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I've been feeling a little...hmm...under the weather these last couple of days. So songs like these have been playing a lot. If anyone has good ways to stop thinking about certain things that are constantly on my mind, then please share. 

Last night I was able to get some peace of mind when I was in my riding lesson, but right when I left home the thoughts came back to trouble me. Today I've been really tired after staying up till 3am last night. zzzZZzZZzzzz....One of those forgetting-machines from "Eternal Sunshine Of Spotless Mind" would be nice.

Uninspired

It's been a while since I last posted anything, so I thought I'd give you guys some update. I'm not dead or forgotten about my blog, don't worry. I have had a little break from photography. No particular reason, I'm just very uninspired right now and I have been sick so I haven't really picked up my camera at all lately.

I have learned that forcing inspiration doesn't really work - then it's not inspiration anymore, but just forcing. And even if I do snap a seemingly nice photo in that kind of state, then there's never anything more to that photo. No idea behind it, no soul so to speak. So it's not worth it. It just adds to the frustration that I feel during these times. I'm waiting that excitement to strike again, trying to be patient. It usually works to just empty your mind and not stress about feeling uninspired. Then it'll just strike like a lightning some day and you're back in the saddle again.

The photo shoot with Juni is still on hold. The weekends are really the only time we can get together with no time limits, and even then I sometimes have to go the stable and/or Juni has something else to do and/or something else just happens that you can't predict. It's life, but we will do the shoot eventually! I'm sure of it.

I hope everyone's well and not sick like me! Even though I have had a little silent time from posting to my blog, I still visit all the blogs I follow and read regularly. Hopefully I'll get some new ideas soon and get to make an update about those again for you. :)

Here's a great Katy Perry cover by Bruno Mars. Enjoy!

I got my Diana prints back!!

I got a call from the lab yesterday saying that my prints were brought back. As you can imagine, I was super excited and called my mom to pick them up today (I'm really sick with a cold at the moment). Well, she just brought them to me and I'm not that excited anymore...

My very first 35mm Diana film aaaand it sucks. BIG time. 

Apparently I keep "compensating" with the viewfinder, when it's actually doing the exact opposite of good. I keep aiming a little higher than what I see through the viewfinder, although I've told myself a million times to stop it. And now, with the 35mm Back, it's even worse....I was out in the town shooting buildings and stuff with Ms. D and due to this problem of mine I barely have anything at all in my shots, except for the gray sky. Plus I think the color film is pretty much going to waste when shooting these colorless winter scenes. 

Oh well...live and learn, right? Now I know to kick myself the next time I stop trusting the viewfinder. 

But while my photos suck, this definitely doesn't! An amazing Britney-cover by Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider. This is obviously one of those songs that have all the ingredients to be amazing, but the original version just sucks (another good example is Rihanna's Umbrella). The true magic comes out when someone else does a better version of it and reveals it to the world.
Enjoy, subscribe and share! :)

Hang-over Sunday without the hang-over

I've been feeling a little anxious today...lying on the couch watching TV and thinking things through (which is never a good idea). I feel like I should go see a psychologist or something, my mind feels so screwed up when I have too much time to think.

The way I see myself hasn't been so great lately (different, though, from the not-so-great way I've seen myself before lately) and I have no idea what to do about it. I can't talk about it and if I manage to say something to someone I end up feeling extremely anxious and uncomfortable. It's just too damn personal and I don't even know how to put my thoughts into words most of the time.

That's another problem of mine...I feel sorry for my friends who have to put up with me floating away into some imaginary world or thinking stuff and never being able to form full sentences out of them. Dead Japanese trees indeed....

Oh well, a couple of amazing pieces of music for you guys.

Tonight these cheer me up if anything else doesn't, because they're just so damn good.

Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie - Just A Dream (Nelly)

One word: A M A Z I N G !

The Wool Socks (a cool band name? vol. 2)

I went to the gym this morning. I love being there all by myself with just my mp3-player filling my ears with sweet sounds of heavy metal music.

I've started to exercise much more. Even though I'm not what would be considered "fit" by no means, exercising makes me feel much better. So good in fact that I actually looked into the mirror at the gym and thought, "I do actually look pretty good".

And that is very rare, my friends.

How does any of this concern my socks?

No idea. But there they are.

India Arie - Ready For Love cover song
Paramore - My Heart cover song

Joshua Radin cover song

I felt like singing today and I recorded something little for you again.
My piano playing sucks even more than usual now that my arm is broken
and I only use one finger for the "bass". But whatever...
And my high notes suck today. I also recorded Sara Bareilles' song King Of Anything,
but it sounded just horrible. I sounded like I wanted/needed to cough.

But anyways, here you go. Let me know what you think.
Joshua Radin - When You Find Me (cover)




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