RXA

After eight months Lucy and I have gone our separate ways. It’s always hard ending a relationship but this one is particularly hard. She was a fantastic person and I already miss her a lot. But, apparently some things are not meant to be. Even though we both knew it was coming the actual moment is difficult to take.

Lucy, if you are reading this, thank you for a great eight months. You are a wonderful woman and I will miss you. Even when completing some errands today I walked past the place we had our first date and was hit by a wall of sadness. I remember seeing you there for the first time.

Look after that puppy of yours. I’ll miss him too.

x

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)

Just a quick message before I melt in the 35 degrees Celcius it is here in the house.

Happy New Year.

I hope your 2008 is all you want it to be. For me it is going to involve a lot of changes. Changes I both want and need to make. Whatever you decide to do … do it to the best of your ability.

I’d like to take a minute to thank a few people for a few things.

Mum and David for providing a roof over my head and food in my stomach without asking for a cent in return.

Matthew for loving me just as mch as when his mother and I were together.

My family and friends for encouraging me to follow my photographic dreams.

Those who have trusted my abilities enough to have paid me to take photos of and for them.

I thnak the readers of my blog (and there are a LOT of you) for inspiring me to put my thoughts to paper so to speak.

Lastly but by no means Lucy for being who you are and for loving who I am although I know at times it goes against your wishes. You have made me a better man in the short time I have known you and I have never been happier. Your smile warms the heart and advice soothes the often turbulent paths of my life. Because of you I am striving to be a better person in 2008 and beyond. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend to Matthew. He loves being around you and talks about you and Jake whenever you are not around. Thank you for feeding me and all the healthy eating and living advice. I assure you I am listening.

Have a great New Years Eve and make sure what ever you do you get home safley so we can all begin 2008 together.

I look forward to catching up with as many of you as I can as soon as possible.

Richard

I’ve been asked by several people over the last three days what I would like for Christmas.  So I’ve spared a few seconds (it is 1 am and I have things to do!) to try and ease your pain.

• Borders gift voucher (there’s a couple of books I would like to get)
• JB Hi-fi gift voucher
• Officeworks voucher
• Ted’s camera gift voucher
• Comb binding machine
• Guillotine (at least A4 size)

That’s all that comes to mind except for the hideously expensive stuff which no-one I know can afford or would ever spend on me anyway.