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Photo course updates

rxa — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:18:58 +0000

You can find a day by day description of my photo course over at my business blog here.

A few days of reuniting with myself

rxa — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:55:31 +0000

I was just thinking as I was sitting here in front of the computer, working away and importing every photo of mine I can lay my hands on how good it felt to be doing this to music. It seems over the past couple of days I have bought listening to music back to the fore of my core.

Huh? You say? Yes I always listen to music, you can’t help but not. It’s everywhere. But lately I’ve had the headphones on even when I’m inside and had the music going as I do dishes, work, eat dinner (Lucy was on a teleconference) and other times. And it seems to help me do whatever I am trying to do. Especially when I am working it seems that the best way for me to focus is to blast my ears with music.

Right now the playlist is “RXA” which is all songs marked either 4 or 5 stars on my iPod. Currently working on a wedding pitch I have tomorrow night. Getting a bit tired so my chuck a DVD on the MacBook and fall asleep to that.

This post has been bought to you by: “Say” (John Mayer), “Something’s Missing” (John Mayer) & “Are you going to be my girl?” (Jet)

Dangle my head in shame.

rxa — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:04:06 +0000

It’s been a while since I have posted and I apologise. It has been a busy week (and half of the weekend) and I am finally finding some time in front of the computer.

I’ll try to be more prolific in future.

I’m off to an army gig today at a local RSL so the travel time will be good.

Remembrance Day

rxa — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:20:28 +0000

Remembrance Day

Originally uploaded by RXAphotos

Yesterday morning was spent with a client taking photos of him playing the “Last Post” and “Rouse” on the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne for Remembrance Day.

I was very happy with what got in the short time available with the featured photo being one of my favourite.

Home safe

rxa — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:41:47 +0000

We finished an hour early (they closed the bar) and I didn’t have to pack up the drums so I managed to get home around 2.20.

Yay.

Alternative Medicine

rxa — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:08:53 +0000

88/365 – I can’t dance

Originally uploaded by RXAphotos

“This photo was created for two very special reasons.

1. To make Lucy smile. She’s a bit stressed out with her workload at the minute and is a tad frazzled. Hopefully this photo of ‘your dag’ dancing very badly will make you laugh and smile, even if just for a minute.

2. It’s also a Happy Birthday dance for Rosie! Happy Birthday!”

A text message plus a phone call later confirmed that my photo did indeed make Lucy smile and laugh … and a message early this morning told me that lot’s of people liked it as it made Flickr’s “explore”.

Another ridiculous day coming up which makes me wonder why my brain won’t let my body sleep past seven am. I’m playing in Queenscliff tonight for a military ball scheduled to finish at one am.

After which I’m driving home. Expecting to hit bed by about three thirty.

Too flippin’ early

rxa — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:40:43 +0000

This post is being written at 0636 … in the morning.

I could have written it at 06.05 but my brain wasn’t up to being creative.

Lucy is spending the day in Brisbane for work today so she had to be at the airport for an early flight. Being the caring sharing partner I am I happily got up when the alarm went off at 0500 and left when she did.

Poor thing looked rather tired this morning.

Last night was the dress rehearsal for the Murder Mystery she is taking part in over the next three Fridays. Funny show with a lot of improv ability required by the cast. I took the cast photos for the foyer and will be taking photos of the show next week.

Hope you all have a great day … I’m thinking of going back to bed. I have a army rehearsal tonight but not until seven.

Recharged

rxa — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:49:12 +0000

Seven hours straight sleep ( a miracle for me) and 45 minutes on the computer catching up on things and I feel much better.

Now to shower, grab some breakfast, organise my clothes for tonight and uniform for tomorrow and I’m out of here.

Thanks to Ben from army for lending me his GPS unit for the road trip.

I know a couple of the army crowd read this so this is for you:

My side drum is on the floor in the middle of the bandroom hallway, please bring it on Sunday as I had no more room in my car – Thanks!

Time to move.

Just a quickie

rxa — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:52:06 +0000

I’m writing this at a net kiosk at Brisbane airport … in a nutshell, the parade for the departing soldiers went very well. It was bloody hot and I may be a little redder than when I left Melbourne.

Flight is not for another hour and the bar to my left is looking mighty inviting.

Hope you are all well. I’m rather knackered.

Must dash.

Slightly altered plans

rxa — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:22:19 +0000

Last night was going to be the first night in ages I was around the house when my house mates were awake. But that all changed when L~~ucy~~ (bugger, secret’s out now) emailed and asked if I wanted to go for a drive to Mornington with her.

This would actually mean we drive to Mornington and I entertain myself for three hours whilst she is at a rehearsal but I jumped at the chance to see her again as we are both busy over the upcoming long weekend.

To cut a long story short as I have to go out and pick up some last minute items for her diving trip:

Met her at her home
Drove to Mornington
Said hello to some people I hadn’t seen in twenty years
Went for a drive and a pizza and a walk and more of a drive
Came back to the rehearsal and ran into the fianace (spelling?) of one of the guys at army who is in the show with Lucy (this world is too fricken small … frick!!!!)
Drove back to Lucy’s and watched her pack whilst screaming my lungs out to the Robbie Williams live at the Albert Hall DVD
Went to sleep

There you go.

Off to Queensland today … if I can poach some more wireless access I’ll write more later.