I'll be there soon.

Ensieh.

Workday.

You know those looks people give you when they think they're better than you? What seems like they want to open their mouth an say "I don't need to listen to you, you're meaningless to me." I get those everyday. I think, maybe, it has something to do with the side of town I live in, maybe where I work, might even be that I give off the type of energy that makes people feel that they're welcome to be placed above me. I understand that you, that blonde with the lip implants and pink tank top, you have never worked a day in your life and the world is at the tips of your toes, I understand you've treated people as if they're nothing since you can remember, and I get that daddy has given you everything you've ever wanted and more, but I feel like I'm better than you today. I feel that you try too hard to make yourself feel above me when the truth is, I'm better than you because I would never think of treating people like nothing, never thinking of walking past someone who made an honest effort to say hello, even though they were told to by a higher power. Accepting people will get me so much further than you will ever be. You will be stuck in this small town forever because this is where daddy's money is, this is where you have known, nothing outside these city walls, this is where the doctor is that's going to do your breast implants, your hair stylist, this is the town that you feel you have ruled your entire life.

Have fun with that. I'm off to bigger and better things, and it all came from the hard work and respect I disciplined myself with.

Currently listening:

Echo and the Bunnymen.

Life is only getting better by the second.

There have been so many changes

I'm independent, I'm happy, excited, busy, busy, busy, and so so in love with this world. I hope everything works out how I plan.

Heather and I are introducing our new fashion line..."Trees" very very soon! It's not only exciting, but it's fun and a good cause!

I've been so successful in everything I do recently and I just really hope everything continues to be this way!

My birthday is TOMORROW. I don't know what to do, I have school and work, so I guess not much, but I think it will still be fun.

Moving away to college is so important to me, and my parents are making it into vacations for themselves, I'm tired of it! But there's nothing I can do.

No complaining.

Hello New Day

I've cleaned my room, I worked 25 hours this week, I signed up for my SAT, all my laundry is done, I feel extremely productive. Now, if only I can get my summer school grade back up to an A by tomorrow, I'll be set. I'm sure I will, though. Life is getting easier and smoother by the second and it's scary!! I'm sure stress will take over soon, but I'll enjoy this while it lasts.

One thing that's worrying me is the whole money issue! I'm moving out in a year and there's no way I'll be able to at this rate! I either need a raise or another job, because only having this one is just not cutting it. BUT I'm so excited to finally be out and living!! I'll be on my own and supporting myself and there's nothing that has ever been more exciting for me to look forward to.

"You can possess the world

without manipulating it"

I'll live by that. And take it one day at a time.

I can't decide how quickly I want to grow up anymore. It's getting tougher and tougher to know how to react. I'm not sure if I'm going to regret wanting to grow up quickly or not.

Everything is right. But I wish my room would clean itself.

Photo Shoot Prt. 1

Blaise

Scott

John

Influenced by: Sufjan Stevens; Chicago.

Plenty more soon!! John's shoot has a second part that will be in shortly, I hope. It might take a couple tries but it will be SO WORTH IT!! Comments appreciated!!

Starting Summer Off Right

It's been so much fun. I can't get over it. There is so much to be done and to do. I couldn't think of where to start!!!

Fresh out of our last exams and Scott, Ian, and I meet up at Gazeebo burger.

      

And then went for a drive.

It's already been wild. Starting with a new paycheck, wardrobe, and friends. I'm probably the happiest I've ever been.

NEED A PHOTO SHOOT??

jordyn_ashley722@yahoo.com

More photographs coming soon from summer!!!

Part Time Job?

Where I live my life outside of school.

Skinny? In or Out?

You don't know what you're talkng about. When the magazines, the media, the propoganda say that it's okay to be fat, this will not be America. Although, America is the 'fattest country in the world,' it will never be accepted by media until culture decides to shift again. Skinny is popular because it's something that is difficult to achieve, it is not seen often, and it appears desireable because people with money, power, goals are skinny...as propoganda would like you to believe. During the 1300s it was in the be plump because that meant you had the money and power to eat when and what you wanted and you didn't do any work to become skinny. People, today, with energy and success are skinny because they appear to always be moving and always be busy. No one wants to be around someone that wants to sit around all say...as the media will advertise, of course.

Whoever says they will not read a magazine until it says that it's okay for people to be fat is oblivious and okay with being oblivious to the world. Being accepted is something everyone fights for, skinny or not, and if one can't accept that they're going to have to work to be 'in' then they are kidding themselves. The world is cruel and selfish. As much as I would like to say everyone has love for one another and how each and everyone looks, it just isn't true and never will be. Either accept that the media is never going to be okay with how a normal human looks, or don't even think about it at all. Why waste your energy on creating an opinion on something that is meant to influence you yet doesn't need to concern you? You're one of the reasons they make so much money.

Reckoner

by: Radiohead.

So this weekend was a BALL. We mostly sat around and spoke of politics and art. John, unfortunately, is a full on conservative. But that's okay. I love him anyways.

Gay marriage, I do believe, is NOT a sin, it should NOT be against the law, in fact, I'm not only indifferent, I'm for it. Why should straight people care? They get to marry their choice of partner, why can't a homosexual? Even though it's not normal to them, difference is part of what makes humans beautiful, isn't it?

What is the line between art and immature humor and disgust? John brought up and artist; Aliza Shvarts. An extremist, I would say. She purposely impregnated herself nine times and took abortion pills to insinuate miscarriages and put them on display to make a statement. Art? Grotesque act of attention?

http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/24513

Anyways, the true news is that my weekend was full of intense conversations and some crazy skinny dipping.

                  

hahahaha Oh God. It was definitely an insane weekend. I hope this summer is just like that. I hope every night I am able to be with all my friends at the same time. I love every one of them, I really do.

Recent books:

Revolution On Canvas; Poetry from the Indie Music Scene

Galapagos; Kurt Vonnegut

The Fuck-Up; Arthur Nersesian

Polaroids From The Dead; Douglas Coupland

Hello Wednesday Night

I have so many new friends. Everyone seems to come in and out at once. A load of new friends, and then they're gone, another bunch of new friends, then goodbye. But I don't mind, I love change, keep it comin. This is Joshy. I enjoy his company loads.

School is out in two weeks. Junior year was interesting. I can't ever decide if I truly enjoyed a school year until the year is over and done with. I'm, honestly, not sure about this one. I can't decide. But what I do know...is that I have exactly one year until I will be on a plane to Sweden.

Sweden will be a huge adventure. My best friend lives there and she is one in a million. We're going backpacking through Europe after I arrive and make myself at home. I can't wait to get out of Plano and be done with high school.

I write a lot now. Now that I have plenty to think over. I am growing more and more independent and loving each footstep towards full knowledge of myself and my surroundings. Of course, that will never truly happen, but with everyday comes knowledge.

I decided I need to find new things to keep myself centered and calm. I read a lot about Taoism. I listen to a lot of music. I lay in the sun. I smile at everyone.

"It is because of its emptiness that the room is useful. Therefore, what is present is used for profit. // But it is absence that there is usefulness."

Tao Te Ching makes me stop and think about the world and how it works. I recently discovered our government is an interesting and horrible system. But I'll go into that another time.

I hope that one day we all stop to realize humans truly are amazing, and happy, and intelligent, and beautiful.

"No matter how much you manipulate. You can never possess the world."

-Tao Te Ching by: Lao Tzu

UpToDate

I've recently decided this is what people should live by.

I found that the less meat I eat, the healthier and lighter I feel, I decided this will be an ongoing ordeal for a while. Recently I've been in loose, comfortable jeans, and loose, summer tee shirts or tanks. The sun is out now and completely beautiful. I'm so ready to be tan and happy! School is almost out, one more year of high school, and I am so excited to grow up and get out.

Recent Music:

Radiohead

Sufjan Stevens

Fiona Apple

Death Cab For Cutie

Tegan and Sara

Pladoh

Lovedrug

Get up and Get out

Genomträngande

Good Evening Monday

I just got home from work a little while ago. I absolutely love my job. I'm a hostess at Red's, it's a patio bar, really. We serve over 118 different tequilas and I love everyone that I work with and meet everyday, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Although, the uniforms for the waiters has to go. 

A maroon dress shirt and black slacks. The slacks are nice because it shows that we work in a nice and professional environment, but since they all have to buy their own shirts, they're all different shades of maroon!! But I enjoy my dress code; black or white.

Inflation

Well I passed by this Chevron sign today. My brother told me his teacher said that if gas prices rise at this rate, in the year 2010, a gallon of gas will be about $9.00. This makes me so upset, I have no money to pay for gas, let alone buy a better source. This puts the entire world in a bind. I'm sure soon enough we will drill in Alaska and other various places that we promised to preserve, but we've already made a mess of ourselves. So upsetting.

Happy Mother's Day

Today is mother's day. My mom expects that I do the dishes, make dinner, and buy her presents. That's okay, though. I've honestly put her through hell recently.

I bought her gift at Bath And Body Works. That's always a good idea because all women, including myself, love to take care of themselves. Lotion, spray, and shower gel in a beach bag. Perfect compilation for my mom; she loves the beach, vanilla, and is always running out of lotion.

I hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day. I have to work, unfortunately, but I'd rather be there than a frustrating dinner with my mother and father both next to each other. They're still together but that doesn't ever work out.

This morning my mom woke up to her dog, her husband, her daughter, and a present. I have and will always say; happiness is absolute key to life, love, and wisdom.

Texas

Jump Up Jamie shoot

Erika

Nathan

Taylor Senior Photoshoot

Jump Up Jamie shoot

Tess

Texas weather calls for Texas clothing... prepared for the heat

Cabin

Christmas night was spent shooting this fragile, abandoned cabin.

Ashley's shoot, summer 2007.

Concert

Music, people, life.

Mohawk

2007 Photographs

Buffalo Exchange

A road trip to Buffalo Exchange lead to a detour, vintage sunglasses, and an endless amount of indie songs.

Buffalo Exchange was the one of the, if not THE, first thrift shops in the United States. It was a resale shop in, I believe, Tennessee, and was named Buffalo by a Swedish sister in the family that owned it because she believed the word sounded very American. Then Exchange because it was an exchange of clothes for either clothes or cash. It is now in Dallas, Texas, and Heather and I have enjoyed the privilege over and over again of exchanging clothes for our favourite vintage looks.