20 Years.

Twenty years ago today my dad died of complications related to juvenile diabetes. I've been wondering for a long time what this day would feel like. It didn't make me terribly sad - just reflective. I was very little when he died and I have very few memories of him when he was alive. I do remember the last time he said goodbye to me (he kissed my forehead) and I remember the days after his death vividly. From everything I've heard my dad was an amazing man. He wasn't expected to live through childhood. No one expected he would go to college, get married, start a very successful company or have children, but he did. I wish I knew more about him, but it is a topic my family never talks about. Loosing a parent is a very strange thing. It still hurts sometimes, but not in the way that it did when I was a kid. I can remember years of physical pain from the loss when I was little. I use to weep at night and my chest would ache. It is the single event that has had the most effect on my life to date. Loosing my dad changed me, but in some ways I know I'm changed for the better. Love the people who are around you. Take nothing for granted. Be kind and gentle, you never know who might still be watching over you.

PS My aunty Olive died today. :( My poor grandmother is heartbroken. Aunty Olive was very sick.

Duck...

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Originally uploaded by SleddPhotography.

What happened to the rest of your body? This little mystery was found in front of the funeral home on South 1st. Even stranger than the severed duck head was it's heart and foot were a few feet away. Not sure what happened to the rest of the duck????

Signs signs everywhere...

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Originally uploaded by SleddPhotography.

This was in a bathroom in Bastrop. It made me smile.

Cell Phone

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Originally uploaded by SleddPhotography.

If you try to call me on my cell phone you will discover it has been turned off. My brother in his infinite wisdom desided to turn my cell phone off wtih out warning me or asking for my permission. The folks at Sprint are giant A** holes and won't turn it back on. I expect bad service from a cell phone company but they really out did themselves. I'm going to get a new phone and use Cingular. I'm sure they have equally poor customer service but calls to my boyfriend to complain about them will be free.

Ear Piercing

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Originally uploaded by SleddPhotography.

Yup. Finally got it done. Mom wasn't happy, but I had that was predicted. My friend Skyler went with me and took these great photos!

Great day

today was a great day. i finally got the call i've been dreaming about for the last 10 years. Rolling Stone called and they want to buy some photos. YIPEEEE!!!! i feel like i've arrived. since photo club in high school i've alwasy stated my greatest ambition to be in rolling stone. i've been getting the magazine for ages. i study it. and now one of my photos will grace its pages.

also exciting "dr. dexter" printed on canvas and framed in the finest gilded gold sold at the opening tonight. it was a hoot to watch people looking at the photo. it was the sort of thing were someone would gesture to there wife to come have a look. it got quite a few laughs. i over heard the fellow who purchased it say to his friend that it was going to be a birthday gift for his 14 year old son. i'm hoping he's a contemporary collector who likes richter, struth and damien hurst.

Portrait Session

One thing always makes me feel better when I'm down - taking photos of my cat in tiny clothes. Today Dexter sported a blue sweater with Marc Jacobs buttons while thanking his lucky stars for being a tailles cat in a room full of rockers.

Worst day ever!!!

I'm having such a bad day. I just want to cry. Ok. So I already did cry. To begin with I have more work than I can do. I REALLY need to hire someone, but I'm too busy. I don't have time to put up a help wanted ad. I don't have time to tons of applications and I REALY REALY don't have time to train someone. Or a place to put them.

On top of that I just found at from the Chron that I'm not shooting ACL. OMG!!! I have a love/hate relationship with festivals, but I was looking forward to this one because there were some bands I wanted to shoot. There it is. I've been replaced. If y'all know of a publication that needs a great music photographer let me know.

The worst part of my day I can't talk about because it has to do with legal stuff. I'll just leave it at - legal stuff sucks -- even when you are the "good" guy.

Ok. Back to work.

Flickr Club

I joined a Flickr club for Austin. This is a photo one of the photographers in the club took of me today at the meeting. I just love it!!! It shows off how nice my newly pierced ears are.