Days Ten, Eleven and Twelve: Even pretty girls smell bad

I am at American University this week, I shot the ACW and CW over the past two days and I am shooting the FSS tomorrow. Its been ok, I was stressed about the parking situation but its worked out ok. Everybody is really nice here and friendly, its definatly not the midwest. People are nice in the midwest but you figure people wouldn't be being in a big city. Its very diverse also, I usually don't think about it because in sororities everyone is usually white, blonde and perfect. Its very rare you get a little person in a sorority or a handicap person or even someone who is non-white. The sororities here are very international and its cool, and right very IDK natural I guess. I would come back here, I liked working here.

But what you always see is boobs, T & A all day. Frustrating...I know most people, guys mainly think it would be cool, but its not, even pretty girls small bad.



I miss soup...

Day nine: University Of Philadelphia

Today it rained and rained and rained, I photographed at the University of Philadelphia. The BSN program was the group I did. It was an easy day, i didn't have to do any paper work or collect money. It made the day go so smooth, but the rain didn't help my subjects any.

I realized today that i am getting old, I mean I knew it but i stood in the rain outside of a venue wanting to go inside and see a couple of bands that that I have been wanting to see nd i decided to leave rather than go inside. The thought of not geting out till after 11 or 12 didn't seem right, at that moment I wanted to go to bed. Maybe it was because I was alone, I mean is going to a show to see bands really much fun by myself, IDK. I wanted my Soup there, to hang out with and make fun of the people around us.

We should go to the show in Dekalb on the 3rd.

Day Eight: Sunday, day off, stomach flu still

Today was a disappointing day, it was a beautiful day out and I had plans but was side tracked by stomach problems and Homework all day. I wanted to go to the movies and relax but I just sat in my room and read and did homework. Blah....

Day Seven: Saturday, alone with not much to do.

Today I had a short drive from Scranton to the Philly area, I stopped in a town called Willow Grove. I got to my room around 3pm, and settled in, found a place to eat and got some wine.
Ok lets back up here, i went to a bunch of stores looking for a bottle of wine or a six pack but unknown to me is that in PA, liquour is sold and regulated by the Goverment. it took an hour to find a store, I drove all over, luckly I did that before I ordered dinner. Unfortunatly by the time I finished dinner i realized that I had the stomach flu or food poisoning. From where or what i do not know but it was aweful, so aweful I dare not speak of it again.
So i didn't drink my wine and have been miserable ever since. I hope that i feel better by monday.
I do not know what tomorrow will bring for today being a day off it sure sucked.

Day six: St. Josephs day@ St. Josephs; End of the day, long day...over.

Got up early today, work early maybe bed early but I doubt it. After work I spent a long time looking to find a post office to mail off my jobs. I drove to Scranton, PA which suprised me the area seems nice. There is a ski area over on the horizon and snow still on the ground.

Work was good today, I almost didn't want it to end because I knew once I left the school and the nice people I was with I would be alone. Its nice to know that people appreciate my hard work and these people did, I usually don't feel appreciated.

So now I am alone, I just ate dinner (which was good but not good for me) and finished my posts for my class. Oh and I just polished off that bottle of wine I was talking about yesterday, which was very nice a Robert Mondavi 2007 Pinot Noir.

I think its time for bed... Goodnight.

Day Five: Finally some work

Its Thursday, and i had a shoot I was dreading it, but it turned out to be one of the nicest groups I have ever photographed. The reason i was dreading it was the computer on the original day of photography crashed and all the images were lost. They were very understanding and it went so smooth and there were very little complaints. In fact i heard more praise and compliments that their pictures were better than the last time, so that made me feel good.
Really nice people, I would come back here again, it made the day go by very quickly and it turned out to be a good day.

When i got back to my room I found a restaraunt bar, went there had a beer and ordered dinner to go. Reuban sandwich and Onion rings, I also stopped and picked up a bottle of wine. I was going to get wasted but decided I would save that for the weekend. I think I am coping with my depression with alcohol. I am depressed when I leave home and I only drink really heavily when I travel. They are starting to go hand in hand these days, I gots to keep this in check.

Day Four: Buffalo to Syracus, Ny

Blah Blah Blah....
I am so over this trip so far, 3 hour drive not a big deal right, it seemed like it took all day.
I felt like I was having a panic attack the whole way there, i didn't know where i was going to stay, I am trying to save some money but I cannot stay a cheap motel. No way, it makes my skin crawl just thinking about it, hotels gross me out. I seriously have bad panic attacks thinking about it. It drives me crazy!! I got to Syracus ok, found my school and then found a hotel close by, a Hampton Inn. I think Syracuse has the most Adult clubs per block I have ever seen.

I have homework to do, did some posts and reading I feel better that I got caught up on my Homework. Now get caught up on Work work.

Day Three: The Drive to Buffalo, NY

Again another uneventful day, I mean I did stuff*, I wanted to do more but I felt a need to get to my next stop and settle in. So I made it to West Seneca, NY which is a few miles west of Buffalo. Not impressed, not much going on there, I am already sick of fast food, but they didn't even have much of that.

*Stuff = Record Store

I hit a store in cleveland called Music saves it was pretty cool, I picked up

The Dead Weather - whorehound 2lp

Kimya Dawson - Remember that I love you LP

2 - mika miko Lp's

I have a problem,I know to much bout music and record pressings and limited editions and small labels and well I find myself thinking way to much about it. I then get something stuck in my head and the next thing you know i am spending to much money on records.

I miss my wife...I thought I would just throw that in there.

Peace

Day Two: University Of Toledo, Kappa Delta

First day of work today, shot the Kappa Deltas. Pretty standard day, No PC but she had the paperwork done and paid me so thats all good. The only thing that stood out was about a half hour in one girl called another girl a Ninja and i then got the song Enter the Ninja in my head by DIE ANTERWOOD. Crazy weird song, made my day go so slow.

Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc3f4xU_FfQ

Day Two: Continued

I am a weak man and I have my vices, today i indulged in three of them.

After my shoot i drove past a used record store, and couldn't help myself. I had to stop, but i found a couple of cool records.

Shudder to think - 7"
Dum Dum Girls - 12"
Reatards 12" - featuring the late, great Jay Reatard
and a few other I can't think of at the moment.

The next two vices were Steak and Alcohol, I went to a very nice and very interesting steak house, my first reaction was that I did not belong there. To fancy and it seemed like a private club, like something you would see in goodfellas. But after a few beers I fit right in with the locals and had a great time and a great dinner.

But i did also get really drunk, and passed out after I got back to my room.

It was my pre St. Paddy's day celebration so it was ok.

Day one: The Drive to toledo

I left late as usual, only about an hour which wasn't too bad. I got on the road around 1pm or just a litte before. It took about 6 1/2 hours to get to Toledo, OH, it was a rather uneventful drive. I listened to my new audio book "The Historian" I thought for sure this would be an interesting new story but in the end it is just a fancy story about Dracula. Another fuckin Vampire book, UGH when will it end. Not for a while its 22 disks long so maybe i will eventually get through it. Don't get me wrong it seems like a good book and i will finish it but it may take me awhile.

Travel log up date: The night before I leave town.

Ok so I have not blogged in a while, I had an idea of recording my next trip for work through words and pictures. I travel for work quite a bit and I usually do not have time for writing or blogging or to take pictures or do anything fun. But this time i am going to try, so lets see if i can pull it off. probably not....but whatev's










I will miss you soup...

I am sorry you have to stay home and take care of all the shit and the dogs and what ever else.

I am sorry you were mad today, and that I didn't spend the whole day with you, I should have.




So the day before I leave for trip always sucks, I always feel like I am going to forget something so I always over pack, I take shit I don't need but for some reason in those moments while I pack I convince myself that I need to bring it. This time will be no exception, I know I will bring Clothes, shoes, books and camera equipment that I will want to use but won't. Its silly but its a complusion like everything else I do in my life that makes no sense, if I don't do it I don't feel right. At least I am driving I like driving.

Its after 11pm i still haven't finished packing and I have so much stuff to do, including Homework. Well there is always tomorrow.

First stop Toledo... Yippee!

*(Picture is a simulation, no personal vehicles were used on this trip.)