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Aches & Pains

I am exhausted! This was undoubtedly one of the most difficult weddings I’ve ever had to shoot. The day was incredibly stressful for me, and I am very thankful it’s over.

What made it such a disaster? It started with my mother. Just after we got past the Midlands Mall on our way to Hilton my mother (who is also my assistant) suddenly became violently ill. So much so that she actually let me drive the rest of the way to Hilton. We had to find a chemist, thankfully I had an idea where I could find one, so that I could get her some nausea tabs, but she was incredibly ill. So that made us half an hour late, which just threw out my entire day. The rest was a culmination of the weather – yes it rained on and off. Thankfully, again, it didn’t rain the whole day. Also, time… somehow we just seemed to run out of it. The day just flew by, and memory space… I ran out of memory cards and had to switch to film.

Overall this was a very, very stressful wedding. My everything is aching. I think I'm going to go and soak in the bath and then go to bed.

Night all
x

Cat and Mouse by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Softly we tremble tonight
Picture perfect fading smiles are all that's left in sight
I said I'd never leave
you'll never change
I'm not satisfied with where
I'm at in life

Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
You said,
you said that you would die
for me...

We made plans to grow old
Believe me there was truth in
all those stories that I told.
Lost in a simple game
Cat and mouse are we the same People
as before this came
to light?

Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.

Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
You said,
you said that you would die
for me...

You must live for me too...
For me too...
yeah, yeah...

You said that you would die
for me...

Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
Am I supposed to be happy?
With all I ever wanted,
it comes with a price.
You said,
you said that you would die
for me...

You said that you would die
for me...

Last Train Home by Lostprophets

One! Two! Three!

To every broken heart in here
Love was once a part, but now it's disappeared
She told me that it's all a part of the choices that your making
Even when you think you're right
You have to give to take

But there's still tomorrow
Forget the sorrow
And I can be on the last train home
Watch it pass the day
As it fades away
No more time to care
No more time, today

But we sing
If we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason
To ever fall in love

I wonder if you're listening
Picking up on the signals
Sent back from within
Sometimes it feels like I don't really know whats going on
Time and time again it seems like everything is wrong in here

But there's still tomorrow
Forget the sorrow
And I can be on the last train home
Watch it pass the day
As it fades away
No more time to care
No more time, today

But we sing
If we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason
To ever fall in love

Well we sing if we're going nowhere
Yeah we sing if it's not enough
And we sing
Sing without a reason to ever fall in love

But we sing
If we're going no where
Yeah we sing
If it's not enough
And we sing
Sing with out a reason to never fall in love
To never fall in love again

Horton Hears a Who...

... is starting today! I really want to see this movie. Can't wait actually J

TGIF

Aren't you very glad it's Friday? I am...
I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow though, so it's going to be another hectically busy weekend for me. Oh well, at least there's Sundays J

Guitar Lessons are FUN!

I started guitar lessons about 4 weeks back, and I really love them. My teacher is a wonderful, happy rocker who is endlessly patient with me! His name is John. They're brilliant in their methodology and show you little tips and tricks that help you play easier, without getting to the point that you're so frustrated that you just want to give up.

It's just too much fun J When I get a chance I'll post a sound clip of what we're practicing at the moment J

Imagine

Imagine sitting in the dark, in an empty room. The floor is made of old wood, dry and dusty. The walls are covered with a teddy bear print paper that is cracked and peeling. Bits of the paper are lying around the edges of the floor. Imagine you’re sitting on the floor of that room, all by yourself. Imagine sitting in the dark, with nothing but moonlight coming through one of the broken windows to light the darkness.

What else is in the room?
What is hiding in the shadows?
What is waiting for the moon’s light to disappear?

Serenade - Crash Car Burn

From Blissfully Happy…

… To dismally miserable. I can’t believe I was so happy in my previous post. I feel like I’ve forgotten how to be happy.

Today was one of those days when you wake up and are actually sad that you didn’t die in your sleep. I had a panic attack on the way home. The only reason I mention it is because panic attacks are just something that I don’t do. I eventually stopped the car because I felt like I was either going to die of an asthma attack or a heart attack, I wasn’t sure which. What brought it on? My life I guess?

Richard sent me this sms that said he was moving on. Fair enough, I totally think he should! He deserves to be happy, and to find someone who will make him happy. I just didn’t think that his moving on would feel like someone was stabbing me repeatedly with a blunt knife.

Let’s see… what else… oh, yes… my car. My wonderful piece-of-crap car. The thing actually has a crater on the side thanks to rust. Now at this point you’re saying, isn’t it time to buy a new car?

This brings me to my finances… I am once again broker than broke. Oh please, don’t even go there.

Did you know that Crash Car Burn is Tweak reincarnated? I didn’t. I love their song Serenade. It kinda makes you think… what demons are you sleeping with tonight? On my way home (another of the things that contributed to my state of panic) I started making a list…

> Anger
> Resentment
> Regret
> Loneliness
> Hurt
> Fear of: Dieing alone, living alone, being invisible, not being able to love… the list is endless.