Posts from ‘August, 2006’

I'm home a day early since I cut my first trip to Mexico VERY short and decided that I didn't need the previously planned second trip. I was going to spend the extra day in the Hill Country, but I found myself over-heated and, therefore, very tired after hiking so much in the heat and [...]

West Texas was… life altering.
I have so much to tell. It'll come in time, I'm sure.
Tonight, I'm in Fredericksberg, TX in the Hill Country. It's such a cute little town with lots to do. I can't wait to go exploring tomorrow. This evening, I climbed a giant rock (a "batholith":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batholith, actually, for the Geologists) — [...]

Yesterday, I took what will most likely amount to 3 of my best nature photographs ever. I actually said to Jess, "I don't know if I'm ever going to get off this moutain because every time I make the next wind I see yet another photograph I have to take."
This morning I'll be catching the [...]

I'm in Van Horn, TX staying at what must be the crappiest motel in town. But, hey, it was $30/night and the bed is REAL bouncy.
I'm off to hunt for dinner and the Guadalupe Mountains.
Text me (pager AT revjim DOT net) if you'd like to keep me company. Not that the view isn't enough.
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I'm stressing out big time. So much to do and so very little time to do it in.

So far I've got this list of places in mind (in rough order):

I need to select three pieces for the "exhibit":http://revjim.net/2006/08/08/upcoming-exhibit-sat-sept-16th-7pm/ and I need to have them selected by August 12th which means I need to do it before I "leave":http://revjim.net/2006/08/08/photographing-west-texas-an-update/ which means I need to have it done by tonight.
Pick 3 of "my photographs":http://flickr.com/photos/revjim/ that you think I should show. I, of course, have my [...]

I'm nervous, and scared, and oh so excited all at once. Despite being 28 years old, this will be the most alone I have ever been and for the longest period of time.

In order to cope with the nervousness, here's a brief, annotated list of things I need to do between now and Thursday at 2:30am.

I will be showing three photographs at a small exhibit featuring 6 DFW photographers on Saturday, September 16, between 7 and 10pm in Grapevine, TX. If you can make it, I would be honored to have your support and attendance.

Thanks to a fantastic birthday gift from a good friend, I've been wading through pages and pages of information on West Texas, my chosen destination for this weeks Photographic Adventure.
My early mornings and late evenings will be spent at various state parks and scenic overlooks including Monahans Sandhills, Hueco Tanks, the Davis Mountains, the Glass [...]

So far I've had two offers for a personal tour of two Texas cities: Midland, and the greater San Antonio area. I've also had several suggestions made to me in the way of strange and quirky places to visit in Texas.
I'm still looking for leads on rooms to sleep in, cheap hotels to stay [...]