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Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best
Excitable boy, they all said
And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest
Excitable boy, they all said
Warren Zevon, "Excitable Boy"
"Eyes betray the soul and bear it's thinking.
Beyond words they say so many things to me.
A stranger here reborn it seems
awaking wonders deep in me.
If nothing's ventured nothing's gained
so I must seize the day.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
It wasn't you it wasn't me it wasn't anyone.
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me.
I let the wind run through my hands
as I turned to walk away.
In distant days I long to sense it all so clear.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
And fighting time so much I ask.
I will this morning last forever.
Though seasons change and things come to pass
remain inside of me.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
and will the world stay standing still at least for me.
I had no faith before that day in any vow or deed.
Days followed days and years were meaningless.
Despite the wisdom of defeat
I bore my heart for all to see the wonders I'd seen.
VNV NationStanding(still)
I am me. I am not him. I am not you. Just plain old crazy me. There is no real adjective to describe me. I am a geek, artist, musician, cyclist, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I am crazy, but in a good way. I can be serious when I need to be, by I can also be absolutely off the wall when the mood strikes. My entire life revolves around what I see every day. I see my camera as a way for people to peek inside my mind and understand my psyche. If I were to lose all but one perceptual sense, I would keep my sight. As much as I love the sound of the world, I have the sound of music inside of me. The senses of smell and taste are but ghosts of enitities that exist on other sensory planes. Without sight, all else is a mystery. If one has never seen a flower, the beautiful smell would not have the same meaning. If I could not see the world around me, I would not want to live. I consider my camera a part of my body, a sixth sense if you will. It goes everywhere I go, and it sees everything I see. Without it, I am nothing. There is nothing that creates the explosion of emotions inside me that photography does. I am very much a member of the old school in that I don't think digital photography is true photography. With film, the image that you see is the actual image that your camera saw. With digital, it is a mass of 1's and 0's that are encoded to look like a photograph. While this is a very viable solution for professional work, I will never abandon film, for I feel that the day I do so will be the day that photography in its purest sense will have died for me. To this day I shoot black and white film on a fully manual leica rangefinder camera. This camera starts more conversations than any new digital camera ever would. World War 2 veterans come up to me and tell me of their experiences in combat, wielding a rifle and a leica, cheating death and capturing images that people in this day and age could never understand. We live in a world of convenience, where everything is expected to be automatic; a world where getting off the couch to change the channel on the television is a workout and is to be avoided at all costs. I see traditional photography as a portal to a different age, an age in which hard work was greeted with anticipation of great things. When shooting with my leica, there is no automatic focus, no automatic exposure, and there are no electronic screens telling me what to do. It is up to me to compose the shot, take a meter reading, dial in the correct exposure settings, focus, and finally fire the shutter. If this process prohibits the shot from being taken, then it is not worthy of being captured on film. Photography is my love and my life, and there is nothing that will ever change this.
Anywho, enough of that artists' statement stuff, and more about me:
I am a photo student at the art institute, and I work at kohl's. In my spare time, I am serious cyclist(both road and mountain), which keeps my weight down(hehe). I am into all types of music, from classical to jazz(my favorite), goth/industrial, and just about anything else in the world. I am currently trying to get some people together to create a jazz combo. This will not be your average garage-band, but rather a serious ensemble. My home life is pretty whack, because my parents are crazy. My social life is quite different, and practically the opposite. I am a musician, both technical and instrumental. I play the guitar, clarinet, and saxophone seriously, and dabble in a little piano and composing. I am planning to take over the world with my top secret EOS 5D, whose telephoto uber-lens doubles as a mind-control device. Did I mention I own an ultra-rare 1996 Shelby Saturn SL2 Twin Turbo? It can do 0-60 in under 10 seconds! YAY! Well, now that I have scared off about half the people who read this, I congratulate those who are still with me. Wanna go ride bikes? Damn ADD. As I was saying, if you are still reading, you have passed the test required to be my friend. You also have somewhat of an understanding as to what goes on in my fucked up little head. Congratulations, soldiers! And no, I am not high, drunk, sleep-deprived, or otherwise impaired. That is just me. If you can't handle the truth, don't throw glass houses. And for god's sake, please exit the burning, collapsing building in an orderly fashion, as the no smoking sign has been turned on. Thank you for crashing Vista Airlines, have a nice nanosecond!
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Which South Park kid are you most like?
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