London Snob on a Budget

I was directed to a very valuable blog.  London Snob on a Budget  It seems a relative of mine writes the blog.  This blog will be especially relevant if you travel.

There is also info on getting married transcontinentally.  Transcontinentally you may ask?  The writer is an American bride marrying a Brit in her hometown with her future in-laws traveling to the US for the ceremony.  Think of all the planning from across the pond.

There are some interesting experiences in the blog.

Kickstarter

A couple of nights ago I found a website dedicated to finding funding for artists projects.  I immediately applied for my Equity project.  I was accepted early this morning.  Check out the site Kickstarter.

I will begin to get my required material together so that I may get on the site to begin my fundraising.  I am so excited.

Always Amazed

I am always amazed when I meet someone who seemingly doesn't have a clue.  And yet they seem to be doing well financially, even better than myself.  I think I have average or above intelligence.  I think I am doing just less than OK.  How do these clueless people get on in the world?

I am also amazed by people that see only black and white, never any shades of grey.  That must be so blissful not having to acknowledge the possibility of anything other than the extremes.  They seem to have a book with all the rules.  If they live by those rules, they don't even need to think.  I wish I could live by a set of universal rules.

No, I don't!  Rules are meant to be broken.  Challenge authority.  Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.  I think, ...

Torn

I really have this burning desire to spend lots of time creating photographic images.  I wish I had more hours in the day and money would help, too.  There are always expenses when it comes to producing a good concept.  I stopped playing the lottery, so that limits my chances of a windfall anytime soon.

Back to work.

My Layers

I was born in a hospital in the Olney section of Philadelphia and raised in South Philadelphia.  I purchased my first house in East Mt. Airy, where I grew up.  My next door neighbor helped with the growing up part.  I now live in the NW Philadelphia suburbs with my family.  The suburbs is no where near the friendly neighborhood of E. Mt. Airy and we miss that.  It is more of a bedroom community where it is necessary to own an automobile, or two, or three or, for awhile, four.  I traveled 35 miles one way each day to work for near ten years.  Back five yrs ago with gasoline at $4.00 per gallon and $3.00 per day in tolls and all the mileage on my automobile, I quit that job.  Now I travel just 4.5 miles to work one way five days per wk.  I took a large pay cut in the process.  

We are getting our house ready for sale.  Probably put it on the market mid-winter 2012.  We have been looking at communities from Wayne County, PA to just around the corner.  We want less grass to mow, a smaller house with less expenses and maintenance.  Someplace where the township is all built up and the school taxes probably won't increase exponentially.  We are old you know.

Topfree Equal Rights Association

I mentioned the "Equality Project" in my last post.  There is a group, at least one, that states, "that women's breasts are just fine, and in no way indecent, obscene, dangerous, or some other version of bad, any more than men's are."  Their website is Topfree Equal Rights Assoc.  My project will support their effort.  I am also thinking of directing a worldwide effort with many photographers contributing their images to a book.  If anyone would like to help, leave a comment.

Equality Project

I didn't explain my "Equality Project", did I?  This project will place female models into scenes where they portray workers.  If men were in these work situations they might not wear shirts.  The women would also not wear shirts as the men might not wear shirts.

I noticed that there have been protests/marches for the legal equality of women to be shirtless.  I think it is legal in the state of Maine.  This project may turn into a calendar or book.  I will need money to fund the production.  Why can't I think of something simple?

If You Don't Use It...

I started to draw a scene for my "Equality" series of photographs.  I sat down with a paper and pencil and tried to draw.  Just let me say that I haven't got it anymore.  My drawing was never fine but rough is being polite.  I can see myself back in 7th grade art class with Mr. Leiberman.

Practice makes perfect.  I was never good at practicing anything.  It is going to be expensive if I don't draw up some scenes.  Maybe I need some good art pencils and drawing paper and about 40 hrs of drawing to feel at ease again.

I would rather just gather the models and the props, arrange them and start pushing the shutter button.  Collaboration adds to the project.  Good models are a plus.  Of course, money will help, lots.