Well, as some of you on here know, I never 100% disappeared.
I kept up with what my favorite photographers and artists posted, and tried to keep up with the newcomers.
You guys have all done, and continue to do such amazing work, and Ive really enjoyed all of it.

I got a new camera before i left for SD(an Olympus E-510) but unfortunately, it turned out to be a rebuild, despite the fact it was supposed to be new. I got a few decent results, but out of every like 400-500 photos, i only got a few that came out... So, I'm trying again, i sold that camera, and got a for sure new one this time. I ended up getting the E-520. I went to SD beginning of Feb. with it, and it did a million percent better.
I don't think i will ever get back in to posting on here, flickr will be my permanent photo posting home now. So please visit, and check out what i have!!
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Ive kept up on doing clay work, even making my smallest piece ever, and the other night made an even smaller piece.
The rest, and majority of my photos however, are viewable to friends and family only.

Anyways... My time in San Diego was incredible, i had some awesome, and truly unforgettable experiences. I built some wonderful friendships, and came to know the SWC pod more closely, and better than i ever have before( yeah, I'm the queen of cheesyness). I will try to make it back out there(living wise) one year after i get a job.... but so far, still no luck in that department.

-Emily

8/5/08
Today... is hard to put in to words.
A simple sentence, hit me like a bullet. It was hard to breathe, and still continues to be.
I never knew until today that one person had the ability to shed so many tears...
To make the most of the time that is left will be a challenge, and will be harder as the end draws closer.
The final day, the goodbye... will be one of the hardest days of my life.

You would think that saying goodbye would get easier... especially considering the amount of times i have had to do so... but this will be a hard one.

Its hard to find inspiration when experiencing heartbreak...
My fire for art has departed.

Edit: 8/10/08
This account will be closed. A new one will not be made.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me since i started.
Goodbye

Well... as of right now this account will be inactive.
I am considerably over stressed at the current moment.
I am quite pissed off with a few things & people.
and the main reason for the temp. break with this account, is because I have no motivation for any art.
I will check the account ever so often so my dev. watch folder doesn't overflow(and because i love seeing everyones new work)
Believe me, i really do! I know i havent been a big supporter in recent days of a lot of the awesome artists that i watch, and i am very sorry for that. I have so many things that i have saved in my DW folder, but i really hate how my comments have been coming out lately. I'm waiting until i have something meaningful to say, i don't want to just be posting clone comments all over the place.

However... I do need to say a HUGE Thank you to all, I finally reached my 8,000th pageview!

I will come back... hopefully sooner than later, and hopefully with a nice new dose of inspiration for my photography.
-Em

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(I will finish this someday)
I still wanna see some more people join in on this!
(1) Complete it any way you like. Photography, traditional media, literature, digital media, pixels, etc. Anything.
(2) And you don't have to make them include Killer Whales either! Just submit whatever you think best represents the idea!
(3) If you don't own the Believe soundtrack, interpret the titles of the songs and do it that way!

The tracks of Believe are...
(1) Call of the Sea [link]
(2) Discovery [link]
(3) Breach [link]
(4) Danger Below [link]
(5) We Are One
(6) Share the Joy [link]
(7) One Drop [link]
(8) Something Far Greater [link]
(9) Testimony
(10) Flood [link]
(11) Shamu, Shamu [link]
(12) Pass the Torch
(13) Celebration
(14) One World
(15) Believe Walkout
(16) Black and White [link]
(17) I Speak Shamu [link]
(18) Lilt [link]
(19) Shamu Overture [link]
(20) Mother and Child [link]
(21) Trainers [link]
(22) Shamu Finale [link]


My flickr account. [link]
I will still be updating this account, only because i need to finish my overwhelming batch of photos from my last trip.

not really. San Diego really is my home, and all in all its just where i need to be. Everything is right when i am here, and no, this is not just because i have been here on "free time" but the fact that this is where i know i belong, its where I'm truly happy!

San Diego was fricken Amaze-a-crazy!!! Soooo much SW... SOOOO many photos. for all i know i may have even hit 5000.... wow. I will have so much to do now, not to mention the getting of a car, and getting of a job.... and then the getting of me and my butt back out here Permanently!!! (i can speak English... i swear!)
SW time was really cool, i got to see some pretty awesome, and adorable things(especially when it came to the baby). i also finally got to see some training sessions, and one was so cool!!! They used the three big girls, and did a triple vert spin twice! And then a bunch of other really neat triple behaviors, and after that session was over... guess who was in the same pool together? Ulises and Corky! its was only for like 10 seconds... but it was big! and there were no prombles(but that could have been due to the fact that Orkid and Kasatka were in between them... lol
Kalia was beyond cute... like the cuteness factor was at an all time high. Especially one morning, i got there bright and early, was the first one down to SCU didn't have any thing with me and she saw me, came right over, and i guess you could call it... dancing... but i was saying good morning to her, had my hands on the glass, and was kinda moving my shoulders and my head as i did so, and she did the same, lol. what a cutie!

I will end it there, only because i will be re-pasting some stuff and the journal is already gonna be super long! I think this will also be my last trip report... don't feel like they are necessary anymore.
But definitely... Thank you so much to a certain friend for everything!!! I had such an incredible time!!! I'll be back soon!! Miss ya already!!!
And thank you to a couple other people for the little things you did, and the photo opportunities!!

Flickr updates will be plentiful! There will be quite a bit making its way over there, lol. (link at the bottom)

To anyone who may be interested, yes i do sell my photos as prints, please message me with the details.
I will also open up purchases for personal clay projects. I have recently been asked by a couple people for certain figures, and decided that i would extend an invitation to my watchers, or anyone else who happens by my page. If you would like to discuss one for your self, please note, or email me, and we can discuss the details!!
UniqueRemix77@yahoo.com


Still going strong on the believe challenge, am stuck on a few of the tracks right now, but I'm sure i will get past my block eventually.
I'd also really like to see some more people join in! Here are some tips:

(1) Complete it any way you like. Photography, traditional media, literature, digital media, pixels, etc. Anything.
(2) And you don't have to make them include Killer Whales either! Just submit whatever you think best represents the idea!
(3) If you don't own the Believe soundtrack, interpret the titles of the songs and do it that way!

The tracks of Believe are...
(1) Call of the Sea [link]
(2) Discovery [link]
(3) Breach [link]
(4) Danger Below
(5) We Are One
(6) Share the Joy [link]
(7) One Drop [link]
(8) Something Far Greater
(9) Testimony
(10) Flood [link]
(11) Shamu, Shamu [link]
(12) Pass the Torch
(13) Celebration
(14) One World
(15) Believe Walkout
(16) Black and White [link]
(17) I Speak Shamu [link]
(18) Lilt
(19) Shamu Overture [link]
(20) Mother and Child [link]
(21) Trainers [link]
(22) Shamu Finale [link]


My flickr account. [link]
Just contains many more of my SWC shots. A lot of it is stuff i would never post as art, but is more just there to share with a friend(or whoever else may enjoy them). Everything there is in a rough-draft, un-edited, etc... version. All of my photos are viewable by friends only. If you would like to see them, please message me first, so i know who you are. This is not meant to be rude, but is a precaution brought on by those select few who can't seem to respect others property....

Well, the past 4 days have been amazing, absolutely stunning... honestly there isn't really even a word for it, lol.
4 whole days at sea world, all 9-9 days... so cool!!!!!!!!!!! I stayed in the orca vicinity the whole time, which again, i am so happy that i did.
The shows were amazing, rockets, hydros, everything. Honestly i know that htis sounds so moronically worded right now but i am literally shaking from the intensity of the experience of this weekend.
The weather was gorgeous, not too warm, and not an overcast day to ruin any photos. (i did however get considerably bad photographers sunburn on my right arm...)

I did 3 DWS any they were all amazing in their own ways. We had... one with Kalia and Nakai, one with Sumar, and todays with Sumar and Corky.
Ine the K&N one Kalia ended up spitting fish guts at Beckie, who we happened to be sitting behind, lol, and we also had a small chunk of jello land on the table, about an inch from my drink. Kalia also decided to not listen, and just be a playful little brat Nakai was given a lid to retreive and Kalia decided to help... a.k.a. claim it as her own. It was sweet, but the trainers didn't get it back for like 20 mins, lol.

The Sumar dine... just wow... lol. (I'm shaking my head right now...) Brian was too much! at one point he and Lindy had Sumar up on the slide out and Brian was fitst attempting to push him back off, and had him self propped up between Sumar and the acrylic, and in my picture it looks like he is floating upwards... and then they ahd him slide out a second time and Brian decided to bite Sumar's dorsal

The Sumar and Corky dine was just so relaxing, and beautiful. They didn't send any behaviors, which was perfectly fnie. The trainers decided to just make it personal time, and i loved watching it. The colors were great, and the smiles they had on their faces made it so enjoyable to watch.

I only went down to the SCU a couple times, which was, in all honesty, perfectly fine with me. I had a couple shot interactions with Nakai, Kalia, Kasatka, and Corky.
Nakai's were just strange, lol. Not really too much to say about them.
Kalia's were absolutely adorable. She came over and i stuck my tongue out, and she stuck hers out and i turned my head sideways and she turned hers sideways, i loved it. And some family thought i was a trainer because of the hoodie i was wearing..... (sports one from target...lol) i told them i wasn't and they said that i was lying, lol.
Corkys was wonderful as always, the morning i did it it was when the park had just opened and i was the first one there. She saw me and immediately came over. She floated there with me for a long time, just staring at my little stuffed animal. But it was interesting, when more and more people began to gather around me she would leave, and watch for them leaving, once they left, she would come back. She didn't like when anyone else was there, lol.

The Shamu Rocks(only saw 4 ) were incredible each and every time. One opened with a rocket by Robbin and Corky, and then another one by Brian and Corky, and then just throughout the others amazing things were happening left and right. Some really funny things as well, but i just won't go there, mainly because virtually no one would 1.) get it, 2.) care, and 3.) understand any of it in the least bit.

A few people knew that pre-trip i was working on a project. The project was delievered and loved. And i am so happy that it is, and a couple of the recipents made me very happy. I wanted to thank one of them for taking a few minutes for coming and talking to me, the comments were heartwarming, and so wonderful, and i am so glad that you guys love them!!!

I wont go in to detail on the believes, just because there were too many of them, but one of them however will get a short mention. It was one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen, and brought tears to certain eyes in the crowd....
Robbin did the show and he chose a volunteer that was handicapped. When that time in the show came Robbin actually lifted the child on to stage and he got to meet corky. Robbin then gave the kid a wonderful show by concluding with an incredible hydro.

Anyways, the trip was so incredible. I experienced so many things that i never have before, I got to meet, and chat with a personal hero of mine, i got some incredible photos, i made so many new memories, i laughed till i cried on numerous occasions, i discoered taht i have a power that no one else on this planet has, and that my power can control the abilities of a highness.

I definitely need to shout out a thank you to someone for their unending hospitality. I had a wonderful time, and i loved every second of our time! Thank you for everything!

I will sign off on a couple of notes.
I found out today that apparantly hardboiled eggs and corn nuts don't make a good combination.(i did not to this...)
and
worm....

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!
rock on
-Em

Still doing this BWT. and with my new set of photos(broke just over 1000) i have a picture for everything, lol.

I'd also really like to see some more people join in! Here are some tips:

(1) Complete it any way you like. Photography, traditional media, literature, digital media, pixels, etc. Anything.
(2) And you don't have to make them include Killer Whales either! Just submit whatever you think best represents the idea!
(3) If you don't own the Believe soundtrack, interpret the titles of the songs and do it that way!

The tracks of Believe are...
(1) Call of the Sea
(2) Discovery
(3) Breach
(4) Danger Below
(5) We Are One
(6) Share the Joy
(7) One Drop
(8) Something Far Greater
(9) Testimony
(10) Flood
(11) Shamu, Shamu
(12) Pass the Torch
(13) Celebration
(14) One World
(15) Believe Walkout
(16) Black and White
(17) I Speak Shamu
(18) Lilt
(19) Shamu Overture
(20) Mother and Child
(21) Trainers
(22) Shamu Finale

Oh, also, for anyone who may be interested or whatever... i have a flickr account which contains all of my SWC shots. A lot of it is stuff i would never post as art, but is more just there to share with a friend(or whoever else may enjoy them). Everything there is in a rough-draft, un-cropped, etc... version. All of my photos are viewable by friends only. If you would like to see them, please message me first, so i know who you are. This is not meant to be rude, but is a precaution brought on by those select few who can't seem to respect others property....
Here is the link. [link]