6.07.2009

5.11.2009

Check it Out

So this morning I spent a good part of my day putting together a website for my own personal photography work.

E.Smith Photography


I used wix.com cool site.

5.05.2009

100 Greatest Movie Quotes In 200 Seconds

I thought this was well put together, of course we will have to wait for Matt's opinion to confirm.

4.29.2009

4.12.2009

Stand By Me

This is amazing!

4.10.2009

Biking, Climbing and Work



For the 3rd time this week I'm getting ready to go for a bike ride. I am really starting to enjoy biking, and I am become less and less scared of going fast and falling off a cliff!

I have been biking a part of Palmer Park over by our apartment that is pretty fun it's about a 1.5mile trail downhill from where I start, the climb back up to the car is not nearly as fun though!

Today I think I may take a bit longer of a ride see if I can't get lost in the park...which is not very hard to do.

Sunday I am going climbing with Dan as I finally have all of the equipment I need as in shoes, harness, helmet, chalk bag and chalk. We are going to top rope climb though I am a bit more interested in bouldering so I need to find someone to try that out with as well.

Work has been stressing me way out this week and I need to get back on the ball with it, I'm not sure that corporate america is for me though....we'll see how that turns out. Part of me says suck it up it's a job and a good paying one but the other part of me wants to be happy all the time with what I am doing.

Off to bike I suppose....oh yeah the picture is the bike that I have except mine is red and white.

4.07.2009

Easter Time


So the studio is busy again, well it's busy enough for me to say were busy, nothing like the Christmas rush though. I guess a better way to say it is we have steady business, which no one can complain about these days.

The weather is starting to turn around here again which is very nice, I took a bike ride today out at Palmer Park it was pretty nice, I found a new are with some great downhill routes, of course riding back up to the car was terrible but the downhill was worth it.

Peeps are sugar covered in sugar how can anyone say they are gross?

4.03.2009

10 Things

I have been feeling a certain responsibility to update since very few of us have been doing so lately.

So here's the rundown of what's going on in Colorado.

1. The mountains are still very cold, which dissapoints me because I really want to start camping soon. yes I could just tough it out but why freeze my ass off?

2. I talked with Lin the other day and it made me very happy to speak with her and find out that she is planning a visit on her way back to Michigan for the summer...This is very exciting to me and I can not wait.

3. It's suppose to snow again tonight like crazy....what happened to the 70 degree weather we had in Feb.?

4. I don't understand why I am using numbers for this list but I will continue to do so until I run out of things to tell you.

5. Chauncey (the leaderdog puppy we have) is getting pretty big, he is a fun guy, no so bright sometimes but very fun.

6. Kellie and I are planning a trip to the Texas Roadhouse for dinner tonight..mmm mmm

7. Work is ...well it's work, there are many days that I wish I could work outside again all day.

8. When I win the powerball I will have a job for each and everyone of you, but don't worry you will be well paid and appreciated.

9. Sometimes I wish I could just live in the mountains like "Into the Wild" style...without dying

10. When placed into warm milk, raisins re-plump into grapes. (try it)

3.29.2009

Don't Judge Me By My Tights

As most of you know I have spent a good portion of my life as a dancer and this article that I just found describes it perfectly. Some days I wish that I would have taken my dance career to that next level.

Don't Judge Me By My Tights

3.25.2009

Snow Snow and more Snow

Well last weekend the weather was 70-75 degrees and prompted me to take the top off of my jeep. This week a nightmare on the horizon. Starting tomorrow they are calling for "near blizzard conditions"

8"-14" is what they are saying. This doesn't bother me because I don't like snow or that I can't drive in it, what bothers me is that everyone is going to cancel the photo appointments they have made and I will sit at work with nothing to do.

My only hope is that they just close the mall...it's a small hope but a hope none the less.

And now for an unrelated pie graph.

song chart memes
see more Funny Graphs

3.17.2009

Colorado Wheeling




This weekend I had the opportunity to get out and go off roading with a new friend of mine Justin while his wife and Kellie were out hiking with the dogs. Needless to say it was a blast and I need to buy myself an old beater jeep to build up really big and get out there, but until then I will just ride along.

2.26.2009

Cause I'm Obsessed With You.

Check this band out, they are kind of fun...or maybe it's just the lead singer looks like Rob Delaney.

The Orion Experience

2.23.2009

Barbie is 50!

This one is for Kal El

2.07.2009

Weekend Plans

I decided that if I wrote about what I was doing this weekend it would incline me to actually take pictures and post them here.

So tonight we are going to a potluck dinner for a new friend, I made my mom's cheesy potato's I really hope they come out as well as they do at home.

Sunday is really what I am excited about! Kellie and I are going to drive over to Cripple Creek and check out the ice carving festival, I will hopefully take some pics while we are over there. I assume that when we go towards the mountains that way that there will actually be snow as we have not really had any here in the springs this winter yet. It should be a nice drive in the jeep should be fun.

2.03.2009

Funny Old Man

A crusty old man walks into a bank and says to the teller at the window, "I want to open a damn checking account."

To which the astonished woman replies, I beg your pardon, sir; I must have misunderstood you. What did you say?"

"Listen up, damn it. I said I want to open a damn checking account right now!"

"I'm very sorry sir, but we do not tolerate that kind of language in this bank."

So saying, the teller leaves the window and goes over to the bank manager to tell him about her situation.

They both return and the manager asks the old geezer, "What seems to be the problem here?"

"There's no friggin’ problem, dammit!" the man says; "I just won $50 million bucks in the damn lottery and I want to open a damn checking account in this damn bank!"

"I see," says the manager, "and this bitch is giving you a hard time?

1.31.2009

Bar Singing.

Last night we went out for a night of karaoke at a local bar called Thunder and Buttons. It was a pretty good time I sang one song and it was pretty fun. I would have been encouraged to sing more but the guy running the show was a pretty big jerk off.

He calls himself "Crazy Tony" now I will give him the fact he has a great set up nice sound equipment and he runs a nice show. But unless your an attractive female or a guy that he personally knows he just does not give you the time of day or respect to be on the stage. It was kind of frustrating but good company made up for the old creeper running the show.

Been at work a lot lately, actually no more than any other week it just feels like it because it's so slow. I can't stand being at the studio by myself. I am very used to working around others and running a solo business I really don't think is for me. I need the human interaction.

I did get the jeep yesterday and I'm loving it already, I will post a pic when I get a chance to take one in the day light. I'm looking forward to a good drive on some of my time off this week head up the mountain a bit.

If you can't tell I am attempting to keep this a bit more updated. Comments are encouraging.

1.29.2009

A wordy update.


I have been really bad about updating my blog lately. Tisk tisk I know.

They have been introducing a lot of new technology at work lately and I have been trying to keep up. The idea of it all is for us to "go green" which I believe is a good thing. The amount of paper we use for a industry that is based on a digital format now it ridiculous. We are introducing a new sales process as well as updating the ancient art of paper time sheets to a new automated system that will have our employees punching in and out real time. All good things going on here.

Outside of work I have been hassling with the process of purchasing a new vehicle, a new jeep to be exact. I believe that this sales process is the worst I have ever encountered. In my own line of work I try to make sure that the guests are quickly tended too and happy with every aspect of the transaction. Car sales...not so much. This is not to mention the hassle of getting a bank approval on anything these days. I knew the economy was bad but how can it get better if the banks are so stingy on giving loans. I make more than enough now to cover a loan and I still had to have a co-signer. Apparently I have an insufficient credit history, 5 years is not enough, get credit when your 10 and you might have a good head start.

Perhaps the biggest news I have is my trip for home that is fast approaching. That's right I will be home soon and expect to see everyone I can in the very short time I will be there. I plan on being in on the 28th of Feb. and I will be leaving March 2nd in the evening. I feel the best way for me to accomodate everyone is an evening in the Ann Arbor area. Drinking and friends will be involved and I am highly looking forward to it.

Overall things are good out here on the front range, I am a bit down about the lack of snow we receive here though. It will snow 3 inches and be gone by the afternoon but I suppose there is enough in the mountains for everyone.

I was a bit long winded on this one.

1.11.2009

Threatened.


Under the threat of MLA this is an update, I of course do not want to be part of the removal to cure boredom process.

So what have I been up too?

Well work is always there as well as the occasional trip to the local watering holes.

The newest thing though is my search for a new Jeep Wrangler. Yes that's right I have made it not even 6 months driving a new car and I already want a new Jeep. So the search is on, and with the economy the way it is right now it's a buyers market. So that's what I'm doing tommorow I have a few more I want to look at and get someone to make me a deal.

So wish me luck.

Other than that just hanging out.

1.07.2009

6 Months til July

I know that July is a long way's away but I am getting excited for our trip home to see friends attend what is going to be an amazing wedding and see some family along the way.

So last night I looked for some plane tickets which were pretty up there in price. So Kel threw the idea at me of driving back. And I think that's what were going to do, it's not really that long with the two of us driving and we would be able to bring both the dogs.

We figured it out very quickly that driving would save us any where from $800-$900 on this trip home. Seems logical to me.

I will begin taking orders for Colorado beers in June.