First print/best Saturday night everrrr

I'm staying home on a Saturday night because my really awesome job requires me to. This weekend I have the privilege of spending all day Saturday AND Sunday training people. Without getting paid. Despite the fact that I paid someone ($500!) to train me last year. Oh, did I mention that my trainees are getting paid $15 an hour? Wait....how did it work out like that?! Not cool.

Anyway, I'm making the best of it and catching up on school stuff. School stuff that I would've had time to do on Sunday if I weren't training people for free. But I digress...

Sooo....photography. Developing and printing film is quite a bit more difficult than expected. I have made many a mistake. But mistakes are how you learn. My first print follows. It is not perfect by any means; it is unfocused, grainy, and the borders are uneven. However, because it is my first print, I love it wholeheartedly. Please excuse the glare, I took a picture of the print on my phone and the light did something wonky.

Denver has the best sunsets

I'm listening to This American Life. You all should check it out.

Here's a picture of a gorgeous sunset. Nothing like nature to make you feel in touch with yourself and to appreciate the little things.

Here's another photo. I wish I had shot this in black in white instead of on my phone. My sister, her boyfriend, and I were walking to breakfast and saw two bags of cocaine just sitting on the ground. I love how they are positioned perfectly on the City of Houston gutter grate. So interesting.

That's it, that's all. 

Let it snow

I'm praying for a snow day! Not because I have a bunch of classes tomorrow, but because snow days are the best. Let's all do a snow dance. My boyfriend says that all north easterners follow these rules in order to assure a snow day:
1. Finish your homework
2. Go to sleep early
3. Sleep with your pajamas inside out

Being from Texas, I know nothing about these superstitions. If it gets below 32 Fahrenheit...we don't have school.

Here are two pictures:

A nice note on my snowy window this morning. 

My snow beast that I miss greatly. He would love the weather.

The best place to start is the beginning...

So...I've never blogged before. 

A photography class I'm currently has sparked this new hobby and I will be posting several times per week. Right now I'm thinking I'll be posting interesting quotes, news stories, random thoughts, and most importantly...PHOTOS. It's a work in progress so please be patient with me!

We will start with a quote I found in a book I just bought. 

"Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide."

-Buddha

Also, here's a photo my father took in Barcelona. It's one of my favorite photos of all time.