It's been a while....

Wow. It really has been a while! Sometimes when I write these blogs, I feel like I have to be in a really "witty" mood and people have to read them and it has to make their day better somehow, or make them have a little chuckle or something....I think that's why I don't always blog. It's hard to be a witty person on the fly. I've always been the kind of person that misses the witty moment and then, in retrospect, looks back and goes "AGH! I TOTALLY should have said this witty thing!!" Anyhow - maybe in retrospect I will look back on this blog and say the same thing.....in which case....I will probably just write a new blog saying that thing. There. Problem solved.
So - my life right now....
Actually - I REALLY need help deciding what I want to do with it at this point....
I had applied to Prairie View School of Photography b/c I really thought that I could get a lot our of the program and it would take me out of this plateau of shooting that I am in.....so - I got my acceptance letter yesterday - which is a big feat as they only accept 16 people per year. My problem though is that it is $10,000. I know that it is an invaluable investment, but I still don't know how I can get this money....you know? So this is a stress.....
My other thing is that I met with Jordan Jackiew, he's producing the demo, and he is rad. We are totally on the same page and I can't wait to get started! So - I am writing right now.....we'll not literally right now....but I am SUPPOSED to be writing right now. I have a couple weeks to co-write, and I'm meeting a guy named Bryan James to co-write with on Wednesday, I can't wait to meet him and see what we can do. He is a FANTASTIC and passionate guitar player. I heard him playing alone on this cd, and his music totally moved me and there weren't words or singing, just him playing. SOOO cool.
So - this is the direction that I am leaning....
Taking TONS of workshops and co-renting some studio space if possible....all workshops through Prairie View, and working hard on my own next year to become a better photographer, taking djembe and guitar lessons as well, and trying to hone my skills that way. I think it might be a more "affordable" way of doing things.....unless I win the lottery, then I will go to PrairieView full time...
what do you all think of that? Does it make sense? Or should I really try to figure out a way to do this school thing....huh....I don't know.
Oh - on a side note.....Brent and I bought a scooter two days ago. We are both completely in love with it and miss it when the other person has it. I miss it right now. It is our second vehicle and is a really affordable, fun thing to have...and with today's gas prices, filling up our CRV is a killer, so our $5.58 fill up in the scooter is WAY too exciting!
Well, there's my update - not witty at all....
Peace out.
KW

Happy Birthday Kai!!!!

Wow - my little guy....he's actually turning 3. Sometimes I'm blown away by the thought of him being that old, and sometimes I can't believe he is ONLY 3.
Here's why he should be older:
1. He thinks I am WRONG about EVERYTHING! And if I try to hold my ground b/c it is something that I KNOW I am right about, he just tells me that I am "frusterating him, and that I need to sit on the naughty chair" Can you believe that??? What happened to "his brain being clay that I could mold??" Unfortunetly - there will be no brain molding done by me. Not to Kai anyway.
2. He says words that I don't even know the meaning of, let alone use in a sentence. One of his first words....seriously I think his second or something was "wrinkle resistant" We were in a department store when he was around one, and there was a woman steaming an article of clothing and he said "wrinkle resistant" WHAT THE!!! He didn't just use the word - he actually used it in context.
3. He knows almost all the songs that I like to sing off by heart. Sometimes I'll notice him singing them along with me. Even Patty Griffin songs...
4. His favorite singer is Lauren Hill. Haha - well, his favorite song is by Lauren Hill. He asks me to play it all the time. My 3 year old love R&B! Definetly not my doing. She's cool - but she's not a kids singer??
5. He's really tall for his age. People always think he's atleast a year older than he really is. He is going to be doing the "rub in how short mom is by leaning on her head" thing before I know it.
Yeah - those are probably the biggest things....
There are things that definetly let me know that he is still young though - which is good - like potty training! AGH!!!! Can't wait until this is done!
Man - well, the party is tomorrow....we rented a theme room in a hotel with waterslides. I hope he has fun!
Happy birthday tomorrow Kai!!! I love you! Thanks for being such a great kid...even though you think I'm always wrong!

Who's in with me!!!

Ok - so I'm one of those people who feels EXTREMELY passionate about ideas that I have (and then if I don't actually do them, I loose interest) but this is something that I really think could work....
One of the prizes that I won on the talent search was a guitar. Well, I just bought a new guitar in december and decided that I should find a young girl that I can donate this guitar to and teach some basic lessons to. Anyhow - one of the things that I noticed with this is that there are A LOT of people that need this! I found the person I am going to donate it to, so long as it all works out...
Anyhow - I was talking to one of my dad's childhood best friends and he runs this downtown Y program for inner city students at RB Russell school. He was the one that gave me this girls name for the guitar.
He said though that there are a lot of kids that could use something like this to keep them out of trouble and that places like MTYP want him to do some courses through there, and that they would love to do a course either for guitar or just music in general for aborginal kids.
Anyhow - I was just thinking....wouldn't it be fun to put together some kind of charity supplying us with instruments to pass on to these kids and we could teach them and more just be a mentor type for them? I don't know. Just a thought. (It's endless really - teaching kids songwriting and a way to release their pain and life experience that doesn't include drugs and alcohol.)
Anyhow - let me know what you think......maybe a thing we could even do through TMP.....

Is Aquafina Flavor splash the source of my problems?

Ok - so Flavorsplash is good stuff right? Great for people like myself who can't stomach pop or juice. It's a refreshing change from regular water and milk.
A year ago or so I noticed the flavorsplash's goodness, and starting drinking it very regularly. I then started noticing some little problems such as; pain in side, sore kidneys, peeing every 2 seconds (hehe), etc.
I then went in to the doctors and I was told that I had a cyst that had to be removed. So - December came, they went in to remove my ovary, and nothing was there.....surgery for nothing.
Anyhow - I started drinking regular water again and didn't drink any of the "special" water, and I started to heal and get healthy again.
I realized that it probably had nothing to do with anything, but I still avoided it.....UNTIL....
I was in the store grabbing a bottle of regular water - when what was infront of me??? A NEW FLAVOR! And not just any flavor - GRAPE flavor!!!
So - I started drinking it again - not as much as before - but still maybe 1 every couple of days....
I've noticed recently that sometimes my kidneys hurt, I will constantly pee (hehe) and I am getting some stomach pain....
Coincidence? I don't know....
But - I can't stop drinking this damn drink.