY TOO soft. Necco converstation hearts are simply delightful, I buy the boxes by the dozen, seriously. And ever since I was a child I also loved the conversation aspect of them. I gave my boyfriend in 1st grade several different versions of conversation hearts on the playground. I think that was before guys were taught to be scared of commitment, Jeremy Goaley (who was a great break-dancer) loved the 'marry me' hearts i gave him. There may have been a few 'kiss me' and 'hug me' ones in the mix as well. What can I say, he was a good dancer!! Anyway, this year as I made my way through my first box of hearts and chocolates I really analyzed the messages. Some of the messages have remained classic but some are very 2009..., like, 'text me' and 'LOL'.. so I thought well, what would make me 'LOL' is if someone confiscated this candy and had their way with the msgs.. So i got my hands on a few. Ya know, a conversation heart for the mature more jaded audience.. IMHO, it made me 'LOL' :O!
This did say, 'Remember your first crush'...
I'm a sucker for holiday candy, a big sucker (no pun intended). I think this is due to my mother's up-bringing. She was kind of a health nut, we never had sugar cereal, there was never a candy jar around the house. For school lunches we were only allowed HALF of a Little Debbie snack, like I would take only one of the two amazingly delicious nutty bars. Do you ever wonder how Debbie got the name 'Little'? Let's be honest, if was I was eating several nutty bars a week, coupled with a few Oatmeal cream pies there would be nothing little about me. Tangent, sorry...but my mom did buy holiday candy. I love holiday candy, I love candy corn (BRACHS ONLY), I love Starburst jelly beans, I buy every new color that M&M puts out, and this time of year I LOVE DOVE chocolate and conversation hearts, really love them. I'm a total snob about it though, the hearts HAVE to be the NECCO brand, the ones that come in the cute pink box with the see through window. Please note: Brachs conversation hearts may be good for conversation but for nothin' else, they are WAY TOO soft. Necco converstation hearts are simply delightful, I buy the boxes by the dozen, seriously. And ever since I was a child I also loved the conversation aspect of them. I gave my boyfriend in 1st grade several different versions of conversation hearts on the playground. I think that was before guys were taught to be scared of commitment, Jeremy Goaley (who was a great break-dancer) loved the 'marry me' hearts i gave him. There may have been a few 'kiss me' and 'hug me' ones in the mix as well. What can I say, he was a good dancer!! Anyway, this year as I made my way through my first box of hearts and chocolates I really analyzed the messages. Some of the messages have remained classic but some are very 2009..., like, 'text me' and 'LOL'.. so I thought well, what would make me 'LOL' is if someone confiscated this candy and had their way with the msgs.. So i got my hands on a few. Ya know, a conversation heart for the mature more jaded audience.. IMHO, it made me 'LOL' :O!
This did say, 'Remember your first crush'...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
S.A.D
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression or winter blues, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most (most being the operative word here ;) of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter.
Sound familiar?
I can't really complain, it was 75 a few weeks ago and I'm from OMAHA, which is bitter cold and dark all of the dang time but the OKC just got a pretty good ice storm and we were told not to leave the house, so the boys and I hunkered down and did a whole lot of nothing. School was canceled, my car was iced over.... it was dark and dreary. Coincidentally, during the enclosure a moderate flu bug was also being freely distributed. So just when you thought you'd enjoy a nice glass of wine by the fire, you were interrupted by a not so pleasant stomach bug, prohibiting any fun. WINTER. WE WILL PREVAIL, YES WE CAN....
I'm always grateful for the clients that book shoots in January and February, i mean, c'mon, the ground is brown, my skin is seriously translucent and one may lose a finger or two from frost bites on some days, but hey, no better time for a session ;) Here are a few of the brave ones...And really, being inside in a nicely heated space makes for easy sessions! And photoshop will take care of the tan..
As for these guys, SIX kids, can you imagine? MAYBE in the summer... And as if it's not amazing enough that these kids were so amazingly behaved, mom home-schools them. I'll have what she's having!
Sound familiar?
I can't really complain, it was 75 a few weeks ago and I'm from OMAHA, which is bitter cold and dark all of the dang time but the OKC just got a pretty good ice storm and we were told not to leave the house, so the boys and I hunkered down and did a whole lot of nothing. School was canceled, my car was iced over.... it was dark and dreary. Coincidentally, during the enclosure a moderate flu bug was also being freely distributed. So just when you thought you'd enjoy a nice glass of wine by the fire, you were interrupted by a not so pleasant stomach bug, prohibiting any fun. WINTER. WE WILL PREVAIL, YES WE CAN....
I'm always grateful for the clients that book shoots in January and February, i mean, c'mon, the ground is brown, my skin is seriously translucent and one may lose a finger or two from frost bites on some days, but hey, no better time for a session ;) Here are a few of the brave ones...And really, being inside in a nicely heated space makes for easy sessions! And photoshop will take care of the tan..
As for these guys, SIX kids, can you imagine? MAYBE in the summer... And as if it's not amazing enough that these kids were so amazingly behaved, mom home-schools them. I'll have what she's having!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
To Truly Inspire....
Sneak a peek of this one.... Unfortunately they just cut if off and only a bit of it is available, I saw the full stream on CNN. Amazing video.. Hope everyone was able to tune in to watch MLK's full speech today!
And then for a good laugh, from an interview with Chris Rock on his LACK of comedy surrounding Barack Obama..
As the DVD readies for release on January 20, CNN talked with Rock about his lack of Obama jokes, Inauguration Day and why racism will never die. The following is an edited version of that interview:
CNN: I watched the special last night, and I noticed that you did a lot of jokes about John McCain -- his age, his war hero story -- but not so many about Barack Obama. Is it harder to make fun of Obama?
Chris Rock: He's just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There's no Will Smith jokes. There's no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? "Ooh, you used to have sex with Jennifer Anniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You're such a loser." What do you say? "Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million." There's nothing to say about Brad Pitt.
CNN: Why is Obama like that?
Rock: It's like "Ooh, you're young and virile and you've got a beautiful wife and kids. You're the first African-American president." You know, what do you say?
CNN: As time goes on do you think it will get easier?
Rock: Of course, as time goes on. At some point he's going to -- there's always slip-ups. No one can survive that level of scrutiny without occasionally making it easy for a comedian.
CNN: Let's talk about the inauguration. Are you going?
Rock: No, I have to go to Sundance [Film Festival]. I've got a movie premiering at Sundance. So I have to go to the whitest place in America -- Utah.
CNN: What's it going to be like for you on Inauguration Day?
It'll be a cool day. It's weird. I've never watched an inauguration. I've never watched anyone get sworn in. You know, it's like Election Day and then you look up and somebody else is the president two months later. It was never like, "I can't wait till tomorrow. Oh my god! They're going to swear in Jimmy Carter!"
And then for a good laugh, from an interview with Chris Rock on his LACK of comedy surrounding Barack Obama..
As the DVD readies for release on January 20, CNN talked with Rock about his lack of Obama jokes, Inauguration Day and why racism will never die. The following is an edited version of that interview:
CNN: I watched the special last night, and I noticed that you did a lot of jokes about John McCain -- his age, his war hero story -- but not so many about Barack Obama. Is it harder to make fun of Obama?
Chris Rock: He's just one of those guys, you know, like Will Smith. There's no Will Smith jokes. There's no Brad Pitt jokes. You know, what are you going to say? "Ooh, you used to have sex with Jennifer Anniston. Now you have sex with Angelina Jolie. You're such a loser." What do you say? "Ooh, your movies are big. You make $20 million." There's nothing to say about Brad Pitt.
CNN: Why is Obama like that?
Rock: It's like "Ooh, you're young and virile and you've got a beautiful wife and kids. You're the first African-American president." You know, what do you say?
CNN: As time goes on do you think it will get easier?
Rock: Of course, as time goes on. At some point he's going to -- there's always slip-ups. No one can survive that level of scrutiny without occasionally making it easy for a comedian.
CNN: Let's talk about the inauguration. Are you going?
Rock: No, I have to go to Sundance [Film Festival]. I've got a movie premiering at Sundance. So I have to go to the whitest place in America -- Utah.
CNN: What's it going to be like for you on Inauguration Day?
It'll be a cool day. It's weird. I've never watched an inauguration. I've never watched anyone get sworn in. You know, it's like Election Day and then you look up and somebody else is the president two months later. It was never like, "I can't wait till tomorrow. Oh my god! They're going to swear in Jimmy Carter!"
Sunday, January 18, 2009
My little models...
I'm BAAAAAACKKKK....after a nice 3 week break over the holidays. I'm tellin ya, it was way overdue, only issue is I'm having a bit of trouble getting back in to my crazy, work all the time, don't have time to eat or sleep phase. Still rather relaxed and enjoying the calm. Here are a few of my darling models from recent mentoring sessions - we've had some fun. Oklahoma City and surrounding southern areas are so nice, you really can shoot all year, who needs the Myriad Gardens after all? Flowers, shmowers... give me some trashy spot or a cool boutique hotel and i'm set!
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