Photographer What?

Last weekend Nan gave me the oh so generous job of traveling and taking photos of multiple properties that her company owns in Atlanta and South Carolina.

My first question: "you know I'm not a photographer right?"
answer: "yes"
second question: "you know I don't own a camera right?"
answer:"yes"
my final answer: "I'll do it"

and with that kind of trust, awesome camera equipment from school, and a pile of plane tickets and rental car tickets I took off to see the country.

This is what I saw of South Carolina:
Oh and this too:

These were the kinds of properties they own. They're kind of like all of those places in St. George. I don't know if you would call them condos or apartments - but they had swimming pools and tennis courts

This is what I saw of Georgia:
This is what I saw of Charlotte, NC - don't worry I didn't go in, but I did have to pull over to take a pic. Look closely.
This is the one place that I ate at that wasn't a gas station. Jerry's BBQ. All locals, oh except me.


It was all I ate since 8 that morning . . . and it took like .2 seconds to eat before getting in the car and booking it to the airport to get on a plane once more.


All in all it was pretty awesome because I got to take three flights in less than 48 hours - which made me feel like a total jet setter. I also got to catch up on some quality driving on the free way and singing to the radio - which I happen to LOOOVE (no joke).

And last but NOT least, when I arrived at the Charlotte, North Carolina International Airport Holiday Inn who do I find I am sharing my hot digs with???

Just the International Little People Convention. You got it, little people kids, teenagers, and adults with name tags rocking out all night, running up and down the halls. If only I had the energy to dance, I like to think I would be in there making little people friends - if I weren't rejected for being the most opposite of a little person, except of course when Meredith attempts to render me as a south park character, along with her and Leah. (apperantly my eye is tweeky because of the stress from school), oh and apperantly the South Park Leah isn't as hot as the Simpsonized Leah. Oh and the South Park Meredith wears a scarf on stage when she's being a rock star?????
(yeah, I know that was a pretty amazing transition. I have a gift)

Besides the rump shaking and the shimying, this is by far my favorite move.
Yep, definitely the best move.

(for full effect must watch video)

Iris Chacon en una espectacular coreografia

I hope this brightens someones day like it did mine.

The highly anticipated Utah virgins post!!!
Explination: A few of my friends from school at Parsons were talking about taking a trip together before school started again. We talked about Puerto Rico, DR, and then some how landed on Utah. Guess who won!


Yes, some how I convinced Barbara (Queens, NY native) and Karen (Stockholm, Sweden native) to spend their vacation with me, in Utah. (Dusty helped).
Dusty also had the genius idea to start our Utah itinerary off with a dip in the Great Salt Lake. Guess what, SOOOOO worth it. I hadn't done it either and it was fabulous. Go ahead, be grossed out, squirm all you want. It was not so lovely making it out to the water because you have to go through gooie muck, but once you're in . . . the water is fine.
A desolate desert sun set after a sweaty summer in muggy ny was just what i had been looking for. (and no, we're not naked. That may have made it a more exciting story though)



I love this picture, look how cool the water looks in the foreground, and the little dots that are sitting on top of the water? They may or may not be billions of little bugs.

Thank you Christy for braving the treacherous holding your camera up for 2 hours for these shots, but I love them.
(Especially the one at the very end.)

After the Great Salt Lake there was some more Utah fun.
Mountains and more mountains.

I was so proud of my visitors. They braved elevation exhaustion (Barbara was a zombie for 30 hours straight, sorry), sleeping in my parents basement, and meeting and hanging out with just about everyone I know and love in SLC in like 4 days.

Uintas

I'm wearing the birthday present they gave me. Coolest necklace, I love it. They were so sneaky.

At the end I asked them what their very favorite thing was that they did while in Utah and they said Great Salt Lake! Told ya it was awesome.
**For more Great Salt Lake coverage check it.

Creature Thug

This is my new friend. I met him and his homies selling CD's on the corner of Madison Square Park. Basically they were hassling me to buy their CD's instead of buy fruit like I was trying. Once they realized that I had like 3 one dollar bills they stopped with the selling, but one of them had THE best pick up line of the century.



Moe - "So what do you do for work?"

Me - "Interior Design"

Moe - "...well I like your exterior design..."

Oh dang! He's so smooth. For sure my favorite pick up line ever.

As we continue to talk (after an effort like that how could I not) turns out one of them ("Creature") is going to perform in Salt Lake on the 27th of September!!! Salt Lakers you have to go!! He said his stuff is not about pimps and hoes and it's very politically aware and honest. Sounds deep. If you are in SLC you have to goooo! I told him that they love black guys in Salt Lake, so you have to welcome my NYC homies.

P.S. Just found his my space. Gotta love a guy with Benjamins for his background.
www.myspace.com/creature1

Simpson-ized

I was a little excited when Leah sent me an email that said Jess Simpsonized. I thought I was getting Hollywood gossip, but no - it was myself Simpsonized.Then of course there is the three of us; Leah, Bruder (a German shephard that looks nothing like Santas little helper) and me.

What's up Leah? Why is your Simpsonized self so much hotter than mine??? I kind of look like a hipster Simpson with those short, high waisted shorts.

Pics from the recent past

When did it become fall? Who said I was ready for that. It's not too chilly, but it's a wee bit - it is really lovely weather actually. It has surprisingly thrown me back to the nostalgic time when I first arrived here last fall. What a weird feeling being in a completely new place on my own - making it work because it just had too - loving it and then half way forcing myself too love it because the thought of having committed to something that I didn't love was too scary. Sounds weird - well welcome to my psyche.

A few new murals. I think this ones my fave.

Stoked on my new bike fixture. Thank you Sarah! One of the best birthday presents too date! Now if I just had the guts to use it.
Now, a little story:
I biked across the WB bridge the other day coming home from school and I passed these too chicks on their bikes - they were pretty hard core looking, and one of them was on a bike I have had a crush on since Andrew pointed it out to me (check out the gang green, it's so beautiful). So, I didn't think of it much until I was almost to the top and the two of them blew past me right at the crest. As I usually do when I'm on my bike alone and want to check out some ones ride - I creepily try to keep up. These girls were skidding and doing all these great tricks. They were so cool. I can't help but think that if I had only had my new horn that they would have stopped and asked me to ride with them and be in their bike gang. They probably would have said something like "cool horn, you should come ride with us". Maybe next time.

"Cereal Killa"

Don't really know what this means - but hopefully it doesn't inadvertently offend anyone. All those gangsta bloggers will be knocking at my door!

Moon over the city under the Queens Borough Bridge from Roosevelt Island. I was supposed to meet some people there, of course got lost and confused - so I took pics instead