Looking on the sunny side of life...

So, the bright side of my semi-unemployed status is that I've had tons of extra time for creative endeavors (awesome blog post coming tomorrow, photography, painting). My friend Loriann commissioned me to do a painting for her... and I finished it tonight. I've been painting outside... the weather has been delightful. Enjoy!

Pictures of lightning. Or rather, pictures of the sky during a thunderstorm.

Taking pictures of lightning is fun. You get the benefit of a long night exposure and the flash-like effect of the lightning. Last night was a fantastic storm. Unfortunately, I didn't get any good shots of actual lightning bolts. But still, a few cool shots. Things to figure out about night photography: how to focus, and how to get proper white balance.

Top 6 things I want to do with my life, now that I'm in decision-making mode.

(In no particular order.)
1. Be a human rights advocate.
2. Join the Peace Corps.
3. Find a sugar daddy that encourages me to develop my fine art and creative writing skills. You know, so I don't have to work.
4. Drive across the country, visiting every continental state, without regard to how I'm going to pay for it.
5. Be a graphic designer (weird, eh?).
6. Go back to school and major in cello performance.

Now I can't wait to read about me later on your blog

OK, the embed feature on this video is weird... but click through to collegehumor.com. So awesome. So funny. So delightful.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Night photographs

I've been experimenting with long exposures at night. I love the possibilities here. Coloring with light... unnatural light colors, etc.

Six reasons you should be jealous.

1. A brand new pair of Diesel jeans. They were $40. I know. What. A. Deal.
2. My new roommates.
3. A cooking buddy usually within 100 feet of me.
4. Asserting my manliness by wrestling a 2-year-old to the ground.:)
5. The Tautphaus Park Zoo. It is a perfect zoo of perfect size. Best of all, no pandas.
6. The most delicious meat of my life. Kabobs and brats. Wish that would have lasted forever.

Goodbye beard.