Photo Shoot

I had my very first photo shoot last weekend . It was cool, but I was tired by the end. It was a long day of posing and photography. I give professional models and photographers their props its not as easy at it seems...I mean it was easier than other stuff I've done, but it wasn't as easy as I thought looking fabulous and being photographed would be.

I actually really liked the pictures. I was afraid that I was not going to like how I looked in them. But I looked good...it doesn't hurt that each photographer had a great camera and an artistic eye. I know that I don't have all the pictures yet...and they have not been edited, but I HAVE to post a few of the ones that I have. Because I feel fabulous!

An old friend used to say how much he wanted to spend a day being followed around and photographed. I would always respond with a flippant comment like "get over yourself big head". I still think he has a big head, but maybe it's okay to basque in a bit of lime light every now and again.


Don't fret more pictures are coming soon. I'll post them on facebook or open some picture sharing account. Until next time...

The Beauty of Inner Stillness

I tried to post them a little while ago but I'm still a newbie so bare with me lets see if this works...

Here are two excerpts from recent readings that have struck me enough to be shared.

"There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thoughts and thoughts on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought."

-Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eye's Were Watching God

"I think of a stillness, a pinprick of a place inside her that is profoundly still. I wonder if a sublime quietness is at the heart of creation. If I have made up that concept, if it is off the mark, it is only because I learned to image it from watching her."

-Henry in Jane Hamilton's Disobedience

What is it about them that grab me...I don't know...maybe this random description/observation touch on the beauty of inner stillness in a way that really captures me. Maybe I crave this, maybe I connect with this. They are really just fleeting phrases in books with a hundred or more truly profound ideas, but these are the ones that resonate with me.

Quote of the Week

With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. 

Captain Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "The Drumhead"

Hello

As many of you know I like to talk. This love of chatter stems from all the random ideas I have piled up in my head demanding their 15 minutes. So in an attempt to talk less without sharing less I've decided to write things down in this here blog.

Can you dig it? That way you can wade through the stuff you don't care to listen to and if you want to strike up a conversation... leave a comment and we will see where it takes us.

I figured that this will also be a great way to stay in touch with the friends and family that I have spread all over the world. So I'll probably post pictures and story about things that I find interesting. Thanks for the idea Christie :-)

Alright here goes...