Olbermann walks back claim that Fox is 100% bulls&#t? http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/BpYp-_AyYvQ/-Olbermann-walks-back-claim-that-Fox-is-100-bulls

Planning shoots via text messag while eating lunch at work. :-) who else does that?

People who touch your junk http://ping.fm/CPzXg

Tonight's shoot canceled due to insecure/jealous boyfriend. Gotta love that.

Wow. After properly inflating my tires, I'm getting about 2 more miles per gallon than I was before. That's significant. Inflate your tires properly, people!

Make this one of your new holiday classics: A Christmas Wish! http://ping.fm/nhRHg Wait for the chorus…

Just arriced at Ferndale Cost Cutter -- the SIXTH place I've gone to look for decent Xmas cookies, esp. Gingerbread men.

Apparently there's a Christmas cookie famine this year. Worse, gingerbread men are extinct. I've got NOTHING. :-(

Make this one of your new holiday classics: A Christmas Wish! http://ping.fm/nhRHg Wait for the chorus...

Epic response to a cranky letter about paper airplanes in a sports stadium http://ping.fm/Q2YTK

Dear Santa: for Christmas I want to hear C-3PO say "I am sick of these motherf***ing sarlaacs on this motherf***ing Millennium Falcon." starwars

The DADT repeal just passed the senate 65-31. It goes to Obama for signing now. A good step forward. It's about damn time!!

Jessica Biel & Megan Fox wearing nothing but their socks is all I want for Christmas this year!

At the laundromat with 2 frozen yogurts. But where's Penny? :( Hammer, if she's with you I swear you are SO dead!

You can't take the sky from me Since I found Serenity

R.I.P. Elizabeth Edwards. :( You are loved.

Watched half of Robin Hood this morning. I like it so far. But is Russell Crowe capable of NOT being dark & moody for 5 minutes? He should be in a Farrelly Brothers movie.

R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen. :( Thank you for all the laughter you brought.

Just finished a completely amazing shoot with Amanda. I'm so psyched about how this looks. And damn, she is so incredibly gorgeous! What an evening!!

There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon, but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on meeee!

Hitting the road, ATTEMPTING to drive to Aberdeen for Thankgiving. We'll see how it goes.

Batman's enemy for the next movie should be either Dr. Strange or Harley Quinn. Just sayin'.

Who wants to be a dollaraire?

I didn't expecto that patronum!

I've seen every episode of Firefly now. Want more. Waaah! All that's left is some special features and the movie.

"If wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak." mwahaha! firefly

"My John Thomas is about to pop off and fly around the room, there's so much tasty in here." OMG! Haha! firefly

"The small concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting." Inara, you rock! firefly

"My food is problematic." hee! firefly

Star Wars, Star Trek, Firefly, Avatar & Lost! http://tinyurl.com/2g9xwwz

"Also, I can kill you with my brain." Heehee! firefly

"i shaved my beard off for you!" haha! Great to see Saffron/Bridgette again. firefly

Just finished the episode with the broken life support system. Wow. If not for the humorous backstory bits, it would be DARK. firefly

Okay, so now Firefly is recreating a key scene from "Pulp Fiction." Twice. But I love that we're getting good back-story finally! firefly

Making pierogies w/ sour cream again. :) will resume Firefly when the food's ready.

Uh oh! Apparently Saffron is not as sweet as at first she seemed. firefly

"If you're done with supper, would you like me to wash your feet?" hahaha! Saffron is messed up & sweet. firefly

River is a witch! Wi-i-i-i-itch!! I wonder if she floats?

"Up until the punching it was a real nice party."

Watching Firefly for the first time. Dear Kaylee (Kaywinnit Lee Frye), will you marry me?

Firefly episode 2. Holy crap! They stole the medicine!?

Ten Misconceptions About Photography Law http://ping.fm/zlYYt

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TSA's new book for kids: "My First Cavity Search" http://ping.fm/Yv4Gg

They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!

Hungry. Achy. Tired. Blah. I think I'll chop veggies and make pea soup. That will help make the evening better.

GE, owner of MSNBC, donated over $2 million to campaigns in 2010. Keith Olbermann donated only $7,200. Only companies get free speech??

"That's what I like

"Return what you have stolen from me! Return! Return the map!"

Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold.

Looking forward to election returns and leftover split pea soup. About 90 minutes to go at work.

Veggies and peas boiling, salt and pepper added, a dash of oregano (it's my recipe!)... good smell filling the house now! Mmm! :)

Chopping celery, carrots and onion. Already rinsed the peas. Yes, I'm making split pea soup. This is the first time I've cooked "real" food since "whatsername" left. Can't wait for the smell to fill up the house!

The bad news: I woke up Halloween morning with a full-blown head cold. It got even worse around 11PM. The good news: I'm not dead yet.

Meaghan Rath is so totally adorable on Ghost Hunters Live. Awwww...

God hates figs http://ping.fm/OZH4b

Just starting Lord of the Rings 1: Fellowship of the Ring. I haven't watched them since the extended DVDs first came out!

Shhh.... "The Office" is on!

(singing) Raindrops on kittens and whiskers on women!

Rand Paul supporters getting violently abusive http://ping.fm/HFoG3

13 Things Your Trick-or-Treater Won’t Tell You http://ping.fm/HcqCl

My co-worker made Hot Pockets. Now the break room smells like supper time at a trailer park.

My style is "shabby chic," but without the "chic."

"Oh boy oh boy, Mom! You sure can hydrate a pizza!" haha! Love this movie. I hope they play part 3 next.

Helvetica: The face all print men are talking about http://ping.fm/juqvd

2001 monolith "action" figure http://ping.fm/O2VTt

Aww, why can't there also be TUESDAY Night Trivia? :-(

Awww... i admit it: I really, really loved holding Phinney... :) and :(

This may not be the BEST song I've ever written but it's got to be one of the COOLEST. http://ping.fm/86dLv

Think I'll go pick up a pumpkin pie and Five Guys...

I think there should be a potty-training video game for toddlers. It should be titled "Call of Doodie."

I think there should be a potty-training video game for toddlers. It would be titled "Call of Doodie."

I think there should be a potty-training video game for toddlers. It would be titled "Call of Doodie."

I think there should be a potty-training video game for toddlers. It would be titled "Call of Doodie."

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Number of cars ahead of me in the left turn lane: 5. Number of them with turn signal blinking: 1. People are irresponsible idiots.

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At Hana Teriyaki awaiting my food. Yum!

A DeLorean just drove by past my workplace. Awesome! Where's McFly?

A radical pessimist's guide to the next 10 years by Douglas Coupland http://ping.fm/0uh6Z

Right now I am updating my status!

My Little Pony. Pinkie Pie and Cheerilee only get along when Rainbow Dash is around. If you leave them together when Rainbow Dash is away, expect to wake up to a scene from The Godfather.

Yes, one man's trash is another man's treasure. But then Dr. Robin shows up with the 1-800-Got-Junk people.

"Elf needs food badly!"

"The great tragedy of my life is that in my search for the Holy Grail everyone calls True Love, I see myself as Zorro, a romantic and mysterious highwayman -- and the women I desire see me as Porky Pig." -- Harlan Ellison, "Grail" (1981)

Netflix recommended to me the documentary "Stress: Portrait of A Killer." They have me figured out.

Some mind-blowing, gorgeous photos from NASA -- http://ping.fm/UQbNT

How am I supposed to work until 6PM when I'm totally obsessing over the incredible shoot we did last night? I can't wait to get home and finish & post a shot or two!

George Lucas Stole Chewbacca, But It's Okay http://ping.fm/bxlfY

Check out my short essay on information overload "Fahrenheit 451 and Fear of A Blank Planet" http://ping.fm/fnzCw

Poo-tee-weet?

The back pain is now excruciating & paralyzing. The good news is I'm sure it's kidney stones, not an injury, which means it'll go away.

Okay, I think Five Guys Burgers & Fries very possibly has the best fries of any fast food place I've ever been to. The deliciousest!

OMG! I just picked up Five Guys!

Screw you guys! I'm going to Pel Meni!

OMG! This is the best thing I've seen on the Internet in some time! Too perfect! http://ping.fm/6tprs

The Tea Party website got thoroughly OWNED by 4chan, and it's horribly funny and wrong! http://ping.fm/asbD2

Bananas are high in potassium, in potassium, in potassium.

Had a great shoot with Mackenzie. Already picked out a GORGEOUS beauty shot to work on tomorrow. So happy--Kenzie's SOOO fun to shoot with!

Great shoot with Mackenzie underway. About to start the "Winter Goddess" finale!

Trivia night was 110% awesome! But then breaking rocks with a prison yard chain gang would be fun as long as Kim & Matt are there. :-D

Trivia night!! :-D

If you think the U.S. is moving to the right... http://ping.fm/o47oo

I just read Scott Pilgrim #1, "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life." Charming, quirky, fun! Loved it! I'll definitely continue! :-)

Tomorrow is New Years Day, year 40 A.H. -- it's 40 years since Jimi Hendrix died.

I just saw the first Christmas ad I've caught this year. Today is September 16th. What. The. HELL???

Follow your dreams and work hard to make them come true!! Unless your dream is to strangle lots of kittens and kick little puppies.

Public domain golden-age comic archive http://ping.fm/sqF9r

Nice top for photographers! Rubber Band Lens Filter Wrench http://ping.fm/pdKiM

Weak, dizzy, mild nausea... Ugh! Wth?

AWESOME! Texas Skateboarder Stops Christian Extremist From Burning The Qur’an http://ping.fm/3tnmj

Presently underway: one lonely, lonely Friday. :- Coming up tomorrow: a lonely, lonely Saturday, to be followed by a lonely, lonely Sunday. *sigh*

Me so hungry. Me need food long time.

Nasty kidney stone pain. Hello meds, goodbye pain... And goodbye consciousness for a while. Ugh... In time it will pass. (Pun unintended.)

If you have an iTunes Ping account, follow me! Search for Dave Ward, or (hopefully) this link will take you there: http://ping.fm/6Mpqf

Alone in this quiet house. So lonely. :-( Text me pls?

Alone in this quiet house. So lonely. :-(

Sushi and episodes of The Office! Pretty fun, at least for a night alone. Girls should come ring my doorbell! Hehe... I wish!

Just finished a thoroughly fantastic shoot with Trista! Wow. Can't wait to finish and post a few shots!

So lonely, so empty inside, so hollow, and aching... I feel like I'll never hold and be held again, never love and be loved again...

WOAH! iTunes 10! New icon for starters... New look/feel, new features... Awesome!

Wookiee the Chew! OMG! This is so awesome!! http://ping.fm/zJfVR

Vacation week is over & I'm back at work. Really bad aches & pains. :-(

Just finished a great shoot with Greyson! Now a brief rest. Sooo tired!

Eight Clever Ways to Take Advantage of Free Calling in Gmail http://ping.fm/WQv9s

Lonely, depressed, anxious, tense. Like, seriously.

"...my only stupid dream is you and me together..." *sigh*

Back from a visit to Tennant Lake in Ferndale. Picked up Taco Bell on the way home, and now it's time for more of The Office. :-)

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READ THIS!! "The 9 Stupidest Things Americans Believe" http://ping.fm/zpH9w

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Went to the fair after all. (Thanks, Kass!) After dark I shot some nighttime fair shots and had my poffertjes. Next year w/Emily will ROCK!

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Hana Teriyaki FTW! Going to continue The Office, season 2 while enjoying "linner." (lunch/dinner)

Isn't it funny that the same idiots who think Barack Obama is Muslim used to be outraged--just FURIOUS--that he regularly went to Rev. Jeremiah right's baptist church?

Good news: i found my missing thumb drive! Bad news: the lawn mower found it first. Good bye, data! :-(

Just finished shooting with Emily. I'm so excited to see how these shots look. She's gorgeous & the shoot was incredible. "My August Valentine" hehe!

WAY too excited about this evening's shoot! "Put on a gown that touches the ground (ah ooh), Float on a river forever and ever, Emily (Emily!)" -- from 'See Emily Play' by Pink Floyd

Heigh ho, heigh ho

Where Am I Going With This?: Why I don't charge for my photo shoots. http://ping.fm/7wz5t

So bummed. :-(

And she may cry but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Australia!

Fantastic afternoon shoot with Liisa, first at Teddy Bear Cove and then on Little Squalicum Beach. We were both calf-deep in the water. :D

Hamster Atonement. HAHA!! (You can skip the intro text & just read the comic.) http://ping.fm/09I2J

YES, you can still watch Perseids meteors tonight. It will be a bit "calmer" than last night, but still good viewing! http://ping.fm/fbc7x

In the countryside north of Bellingham trying to photo some meteors!

Want to view the meteor shower tonight? I put together a quick & easy guide for you! http://ping.fm/fbc7x

Just wrapping up an AMAZING shoot with Cori Lianne! :-D

Just saw a little kid about 10 years old at Wal-Mart with his mother. He was wearing a Corona shirt. WTF? Sad.

Feeling absolutely horrible. Ugh.

The Teabagger understanding of history: A bunch of people threw tea in the ocean because they didn't want to pay taxes to the U.S. Government.

Watch "Fuzzy & Wuzzy" #1 and #2! http://ping.fm/6lQTE and http://ping.fm/LYPrR

My representative, Rick Larson, takes the Tea Party head on!! :-D http://ping.fm/YSg6i

Just finished shooting with Rosie. Now I have nothing planned for the entire rest of the weekend!

If Facebook, YouTube and Skype were advertised in the 1960s http://ping.fm/xYmQm

Listening to Donovan: "Way down below the ocean, where I want to be, she may be! (My antediluvian baby!)" Man, I want to see that episode of Futurama again. I need a mermaid girl! <3

Did a shoot with Katharos. A very, very naked shoot: mostly fine art nudes. She did a brilliant job. I'm eager to post some on Flickr!

Still so excited about yesterday's amazing shoot. Can't wait to post a shot or two this evening. Bee is amazing!

Freaking amazing shoot with Bridgette just finished. Wow!

Woke up feeling mega-anxiety and nauseous. At work now, still feeling bad. Looking forward to the shoot later & maybe even some scoializing!

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss

Chewbacca fights Nazis while riding mutant squirrel http://ping.fm/gvwVI

Millions of Android users hit by malicious data theft app http://ping.fm/ho3yy

Feeling craptastic today.

I haven't watched CSPAN in 4 mos. I say that in the same way a person at a meeting in a church basement says he hasn't had a drink in 4 mos.

I just repaired my broken lawn mower (a BIG deal for me), then mowed the lawn myself for the first time since my heart surgery years ago. I'm proud, and feel great!

Trying to fix my lawnmower, but I am NOT mechanically inclined. But unfortunately my lawn isn't emo, so it's not going to cut itself.

Thank the Taco-gods for Taco bell's $2 meals.

Ooh Morgan… Mwhahaha! Awesome! http://ping.fm/d34qn

Pooh and Friends. Haha! http://ping.fm/dNsr4

Cast "raise the dead" on the turkey!

Flaming hand of fiery doom!

These mountains look questworthy!

In Samurai Baseball, if you strike out you commit seppuku!

About to watch "Gamers: Dorkness Rising" for the second time. My friend Jen Page is in it. It's absolutely laugh-till-it-hurts funny.

What are we teaching our children in the name of religion? Wow. WELL DONE! http://ping.fm/CSyue

Winnie the Hulk http://ping.fm/DKvA7

Currently reading "Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet." Packet-switching, ARPAnet and IMPs, oh my! Interesting stuff!

Incredible 35 minute video tour of the ISS http://ping.fm/B4de4

A week ago right now I was at work, smiling & thinking of her & eager to come home to her, and she was secretly packing her things to leave. I love her.

Atheists perform "de-baptism" with a hairdryer! Haha! Awesome! http://ping.fm/o8yNA

Local (Washington State) news: Dino Rossi going full Tea Party http://ping.fm/ui40D

Totally exhausted and getting upset--and hungry. I'm not even half done packing her stuff yet and it's 10pm. So stressed and tired & need food.

Car loaded with boxes at Mt Vernon Safeway. Relieved... Now back to Bellingham to pack her stuff.... Dreading it....

Car loaded with boxes at Mt Vernon Safeway. Relieved... Now back to Bellingham to pack her stuff.... Dreading it....

Listening to Delicious Agony Prog Rock Radio online while working on new photos of Mackenzie... Doing okay. :-) Also, thanks, Kris!

The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature. All my favs are there: 2, 15, 16, 21, and my all-time favorite 3. http://ping.fm/QZlyw

A great longish visit & talk with Kim over tea was so very perfect. I needed that even more than I thought. Feeling grateful. :-)

Seen on a tee-shirt: "Rush fans do it in odd time signatures." HAHAHA!

Shooting with Mackenzie! She is 10% awesome sauce!

Happy Bastille Day! http://ping.fm/SfOWy ("the king will kneel, and let his kingdom rise!")

Meeting Captain Phil Harris

I'm a big fan of the documentary program Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel, which documents crab fishermen at work in the Bering Sea off the Alaskan coast. I love every one of the captains covered in the show -- they're a pretty fantastic bunch of guys -- but my favorite right from the start has always been Captain Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie. I got to meet him briefly a few years ago. Like many of the captains, Phil is a local, from the Seattle area. He is a serious Harley fanatic, and on August 11th he made an appearance at the Harley Davidson shop in the town of Burlington, 30 miles south of me. I grabbed my camera and drove down that day for the chance just to see him and say hello. I arrived fairly late in the event; the live music was done, and it was clear that many people had already gone home. The place was fairly quiet, and I didn't see Phil around. I got nervous that I was too late, but I hung around a bit to see if there was still a chance to meet him. After a few minutes, a door opened on an R.V. parked nearby and several guys stepped out, engaged in conversation. Among them was the immediately-recognizable, oddly charismatic Captain Phil. He talked with a couple of guys from the R.V. and stood around the parking lot for a few minutes, and I debated whether I should approach now or wait for a better chance at the risk that he could suddenly leave. I waited, and after a few minutes he was approached by a couple biker guys, a couple of women, and a few kids. He was friendly to everybody, but was also entirely true to the gruff personality viewers know and love. After a couple minutes he walked over to the side of the Harley building and sat at a table where there was a stack of fliers and some silly ocean-related decorations in the background. The few people who were still left at the event gathered around and each got a chance to meet him, have a few words, and get an autograph. There were only a few people still around, so my turn came quickly. He signed a flyer for me, and then I asked he he would sign another for my friend Piper who is also a big fan but is in California and I figured would never get a chance to meet him like this. (Also, here's the flyer he signed for Piper.) "So are you taking your sons out again next season?" I asked him, referring to Jake and Josh, his two boys who have worked with him on the Cornelia Marie and seemed to be the apparent eventual heirs to the business. "Oh yeah, definitely," he said. I've since learned that Phil is a bit of a salesman ("he could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves," one of the guys said on After The Catch tonight), but I was surprised when he asked me, "You want one of the shirts?" and gestured over to the tee-shirts emblazoned with the Cornelia Marie logo. I had some cash on me and was already aware of those shirts -- I'd seen them online -- so I enthusiastically replied "Heck yeah!" I gave him my size, and he grabbed a shirt and started to hand it to me -- but then he paused and asked, "Want me to sign the shirt, too?" Redundantly, but even more enthusiastically, I replied "Heck yeah!" I handed over a few bucks and he signed the shirt for me. I thanked him and stepped away. While other people took their turns at gabbing and getting autographs, I remembered my camera. I snapped just a few shots. Sure, I would have loved the meeting to be a bit longer. I wished I'd said something more substantial, and thought of things I wished I'd said. But I'd come down only to say hello and maybe get a photo, but I unexpectedly came away with two autographs, plus an autographed shirt -- and a terribly cool memory. Captain Phil fished three more seasons after that summer of 2007. During the 2009-20010 season, while the Cornelia Marie was just finishing offloading at the crab processors, Phil, who had already faced significant medical issues in the previous year, suffered a major stroke while still aboard his ship. He was flown to the hospital where he eventually awoke, and for a while appeared to make progress toward recovery. But in early February this year, Captain Phil Harris died. I feel very fortunate that I got to meet him, however brief and casual it was; he has many thousands of fans across the country and around the world who will never be able to meet him. I was lucky. Bless you, Phil, and thank you. You are missed.

Disturbing and awesome! How to electrocute yourself. http://ping.fm/4zz2X

HAHA!! How to trick people into thinking you’re good looking http://ping.fm/tu7Gr

Open a dictionary and look up "douchebag" and you'll find a picture of Spencer from The Hills. Or one of those Jersey Shore collar-popping morons

Slim Ts = male girdles! ("guydle"?)

YES on ∞

Guess who is the Photographer of the Day today on ModelsUniQue.com? http://ping.fm/BKUAr

4chan prank means Justin Bieber must tour North Korea http://ping.fm/X6akH

Had a really nice 4th at Karrin's sister's place on Lake Cavanaugh. Will post a few pics (and maybe video) on Facebook.

Happy Underpantsdance Day!

Need a flyer for your lost cat? Don't ask this guy. Haha! http://ping.fm/34zSl

At Hana Teriyaki waiting for our order. YUM!!

Almost forgot: "It's Canada Day, down on Canada Way, on the first day of July!" -- Stompin' Tom. Happy Canada Day, my Northern neighbors!

Good news: I'm in 3rd place. Bad news: Today's the last day to vote and I'm 184 votes behind 1st. Click to help! http://ping.fm/6oIvb

Tried going back to work today but almost fell over just walking to the car. Phoned the boss & took medicine. I'll be back tomorrow.

Still massively sick. At least meds help with everything but the dizziness & weakness. BTW, "Orphan" & "Lovely Bones" are both good movies!

So congested.... can't breathe, can't sleep. At least the cough suppressant mostly works. :-(

R.I.P. Senator Robert Byrd :-( http://ping.fm/x1DfP

Waiting For Dick Cheney To Die? Get a Chair http://ping.fm/p0pvN

Bad coughs, massive congestion, perpetually dizzy, weak & shaky... I haven't been this sick in years. Miserable. :-(

:-D !!!! http://ping.fm/nmI4L

Sore throat, sneezing, sunny nose, deep aches... Ugh... Can't wait to see the Rush documentary tonight though!

Toy Story 3 is incredible! It has a few moments that are breaker & darker then the others, but is just as funny & has the BEST ending yet!

Toy Story 3 with my love!

OMG! The Rush documentary is playing at the Pickford tomorrow at 8:30!! I am THERE!!!

Please just click this one link to help me win some cosmetics. I badly need a studio makeup kit for models. http://ping.fm/o9aqk

Ragdoll Cannon: smart addictive Flash game-puzzle http://ping.fm/pu9pU

Ahhh... Allison Harvard!

Picking Karrin up at the airport just after work. :-)

Ya know, I could get more than 2-1/2 hours of sleep if I could just care a little bit less, and do a little less thinking and worrying! *sigh*

Shrimp scampi with pasta. Garlicious!

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How can a doggie so small poop so much?

STILL trying to finish the headshots for a young Canadian actress before I head to bed. Man, I put so much time & work into every shot.

Trying to finish the headshots for a young Canadian actress before I head to bed. Busy-busy!

Shooting with Kim on Thursday. Meanwhile, I'm starting the second part of Steven Levy's "Hackers" -- the Homebrew Computer Club section!

Here's one for the religious people who like to find news stories that are clearly a message from God: http://ping.fm/lXMQN

Just finished shooting with Madison & can hardly believe it was only her 3rd shoot. What a natural! Now, going home to see puppy dog.

Had a nice shoot today. I've been tired all day. Going to lie down and resume re-reading Steven Levy's "Hackers" for the 3rd time.

BWAHAHA! What happens when BP spills coffee: http://ping.fm/JMynL

I'm in 3rd place so far, just shy of 100 votes, but still 70 behind leader. Please simply click to help? http://ping.fm/6671B

I'm in 3rd place, but 60 votes behind 2nd and 90 behind 1st. Just one click on the following link helps! Please? http://ping.fm/pmcfu

I'll make it easier -- pretty please, just click the following link to help me win: http://ping.fm/TFCxA

I'm only 131 votes away from first place! Help! Please click the link, then click the VOTE button near the top left. http://ping.fm/76JME

Ever notice how similar the word "baccalaureate" is to "Bacchanal"? One comes right after the other.

"The Gunners Dream" by Pink Floyd is stuck in my head for no reason at all. Fortunately it's a really good, compelling song.

Planning for a vintage shoot this weekend. Still setting it up, but it should be great. Shooting with a great friend, plus this one will be a fine art shoot. I haven't done enough pure art shoots lately. Excited!

Dreaming of Paris... Patience; all in good time.

My internet & cable just got shut off! I have NO WAY to pay for 2-6 weeks. If you want to reach me you'll have to text me

I just need 31 votes to make #1 at the moment. Can you spare 5 second to click the link, then VOTE near the top left? http://ping.fm/mVQsJ

A commercial photo shoot can also be artistic if your heart is all in it. If you agree, give me a vote here maybe? http://ping.fm/oxEYn

Awww... Rue McClanahan, Blanche from "The Golden Girls", R.I.P. :-(

Wow, really sad... Foucault's Pendulum Snaps, Crashes Through Paris Museum Floor http://ping.fm/cTZOh

FULL OF WIN! What your email address says about your computer skills http://ping.fm/OJ6Ye

The new Burger King "Ketchup & Fries" potato chips are YUM. Wow. That is all.

Ewok song karaoke http://ping.fm/3T9ak

Finished the week's photo shoots, but now I have a ton of photos to work on--and I never really finished enough from the previous shoots.

Shooting with Emma. Alicia is writing on her with makeup now. You'll see...

R.I.P Dennis Hopper...

OMG! Episodes of Deadliest Catch from when it was still called "America's Deadliest Season" in 2004! I thought they'd never replay these! Woohoo!

R.I.P. Gary Coleman. :-(

I love this, plus I really want a pet Alot! http://ping.fm/222xq

Shoot for tonight is canceled/postponed, and Moxxie is away until tomorrow night. This sucks exceptionally hard. :-(

Fantastic shoot with Briauna Mariah in the river yesterday; studio shoot with Mackenzie this evening, Taylor on Friday, Emma on Saturday.

Just back from a fantastic photo shoot on (and in!) the Stillaguamish River with Briauna Mariah.

Medical advice for head-bangers http://ping.fm/xVNav

Supposed to shoot w/ Briauna Mariah outdoors after work, weather permitting

Shhh... Deadliest Catch is on! :-D

Shhhh... Deadlines Catch is on! :-D

Check out one of my favorite models, Briauna, near the end of this segment on Project Red Dress. She's the last model. http://ping.fm/0INW4

I have a PACKED week coming up. Karrin leaves for L.A. on Monday, then I have five shoots in six days. I'm going to be SO busy!

"Sang de tes pères, adultères en émoi! Attache ta terre à la chair de tes doigts!"

Gonna hit the welding rodeo right across the street at BTC. Hope they're not out of that free ice cream yet. :-D

Allison Harvard! The best model ever to be on Next Top Model. How stupid that she did not win. That was when they lost my respect.

Big storm just hitting Mount Vernon. It started raining intensely just 2 minutes ago. Not looking forward to driving home in it.

Another awful Photoshop Disaster -- and from Vogue, no less! http://ping.fm/LkCh7

Hahaha! Another awesome Photoshop Disaster! http://ping.fm/hOByn

Bwhahaha! 8 Websites You Need To Stop Building -- http://ping.fm/N2K6l

I can go, go, go in my Hoveround!

So the representative from WIlhemina Agency who interviewed & tested Karrin today said she's "the best we've seen in three months." :-D

Karrin is at her interview with Wilhemina Agency and others. Wish her well! I'm excited & proud.

I'm pretty sure people in Tibet don't wear anything resembling the clothing at the Tibetan Gift Shop at Westlake.

Why I am not at Seattle Fashion Week: I don't see the event having anything to offer me, as far along as I am. While I'm sure aspiring amateur photographers could benefit from attending, I'm far past that. But if they someday ask me to participate in a specific, official capacity, then I'll consider attending. At my level, I don't think it has anything to offer me.

Karrin has an important go-see & interview Saturday with reps from Wilhemina and IMG agencies! PLEASE cross your fingers. It could be huge.

Photographer Dina Goldstein's "Fallen Princesses" series is brilliant. http://ping.fm/BcKPX

Bert & Ernie try gangster rap! http://ping.fm/noe0M

Hahaha! Levante: Thighly Exaggerated http://ping.fm/PJFyh

You are a Neanderthal -- for real, 1% to 4%! Awesome scientific work! http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/003795.html

This is an MMS message.

Fast & hilarious 2-minute retelling of Star Wars. Just awesome! Watch! http://ping.fm/j9D99

"Sex and the City 2 is the story of, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, four shopaholic whores." -- Stephen Colbert

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. It's not funny, either. Couldn't be more serious; this is just miserable!

Fantastic trailer for Rendezvous with Rama -- too bad there's no full movie. http://ping.fm/uFvXh

Nearly 30 years later "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" still rocks. BOTH versions of it.

Time Travelling

There aren't that many things I wish I could travel back in time to see. Although I love mediaeval things, the actual time was full of disease, suffering and misery; even the most comfortable were uncomfortable at best by today's standards. I love the Victorian era even more, but it's not all that much better in terms of discomfort and hardships. I'd rather see it from a safe distance. If I could travel back in time, what I'd really love to see would mostly just be a few rock concerts -- eras in musical history that can never be recreated, and can not be properly experienced on bootlegs or even legitimate recordings. Most of my favorite bands were at their musical peak when I was a little kid, so my time travel would take me to events that happened within my lifetime, but which I was too young to experience. For starters, I'd see Pink Floyd around 1973-1974, when their tour performances included the brand new album "Dark Side of the Moon" but also included the 20-minute epic "Echoes" from their previous album. Then I'd move forward just a few years to see them again in 1977, during the "Animals" tour -- a tour that is, to me, somewhat shrouded in mystery due to the exceptionally small amount of film footage of the tour. The fact that it's very well documented in bootlegs only increases my interest in it. (I'll assume I don't have unlimited time travel opportunities, and will reluctantly take a pass on going back to see them in 1971 when they would do epic instrumental improvisations on "Fat Old Sun" and "Green Is the Colour.") I'd also see Rush sometime between 1976 and 1981, but it's hard to pick exactly when. I'd either go with the tour for "Hemispheres" in 1978 (in my opinion, their most progressive and musically-ambitious album), or else the 1981 tour for their great classic album "Moving Pictures." Fortunately, Rush are right now gearing up for a tour this summer which will include the entire Moving Pictures album. I plan to see them in August at White River -- but a modern tour for an old album still is not the same as seeing the original tour 30 years ago. And finally, the one most people who know me probably would not guess: I really would love to travel back and see Journey live in 1980. This was the "middle era" of Journey's career, when the vocal duties were shared by new band member Steve Perry and their founding front man Gregg Rolie. This was back when Journey still truly rocked, and the shared vocals made it something really special. (It was this era that recorded the hits "Lights," "Wheel In the Sky" and "Any Way You Want It," among others.) After the 1980 tour, Gregg Rolie left the band and they had their biggest pop hits -- "Open Arms," "Faithfully," "Separate Ways" and so on -- but the 1978-1980 years with Rolie and Perry together were something special that didn't last long enough.

Cinco de Mayo! You know what that means: an authentic Mexican dinner tonight at Taco Bell!

May the fourth be with you! Happy Star Wars Day!

Need a laugh or 25? 25 Of The Funniest News Fails http://ping.fm/yDHtP

Hahaha! Awesome! From a programming textbook... http://ping.fm/tcVcg

Just got some new clothes for the models' wardrobe: lovely white dress, black jacket, purple jacket, and blue bikini set.

Unspeakably horrible -- "Trying to Rape a Lesbian Straight" http://ping.fm/HAjqW

Good luck to my models & friends Mackenzie, Briauna Mariah and Michellea, all of whom are in a video for Go Periscope shooting today!!

"Every asshole who ever chanted 'Drill baby drill' should have to report to the Gulf coast today for cleanup duty." - Bill Maher

Watched "Firestarter." Haven't seen it in many years. There are a few weak moment, but mostly it's still very good, thanks to Drew Barrymore, a creepy George C. Scott, and great storytelling from Stephen King.

Don't be jealous of my poochie!

And the lion fell in love with the hunk of raw steak.

My mercury levels are feeling low. I guess I'd better go get a tuna tub at Subway!

NEW DATA: 97% Of Transgender Individuals Report Being Mistreated Or Harassed At Work http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/04/26/enda-media/

Wow, I need to finish some photos for Kelsey, Kiersten, and now Lexi as well! I hate falling behind, although it means I can stay busy! :)

Stephen Colbert On Arizona's New Police State: "No Problemo" http://ping.fm/O7TmB

Five... Five dollar... Five dollar footlooooong! Dinner time.

Going to Linuxfest Northwest at Bellingham Technical College.

Making homemade bread. Haven't done this in a long while! Excited!

Hey models! Check out Briauna's excellent new post on our blog for models: http://ping.fm/FA6VC (Photographers might like it, too)

Bring a chicken to the doctor! http://ping.fm/8x44f

OMG! Rush is touring this summer, and they're playing the entire "Moving Pictures" album live! I plan to be there Aug.7 @ White River Amph.

Guess who is the featured photographer of the day right on the front page of http://ping.fm/OMNMl ? :-)

Getting ready to take Karrin to the airport in a few minutes. She's doing a big runway gig, plus more photo shoots.

Found Moxxie in the hallway looking very sad. Picked him up & he cuddled against me. Then I noticed he had just pooped and vomited a lot. I cuddled him for a while, then put him in bed. Poor sick pup. :-(

Walked the beach at Birch Bay with Karrin & pooch. Petted wild starfish, snails, hermit crabs & bigger crabs. We're home now, and I just washed the car. It feels like summer already. :-)

The World Would Be Better If Everyone Watched This Video http://ping.fm/bZbGo

Teaparty people are FURIOUS!: Taxes lowest in 60 years, thanks to Democrats and Obama http://ping.fm/HHTaD

The bad news: I made a mistake on my taxes when I first filled them out. The good news: I'm getting back $250 more than I thought.

Awesome Tweet I just saw: "Hate to spoil the tea party, but taxes went down for most this year. But keep having your rallies, because our President remains black."

I swear I want to print this out and hand it to the person at Subway every time I go there. http://ping.fm/HI57p

Saw Sarah Palin referred to as a "professional grifter." It would be funny if it wasn't SO. COMPLETELY. TRUE.

If you have a One Model Place account, look me up! I just joined. http://ping.fm/bv3WM

Guess I better get my 3 hours of sleep before work. Ugh. Oh, and check out the new photo I posted. http://ping.fm/hYY6e

Leaving for SeaTac to pick Karrin up. Almost five hours of driving coming up, and I'm already stressed and tired. Be back around 2:30AM.

I'm very proud of this new shot. Please have a look! http://ping.fm/Bf6S7

KFC's Double Down Ups Ante on 'Food Porn' - AOL News http://ping.fm/VeiBX

Yesterday's shoot was just plain epic. I shot over 1,300 photos, which is almost twice as many as the largest shoot I've ever done.

Finishing a great shoot with Bridget. Alicia's makeup work is fabulous!

Both dreading and anticipating Friday. Dreading the LONG drive and Karrin's absence, but looking forward to a big photo shoot that night.

If Child's Drawings Were Painted Realistically? http://ping.fm/cJWCL

Left work about 90 minutes early yesterday due to gradually getting sicker and sicker. This morning I woke up even worse. Staying home. :-(

I'm going to be shooting a book cover -- and the author photo, too!

You didn't get mad...

You didn’t get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President. You didn’t get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy. You didn’t get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed. You didn’t get mad when the Patriot Act got passed. You didn’t get mad when we illegally invaded a country that posed no threat to us. You didn’t get mad when we spent over 600 billion (and counting) on said illegal war. You didn’t get mad when over 10 billion dollars just disappeared in Iraq. You didn’t get mad when you found out we were torturing people. You didn’t get mad when the government was illegally wiretapping Americans. You didn’t get mad when we didn’t catch Bin Laden. You didn’t get mad when you saw the horrible conditions at Walter Reed. You didn’t get mad when we let a major US city, New Orleans, drown. You didn’t get mad when we gave a 900 billion dollar tax break to the rich. You didn’t get mad when the deficit hit the trillion dollar mark. You finally got mad when the government decided that people in America deserved the right to see a doctor if they are sick. Yes, illegal wars, lies, corruption, torture, stealing your tax dollars to make the rich richer, are all okay with you, but helping other Americans… oh hell no.

Eating chocolate for zombie-Jesus.

HELP! URGENT! Does anybody have a sari or a nice long scarf (preferably Indian-looking) that I could borrow for a big photo shoot on April 9th? Or do you know somebody who might have one?

Ed Roberts died. I'm very truly saddened.

Help! Does anybody have a sari or a nice long scarf (preferably Indian-looking) that I could borrow for a big photo shoot on April 9th? Or do you know somebody who might have one?

Not one, but TWO of my models (Briauna and Mackenzie) are going to be in a video for "Crush Me" by Go Periscope. This is just way too cool! Happy for them both!

Not one, but TWO of my models are going to be in a video for "Crush Me" by Go Periscope. This is just way too cool! Happy for them both!

Trying to guess what the plot could be of that movie "How to Drain Your Dragon."

It's upsetting when one of your favorite models has a "favorite photo of all time" and it's by somebody else. Which is why I never say that kind of thing. Ugh.

It's both amusing and annoying that other photographers are using my special shooting location since I gave away where it is. But it's comforting to see that nobody else shoots it as well as I do.

Karrin's about to take off from Vegas to fly back. Should be here after midnight. Moxxie and I are eager to see her. <3

Anybody have Dunder Mifflin's address? I need to send them my résumé.

New "Project Runway" AND new "The Office" tonight!

"NO to Socialism!" HAHAHAHAHA!! Absolute MUST-READ!! http://ping.fm/XARmr

An oldie but a goodie: Q: What has nine arms and sucks? A: Def Leppard.

I'll bet Lady Gaga has a boyfriend named Señor Poopoo.

"Women are like wolves. If you want a wolf, you have to trap it. Snare it. Then to keep it happy, you have to tame it. Feed it, care for it. Lovingly. The way an animal deserves. And my animal deserves a lot of loving." -- Dwight Schrute, The Office

On Health Care Reform

I have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). It's a very serious genetic disease for which there is no cure -- only transplants and dialysis. I have been fortunate so far, but some day my kidneys will shut down. It's likely I will not live my full normal lifespan that I could otherwise expect to live. There are several medications I am supposed to take, including blood pressure medicine (my high blood pressure very seriously exacerbates my kidney disease), as well as some very effective medications for my chronic depression and my ADD. I have not had any of those medications in over two years because in the fall of 2007 I lost my job and my health insurance. My current employer is a small business which can't afford to give me coverage. The health insurance reform bill will change that; I will finally be covered again and will get the medicines I VERY much need to be taking. I am completely fed up with the completely psychotic LIES that right-wingers tell about the health care reform bill. The bill is in NO WAY a "government takeover." There IS NO government health plan; the "public option" is not in this bill. Nobody is having their choice restricted; you still get to choose your insurance and choose your doctors EXACTLY as you get to now. Small business will not be "burdened" by being forced to provide health care; the bill subsidizes insurance for small business which can't afford it. It is a VERY pro-small-business bill, and will help small businesses, no burden or harm them in any way. There are certainly no "death panels" in the health reform bill. Government agents will not be visiting anybody's home at all, and the government will not be telling ANYBODY that they can't have the operation they need or the medicine they've been prescribed. In fact, the CURRENT system has insurance companies telling people that they can't have the operation they need or the medicine they've been prescribed. Death panels are currently in existence: they are the for-profit insurance companies which, unregulated, are denying people life-saving procedures because it's cheaper to let them die. The current health care system is just that: private companies making huge profits from illness, and then telling you when it's time for you to die because the next step would not be profitable for them. The health reform would END these death panels, not send in any government agents or take away any of your choices. The bill will, however, reimburse you when you want to discuss end-of-life care with your own physician. That's right, you won't have to pay for that out-of-pocket. So why are Republicans so radically against the health reform bill? For one, it's because it will regulate the insurance companies which make massive donations to Republicans' re-election campaigns. Secondly, it's because they are in a stunningly child-like mindset of being against anything that President Obama is for. (Those of you following the news closely will already be aware of the many times a Republican proposed an amendment to the health care bill, but then suddenly decided to vote against his own amendment after Obama said he thought it was a good idea.) In my situation, having gone over two years without the medical coverage and the medicines I need to manage my incurable illness, I NEED this bill. My employer will finally be able to give me proper health insurance coverage, and without harming the business. The opposition to this bill is just the product of fear, misinformation, and payoffs from the huge companies that profit from illness. Just think about it. And think about it HONESTLY.

On Blanchard Mountain with Moxxie. It's raining. Having a small picnic in the car. We'll look around more if/when the rain stops.

Took fluffy pooch to Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale & had a great walk. Back home now, and about to start working on some photos.

Saw a brand new ANTM last night! Taking puppy on a little sunny-day adventure somewhere for fresh air & fun. Then later I'll work on photos of Briauna and of Mackenzie.

Even after work on a Friday with the sun shining and a happy puppy beside me, Im still feeling awful today. :-(

Feeling seriously awful today. But I had a KILER shoot last night with Briauna and makeup artist Alicia. http://ping.fm/BSOzN

Something Karrin found. Hilarious. Even just the product's logo alone is too much! http://ping.fm/WT5Dy

Team Nosferatu!

I'm on a horse!

Oh yay!

Once again I got proof that photography is for the wealthy, not the talented-but-poor. Talent & passion count for jack s**t if you're poor.

Quiet please! New Family Guy on!! Shhhhh...

Getting ready to take fluffy white pooch for a stroll around Lake Padden... unless we suddenly come up with an even better idea.

Never seen The Office before. Just watched 2 episodes -- the one where they're bought by Sabre, and then when two guys are fighting over being manager or sales. AWESOME! :-D

A model flaked on me tonight. Simply did not show up. Grrrr... Models should reply to their messages, and should show up when scheduled.

Thinking of using "Northwest Washington's premiere fashion photographer" on the argument that Monroe is not really in "NW" Washington.

Mackenzie got a gig modeling for hair coloring, and it was MY beauty shot of her that caught their attention and got them interested! Can I get rich & famous now? :-D

Little Billy's Letters to famous and infamous people http://ping.fm/kketu

Shooting Mackenzie tomorrow and Victoria on Friday, but no other shoots are scheduled after that. I'm so tired lately, and the few I really want to work with are getting difficult to make arrangements with. :-(

Just made my first invoice (No. 0001) for my own business. Makes me nervous and excited! Can't wait to receive the payment. :-D

Please help me get the chorus of this song out of my head! http://ping.fm/tIDqO

Wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube men!

Finally did a new shoot with Bridgette today -- the first since Dec. 2008. I don't have any more shoots scheduled until Thursday, so the next few nights I'll be catching up on processing and posting photos, and working on Karrin's website.

http://ping.fm/oNzIV

My geek magic worked. The hard drive was successfully resurrected with all data apparently intact! Worst computer scare ever for me.

Photography is for the RICH, not the talented. Just lost all but the last few photoshoots because i could never afford backup drives. *I QUIT PHOTOGRAPHY*

Karrin leaves Saturday night -- far too soon. I wanted more time with her between her trips. Stressed and upset about it. :-(

Lousy day. Woke up with chronic pain flaring. feeling awful. Can't wait to see Avatar with K-girl tonight.

I just built a WORKING time machine in my closet. It can transport you 10 years into the future. Just step into it and wait 10 years.

I just built a WORKING time machine in my closet. It can transport you 10 years into the future. Just step into it and wait 10 years.

(Singing) Little puppy, he's so tiny, he cost a dollar ninety-nine/ And I got him, from a toy machine, in a little plastic ball!

Karrin leaves again at 8pm Saturday. *sniff* Guess we'd better enjoy this week. Plans include sushi, Avatar, and dinner with her parents.

OMFG Neil Young in the Olympics!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KARRIN! I LOVE YOU!

Waiting for Karrin's plane to arrive.

Good Enough?

As spring approaches, it seems like possibilities are aprouting in front of me. It's unexpected, it's exciting, and it's hard to grasp. I started really learning photography when I was about eight years old. My father had a darkroom for his own photography, and he took me into it and taught me how to develop black-and-white negatives and then make prints. You never forget the sharp, intriguing smell of Dektol. But for most of my young life I pursued drawing instead. I was good enough at it to win a bunch of significant awards and a scholarship, but when I looked at illustrators I admired I knew, realistically, that I could never be at that level. I also pursued music very seriously when I was younger, spending years writing and recording original music. But again, when I looked the the musicians I admired, I knew that I would never be at their level. In both drawing and music I had enough talent to impress people, but not nearly enough to make a career of it. Many years of passionate dedication to drawing and to music did not lead to any open doors or opportunities. I was good, but not good enough. In the early 2000's I rediscovered photography. In 2004 I joined a tiny little upstart photography website called Flickr -- back then it was a very small community and it was possible to know who everybody on the site was. Sharing photos online was the spark that made me turn serious. Over the next six years I worked at photography and worked to find my place in the field. Eventually I found that I was most interested in commercial and editorial fashion photography, and also worked to develop my own quirky style of art photography -- a style I've recently started calling "neoantiquarian." For the last few years I've been working hard specifically at photographing models, and learning a commercial style that can actually find a market. And for these last few years I have been fully expecting to find that, exactly as I did with both drawing and music, I was good enough to impress some people, but not good enough to make a career of it. And I certainly DID find myself looking at the photographers I most admired -- Carmen Gonzalez, Bogna Kuczerawy, Lasse Hoile, Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir and others -- and thinking I could never do the kind of work that they do. They were on another level. But that is changing with surprising speed. In the last two weeks I have done a series of shoots which have been a tremendous step forward for me in virtually every way. My photography itself has very suddenly gotten much better, but so has my ability to give direction to models when called for, and even the post-production work I do has advanced significantly and suddenly. Growth does not always happen at a smooth, gradual rate; sometimes there is a big leap forward. And that has just happened to me: a dramatic, sudden breakthrough to a new skill level. In the last couple weeks I've done the best commercial and editorial work I've ever done. And a few shots in particular -- such as "L'esprit de l'espoir" and "Luna" have actually shocked me into realizing that I'm quickly approaching the level of those photographers I admired and believed I could never approach. I've also only just begun doing beauty shots, and have found that I love doing them and I seem to be (again, to my surprise) pretty good at them! My beauty shots of Briauna, Taylor and Mackenzie all turned out pretty nice, for somebody who have never done this kind of thing until so recently. Now when I step back and look at my work as objectively as possible, I'm startled when I realize that this photography is mine. I was never anywhere nearly as good at drawing as I am at photography now. And I was certainly nowhere near as good at anything musical. Photography is not only where my passion lies, but it is also where my true talent lies. When I look at the work I've done in the last two weeks, it's hard for me to grasp that these photos were my own work -- I made them. It's very uncomfortable, difficult and just plain weird for me to be confronted with the realization that I'm pretty good at something. I still can't quite look in a mirror and say, "I'm really good at photography." But I'm starting to see the evidence in front of me, and it's gradually getting harder to deny that I've got talent. And it does seem possible that just maybe I can turn it into a career.

Woke up feeling awful this morning so I canceled tonight's shoot. I'm going to just TRY to relax & finish and post a couple more photos.

(singing) "Shoot through wire, through the wire, through the wire -- croquet!"

10 Reasons to Avoid Talking On the Phone http://ping.fm/kvxhF I'm loving this!

Brought the computer and the current photo hard drive to the living room so I can watch "Next Top Model" while working on photos.

It pleases me to brazenly split my infinitives.

I'm so happy with the past week's shoots. Briauna, Taylor, Anna, you were all amazing. I have lots more photos to process and post!

"Sleep, sleep, I know that I'm only dreaming/ Through closed eyes I see West German skies on the ceiling..."

Ack! I've done so many photo shoots lately, I'm WAY behind on processing now! :-

While I would REALLY love to set up a wireless network, I can't make my website accessible through this LinkSys router. I'm clueless here.

Today's shoot in Everett seems to have fallen through. Hmm. So I'll enjoy sunshine now and work on Taylor's & Briauna's photos tonight.

File under "internet services that are totally free, totally hilarious, and totally useless." http://ping.fm/nHnKn

If you actually liked the Snuggy, you're going to LOVE this. http://ping.fm/gyens

Those who think cynicism is oh-so-intelligent need to have THIS scorched into their retinas. http://ping.fm/FF0uT

An amusing moment from Monday: Doing close-up beauty shots of a 5-foot-eleven model & having to stand on my tip-toes to get the shots.

Very happy with the new photos I posted late last night! Check my Facebook or Flickr.

Happy that Canada got the gold in mogul. But now I'm taking Karrin to the airport. She's off to Vegas again for a couple weeks. *sniff*

Happy Valentine's Day! I love you, Karrin! Later a picnic, but with this rain it'll be under a shelter. Then she flies to Vegas at 8pm.

8 Romantic Songs You Didn't Know Were About Rape. For reals. http://ping.fm/Skzfe

Am I right in thinking that the adjustments to the men's luge track mean no men's records are likely to be broken this year? olympics

The awesome poetry slam guy from the opening ceremonies: http://ping.fm/plCZd olympics

There's no debating that Rush is Canada's most successful band by a long shot, so why the F**K were they not at the olympics ?

Oh god! Awesome awesome awesome! Watch all the way to the very end! http://ping.fm/rswVL

"And it's high time, Cymbaline! Please wake me..." Damn, I still love the KQED show and still desperately want the audio in stereo!

Beaker vs. YouTube = awesome! http://ping.fm/3Yd8o

Please unsubscribe me from your internet. LULZ! http://ping.fm/uysNf

The more I think about it, the more I like the term "Neoantequarian." What do you think? http://ping.fm/sW7nE

Don't watch the stupidbowl -- turn on @animalplanet and watch the puppybowl instead!

Football sucks! REAL men watch the PUPPY BOWL on @animalplanet puppybowl

Setting up shoots from Feb. 15th to 25th. Hoping it will be a busy, productive time.

I've got some details now. My photo "For Anne Brigman, Wherever You Are" will be appearing on the cover of the book "Terugblik" ("Retrospection", in English). The book will be a literary memoir by Dutch author Inez van Dullemen, an associate of D.H. Lawrence. She is the author of 25 books over the last 60 years. I'm honored to have my photo selected to be the visual "face" of her forthcoming memoir.

I've got some details now. My photo "For Anne Brigman, Wherever You Are" will be appearing on the cover of the book "Terugblik" ("Retrospection", in English). The book will be a literary memoir by Dutch author Inez van Dullemen, an associate of D.H. Lawrence. She is the author of 25 books over the last 60 years. I'm ho...nored to have my photo selected to be the visual "face" of her forthcoming memoir.

Just set up a proper Facebook page for Dave Ward Photography. Please become a fan at http://ping.fm/zozNl

Holland's premiere literary publisher wants to use one of my photos on the cover of a literary memoir!

Screw Grammies and crappy mainstream muzak -- there's a NEW FAMILY GUY on!!

On Peter Gabriel and Genesis

Let me preface this with a couple of very clear statements for context: (1) I am a serious prog-head -- a fan of progressive rock. I studied music theory intensely in college, finishing two years of theory in just one year, spending breaks between classes playing piano and composing. My list of favorite bands includes brain-twisting, inaccessible bands ranging from Yes to Anekdoten, from Emerson Lake & Palmer to Änglagård, from Cathedral to Porcupine Tree. (2) My feelings on the topic of Peter Gabriel and Genesis are very mixed. Do NOT misinterpret the following as coming down on either side of the issues discussed. If you think I'm either side, you have either exaggerated the importance of one statement, or underestimated the importance of another. I am absolutely stuck right in the middle, despite the intensity of my mixed opinions. Now, with those two points in mind, let's get on with it. A friend posted today that she had "Solsbury Hill" stuck in her head. It's my favorite Peter Gabriel solo-career song. It feels and sounds just like a Gabriel-era Genesis song; it could have sat perfectly among the tracks on Selling England By the Pound or The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. I commented on what "Solsbury Hill" is about -- Gabriel's anxiety and excitement about striking out on his own without his old bandmates. She commented that it was a good thing he left Genesis. Was it really a good thing that Peter Gabriel left Genesis? This is where I have intensely mixed feelings. Selling England By the Pound, the next-to-last of the Gabriel-era Genesis albums, is one of my favorite albums of all time. In the catalog of Genesis, only Foxtrot comes close. I've always felt that Genesis got steadily better and better after their meandering first album. By the early 70's they were one of the most sophisticated, intelligent bands on Earth and among the finest musicians and composers in popular music. Growing better and better through Trespass (1970) and Nursery Cryme (1971), they eventually recorded a true masterpiece in the album Foxtrot (1972), and then exceeded even that with the unmatched prog masterwork Selling England By the Pound (1973). But I separate myself from many Genesis fans at that point. Many believe that the next album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) was the best album Genesis ever recorded, surpassing all previous work. But the band were falling apart during the writing and recording of the album, and to me it really shows. The album loses the forceful sense of direction present on the previous albums, and the disharmony in the band is palpable in the music, which seems disconnected, detached, and overblown. The members of Genesis had kept each other in check on previous albums, one always stopping the other from taking any one good idea too far, and editing out the bad ideas. By Lamb, though it has a lot of fantastic tracks, sometimes displays the lack of editing, belying that the band mates no longer were listening to each other and editing each other. Peter Gabriel was not even present for much of the work on the album. His absence and the internal troubles really show in the finished album. To me, Lamb is a fantastic album -- better than many prog bands could ever hope to achieve -- but by Genesis's high standards, Lamb is simply not on par with Foxtrot or Selling England. Genesis peaked with Selling England, and then, although still strong, showed signs of slipping a bit with Lamb. And then Peter Gabriel left Genesis, and both he and his former bandmates began the drift away from sophisticated, intelligent, challenging prog rock toward radio-friendly, bite-sized nuggets of sweet, easily-consumed pop music. Both initial solo outings (Peter Gabriel's unoffically-titled "Car" and Genesis's "A Trick of the Tail") were quite progressive. Tracks like Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" and Genesis's "Dance on A Volcano" sounded virtually identical to old Gabriel-era Genesis. But Gabriel continued to drift further and further into short, marketable pop songs. And Genesis soon lost their other great prog giant, guitarist Steve Hackett, and fell into a directionless morass before finding their own quirky pop style. Is it really a "good thing" that Peter Gabriel left Genesis? I suppose it's naive, but I wanted the Genesis of Foxtrot and Selling England By the Pound to go on and on. I want more like Selling England, but it can never happen. And, to be realistic, just looking at the Lamb album it's obvious that it couldn't happen. Why is it that great bands, with very few exceptions, after achieving great artistic success then fall into bitter internal arguments and stop communicating? It happened with the Beatles, who erupted into petty sniping and rivalry during their last couple of albums before going their own ways. It happened with Pink Floyd after their tremendous mid-1970s successes, when the band split into factions, eventually becoming notoriously bitter rivals by the mid-1980s. Of course there are exceptions. Though they've had some brief rocky moments and have shed a few members along the way, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have never had any particularly bitter breakups or fights. And one of the greatest exceptions of all is the seemingly-immortal prog triumvirate Rush, whose band members have both remained together and remained close friends ever since their final member change after their debut album in 1974. If only bands like Genesis, the Beatles and Pink Floyd could have maintained their personal relationships and communications as well as Rush! I wish there could have been many more Genesis albums like Selling England By the Pound, but from the troubles that arose during Lamb it obviously could not happen. And furthermore, there's no debating that both Peter Gabriel and the post-Gabriel era of Genesis contributed a lot to elevate pop music out of the sheer stupidity that so often plagues radio-friendly pop. From the late-1970s to the present day, with a few embarrassingly daft bumps aside (please don't ask my opinions on "Sledgehammer" or "Invisible Touch"), Gabriel and Genesis have put out some smart, musically-challenging pop music, making it clear that pop music does not have to be all thoughtless bubblegum love songs and teen angst. They raised the overall I.Q. of pop music and have achieved a lot of good in their solo careers. But I would have rather had more in the vein of Selling England By the Pound. The fact that it was impossible doesn't make me want it less. If you read this, you deserve some good stuff. So here are some videos from Peter Gabriel and from Genesis: "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel "Cinema Show" by Genesis (with Peter Gabriel in 1974!) "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" by Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" by Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) part of "Supper's Ready" by Genesis (with Peter Gabriel) "Dance On A Volcano" by (post-Gabriel) Genesis "Dodo/Lurker" by (post-Gabriel) Genesis. Possibly my favorite later-era Genesis track. "Digging In the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel

Hot Topic is not punk rock! Hot Topic is not punk rock! http://ping.fm/FZ1cT

Sad... J.D. Salinger has died.

There seems to be the absence of a certain ornithological piece, a headline regarding mass awareness of a certain avian variety.

Haven't you heard about the bird? http://ping.fm/FNmPa

Your life is not complete until you see this! http://ping.fm/c1HPl Wake up from your asleep!

Yay! Rush recording new material! http://ping.fm/guSAd (But it won't be a traditional album.)

Bwhahaha! http://ping.fm/JR0dO

Phrases i never, ever want to hear again: "Double pits to chesty."

Still sick, in fact I'm even worse than yesterday. What I thought was food poisoning is actually a nasty stomach virus. Urgh...

Ugh. So ill. Got incredible, sudden chills after dinner. Still having them now, and have had nausea, major dizziness and stomach pain all night.

Dinner at Olive Garden, then bought "Unseen Vogue: The Secret History of Fashion Photography" for myself at B&N. It was a happy b'day!

Happy birthday to me. I am old. Almost as old as I feel. *aches* :-p

Most miserable birthday in memory coming up in three.... two.... one....

There are only two kinds of people: Those who support and encourage your dreams, and enemies who seek to destroy you.

Got cable turned back on. Several other bills will be taken care of Wednesday. Feeling better.

Since Karrin's going big-time now, I'm working on http://ping.fm/uaLtL for her. Click & have a sneak peek!

Two weeks later still no cable & no hope of getting it back soon. Electricity gets shut off Jan 21st. Critically depressed & hopeless.

Karrin's back home. Yay! Hangin' with super-pretty girl and fuzzy white dawg today.

Please text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross. I just did. Now you do it, please.

The article about the federal investigation was published. I didn't expect the focus to be on ME so much! http://ping.fm/DcqZi

Hey, look! I'm at the center of a federal investigation!

Hey, look! I'm at the center of a federal investigation! Sort of. I was just contacted by somebody from www.rawstory.com asking about the "Rush Limbaugh for OxyContin" parody ad, a silly graphic I made over six years ago. He correctly attributed it to me. It turns out that some creep was using my parody graphic to hawk illegal prescription painkillers. He got busted by federal agents, and a copy of my graphic appears on printouts of the website in the legal papers. The Smoking Gun has lots more details, including the legal papers. I made the parody ad way back in early October 2003. The original file I have was last modified October 3, 2003. I don't recall the sources of the photos, but I'm pretty sure it was one of Limbaugh's old ads for his line of men's neckties. I think I found both that photo and the image of the bottle through good ol' Google image search. The source photos were not very high resolution. The story elicited two gut reactions in quick succession. First was, "Oh boy, I hope I'm not in trouble for this somehow." (But obviously I'm not, or somebody would have contacted me before now.) The second reaction was dismay and disgust that some scumbag used MY political parody graphic to sell illegal drugs. I don't drink, don't smoke -- the only time I've ever been "high" was from second-hand smoke at a Pink Floyd or Rush (the good Rush!) concert. So it bothers me a bit that somebody used my parody, which was intended to amuse other people who despise Lambaugh as much as I do, and twisted it into a tool to PROMOTE drug abuse. And as a big fan of people like Keith Olberman, Rachel Maddow and Randi Rhodes this is probably the only time anybody will ever hear me step up to Limbaugh's defense, but... I hope nobody, anywhere, for even one second thought that Limbaugh actually was promoting or endorsing Oxycontin. It was a work of satire pointed at somebody who often railed against people who got caught up in drug addiction and called them "worthless" and worse. I was essentially taking a big pair of his XXXL underwear and running them up the flagpole with the word "hypocrite" writ large on the ass. But I hope my explanation is unnecessary. A joke is a failure if it needs to be explained.

HOLY CRAP! Does this look familiar? http://ping.fm/A03Ou Yes, that's MY parody graphic from Oct. 2003.

HOLY CRAP!! Does this look familiar? http://ping.fm/B62XU Yes, that is my parody graphic from Oct. 2003.

Burning the library in slow motion: how copyright extension has banished millions of books to the scrapheap of history http://ping.fm/YFxQq

http://ping.fm/9MIau Looks like a fun popcorn movie, but I'm annoyed... no sign of Bubo in the trailer!?!

There's nothing here for you under the sun/ There's nothing new to do, it's all been done/ So put your faith in another place

Everybody please send Karrin good wishes and luck -- she meets with a big fashion industry guy at 7:30 & has a chance at modeling work!

Really starting to feel this kidney stone. Wonder how far up the searing-pain-scale this one will go? :-(

I love Victoriana and old photos, which is why I love Shorpy. Check this one out, and be sure to view it larger: http://ping.fm/h5aw8

Karrin is staying in Vegas another week. Her career seems to be taking off fast. :-) and :-( Meanwhile, no TV or Internet at home. UGH!

Comcast demands $270 that I don't have. TVs already off. Bye-bye internet, at any moment. Sorry, friends. Can't pay till after Jan 20. :-(

I just posted my first new photo of 2010! And I *love* it! http://ping.fm/Zx3hU

Trying desperately to finish even just ONE shot of Liisa so I can get to sleep without feeling like I accomplished nothing today. Hard to choose; we got lots of nice shots!

A peek behind the scenes and into my studio -- http://ping.fm/4wl6d

2009: the year in painfully polite and hilariously hostile notes -- from one of my fav. blogs! http://ping.fm/pVpZn

Oh my god -- it's full of stars! Okay, who will join me in vowing to either read the book or watch the movie of "2010" this year?

"Alot" is not a word. You don't write alittle, abunch, acantaloupe, aporkchop, so don't write alot! -- http://ping.fm/RA4K2

Taking Karrin to the airport. She's going to Vegas for a week of pro modeling gigs. :-) and :-(