CREATIVE IRES of ARIES...I NEED SOMETHING NEW

Those born under this sign have a particular affinity with the energy that is needed to get things off the ground. Aries tend to excel in the activity of starting something, but are not renowned for their ability to finish. Aries need to learn discipline, and to conserve their energies so that are able to continue and so, follow through. Aries are often found pioneering some new territory, and carving their own pathway through life.

Moon in Aries have a fiery heart and tempestuous, courageous and a great lover of personal freedom. They can sense the truth of a matter right away, and grow restless for others to "get it." If they seem pent up, it's only that they're ready for the next big challenge. They'll be most alive if at the edge of trying new things and meeting new people.

The stars dare Aries to be a pioneer, a champion and a doer. Aries is here to start something new, to go where no one else has gone and to do what no one else has done. If you can give an Aries action, excitement and a fresh start you will make them happy. Its like adding air to fire, it just burns so much hotter. Aries needs to be first and best. Somehow, some way, Aries need to find a competitive outlet.

My competitive spirit kills my fun. Sometimes my Aries side of me really destroys any sense of enjoyment of doing something for fun's sake. It seems much of what I do has to do with being the best at something and the first to do it. For the glory of it but really, deep inside I just don't care. its one of the reason i abhor tattoos. They seem fine for a few people. Maybe the occasional hard rock star, your bikers, your convicts, your occasional bad boy. But James Dean the coolest bad boy of them all didn't have a tattoo. Elvis the next big bad boy didn't have any either. But now adays everyone has a tattoo. Big half sleeve tattoos which scream "I'M A BIG FOLLOWER AND NEED TO DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING."

I hate FADS and I hate being a follower even more.

Sometimes I really hate myself for it too. This constant drive to be original. Fuck me, damn it.

I can see it in my writing, where doing the same thing every other writer just bores me, makes me sick even. I fell in love with Elmore Leonard. I love the way he writes but then I want to steal his way, write like him and well I just can't. I'm not him. So then I don't write. I always have to do something differently. Its my Aquarius sun sandwiched in between my Aries Rising and my Aries Moon. Ouch.

Even when i think of doing photo shoots or taking pictures of something I've already photographed i begin to gag. It sucks. Where's my fun. I need something new. I can't help it. . I need something new, some thing fresh something off the beaten path. I need a flash of light, an eureka moment, a lighting strike. This is a hard trait in my to live with. I don't really want to be competitive, to be the best, to be the first, i just want to have fun.

The competitive spirit really sucks it kills the joy of doing things. But it also tells me why i shy away from certain opportunities like going to photo shoot I've already done.

I need something new. I new to go where no one else is gone and do what no one else has done. This must be right because when I think about it i feel alive, i feel awakened i feel a sense of excitement that i haven't felt in a very long time. Like the night before Xmas with all the presents under the tree. I just can't wait to open them. Just like that. Perhaps a reason to get up int he morning. Or just that thing...you know we all need that one thing.

Those born under this sign have a particular affinity with the energy that is needed to get things off the ground. Aries tend to excel in the activity of starting something, but are not renowned for their ability to finish.

I'm great at getting things off the ground. But I suck at following through to the end. The Long run, the race that has to last a life time. I think I'm beginning to see my patterns here. Lucky for me this month is about reflection in the twelfth house so now I'm learning my secrets, the keys to get me out of my prison.

Every Now & Then ... I Hit The Trifecta!

True, ... I will admit this photo is not up to my usual photographic standard. But sometimes I just need to capture a photo for its historical significance alone.
I regret that I was too stunned to get this photo as soon as I saw it, so ... you're going to have to take my word for this a little bit.
This young California girl is barefoot in January with her cell phone held to her right ear and carrying a pizza box in her left arm while crossing a busy Northern San Diego intersection. So what, you ask?
Well, she was very obviously 4-5 months pregnant. That may not mean that much to you ... but as a photographer ... 1) barefoot, 2) pregnant, and 3) delivering pizza is THE PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIFECTA! I will admit it would have been better if I got the photo when she was coming towards me ... but I was obviously so stunned I forgot to get the shot. It was too funny for me because I was wondering if she was taking another pizza order on the phone.
Hello, is this Becky? I would like a large sausage, mushroom and onion pizza. How long will it take you to walk up to the Carmel Valley Road exit off I-5?

A SIMPLE LEAF

There's something really interesting about leaves. They're as unique as snowflakes and they fall from the sky too. I found this one downtown during a walk about shoot. Everyday now, as fall and winter have set in i see more and more leaves on the ground and wonder and realize how something so simple can yet be complicated and beautiful.

I like simplicity, I'm practical kind of guy. I still drive the truck i bought when i moved out of my parents' house. I'm due for new one sometime soon (waiting of the Obama bailout to lend a hand). I don't like complications, conversation that lead me away from what they are intended. My cameras are really basic and i like my photography the same. It's an instinct that its me.

Today many thought came to me. Some really cool ideas but I wasn't too quick to jump on any one of them. I'm going to start an idea book and just write them down. There is a time for everything and i can't say any of my new ideas have a place in my current state. But in the future who knows.

I shoot photography everyday for a living. 8 hours sometimes running about 3000 photos working with about 350 families. Posing them, shooting, selling photos, its a lot of work. When i come and on my weekends i suppose people are the last things i want to photograph. I found a really cool photo blog called Pentax Ways. The photos on their are just pieces of life. Little shots taken kind of like the leaf. Simple.

I'm not going to do things for the sake of some illusion of glory, fame, fortune, I have a job. I go to work I make a living, and sometimes i even have fun with it. On my days off I think i'll do other stuff. Cooking maybe. There's something so wonderful about food. its simple yet complicated and best of all its delicious.

Now That's The San Diego I Love

Beautiful Day again here in San Diego, Cali-for-nia! Thank you Governor Schwarzenegger! I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

I was sorry to hear that the San Diego Chargers were eliminated from the playoffs last weekend. I happen to like being around people when they are happy so I was sincerely disappointed for their fans.

But, I think Charger fans have a serious advantage over Chicago Bear fans. When the Bears get eliminated (usually by Thanksgiving) ... it seems like a tough, long winter ahead. When the Chargers get knocked off I am sure it's equally depressing for their fans but then they walk outside ... and go for a Bay Cruise. Not hard to get over it!

Sunset After The Storm

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Aging Gracefully