Thank God I ain’t too cool for the safe belt…
eah, Kanye said it best. Always buckle up, fo sho. If you haven’t heard (or seen the pictures) I was in a car wreck this weekend and totaled my car. I’m fine (i bruised my wrist when the airbag went off) and the other guy was at fault (and apologized). The more I think about it, and the more I look at pictures and play it all back in my head, I am pretty lucky to be okay…
After taking care of some crazy insurance stuff and finally getting a rental taken care of, I was off to Juliet & Edward’s wedding in Pinehurst, NC. I got there really late (missed the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, etc), but made it for the party that night. I felt bad about missing the first day, but everyone was happy that I was there at all. The weekend was a blast and it was great seeing everybody again. Juliet, of course, was beaming and it was really cool to see one of my best friends making the big leap into marraige….and ya know…the reception was ridiculous 
In other, less exciting news, school is back in full swing. Shooting tomorrow (hopefully) in Newnan, GA for my first assignment. I’m hoping the weather cooperates. I’m also hoping my allergies will steady themselves so I can shoot a few images. Seriously…I woke up today and thought my head was going to explode all over my apartment. Not pretty. I even had to ditch the contacts and go with glasses today, my eyes were so itchy.
It’s looking like it’ll be a good quarter. I’m excited about my classes, especially my “shooting for portfolio” class with Jennifer Kilberg. I’m hoping to come out of this quarter with a website, a logo, and a marketing scheme. All exciting stuff!
Last quarter wasn’t my best, so for this last quarter of real classes, I’m hoping to produce some really solid work…just let it all hang out, have fun, and (and I know this sounds so cheese), but fall in love with photography again . So stay tuned and see what happens, yo.
Today’s video isn’t an old school one, but one from the Roots’ upcoming album, “Rising Down.” I’m really excited for some new music this spring/summer. The Roots, Jamie Lidell, Amanda Diva, Janelle Monae (i hope!)…all people you should be looking out for. Anyway, here’s the video for “Get Busy”…cop the album on April 29th!! THIS VIDEO IS BANANAS!! “I’M LIKE W.E.B. DUBOIS, MEETS HEAVY D AND THE BOYZ….”
Peace,
Joe “it’ll take more than a car accident to stop me” Martinez
Fortunately you haven’t been injured seriously. Seems like Toyota has done a lot of good work at that automobile.