New site!!

I recently made a little website to promote my photography. It's a work in progress but check it out and pass it along! Thanks!
http://mytwinlens.carbonmade.com/

Yes I love technology,but not as much as you , you see....

Recently I've acquired some new pieces of this modern world that are a little exciting. It started with a 8g thumb drive. Now I can transport all sorts of data from my computer to a friends!This is great!Then since I have two possibly more friends of mine moving out of country I decided to get a web cam and get skype! Cool, now I can talk to my friends face to face all over the world. But then comes a stress with this new equipment.Now when I'm at home in my pj's looking like a mess and a skype request pops up I'm gonna have to hide myself under a blanket or run to fix my appearance.
haha. It's a mixed bag of crazy. Who knows what will happen if I get a touch screen phone. oi

oi this has been long overdue

I fear I have some sad news that may not be news to most of the people who read this.
I am Not moving to New York this year. Oh man that sentence is sad.
Especially since the whole reason for this blog was for that intended purpose.
Well here is the sob story. So to begin with a lot has happened in the US economy lately. It's affected most of my friends and Family in one way or another. To be discreet I need to stay and live with my parents. That being said it's really hard to find a job anywhere right now.
But the catalyst for the decision was that the person I wanted to move with changed their plans. Which I am so happy for her and support her %100 but she was the only person who I not only wanted to move with but had the means and desire to move as well.
BUT, I do want to clarify that I am happy with my decision,although it was hard I am benefiting already from it. To start my best friend Brittany is getting married in October and I am able to be a part of her wedding since I am not moving. I am very excited about the whole thing. I am making some strides with my photography and getting lots of perspective jobs lined up.
Also I can focus on improving myself and my spirituality with out the distraction of trying to make rent.
That's about all I have to say on the matter. Now that that's out I can move on to other things and other posts. :) Thanks for all the support!

The most amazing Day

So here's a couple of the only shots that came out from my friendly camera Nikolai Lubitel. I realized I had made a very simple mistake with the shutter. So although there were a lot of great shots missed I now feel confident I've fixed the problem.I still love my camera and I can't wait to shoot more with it. So on saturday I went with my friends Alysia , Rick and Royale to the Getty and the Griffith Observatory. We had perfect weather and great association. All in all I'm a really lucky girl.

I wonder

The decision was some what hasty but yet at the same time has been on my mind for quite sometime. I guess the spark of interest began when my friend Sarah from Australia was visiting the other year. See she's an amazing photographer who I dearly admire. And while she was out here she had a couple of different cameras with her. One of which was a twin lens reflex camera. I was instantly intrigued. I know I've probably seen photos of these cameras several times in class and so forth but I never had one before me in person like that. She carried hers in a little hat which I thought was adorable. Kind of like a little boy carrying his baseball in a hat. Anyways she let me use her camera and take a couple shots at the beach. I fell in love. And while hers was vintage and not quite in my price range I knew I had to get one of my own.
Thus when the other day I was browsing the Lomography shop ogling things I couldn't really afford I came across him. Simple yet sturdy, exotic yet approachable. There on the site was the twin lens of my future. The Lomo Lubitel 1. Made in Russia in the 1950's to bring about some of the first medium format cameras to the Russian people. The price was right and I clicked that ever so pleasant Purchase button. So now I am awaiting the arrival of my new camera.Neigh my new man. After some discussion with my friends I am going to name him
NIKOLAI LUBITEL THE 1ST. The fated day is this friday, and that day could not come sooner. I fear I may not be able to focus at work just thinking of my package arriving. I wonder though, will I come to love this camera as much as my Holga LOLA? Will I be able to master the controls? I am sure I'll do fine but there's always that little wonder.

It's a love/hate relationship

I have been going through different thought processes with the whole move thing. Recently, I've been collecting different things I like about California and will miss and then the things I'd rather not experience anymore. It's a short list so far.But here they are:

I will miss:

• Family
• Friends
• My dog Mila
• My congregation
  
• My shower(oh how I love my shower)
• My back yard(so many good occasions held here)
• My hairstylist (who happens to be my sister.she's been doing my hair since i was 14)
• Our beaches
• My furniture(Especially my $20 6 drawer dresser.what a steal that was.)
• Disneyland
  
• The Pannikin in Encinitas
• Mexican Food
  
• In N Out
• Everywhere having toilet seat covers
• My mom's cooking( She's so good at it, it's retarded)
  

Really won't miss:

• Bad drivers
• Newspaper guys frantically trying to sell me a paper while I'm in my car.I have to go by 4 of them on my way to work.(And me not being a morning person adds to this irritation)
  
• Wallmart (Oh how I loathe thee)
• Track Housing(I realize it's everywhere but I hate it's abundance in my town)
• Everything's a drive away.(If I were to walk anywhere it would take ages.)
• Buying Gas(Really this sort of thing should be free in my opinion)
• Almost all San Diego clubs,bars & restaurants close way too early.
• The street sweeper waking me up and giving me a mild heart attack.The sound haunts me even when I know I've moved my car.
• Very very few mom and pop shops.
• Traffic
• House Party's. I know they're everywhere but I'm done with those in general.
• Nothing but fast food everywhere.
• Men who don't pursue. It's exhausting really.

But with all these pros and cons in mind Obviously some have more weight than others. All in all I'm still moving but never say forever.

Water Paper,Water

It's not very often that you find music that has a unique feel to it. A lot of the bands out there start to sound like slightly different variables of each other.
I wanted to share some music that I heard not that long ago that is both refreshing and yet still familiar in a good way. It's relaxing but it also sometimes makes me wanna do a light tap dance in my room. I am eagerly anticipating new material from this performer. The group Water Paper, Water consists of a guy named Andrew who lives here in Oceanside .
Check him out at
http://www.myspace.com/waterpaperwater
Hope you enjoy it!
PS,
I also happen to be privileged to know this very creative individual.