RXA » Thoughts http://www.rxaonline.com/blog "I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand" - Lightning McQueen Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:03:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Eight months to the day http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/06/02/eight-months-to-the-day/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/06/02/eight-months-to-the-day/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:01:53 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/?p=265 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

]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/06/02/eight-months-to-the-day/feed/ 0 A few days of reuniting with myself http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/04/15/a-few-days-of-reuniting-with-myself/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/04/15/a-few-days-of-reuniting-with-myself/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:55:31 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/?p=260 247/365 - Focus

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)

]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2008/04/15/a-few-days-of-reuniting-with-myself/feed/ 0 …And a happy new year! http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:49:50 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/12/31/and-a-happy-new-year/ 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

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  • 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.

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]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/28/why-you-should-never-buy-cheap-shoes-and-walk-a-lot-in-them/feed/ 3 Happiness is … http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/happiness-is/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/happiness-is/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:19:46 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/happiness-is/ … Finding a full ‘snack size’ box of Smarties amongst all the empty boxes from yesterday.

]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/happiness-is/feed/ 0 Something’s gonna blow soon http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/somethings-gonna-blow-soon/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/somethings-gonna-blow-soon/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:35:51 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/somethings-gonna-blow-soon/ The pressure to take a good self portrait is increasingly daily.

It was fine when I was by myself but now Mike and Chris have joined the fray with some amazing shots I feel like I’m falling behind.

It was fine when I was getting about 30 views (different people) per shot but now I’ve got a couple getting over 100.

It was fine when I was asking for advice from other 365 day people … now they are asking me.

The pressure is too much!

I can now be seen in the corner rocking backwards and forwards muttering ‘What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … What am I going to do … must leave clothes on this time … “

]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/13/somethings-gonna-blow-soon/feed/ 0 Oh and another thing … http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/oh-and-another-thing/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/oh-and-another-thing/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:28:48 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/oh-and-another-thing/ Seeing an L plate on a red porche … is … just … WRONG!

]]> http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/oh-and-another-thing/feed/ 1 They say “Small things amuse small minds”… http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/they-say-small-things-amuse-small-minds/ http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/they-say-small-things-amuse-small-minds/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:26:18 +0000 rxa http://www.rxaonline.com/blog/2007/11/06/they-say-small-things-amuse-small-minds/ Which means mine must be flippin’ minuscule as I am excited that I have 6 actual pairs of socks in my sock drawer. Not just six pairs of “well they are both sort of black so that’s close enough” but six ACTUAL PAIRS of socks.

My God I need to see Lucy again. I appear to be going nuts. Last point of contact had her driving through Wangaratta. She’ll be back soon.

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You suck.

Because of commitments with the army, the Cucumbers and other things I might as well give up on you right now.

Via email L and I are trying to figure out the next time we can actually spend some time together. She travels a lot for work and I’m off trying to please everyone who needs me to play and/or take photos. Sure I may actually have some money at the end of November but is the lack of cohesion and mental drain going to be worth it?

And in between all this is me trying to spend some time with my little boy before he grows up and realises his father isn’t all he’s built me up to be.

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