Camping and homework

One I like the other I guess I have to tolerate. As for the camping... well it was not much but I did get to get out this weekend and spend time in the great outdoors. Went up to the Tucannon river saturday and met up with a couple people I knew. Fished a bit that evening and got one rainbow out of the stocked lakes that I kept and also caught several out of the river which after a quick oogle of the colors went promptly back into the water. 

This morning I woke up at the crack of dawn and did a bit more fishing, mostly in the river and I must say either these fish dont get hit too often or they love flies. I think I caught and released about 25 or so with most in the 8-9 in range and a couple topping 11. Next time I should bring my camera along to get some shots of the fish because they are beautiful creatures.

And now back to doing homework... or maybe I'll put if off for one more night....

A job offer

Well looks like my hunt for a job is going well... actually its more of my job hunting me.... I got an invitation to a job that was actually what I have been wanting to do anyway and if I get it and I dont see myself not getting it, it will be the 5th job in a row that I have been offered without me having to do apply for and then wait. And looking back I don't really think I have not really got what I have applied to. So something must be working... Good thing I have the man upstairs watching my back... kinda proves at lest to me about the before you ask I will answer bit.

On a different note I need to start some GOYA projects. (Get Off Your Ass) I almost when and shot some landscapes and then things got in the way... I think I need to set some deadlines for my self so that I cant keep procrastinating... although Procrastinators are the leaders of tomorrow. I also think I am ready to start submitting my work for review by a more critical audience. I think for now I am going to do one competition or review a month. I think I will be able to handle that. I picked up a couple photo magazines yesterday so that i can see if there is a topic I like. At least that will get me shooting again and I need to get more critical feedback than Ooo nice colors.

One more down

Finished another class... its been a busy couple weeks and taking the time to relax has been a challenge but a priority that has been kept... at-least for the most part. I cant decide if I want to head out to Seattle this weekend. On one hand there is the salmon bake... and seeing old friends... then there is the issue of gas... plus other expenses. Papers to write... can't procrastinate forever... well at least not without consequence... choices... 

Lost my head... well part of it anyway

So after much deliberation and thought I lost part of my head. Well at least the top part which I was in the process of loosing anyway so I figured I didn't have anything to loose anyway... in a matter of speaking. I guess tomorrow will be the new dawn of the cue ball routine. 

Just thinking back, over the past several years I have had some unique things going on... From being just a average style to long and unruly, brads, Bells on the ends of the brads (this was a personal favorite... because it drove my teaches nuts when I would shake my head instead of raising my hand and still got their attention), Bleached blond, Bleached a second time to get it even lighter and then dying it fire-engine red... (another good one), pink hair... when it faded out... Purple hair... yeah N&P week, green hair when that faded, business cut to look decent for parent presentations and the big wigs... and now ala cue ball. 

The human head is such a versatile thing. And this is just the outside... imagine the possibilities... imagine this head hitting the pillow because its way to late to be up.

Procrastinators: Leaders of Tomorrow...

Sometimes it takes a lot to get the ball rolling. After weeks of intense work I have swung my pendulum of activity almost to the other extreme with taking things easy. On one hand there is the knowledge that I know I am going to have to scramble to get things finished. 

On a separate note I am reconnecting with some long lost friends which after 15 years is quite amazing. Some were just passing acquaintances while others were genuine friends of my youth. In either case it is good to find those roots.

Things are going... well

Well I think at this point I have somewhat got things in hand with school and all the randomness that comes with it. I even get to sneak in a nap now, something that I had not done for the past year or two. I am a little concerned with a couple of my classes. For the most part it seems that the classes that teach you to be a teacher seem somewhat loose and based on here is what you need to know but when you actually get into the class room you are going to do the learning and what gets covered here in class actually takes so much longer to learn and so much less time to do once you have learned it. Very random!

I also have a presentation to make in my class tomorrow. Being on an accelerated schedule things happen fast... on top of that I kinda ginny-pigged myself to be the first to present which means I better get my butt over and finish the project so that it is polished and sets the bar or at least tries to. Its a bit intimidating when many if not most of the others in that class are veteran teachers and here's me a young buck showing them tools to use in the classroom.

But I think I have some unique experience to draw from and a few aces up my sleeve. 

Classes and stuff

Well so far so good. I seem to have all my classes but one lined up and I am sure this too will come around when the time is right. I must say that online classes are not for me. I was supposed to take two this summer and dropped both of them today. It is very absurd in my opinion to take a wellness for living class online. "well what did you today that was active and also contributed to your mental well being? Well I sat in front of a computer for two hours and types furiously trying to think of some witty thing to say to the others in the virtual world of this class. I think my heart rate might have gone up by two beats in an hour".

Humbug I say. By the time someone else in the "class gets around to replying to a comment or query I have forgotten what the heck we were talking about in the first place and have to spend another hour reading all the old posts just to keep straight who said what or who had what opinion. Online classes unless done in real time are a farce.

Moving on and speaking of moving I need to do that one of these days. I still am living out of a suitcase with all my stuff in storage and need to get that to my place... now that I have one. Actually I think sometime this weekend I need to scrounge up a bed... I have not decided if i want to make this a loft as I do have 10 ft ceilings or a hammock which I miss having. I also need to get a couch or pillows or something and create a semblance of a living room... In reality the only room that I am somewhat equipped to equip is the kitchen... 

I think I'll get a truck or something tomorrow and do some moving.