Lunar Rover

The best opportunities are the ones taken with disastrous results.  To fail at such a level previously unacknowledged, to become so fetal.  Cleansing the proposed wrongs, only two discovered some don't want to right.  Loving those whom don't love you back, or do so such as urban gentrification; displacement.  A disconnect from the world in hopes to escape all others but your own and discovering why you logged on in the first place.  Some, such as myself, were put on this Earth in hopes of accomplishing dreams.  Yet nothing of this dream is owed, nor is it a reward.  Earnest is either running out of incorrect approaches or tiring the opponent of his challenges.  There is no honor in this as some have received none.  So left are we, forever to roam the planet, and one day others, in search of what is not owed or deserved but delivered through unmatched persistence to quench, without remorse.  Those challengers, them; are left only to wonder how on Earth, and one day others, are left free, for their Rome destroys.

You're No Jack Kennedy

So the purpose of this blog is to discuss why I never have a camera with me.  I have gotten strange looks about this as I am a professional filmmaker/photographer.  Why not perpetuate what I love in my own life?  Why not capture the few memories that I am able to make for myself? 

Really the only reason I ever have a camera in my hand is because I am getting paid to have it there.  Now along with that comes the responsibility to edit the piece in to the memory or story that is desired from the client.  Editing is always a responsibility, even if it is your own memories.  This issue with this is that we have plenty of paid work that needs yet to be accomplished.  As such it makes no sense to work on my personal memories when there are paying customers waiting patiently on theirs'.

Now this is where the Jack Kennedy quote comes in; I just don't feel like stopping to take a picture of my own life while I am living it.  When I am out and about with the little time that I can summons, I want to envelope myself in that moment and not worrying about whether I will remember it later or not.  If someone else were present with a camera I am definitly not going to tell them to leave me alone.  If they want to take a picture than that is just fine with me.  But if you  look at the image of Mr. Kennedy above (or any picture for that matter), he doesn't seem to be to concerned with pictures.  In my opinion he appears to be too wrapped up in what he is doing:  Having fun.  That my friends, is the only way to enjoy life.  You need pictures?  Hire somebody.

Death

Today we are here to celebrate the life of Elva Zamora.  One thing that I would like to discuss today is carrying life to death can be a long road and I think that we can all appreciate that.  However, there are far worse things in life than death and joys that can never really be explained in the human tongue.

Born moment before the poorest time in America; when bread lines were a thing of the future and jobs were a thing of the past.  During her tween years, before they were called as such, the world was changed by a war that involved everyone and sparred little life for the pursuit of happiness and freedom.  And what is funny now, is that because of these life events, for as long as I can remember my grandmother always had a jar of leftover grease from cooking.  Even though there was always a bucket of Crisco just waiting to be used.

As a registered nurse she began a career of saving lives and traveling the country while slowing growing a family in tow.  It is this generation, my mother's generation, that really begins this story for me.  And I must say having a trained nurse as a mother because some of the things that these wild kids accomplished was totally unacceptable.

And there was the day that the gun jammed, thereby prolonging today's events and leaving room for knives in the future.

Grandchildren came along and what a joy that must have been.  Although of you could have clearly waited, or picked a better partner, nonetheless here we are all. In a room together, somewhat scary really.

She even had the chance to meet some great grandchildren.  And so through times of war both abroad and in the home, nursing, motherhood, tornadoes, guns, high school graduations, college graduations, successful military careers (others just beginning), becoming comfortable in your own skin, all of us here are proof positive that through tragedy, the impression left upon all of us by her can still bring about joy.  Through the first football games, the first night sleeping in a car, Thanksgivings and beans for the rest.  Through all the shit that is life it is clearly easy to see that there are much worse things to suffer through than death.

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All is not lost

The men from OK GO have done it again.  This video though not as challenging as the Rube's video, from a cameraman's perspective, it definitely requires the talent to be on there A game.  Hope you enjoy.

Quote From The Bar Series #3

"So I think that we would all agree that I can drink.  I'm a drinker.  But that Four Loco shit will tear you up from the inside out.  There has never been anything like it in the the history of mankind."

Quote from the Bar Series

Entry #2
This one comes in more of a short conversational form.

Bar Patron 1:  "I think she seems nice."

Bar Patron 2: "Are you kidding me, she is ugly as shit."

Bar Patron 1: "You think so?"

Bar Patron 2: "Dude. . . she looks like me with great tits"

Quote from the Bar

As some of you may or may not know I am a bouncer at a local sports bar on the weekends.  I do this because it is a little extra money but more importantly it gets me out of the house and away from computers and cameras for a few evenings a week.  This will be the inaugural entry into this series.  The important piece here is the quote.  These quotes will be pulled from my experiences at the bar.  I will sometimes pair them with videos or photos that I think are relevant, or they will be good enough to stand on there own.  Either way, enjoy

Quote #1: "I would never hit a lady, but I would punch the shit out of a bitch!"  --Anonymous bar employee