Currently

OVERWHELMED!

Professionally: I just got two new lenses and a couple external flashes (yay) the latter of which requires some learning. My first wedding of the season is March first which only gets closer and closer. Why does this month have to be so short!?

 I also need to study up on how to use my strobe lights before I can open my studio. Almost a year ago, I bought a Wacom tablet that I still have not mastered, even slightly. Getting tired of feeling like Chandler when he played Miss Pacman after editing a shoot.

Parentingly: Trying to get Viggo to nap independently so I can accomplish things, it's harder then I thought. I mean, look at that face!

He also wakes up at every tiny sound, even with the white noise machine running. Sometimes it's just better to hold him so he actually sleeps. Because when he is cranky he doesn't want to do anything but be held, at twenty pounds that gets old fast. Speaking of cranky, it's been in high gear lately. He wants to crawl so bad! Also producing waterfalls of drool, maybe working on more teeth. All while going through a leap which is about over so hopefully that will help things.

Juggling those two things keeps me pretty busy. There are not enough hours in the day!

Here's what Melissa, Barb and Liz are currently up to:
Growing Like Weeds
The D's and the Dogs
The "My Life" Project

A Fresh Coat

I recently decided, due to my financial state and loneliness, to move into a new house with a roomate. I've been slowly moving stuff over there from my house. A whole four blocks maybe. Before I moved any of my bedroom over I wanted to get my room painted so nothing would be in the way. I went for gray. After I narrowed it down to two shades I liked I got samples and painted them on the wall. One light, one dark. I then realized if I just did the whole thing in the lighter gray I'd have to cover the darker sample which I'm guessing wouldn't have been the easiest thing to do. So I painted that one wall dark and the other three light. I like how it turned out. Got some paint on the ceiling in places and managed to spill a puddle of it on the uncoved floor. Cleaned that up right away and figured nobody is going to make a point to stare at my ceiling so it all worked out.

decided not to cut in around covers

light on the left, dark on the right

one side

from doorway

special attention to the lovely light fixture

Pebbles

Don't worry, it's trail rated.

Probably the only good thing about snow melting into springtime is the mud. But only from an aesthetic standing, otherwise it's quite inconvenient. I went on a photographic adventure this afternoon and I really wish I woulda worn my boots and a pair of jeans I hadn't just washed. Getting pretty good at switching lenses on the fly. Saw a bunch of geese. When I was turning around to head back I caught a glimpse of a horse running out of my peripheral vison. Turned to look and it wasn't a horse at all but a rather large buck. I didn't get any good shots of him, only one where you can sorta tell his size. One of those times I wish I wasn't shooting with my camera. I got stuck in the mud a couple times, fell into a snow drift, and almost took a short swim, but I'd say it was a pretty successfull trip. 

All the little black dots and specks are waterfowl.

Some cows.

This is where I almost took a dip.

I didn't mean to take this, but turned out pretty neat.

This is how muddy it was.

Best picture I have that show's the buck's rack.

COFFEE!

FINALLY

Just a couple things..

Proud to announce Rorbeck Photography's facebook page has pictures on it.
Also made and listed three pendants on Dejigle.

..and I miss Mason.

Idle Hands are the Devil's Playthings.

Oh boy has it been a depressingly boring what seems like several months but in reality only one and a half! Unemployment certainly is not meant for me, really miss having a job. Mostly for the comforting income it's stressful not being able to pay rent and bills (thanks mom and dad). It is also very boring. I finally can't take it anymore, I like to sleep, more then most people, but even that is getting really old. My solution to to immerse myself in projects, no excuses not to finish them. There is about twenty days until my next semester starts and I really want to be more organized this time around, both physically and digitally. Still working on transfering all my files from my laptop to the new behemoth with a few issues. I'd like to organize them as I go but that may not happen since I really need to get the thing sold since it's value isn't getting any higher despite being a fabulous Mac.
As for physical organization I have started by re-aranging my "work space". I have since began working on Mason's painting so the organization has taken a back-seat. Here is my work in progress. Mess haters may find the images hard to look at.

Moved the desk from the niche, such an odd space will probably become home to the kitchen chairs.
Also doing laundry, why not?

The livingroom is now home to my snorknose painting, this room just needs things to be put away.
More laundry.

Business on one side and crafty on the other, also plastic shelves that are half orgainized. Need to set up my sewing machine as I have lots of projects just in that category I'd like to do. Including Grandma Jackie's quilt :)








All in all I'd say it's definately a work in progress but it is getting there, just need to keep at it.

Daddy Doe :)

Nothing to say Saturday

Days gone by

What have I been up to lately? Aside from obviously not blogging I have been trying to tackle all my assorted projects and accidentally starting new ones. My painting is nearing completion which is good since I have another 24x36 to start. I finished my second set of coasters after finally finding some cork to put on the backs. I most recently began re-apholstering my dining chairs. You see, my house has red and weird tan/yellowish walls which totally clash with the blue seats of the chairs, and as I'm not allowed to re-decorate in any way I only had the one option. I have a feeling this will take long to complete, I have one done but ran out of staples and I'm not very good at getting to the store. I want to do something to the backs too, since the cutout shapes clash with the zebra print I chose, without affecting the original chair, so it can always go back to the original.

Oh, I also lit my furnace all on my own. Not really a project but I'd like to think my dad is proud.

Covered in paint=successful day

Been a pretty productive weekend. Yesterday after walking about town and the park I painted while Meli tried to sleep off her hangover and we waited for Dyl to get off work. They had agreed to be my models for this week's fashion/beauty assignment. I had to choose a type of advertisement and shoot it in my style, went with editorial, "selling" jeans. I just now finished editing it pretty happy with it. Good start to the semester if I do say so myself. Got up this morning at nine and started working on my painting again..for eight hours..straight. My back is killing me but I only managed to get paint on the wall twice.

You got a saddle for that pony?

Meli and I went to Falls Park today on an assignment fueled photography adventure and she made a new friend.

Eats

Finally went to the grocery store today, it was getting to be pretty slim pickins. I decided to make an egg dish despite the fact that nine and a half times out of ten eating eggs makes me nauseous. Worth a shot. After making sure my pyrex bowl could go into the oven I put down some turkey ham, since pork isn't really my thing, followed by cherry tomatoes, gruyere and eggs. The recipe I was loosely following called for thyme but I chose to use dill instead. Of course after it was in the oven for a bit I thought of several others things I could have added to make it more delicious, maybe next time.

The Big Picture

So my classes started this past Thursday and after a long battle with procrastination I've finally just started working on my week's assignments. Good thing it's an abnormally long week, almost like they know none of us are going to get right to it. My course load is a little overwhelming even right out of the gate. A nine image assignment first week, really? And that's just one of my classes. Not looking forward to math and I'll leave it at that for now. Never a fan of having to do discussions and my responses are thick with sarcasm this week. Fashion/beauty is looking to be my biggest problem but I'll probably learn the most in it. I have spent the better part of the night perusing the vastness that is the world wide web looking for a Ralph Lauren ad I saw when I was in junior high to use for reference, so far no luck.