Dareh Meyod

Hmm…what to write? First off, I’ll start by saying that yes, we have another flatmate. Still 1 short of a full apartment, but it’s fine because there’s honestly no more room in the refrigerator anyways. I’m already struggling to find places to put food. And I still need to go to the grocery store tomorrow. Uh oh, that may turn out poorly. I guess I’ll just eat all of the random food I have around here to clear some space out. Grilled cheese and tomato soup it is.

I’ve started with a couple ideas for my documentary photo class. Well, started as in I decided what I am going to do. Not started as in actually taking photos. Still too lazy to do that at this point. One of my main ideas is to follow one person or a couple people who are training for a triathlon. New Zealand and Wellington in particular is very fitness oriented, and there are heaps of people who do triathlons and duathlons. Another idea is kind of still in the works, so I’m not going to let people onto it just yet. Could be interesting if it proves to be enough to photograph.

Speaking of triathlons, I have made it my goal to do a Ironman within 5 years of getting back to the US. Well, let’s say the end of the summer of 5 years. So by the end of the summer when I’m 26, I will have completed an Ironman. Speaking of which, my sister talked me out of buying a NICE bike here, which I’m sure my parents will love to hear. For those who hadn’t heard what the confusion was about, I was considering trading in my mountain bike for a road bike. Since road biking really helps to relieve my stress, I thought it would be a good investment. But I decided if I was going to trade in my mountain bike for a different bike I would go all out and get one I could take home with me. But even after on sale for 20% off and after the NZ to US dollars conversion, it’ll still be a bit cheaper to buy in the US. So I’ll do that at some point after I get back, and I can worry less about theft and all that good stuff. But at least now I know which bike I would like to get. Full carbon frame, carbon fork and stays, Ksyrium Equipe wheelset, and complete 105 component set. Have fun decoding that sentence if you don’t know anything about bikes.

My sister also pointed out to me that now is the time to train for the other events, to start really running and learning how to swim (ugh!). But who knows, maybe swimming will prove to be a new release. And I know running is, but I just have to invest in a nice light pair of running shoes. Plenty of time to train here while I have no real worries or any responsibilities. Watch out Tom and Kyle, when I get back I’ll be pumped up and ready to go!

Back to the first subject, I’m also trying to dream up ideas for my second practical photography paper, photo technologies. I originally wanted to do some stop motion animation, but I think it’s pretty overdone in the class. So instead, I’ll be trying to go along the lines of my “study in body movement” set. Yes, hopefully it will creep people out, but hopefully I can do it in a much more seamless and surrealistic way this time, instead of stylizing the images to the point where they aren’t as complete as they could be. Oh, I also had this absolutely incredible idea that would be absolutely incredible, but I really feel like I’m limited in my Photoshop ability. I keep dreaming up what these images could look like, but I’ve done this same thing before where I imagine a photo and just can’t produce the image the way I want to and it ends up frustrating me and leaves me hating the whole idea. I’ll leave it in the back of my mind for a time where my PS skills have developed to a point where I feel I can confidently pull it off without getting frustrated with it.

Alright, that’s about it. Still no internet in the apartment and the wireless at Massey U quite frankly sucks. Write me a facebook message or e-mail if you feel like getting in touch with me. Or you can even leave a comment on this blog post!