My work coming to life.

I got my first article published for the local magazine! I was supposed to write about the development that is going on in Ascot hills, the trail I hike too. It was so cool too see my work in print! I also got a save the date invitation along with a few pictures I took. And today my other friend took some of the pictures from her shoot I did with her and printed them out. It is pretty cool to see my work outside of my memory card. I think I am enjoying this photography stuff... but I know I want to do it for fun. And I think each day I enjoy it more and more. It is nice to see people enjoy my work. I will be doing a few more shoots this weekend and in the next coming weeks. I appreciate everyone that is allowing me too. I think I am going to build that portfolio and then see where things go from there.

My parents have always allowed my siblings and I too express ourselves artistically. They hate it. Last night my sister was sharing her amazing art projects, along with a giant head mask of a fly, which I love to wear to scare my dogs. And it is great to see her express herself artistically. She wears her green, blue, skittled colored hair, dresses how she wants, and makes art all day. I admire that. I was able to express myself as a child in writing, drawings, and film. My brother always drew his comic books and now is working on his special effects make-up for film classes. My mom mentioned that now she knows she will never have a doctor in the family but she enjoys our creativity and hopes we can enjoy all that stuff for the rest of our lives. So I am glad to have very supportive Mexican parents. I am lucky. Parents are an interesting form of human kind. Sometimes we forget that they are people who have dreams, who were once young and got in trouble, or who sometimes wish they never grew up. My friend Brenda and I were discussing how on New Years Eve her father was giving us a lecture on not drinking that night, while at the same time I was hiding a giant bottle of Champagne under my car seat. I felt bad but her dad scared me! haha. He is a good man. But even at 25 years old, parents always treat us as kids. I think it makes life entertaining. I am dead set in making a comic book called, My Mexican mother. I always enjoy hearing her curse names to the TV as they show half naked women... Mexican shows are weird! Some of the things she says are hilarious and very out of context. Yeah, parents do stress us out sometimes, but they teach us a lot. Whether we notice it or not. Even if sometimes we don't get a long with our parents, we still appreciate them. I just had a cup of coffee with my folks. It is nice to take the time of day to spend time with them. My dad always talks about Mexican history and my mom always talks about Jesus. But I enjoy hearing them.

Ok lets' talk OSCARS. I usually get excited over this and still do, but I think this year I am pissed at the academy. I applied for a job position as a Press Guide and asses never called. I know it's a job I qualify for. I speak another language, i've work in a studio in International Publicity, I've worked in 4 different studios, I HAVE ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS!!!!! BUT I feel because I didn't go too UCLA or USC I have become an automatic reject. SOOOO when I win my Oscar I will give my speech and say "SUCK it academy... Oh and thank you Jesus". But in all seriousness, one of my friends' has encouraged me to apply to a program at the Director's Guild as an Assistant Director. They want women on there and I have all the qualifications they need. I am scared to do it, but at this point I have nothing to lose. So I believe i'll be applying for this in Sept. I hope. Ok so going back to the Oscars... AHHHHHH! I got to worked with nominated Oscar actors. It was so cool to see The Fighter and True Grit being nominated. I still have my hotel card from the Coen brothers room and my Fighter movie premiere staff pass. I even got my W2 forms for my taxes from New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. SO how can I not get excited over the whole movie world!? By the way.. I already know who is going to win, Natalie Portman for best actress, Colin Firth for best actor, Christian Bale for supporting actor, and Melissa Leo for supporting actress.... now I have no idea who could win best picture. But True Grit will win nothing :( (Yes that poster of True Grit is legit.. I was there as they were signing it :D) and Inception will win everything it was nominated for except for Best Picture... still possible though, I need to think about it. Ok I think I am going to start a pool with a few friends.... Anyway I am soooo excited for that day! But the Academy does need more people of color, for realsies.