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I forgot how much energy it takes to run around snapping pictures for ten or twelve hours straight. especially when you’re doing that three days in a row. well, ok, Friday was only five or six, but whatever.

this weekend is Shake the Lake in Sylvan. for those of you too lazy to click the link… it’s a music and bmx/skate festival.

and one of our town councillors, whose wife happens to handle our insurance, asked me to help out with pictures. yes, watch me say no to an invite to take band shots.

I think there’s about 8 or so volunteers taking pictures of everything. I’m not sure. we weren’t all introduced. I know that the guy in charge of photography looks like Jason Lee and sounds French. I think I sit in the intermediate category of people there with a camera. I say this having figured out that some of the others photogs are professionals.

I had to sign away my life and I’m not allowed to sell any pictures I take over the weekend. I don’t really have an issue with this, since I’ve only ever sold one picture ever, and I don’t take them to make money. if I took pictures to make money, I think I’d be way more critical of the end results. not to say that I’m not already, but I think the inclusion of money makes you have an expectation in your head that you try to reach and it takes away from the fun of it.

anyway.

day three today.

tomorrow at work is going to suuuuuuuck. I can already feel my limbs cramping in expectation of sitting there for eight hours…

I guess I should probably have some breakfast.

at least Red Bull’s a sponsor and it’s free. methinks today that will come in handy.