A Long Tiring Day

So far all of the images I have posted have been mine. This one is not one I made, this was done by a great photographer named Josef Sudek. This image is just one of the many he took that I really identify with. Sudek was known as the Poet of Prague while he was alive. I would go into a whole biography of him, but I am just not in the mood to do so. I guess I am just being lazy today. I estimate that during my day at work today I moved probably 8,000 lbs. of produce. Most of that was pumpkins. Anyhow I am exhausted and believe that I am going to get a load of laundry done and hit the sack. The next time you go to a bookstore or library you should look for a collection of his images, they are truly stunning.

Another Day I Wish I Could Scream

So you know what I do all day? I try to remember that I work for a piece of paper and not the people I see. I try to remember what it feels like to be able to pay my bills and have more then $5 a day to live on. I try not to hear the commercial, that plays at least 10-15 times during my shift, that talks about how this company encourages family and the ties that bind them. Because that same peppy voice talking about those family values represents to me the piece of paper that I am employed by. And from my perspective all that piece of paper cares about is having black numbers and lots of them, it has no concern for families. For you see that damn piece of paper doesn't pay me anywhere near what I am worth and certainly nothing like what I have made in the past. Not to mention that the money I get paid is in no way shape or form near enough to have a family on. At the same time it wants me to do about nineteen different tasks during my day, when in reality I have time to complete roughly eight or ten. I sometimes try not remember that the money I get for working six days a week is about a third or less than I used to make for working four days a week. Oh well. I hate my job and today I was so annoyed that I felt like quitting. I look forward to next week when I should hear about a job which I applied for and have a good chance at landing.

Off Kilter Vision

Sometimes I feel like the whole world has gone crazy and I am the only normal one in it. Other times I feel like I am the weird one and everyone else is normal. On those days this is what it looks like sort of. I just feel off kilter sometimes and this I suppose more what it looks like when I feel normal and the world feels normal but my view of things is off by a couple of degrees. Anyhow I drew this in charcoal a while back. I wish I had something exciting to talk about today but I don't so I am going to go.

A Perfect Spring Day

This is another image I took with my phone. Most of the time they may look good and clear on the tiny screen on my phone but they end up being all blurry. I think that about one third of the images I have taken with my phone have turned out clear. Oh Well. I believe that I took this one day when I was out hiking around in my backyard when I was living at the canyon. I miss the freedom that I had before I got into the trouble that I did. Anyhow today I went and put in an application for a job at a resort here in town and since today was the first day it was posted. I feel pretty good about getting the job. Not to mention the fact that my good friend works there and is going to try to get me hired. See you tomorrow.

Davin Up A Tree

Who would think that someone this cute could be such a stubborn disaster? I really love this child, but sometimes he drives me crazy. The other day I woke up and he was trying to paint in my room. The problem is that he had turned my travel H2Ocolor kit into a black soup. I would have been happy to help him paint but every time I have tried to do so he just puts the brush back in my hand. Then another morning I went to go get a pain reliever out of my first aid bag which I had under my sink in my bathroom and I couldn't find the bag. Well he had decided to play with it in his mom's room. He realized that he probably shouldn't be doing that and so covered it with a towel. I know he is young still, not yet four, but I wish he would listen to me better. Oh well, I love him regardless. I just wish that I could keep him from getting into things.

Seattle Trolley Lines

I think that Seattle is a fantastic place to be and I wish I was there quite regularly. I have some stuff going on here in Phoenix that I like but at the same time I really want to get out of this place. Anyhow I don't have a whole lot to say right now because I am watching Davin and MNF is about to start. I did some photoshop to this negative so that I could get it to look like a print I made of this neg.

Orpheum Theatre And City Hall

I really like the buildings that you can find in the downtown areas of most cities. Here though you kinda have to look really hard to find them. Here I like the play of new vs. old architecture. You see the new glass and steel building that is Phoenix City Hall in the background contrasted by the old low slung brick and mortar Orpheum Theatre in the foreground. I could go on a rant or a tangent but I am needed in my bed because I have to get up early and it is already late for me to be heading there. Click here if you want to see a birds eye view of where I was when I took this and the other image I have of the Orpheum.

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