Ridin; in the rain
The Airstream is finally put away. It took several months and at least one switch, but I was happy to help Kurt back it into the garage for winter. We took it up to Anacortes. We got to stop in and see the ATWB guys. It was fun.

Sample Shots
Some sample shots I posted to photo.net of comercial photography were commented on and rated nicely. I was pretty happy about that.

 
Tap Dance Group Therapy...

So why is it you get more than 4 women in a room who all have kids (especially) young ones you have "group" going on. I went to Tap with Sam again this week and again the same women (only more) were there. I have to say that the topics weren't as bad as before. No real talk about the reproductive organs and the deformations causesed by their husbands.

One of the best topics was alcohol. Or as I call it "stupid in a bottle". (For those viewers just joining us I don't drink at all never have, ever, not even a teeny bit.) Anyway the topic was, "Why I'm not an alcoholic even though I puked on my friend's lawn." Seems its ok if you ate seafood, and nothing else, to yack profusely on the neighbors lawn. Then they started in on a friend of theirs "Who uses it as a crutch" and if you do that for a long time, then you know you might have a problem.

The husbands came up, but it was all postive.

Right Next to Me: "He's the greatest dad in the world. I mean just the best. He's rolling around with the kids as soon as he gets home... The best dad..." I'm sitting right next to her, "... even before his suit is off he's playing with them just having a blast..."

I've discovered I have the power to become invisible. AM I SITTING here or not?? So ya? what about me, bitch? I take a very active role in my kids' lives.

Now if you know me, you know that I can make conversation with just about anyone. I'm not afraid to say things to people I don't know.

not these ladies. They start talking kids books. I'm thinking "all right I can participate in this". Um no. They are comparing series of kids books and I kick in with "Our son really likes the A-Z mysteries" and I get little "uh huh" and they continue on. So fuck them.

So fuck them. Did I say that already?

 
Top of my Game
Today is a very busy day with 2 schools, 2 dance classes.

One of the dance classes is a problem for me because the "moms" there are a little on the well nasty side. Last time I was there one right next to me. (It's one o'clock in the afternoon) starts telling the other's how important her husband is. He works 12 hours a day 6 or 7 days a week. Here I am sitting right next to her. I'm there almost every week. Today if she starts in on this I'm going to say something. Choice phrases include:

"He's important to whom?"
"Thats an interesting way to look at it."
"I spent quite a few years in the corporate world and I've found that most people who work to much (and I don't know your husband this is just a personal observation from what I've seen) aren't that important, they are usually just stupid."


Ok so maybe I won't say anything, or maybe not as harsh, but the other issue is talking about reproductive organs. They all do this. I guess its like a support group so I'll probably just leave that one alone. But lets just think for sec here. Lets say I started giving that many details about the workings of my penis, I would be bounced outta there so fast...

I mean come on people. Yes you gave birth, it hurt, you passed something the size of a bowling ball, it hurt, we know. The kid is dancing now so shut up and watch..

*note since life has ups and downs I've decided to cancel my "all positive" policy on the blog. Stay tuned

 
Check Point

When I worked at a large corporation (Microsoft) We did reviews every six months. It sucked. I mean really sucked. It basicly used a scaricty mentality to pit us against one another. Only so much pie to go around. One of the main reasons I left that world was those review.

So should I just not review myself now? I think not. So I went over my projects again today. A graphic outline encompassing all of my projects both personal and through my business. Its a map to help me stay on course. They say a plane flying to Hawaii from Seattle is off course 90% of the time its in the air. It just keep correcting. Keep at it and eventually you get a sun burn on the beach instead of rain.

I was able to move some major blocks to a new category, "completed". Some were moved to "Dead" which means failed. The Photography shoot was one of those. I was alerted recently that plan A had gone to an "alternate vendor" who was closer. So its time to post mortem that one...

Photoshoot No Go
A few days ago I got the word my bid was not accepted for the big shoot I mentioned often. I was not disappointed. Why? Because I had planned for that move. You can only be frustrated if and only if you have expectations that aren't met. Manage your expectations and you manage your frustrations. Simple. But what went wrong? Well I failed to close the deal. Why did I fail? I think if I had pushed harder on the close it would have helped. The client really wanted to be left alone. I faxed a proposal but I never got a chance to go through it with the client. Point learned. Never fax it unless you have a commitment to talk about it. There are things that could have been said that would have helped me close that deal. I file these away for next time.

Upside? I don't have to do all that work. I mean there was a lot of work for what I was getting. So I invest in the equipment with my own cash and I'm good to go here in town. Build up a portfolio is next....

www.photomatics.com
Success is sweet when it hits. I rolled that site and it's working great. Its created me some follow up work and a steady flow of income short term. It gave me the experience so I can similar sites really fast. I mean really fast. Its unheard of to do an eCommerce site in 25 hours. The photo shoot up there would have been at least 350 hours of work. Good deal. I'm very proud of that site and the ability to keep making new ones. I see one on the horizon that will be very successful.

Priorities
Next its time to plan out what I've got. Make my steps and run with it. I'll do some of that tonight.


Its not how fast you get there or even when, its that you're moving in the right direction. -- Hyrum Smith (I think)

 
Motion is by my definition is success

I'm moving steadily towards a professional photography business. I'm interested in shooting at things more than people. We have several ways to make the business viable based on this plan. Besides it's fun. I have a very interesting shoot on Tomorrow.

Plan A did not yet Go/Nogo. I'll have to kill it myself soon.

Market's going great too! (Today)