...moved...

thanks to the awesome techie knowledge of one mr ian loudon, i now have a website that is something more than weird error link things on a blank white page.

ian also kindly set up a linked blog through wordpress - which i am still tweaking but will be using from now on. so, for my subscribers or bookmarking readers, please re-subscribe to the new link here.

sorry for the small annoyance. hopefully this whole website thing is the beginning of something a bit more professional...something i never actually thought i'd be.

thanks again, ian.
i'll pay ya back in about six months :)

...in the kitchen...

is it just me or is my kitchen floor not straight? no matter which way i tried to line this photo up in some way it was still crooked. odd.

today's been fun.
we had our last day of InDesign and then i went grocery shopping, which i love to do. actually, i just like walking around grocery stores. i like watching the people and how they shop. i like all the colours and organization of produce. i like how straight everything is on the shelves and i like making it not straight. i like to touch EVERYTHING. my mom use to hate that when i was little. haha

after the store, i cooked some awesome stir-fry. then i finished season three of LOST and now i'm on season four. can't wait til next week! a new president AND new LOST.

life is grand.

...if movie posters were honest...

this is quite funnay.

my fav...

...my first brochure...

View On Black

today i designed my first brochure!

well, technically the one above is my second.

the first one i made was b&w and was designed to promote my school.
the one above was made using all of my own photos and done in colour, obviously.

and for those of you who don't know, m and e are my initials, hence mephotographie.

it's pretty neat to see your stuff in this format. and to know that you can create it yourself. i'm learning so much at this school. i can't believe i'm actually excited to go to school every single day. this has never happened before :)

today i also purchased my domain name. now i just have to figure out how the heck to get some photos on there!

...one hundred words...

july. brown eyes. brown hair. pink and stubborn. christian parents. older brother. soccer. music. art. friends. conversations on the phone. boys. rebellion. love. sex. drugs. rock-n-roll. abuse. depression. self-injury. homelessness. home again. boys. marriage. divorce. shame. Jesus. forgiveness. redemption. peace. healing. laughter. education. Jesus. china. photography. mentoring the youth. mexico. jordan. syria. doubts. boys. lies. depression. counseling. photography. tanzania. england. counseling. nephew. Jesus. NO MORE SHAME. photography. argentina. photography. Jesus. freedom. rock-n-roll. dancing. red wine. laughter. canada. photography. searching. praying. living. learning. serving. giving. hoping.
everlasting.
Jesus.

some people argue the existence of God.
but they can’t argue my story.

...rules are apparently meant to be broken...

when i was at home (in cali), before i arrived i had emailed the reign organization twice asking if i could shoot a game. i never heard an answer so i just went as a fan and no camera, as they're not allowed. to shoot last night's game i had to, in a way, sneak my gear in and sneak my seat.

sort of reminds me of a quote from one of my favourite movies...

The funny thing is - on the outside, I was an honest man, straight as an arrow. I had to come to prison to be a crook.

...the reign...

okay, time for some photos.

tonight i had the opportunity to sneak into the media section of the save-on foods memorial centre where the victoria salmon kings play. lucky for me they were playing the ontario (as in ontario, california) reign - my home team!

it's amazing the difference in quality of shots once you're in a rink with proper lighting. and even though the reign lost, i had SO much fun! watching a hockey game in canada is almost as exciting as watching futbol in argentina.











salmon kings fans know how to party, even at a young age...


oh, and the girl on the right...she sang along to both national anthem's (usa and can) and knew every single word of both. it's taken me a few months to learn more than "Oh Canada......."

:)

...an eluardian instance...

rollingstone.com just released an exclusive video premiere for of montreal's an eluardian instance.

watching the video makes me so sad because i'm reminded that i won't get to see them in concert for a while. but it makes me so happy because, well...i love this band. and there are kites in the video! who doesn't love kites?!

oh dear sweet of montreal how you make me smile.

go watch the video here.

...anna begins...

adam duritz is one of my favourite songwriters.
august and everything after by the counting crows was the first album i owned in which i loved every single track. even today, 15 years later, i am still moved by each song.

this acoustic version of anna begins is fantastic...

...home sweet home...

i made it to victoria safe n sound.



i really, really love it here.
as soon as i stepped off the plane and felt the crisp, cold air and looked up into the cloudy sky i felt an overwhelming peace and joy. i really love this city.

rain began to fall a few hours ago. my favourite weather. i am a happy, happy girl.

tomorrow begins the second half of school. six months til graduation. it's going to go by so quickly. i cant' wait to jump in tomorrow. i'm determined to work harder and produce better work with each day.