Pictures of Who...

A warning to all of you out there with an artistic eye...don't buy a really great camera. I only say this because I know most of us artists out there are seriously poor and would not be able to afford all of the add ons that a great camera gives to you. and by the way, once you've taken that sweet Canon zoom lens for a test drive, you can never go back.

I myself am one of those artists who said hey let me go get a sweet camera cuz I can finance it, and now it has become my obsession. I love taking pictures of everything. It doesn't matter what it is. It could be as important as my family or as insignificant as a piece of lint!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This is true, but it is also worth a thousand memories and a million feelings. It captures this one moment in time and keeps it sacred for an eternity or so. In a way, it's the closest we can get to time travel at this time.

About a year ago I took this photo:

I have no idea who these people are. I was in Niagara falls snapping pictures of random people and when I was going through my photos later on, I came across this beautiful moment that these two were having. Sometimes I wish I could find out who they were, just to send them this pick. 
I also took this picture:

So I find myself going to random places because I want to take pictures. In this instant, I spent Saturday morning at the Butterfly Conservatory. I caught this butterfly in mid flight. To a lot of people this would just be a picture of a bug flying off of a flower, but for me I see a lot more. I know for myself it is very easy to wonder what is wonderful about life sometimes. Stress takes over, self doubt rears it ugly head and it's impossible to notice the small pleasures in life. Yet, with a picture like this always on my laptop, it can remind me that the world we live in is frickin awesome. Nature kicks ass and is so pleased by it's simplicity.

These were moments in time that I would never have noticed, but because I was looking through the eyes of a camera, I didn't end up missing out. It makes me think that if we used our eyes like the lens of a great camera, what moments we would capture in our minds.

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Do you want the truth...or something beautiful?

I recently turned 26. I started thinking about the same things everyone thinks of when they realize "oh crap...I'm grown!" Then I thought of life in a different way. So ponder this theory for a moment:

The Trimesters of Life

1st Trimester - Birth to 25
You go through all of the hard knocks that you have to take as a child, teenager and early adult. it's hard and you don't know what to expect.Growing pains are difficult. Everyone tells you what you should do and you follow along blindly because you don't know your other options. It seems like one day is a step forward and the next a jump back.

2nd Trimester - 26-59
Things start to stabalize. You get a sense of yourself and what you are capable of. You become fat in your wealth, whether monatary or soulful. Life becomes a rhythm and you are able to deal with the struggles of the first trimester much easier.

3rd Trimester - 60 to the Day Before you Die
Life's been long. Your struggles and everyday living start to ware on your fragile body. Aches and pains begin and you don't want realize it because "you're much too young for this." Your wisdom as a full and complete person start to come into play. You try to help the younger generations because you know that your advise will help them. Yet, you also know that they will have to do it their own way as you had to. Try to enjoy the rest of this time...maternity leave is on the way.

Birth - The Day you Die
Everything becomes clear. It hurt...but it was worth it. You experienced everything you needed to experience and now you get the payoff. Congratulations!

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So This is Blogging...

   Blogging....what an interesting invention. A place where a random peasant like myself can come and ramble on about anything and everything I want. Generally....I like it!
   It's a diary of sorts for everyone to read. A place to tell you my opinions and not have to care about the odd looks you would give me if we were face to face. This blog is going to be...wait for it...Epic! (side note: if you don't watch How I Met Your Mother...start!)
   The purpose of this blog...who are we kidding, blogs have no purpose...but if it did, it would be to open your minds to a new world. A world where everything and everyone is foolish and says what ever is on their mind. A world where music is cherished as if it were the last piece of gold in a poverty stricken world. A world where random ideas are ingenious and ridiculous sayings are put into the Oxford dictionary.
  Prepare yourself...you are now entering the world of The Last Minty...