Dollah.

I handed over my receipts for my expenses today. What a weight, I was getting so stressed out over possibly losing them.

Today was a very good last day, I really enjoyed my time at Ink and it definitely beat stapling paper and reorganising cupboards.
They were also kind enough to give me a quick portfolio review, which I wasn't going to take advantage of because it's been ages since I've shown anyone any proper work, but I'm glad I did. I might actually try and persevere with this whole photography thing. Doing that has definitely helped towards how I'm going to lay out my online portfolio. I am so disgustingly aware of how long I've been saying that I'll do it, I just kept getting distracted with applying for jobs, now I'm going to make myself because it's just as important.

I hope that this experience and getting some new experience under my belt will help with keeping me motivated for a bit, I'm ready for the next step, and taking some time out next week.

There was rain indoors.

Last night there was a really big storm - rain water leaked into my room from outside. Shoddy house. Had to catch a load of water in bowls and saucepans... we filled about 6, then we mopped it up a bit. We had to make sure the curtains didn't get any more wet during the night - that was where the years spent making dens as a child came in... pegs and fabric, the ultimate house building material.

Everything is alright now, but the landlord is not coming to actually sort it out until tomorrow. I hope it doesn't rain later tonight.

In other news,
here are some photographs of my lovely boy ♥, I'll get more into stalking him when Brief 2 gets really underway.

© All images, Ruth Johnston 2009

I hope the meeting at the cathedral goes well tomorrow, and that certain people don't shit all over my invitation designs.

I seen it, you've shown it..

The recordings on Youtube of Accordion Song by The Maccabees make me sad. It is an awesome song, it's not like I'm taking back that Felix shouldn't sing, I still believe Orlando completely has the upper hand there, but it was so awesome last week.

I wish I'd videoed it, but then to have done that I'd have wasted my actual experience. Although I take a few photographs at gigs, I hate the people who must capture everything. When I went to see Lily Allen the venue was filled with them. A gig is all about experience, how can you have an experience if you're trapped behind a camera the entire time?

"Oh, I remember that... but only because I took a photograph of it, what was actually going on?"
19th March 2009