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I thought taking another photography class would help further and advance my photography, but it seems like it's stunted it instead.

The majority of what I've shot this year, thus far, has been extremely personal. Or, in other words, probably wouldn't hold much meaning for anyone but me and a small select group of people.

Maybe when I'm dead all these unposted photos, the ones I don't share, will be uncovered and viewed. Or maybe they'll be lost forever and no one will ever see them. Who knows.

For an art class called 2D design. My sundays are usually spent working on the next project, which, although the semester is almost halfway over, always includes cutting and pasting. Just like in kindergarten.

Trying out a double exposure for the second time. This time I managed to rewind the film the correct amount so that the frames overlap correctly BUT I completely forgot that there was no way I was going to be able to line the camera back up where it was for the first shot. Next time I'll have to remind myself to use a tripod. Or something. Or not do double exposures. Think that might be the better path.

I went to Venice (Beach, wish I meant Italy, though) and found this street performer who stands in glass. He called the lady on the left Japan.

The expressions of the people watching make this for me.

People sleeping, during the day, outside, near the ocean. I feel like I should feel bad for what is probably a homeless person, but I'm not. Instead, I'm jealous. Would it not be nice to be free of the majority of our worries?

There were statues of dogs along this house. And then this dog. And my shadow somehow found its way into the frame as well.

I'll avoid any phallic joke about trees growing out of places.

I think there's something wrong with my Leica, not sure what's going on on the far right of the frame here, and I've seen the same on several other frames.

Let's see..

Sister

Cousin. There was a mattress in the hallway from my sister's room because it was being repainted. Thought it might look interesting focusing far away @ f/2.0.

Aforementioned weird cat. His name is Stinky. I think these are the only two film pictures I have taken of him that are somewhat decent. He never sits still.

Mom and brother, same mattress.

Subway. I failed to focus on what I wanted, however I think it looks ok with the focus on her hands.

My mom was able to get half off tickets to go see Wicked. We left a little early and had dinner at the Kabuki on Vine. My sister's friend joined us.

The musical was pretty amazing. I was impressed by the singer's. The story could have been better structurally but it was entertaining. Sets and costumes were really impressive. If you haven't seen it already, I would definitely suggest trying to. After the show, the actors came out to sign playbill's or the small book they sold before the show (for $20).

This is Marcie Dodd.

Michael Drolet

DJ Gregory

Caissie Levy, she played Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west. I'm kind of disappointed I wasn't able to get a better picture of her because she had the best voice out of all the people that sang that night.

Megan Hilty. She played Glinda.

A not-so-flattering picture of her

Signing my name is serious business. (Though, she was actually extremely nice, was very perky and all smiles otherwise).

Zee theater (note huge water spot).

Subway again. It's cool the way the reflection on the right side looks as if it was just another train traveling alongside this one.

More reflections

Easter

That's all for now. Thanks for viewing, and possibly reading.

I'm 18. I feel old.

Already, I can look back on the past few years and reflect upon everything that I have done. Everything that I should have done. School is such a waste of time.

I've been told, "Wait until High School, it'll be much better there."

Then told, "Wait until college, it'll be much better there."

Now I'm in college and school is the same waste of time it was when I was in 8th grade. I already know what I want to do, so why have I had to waste two more years of my life studying subjects which have nothing to do with what I want to do?

"General education" should have happened in elementary school and should have been developed in High School...