i almost forgot!

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oh my word. starting a new job at the beginning of this year took so much more energy and time than i ever thought possible. lately i’ve been working 70 hours a week. loving it, but still, seventy bloody hours. that kind of go-go-go takes its toll. plus, you know, reconnecting with old friends (kansas city holds my alma mater) and making new ones… it can wear a girl out.anyway, i have loads of photos electronically stacked up in iPhoto, and i need to buy an external hard drive this week as i have far too many to share and i haven’t backed up even one. (bad news. knock on wood.)

i hope this post finds everyone well. i still read my favourite blogs and think of everyone… i really need to comment. so many people are doing so many super cool things. 2009 has shaped up to be a good year, no?

i’ll be back soon.

loads of good vibes

megxx

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okay. so here’s my pickle. i have loads of photos, all of them part of projects, many of which have gone into a book that i am working on… do i share? do i keep them a secret until the grand reveal? qu’est-ce que vous pensez?  i feel like i haven’t been in this space much, but it is not because i am not working on things. it’s just that the things on which i am working– i am holding them close to my chest at the moment.

also, i am being terrible about commenting on blogs. i am reading them. nay, i am LOVING them. but i’m being lame. i am so excited about so many of the new shops this year, the creativity i am seeing, the recipes, the life notes. i love it all. so i’m around, just so you know.

what else… well, life is good at the moment. i do have some less-than-what-i-wanted-photos that i will share soon. stay tuned.

and also,

if i am not here before then,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! i am grateful for so, so, so many people and opportunities. maybe i’ll share some of those this week, too. xx

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Happy Halloween! Even though the photo above is from last year, I promise that I have been busy taking snaps– I have so many polaroids I need to scan, and loads of film I have not yet touched that needs scanning. I’m getting there. Please know that the scene above from last year is the exact same scene we had going this year, so you are not missing out on much.

Today really is the perfect day here. We had a fire in the fireplace last week it was so chilly, but today early Autumn weather has returned. Blue skies, temps in the 60s with a sweet warm breeze, and the earth smells like Autumn just the same. I cannot get enough of it. Too bad I have to work most of the day, but I am hoping for some trick-or-treaters this evening. If my sources are correct (namely, the meteorologist on my favourite local news channel), this weather should last through the coming week, which means that I must get out my camera.

In other news, I cannot believe this weekend it is NOVEMBER. WHERE DID THIS YEAR GO? If someone figures that out, please let me know.

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hello tout le monde! i have been working sixty hours a week these past few weeks, so i apologize for stopping by and then disappearing again.

lately i have been trying to see my photographs a bit differently. i am always concerned by the images themselves, but i have a tendency to group things by process, and not visual impact. for example, on my portfolio i group things by film type or where i took the photo, not image captured. i don’t know why i tend to do this, but for whatever reason i’ve always valued the process as much (if not more) than the end result. but i think to become a better photographer, i need to make sure i am thinking about both.

the visual connection i found above is a basic one (colour!) and i am hoping to get a bit better at this. there are so many photographers and bloggers who are so good at finding connections between images that transcend space and time. i have a project going with a lovely friend that i have abandoned for a bit (i lost my new digital camera cord for awhile, which has been incredibly annoying), but i am hoping that it will serve the same purpose. wish me luck!

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