Silent Circumstance

Here is another one of those.
Those broken ones.
Used.
Cover it up with smiles, laughter, and more of the same.
No forward hatred of the world.
You'd never guess it happened,
But I would.
It's no surprise.
It's hearing old news for the first time.
The foundation was laid.
The platform was set.
Chapter one.
Chapter two.
Chapter three.
Chapter four.
I've lost my place.
Will this story end?
Please say it will.
It must.
It will start again.
It will start again.
It will start again.
It may never end.

Please say that it will.
Please God, say that it will end.

Existence

This hollow feeling,
The knowledge that you exist
amidst your insecurities.
Cover up only to coward out,
And never shutting up,
only to never speak aloud.
Have you dried up entirely?
The walls of a church don't make it holy.
It's what is authentic that completes the sum of its parts.

Don't excuse yourself from life today
On the pretense of your past.
You're hurt.
You're broken.
That's alright.
This might be what it takes to wake you up.

Are you at your wits end yet?
Are you at your wits end yet?

Are you at your wits end yet?

The walls of a church don't make it holy.
Security isn't glitzy or glamorous,
Concrete or cohesive.
Therein lies the truth.
Lift your head up high.

It's what we know we aren't,
That makes us who we are.
You are hurt.
You are broken.
That's alright.
That makes us who we are.

Click on Me

I wish you could post larger photos on this stupid blog.
That is it's greatest downfall, and indeed it is a great downfall.
You can always click on the picture if you'd like to see it bigger, but I know, for some, that might be asking too much.

Either way...

Commitment

This made my day.

We're off to The Clubhouse for lunch.
Hopefully I get back soon so I can meet up w James and Mike for a showing of Inglorious Basterds. I'm a big fan of Tarantino.

Penelope [Penny]

She's already got a nickname.
I was a little unsure when I first got her, but I'm realizing now that I couldn't be happier that she's mine. When I'm shooting with her, I'm in this completely different zone, and I've gotten better. I'm not only talking about working with her, but also becoming a better photographer as a whole. She makes me take my time and consider everything in the shot. She's square and keeps the format simple for me like that.
I love it.

Maggiano's

I took mom, along with my little brother, to Maggiano's this past weekend for her 42nd birthday. This was our fantastic dessert.

I really do mean fantastic, and that means a lot coming from me since I'm not a dessert person.

Observatory Love II