Art With a Hint of Movie Monday.

So over the weekend I got my old art

table back from my parents house.

I set it up in my new office and it looks

so good next to my new roll top desk :)

(pictures will come when the room is done)

A long time ago I told myself that

I didn't have room for my table and

that was ok because I really didn't

have time for art either.

I had gotten two jobs right out

of high school

and my art supplies grew dustier

every day.

Since then I've become so rusty

that getting back in the groove will

be no easy feat.

Be that as it may, my mom and

I were talking about the business

and she had a very "mom" moment

when she said "Tj, you should

really start thinking of what you want to

do with your life. I know you like your

job but you don't love it."

and just walked away.

Leaving me baffled and wondering if she

was right.

But she is mom and mom is always right.

I took this job right out of high school

because it is a family business and I thought

that's just what you do.

Plus it was easy.

As weird as it sounds, taking that art

table last night was almost

like making my decision official.

I had left it at my parents so long that

bringing it back into my life made it real

and made me think "Shit, my life is

about to get real hard."

Today I'll be on the phone with someone

who is going to tell me what I need to do

to get my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Wish me luck and stuff.

On a lighter note:

MOVIE MONDAY

Four quirky young friends -- led by Piper,

who is searching for the daughter

she had to give up for adoption --

share touching moments and laughter about

their personal struggles as they work at a

small sandwich shop in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Meanwhile, pretty Tish makes a sport of sex,

and quiet Jen embarks on an online romance,

both to the commentary of smart-mouthed

buddy Priestley.

Genre: Indie comedy, Romance

Stars: Four

Fantastic.

So fun and entertaining.

Funny and smart.

Just a good indie flick.

I'm probably pretty bias with my love

for them, but this movie is the reason

I love them so much.

Not a lot to say other than, if you're

also a fan of the genre, you should

watch it too.

I've also watch a lot of documentaries

lately.

The one I like the most was on the

American horror movie.

So if you get a chance, check it out.

One last note on the side:

Recently a friend asked me

why I decided to start spelling my name

instead of leaving it "TJ".

(Shocker, Teejay isn't how you really

spell it)

So I told her it was because I decided

that my life was just too complicated

for only two letters.

That if my name was an accurate depiction

of my life, two letters wouldn't cut it.

Needless to say it made her laugh and

at the time it was a joke on my part

as well.

But the more I thought about it the more

I realized just how true that statement was.

I think I may need to start adding MORE

letters to my name... Ha.



Nightly Progression

I'm going to have a nice quiet night.

I'll work on my spare room, maybe read a book,

take a shower and go to bed.

Eric's coming over.

Ok.

I'll read a book while he plays x-box

for awhile.



Ceci wants us to come out for Sams

birthday.

Ok, we'll go for a little bit,

then come home at a decent time

and go to bed.

Ceci is buying shot rounds for the

ladies.

It's Sams birthday so I can have one

or two.

DUDE I'm totally fine, I

can most definatly have another.

Just one more.

No I'm still good, one more.



Movies, I can't look away...

On her 16th birthday, never-been-kissed Kate

decides to

play cupid for two people she works with,

pairing her boss with a paraplegic

customer and setting up

short-order cook Rene with an oversexed

co-worker.

But in the process of matchmaking,

Kate learns some surprising

lessons about love and the mechanics

of romantic relationships.

Genre: Indie comedies, Romance

Stars: Four

I've recently decided that I'm in love

with indie flicks.

This one was creative and funny.

I also really like when movies take

place in one setting and

in the course of one day, this setting

 being a ice cream/ burger stand.

The movie had a very real take on

young teenage life on both

ends of the sexual spectrum and

I thought the director captured

it all in an interesting way.

If you like indie flicks or want to

get into them, this is a good

beginner movie.

Not too out there, but with the heart

that most indie movies possess.

Director Robert Altman's witty murder mystery won an

Oscar for its screenplay, which really takes

off when Sir William is found dead soon after his guests

arrive for a weekend stay at his English estate.

Lady Sylvia, Constance and Ivor try to make sense of the crime.

Meanwhile, gossip flies among the household help.

Genre: 20th Century Period Piece, Mystery

Stars: Three

Really disappointed with this movie.

It was REALLY slow getting into it

and even after the murder happened it was

very anti-climactic.

I enjoyed the British humor and

cultural references but other than that,

meh.

If you do decide to watch it, make

sure you have lots of time and it's not

before bed because

the beginning is slow and the movie

it 2 and a half hours long.

Kathryn Lasky's popular children's books are the

inspiration for this captivating animated feature about Soren,

a barn owl kidnapped from his peaceful forest home.

His abductors bring him to an orphanage,

where he must train to become a soldier.

Despite the toil and hardships, Soren makes friends,

and together the young birds attempt to escape.

Genre: Family adventure, Animal tales

Stars: Four

I may be bias because of my love for

owls, but this movie was quite

awesome.

It was funny, uplifting, adventurous,

and had a good story.

Of course it was sad in parts, but

it wouldn't be a kids movie if it wasn't.

If you like family films, this is good one

to watch.

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In the world of sports photography,

we shooters see some pretty strange

things.

Such as pants wetting, vomit, and all kinds

of really gross stuff.

Sunday topped all the uncomfortable

situations in one swift slap.

We were at a park in Lakewood

taking pictures of some baseball kids

and I was working on a team of 13/14

yr olds.

When a mom was talking to another mom

about how she told her son not to write

on his dads car with those car marker thingys.

Apparently he did anyways because the

dad comes marching over, grabs the kid by

the arm and starts dragging him across the

parking lot to his car.

He then proceeds to yell at the kid until

the kid says something that was not to

the dads liking because he takes a swing

at him and makes a very loud connection.

We could hear it clear across the parking

lot.

The mom gets all pissed and goes over

to yell and tell the kid that she will help

him clean it off in a bit.

As they are walking back the kid says,

"I don't care, he deserved it, etc etc."

(insert various swear words here)

The whole time I'm wondering if I should

turn away and not watch this guy beat

the shit out of his kid or not, but I just

couldn't stop staring.

It was sooo unsettling and awkward.

So I then scoot over just enough to see

the car and it had "cheater"

written all over it in bright white marker.

Sounds to me like that guy's not just

a child beater.

What an ass.

So that was Movie Monday and

Confessions of a Sport

Photographer....

Some weekend.



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