Here it goes..

Here I am... blogging... for the lack of blogging as of late...

Life has been weird [uncomfortable] but not bad. If I hadn't felt like I was having a mid life crisis before, I definitely do now. Remember that question.. what are your goals in the next 5 years? Here we are at the 3 1\2 year mark with the perfect opportunity to accomplish everything that I had set out for myself. I hadn't been far off track... who am I kidding... Ive been way off track but it seemed that everything was going well enough for me that I could settle for what I was doing. That chapter in my life has closed and it's on to the next one, the one that I really wanted, the one that I will be most happy and feel most successful, right at my fingertips, WHY am I not embracing it with all that I have? Why is it so easy for me to procrastinate, why have I not done it... if even just for myself? In all honesty, I have no answer. I can blame things on the past, on how Ive been raised, on what I did or didn't learn while growing up but if I were to say anything like that, It would be unfair to myself. Thats all an excuse now and excuses are unacceptable at this point in my life. I don't need direction, I need strength. Strength is the only thing I seem to be lacking... I can do this, there is nothing at this point holding me back. In fact, the people most important to me are pushing me forward, I need to just go. Do this for me, for those who have always known I can do it, and even for those who dont think I can. Please pray that God give me the strength to move forward and accomplish this goal that I am so childishly scared of....

Mr Blake Thiess, where do I begin? I know I've said it all before but I'm a tad proud and want the whole world to know what great of a friend that I have made...

Just over a month ago while browsing some photos of a dear friends modeling albums, I came across Blake Thiess, a photographer who had an apparent passion for what he did, who brought something out in this model that it seemed like others couldn't accomplish. The laughter, the lust, the happiness, and the beauty in these photos were untouchable. I shot Blake and email and the personality in the reply bursted out of the computer. So full of insight and common interest... it was great! Of course we talked photos, a lot. But the more we got to see a deeper side of one another, there became an understanding and a connection. We both realized we had lost touch with our inner spirituality. We both needed help and took it upon ourselves to lean on each others shoulder. My friendship with Blake is a true blessing that I can count one time over again... and again.

I want to thank Blake again for the energy, the insight, the charismatic and contagious personality he brings forth to our friendship whether it be a phone conversation, a text, a facebook IM or a photoshoot. It's such a blast! I want to share with everyone an impromptu photoshoot with Blakes new camera. The photos turned out [exceptionally] well and I am so proud to post them everywhere. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and I hope that one day you are lucky enough to work with him too. Check out his blog and photography website... Phenomenal is an understatement.

http://blakejamesphotography.blogspot.com/
http://blakejamesphotography.com/