June 11, 2008

• Serena | Photo Shoot

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  Hey folks…I sure am pumpin em out this week.  Without further ado…here is Serena!  Isn’t she absolutely gorgeous?  This was a awesome shoot and we were definitely chasing the light once we figured out what outfit she wanted to wear =)  Thanks so much for sticking it out on that windy windy day!  =)  You rock Serena!  Dawin & David thanks for tagging along on the shoot, hope you gentlemen had fun too!  =)  I’m working on some pics from NYC so stay tuned for those as well. 

  Misc. Blurps:

  So recently I bought a Tokina 100mm F/2.8 for some macro fun only to find it doesn’t have AF.  You’d figure I’d know that before I bought it but in this case, nope.  Well anyways, I’m returning it for another lens =) 

  Today gas for $4.78/gal for me.  I have to fill up premium.  Where is our economy going?  I think a lot of Americans need to get our heads out of our bottoms and start being a part of the solution rather than the problem.  Gas and fossil fuel is ancient.  Lets face it, its dinosaur fuel and we’ve been depended on it since the industrial revolution.  Technological progress in over 200 years and still on gasoline and oil…not very impressive technological growth you’d say?  We need to start looking at alternative fuel sources to supply energy as we are doing now because out well being economically is at stake.  Oil is the the heart of this nations economic power.  It fuels everything from out homes, transportation, industries, factories you name it.  It’s really simple when you look at it.  It’s simply the law of supply and demand.  Supply is cut back while demand (being us) need it.  Same thing goes for the whole uproar in spiked prices for rice.  Supply is cut off on exporting rice thus prices go up while demand remains the same if not more.  The government spends billions on research and development for alternative fuel sources while a joe shomoe figures it out in the garage.  It’ll happen folks haha, it has in the past.  So I guess my question is what will it take American’s to really alter their life styles?  When gas is $7 a gallon?  For me honestly, right now buying a more fuel efficient car isn’t a wise economic choice because I wont really be saving much in the long run.  Yes gas is reasonably higher but how high does it have to go before we and the automotive industry start moving forward.  The balls in their court and honestly I doubt and don’t think its necessary for the government to step into the oil industry to regulate fuel cost.  Shoot if I had the solution I’d shove oil right up Iraq’s caboose and say adios to oil and gasoline baby!  I have no problems with that.  Since I don’t have the solution that’s not going to happen but I’d like to be a part of it.  Maybe you have the answers were all looking for.  For once we are feeling the pinch the rest of the world has felt on fuel cost.  We bite our tongue today on the matter but in the next year or so you might not have a tongue anymore the way oil prices are going haha. 

  I went to buy groceries the other day and noticed after paying for groceries, going home preparing dinner, eating and then cleaning up.  Cooking is still not cost efficient for me in terms of money and time.  Since time is something I simply don’t have enough of I find my willingness to pay for prepared food more likely than having to spend the same amount of money if not more and then taking the time to prepare the meal and clean up after it.  I got home from work the other day at 5:45pm and finished cooking, eating and cleaning by 8:30.  Now if I was cooking guest or other people then cooking might be the cheaper route! =)  The great part is summer is here now and I love to BBQ.  Who wants to do BBQs?  Count me in!  =)  Hope you are all having a great week. 

  Thanks for reading.

  Cheers,
  Steve

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