Favorite Bands:
"What does free mean to you?" Ani Difranco, Augustana, Underoath, Incubus, Anberlin, Damien Rice, Motorhead,the STROKES, Circa Survive, Cartel, Say Anything, Dave Matthews, mgmt, Kings of Leon, Amos Lee, REM, The Jonbenet, Hit The Lights, The Pixies, The Kills, Wu-Tang Clan, Paramore, Ben Folds Five, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, D'Angelo, Brand New, John Mayer, The fLaming Lips, Something Corporate, Ray Lamontagne, Band of Horses, As Tall As Lions, The Dresden Dolls, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cat Power, Jeff Buckley, Cold War Kids, The White Stripes, Blue October, Bob Marley, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, He is Legend, Jonny Lang, The Stooges, The Ramones, The Early November, Strike Anywhere, Wolfmother, Gnarls Barkely, Mogwai, The shins, Paolo Nutini, Silversun Pickups, The Raconteurs, Chiodos, Cat Power, Feist, The Fray, Pinback, Aiden, Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, Bright Eyes, Cute is what we aim for, Amy Winehouse, Straylight Run, Metric, The Arcade Fire, Dixie Chicks, We are the Fury, Nick Drake, Janis Joplin, Stellastarr*, The Kooks, TV on the Radio, Rachael Yamagata, Jason Mraz , +44, 30 seconds to Mars, AFI, Alexi Murdoch, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Bloc Party, Secret Lives Of The Freemasons, Bright Eyes, Common, Radiohead, Counting Crows, Daphne Derby, Dashboard Confessionals, Devics, The Doors, The Fall of troy, The Fugees, Gorillaz, Gavin Degraw, Hot Hot Heat, Gym Class Heroes, The Hush Sound, Coldplay, Jimi Hendrix, The Killers, Lifehouse, Lauryn Hill, Maroon 5, The Roots, Matchbook Romance, John Legend, Martha Wainwright, My Morning Jacket, Norah Jones, P!Atdisco, Plain White Tees, The Ramones, Saosin, Senses Fail, Shiny Toy Guns, The Ronnettes, The Shirelles, Soft Cell, Patti Smith, The Cure, Taking Back Sunday, Three Days Grace, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Al Green. The Ravonettes, Rilo Kiley
Favorite Films:
Garden State ,Requiem for a Dream, Closer, Imaginary Heroes ,Notes on a Scandal, Men of Honor, Troy ,The Unsaid, Saving Private Ryan ,Grease Wicker Park ,Love and Basketball The Notebook, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Good Son ,The Secret Garden, Great Expectations, Fight Club, Dirty Dancing, Center Stage
Favorite Books:
The Catcher in the Rye Lord Of the Flies
Favorite TV Shows:
It's always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Hang Outs:
New Brookland Tavern Starbucks Any shopping place...but not for too long
Favorite Artists:
Andy Warhol , John Galliano
Affiliations:
myspace.com/abest89
Heroes:
Dr. Ruth for all the wrong reasons:)
5 Items I Can't Live Without:
Ipod Bible Mascara Does Closet Count? black eyeliner pencil Camera( which i still need....)
When it comes to digital cameras I'm D.U.M.B. but a floppy disc! Thats a dinosaur in this digi world I know. Do you know about the Uber giveaway contest thats going on right now with the page building? Maybe you can win the Canon 5d. That would be cool. I'd love to see you win it.
Here is a link to a Post on DeviantArt.com that a friend of mine recently put up about camera selection, info for buying and I found it very informative. you should check it out. http://news.devia ntart.com/article /40046/
When it comes to jobs: You should never sell yourself short, because the second you do you'll never get what your worth. And, Unless you ABSOLUTELY need money for rent or bills then don't take just any job. What you should do is find something you like and would want to do and keep going and bugging them till they hire you or call the police!!! LOL.. seriously tho. Never give up! Never give in! And when it comes to getting an expensive camera remember that you can always find a good deal online, ebay or amazon. and while your saving for your gear, do lots of research. Lookup everything and compare everything find out what is better for the style you shoot and what you don't need. Like my lens, I can spend 1200 on one without image stabilization or spend 1600 for one with it. but I never really shoot anything that requires it. I mostly do glam and portraits. and then consider this: My camera cost 1000 dollars when I got it and I've grown beyond its capabilities within a year, however now that I know the ins and outs I can shoot the hell out of it. So anyways... Happy New Year and i wish you godspeed with your camera!
Wow thanks for the compliment. That's actually what I want to do with my life so i'm sort of practicing here. Oh BTW I love your taste in music. It's all over the place.
Well electric guitars have their own purposes... I have one of them as well and it is a great conversation piece!! lol, since buying my Takamine Accoustic I havent had much need for my Gibson sg... But I still play it from time to time... and remember, when you feel like you are brain dead and cant think of what to do next with your photography or any art for that matter, pick up the guitar and play for a bit, just play and sing whatever comes to your mind and it will release whatever blocks you have and refresh you for the course. I do still wish you luck on the pursuit of your camera though. What do you do for work? Or do you go to school full time? tell me about yourself! I have just personally put aside one third of the cash for my next lens. What Im getting at is are you able to save up at all for the camera yourself? Sucks to wait, but the pay off is great!!
No Problemoo I really need to get around to watching "the garden state" it seems like everyone loves it. It's funny how the books you like are the ones they usually force kids to read in my school, but i haven't read them yet. But i think I'm starting catcher of the rye in a few days.
Thanks for the invite & your site is really coming to life. I liked Walking with the Ghost through your gallery & stopping by to look in that magical mirror you have some cool reflection inside. ;-)
