Just a post to pass the time

I realized I haven't posted here for a while. Partly because I don't have anything pressing on my mind at the moment, and partly because most of my focus has been on Photography, so naturally my photo blog is the place I post that stuff.
But, just to throw a few things out there here's a basic update, in no particular order...
I had a photo shoot yesterday with a model named Franchesca. She and I actually work at the same place, but in different departments so once we learned of each other, and I mean that in the "Oh! You're a model? I'm a photographer!" "Oh! You're a photographer? I'm a model" kinda way...we talked about what kind of images she wanted to add to her portfolio...and decided on Pinup style. Cool! Pinup is fun cuz it's all about the attitude! I got my MUA on the job, and she brought a Hair Stylist and it was off to the races! Sorta. I have been having some technical issues with my lighting rig, and wound up spending too much time having to deal with that. Consequently I wasn't at all as happy with the lighting rig as I have been in the past.
But, I still feel we got a number of quality images to choose from so I'm feeling good about that...

hhmm...let's see...something NOT photography related...Oh! I actually filed my taxes ON TIME this year! Woot!! I'll be getting a nice refund from Fed & State so that's nice.

I am (once again) doing a Refi of my mortgage to lower the interest rate from %6.5 to %5.5 and save about $160/month. That will be good, if it goes as planned. My Mtg guy has all the paperwork, so now it's just a matter of making arrangements to close before the end of April.
When I am done with this...I don't think I will even THINK about Real Estate again for at LEAST 20 years!

What else...what else...Oh! Due to high demand, my friend Jessie has decided to open his American Taijutsu school again and is operating out of my backyard because he lives in a townhouse and doesn't have a yard. Class is on Sun mornings & Wed evenings...I work on Sundays, but am off on Weds so I should be able to attend at least once a week. Woot!
Now I need to move some stuff around on the porch and create a storage space for class related items...

hhmm...Still don't have a girl in my life. That's really annoying because I think I am ready for another relationship...I just don't know how to get one. Hell, I Never knew how! Connecting with Judy all those years ago was a fluke! (A very happy fluke, but a fluke nonetheless!)

I just don't know how to meet women...other than as potential photography clients. That's easy. "Hi! My name's Steven and I'm a photographer. I would love to work with you...here's my card..." That's actually worked a couple of times, so I ain't giving it up...I just need to somehow convert that to: "Hi! My name is Steven...I would love to take you to Dinner, here's my card..."
Believe me I've thought about it plenty of times...but have yet to pull it off.

And that is all I have time for at the moment. Thanks for letting me rant at you. Feel free to Rant Back via the comments... Really! Leave me comments! DO IT! :)

To all friends of Sarge:

To all friends of Sarge,

Today we received the tragic news that we have lost one of our own—Kelly Sabucco, aka “The Sarge”. He left us at 5:30am on Saturday, March 7^th, 2009. He was 41. He leaves behind his mother Nancy and a daughter, Jonna-Rae.

He was the one-man “Brute Squad” for ROCKY HORROR security, a lifelong fixture at Phoenix-area science fiction conventions and other fandom events, the guy who put out all the free posters at Chandler Cinemas, and a man who had not paid to see a movie in almost ten years (because he always saw the sneak previews!). He was a gentle giant, a true comrade, and a gentleman.

His mother is not planning any services, but she has given her blessing for his friends to do so. So we will be hosting a memorial service for him at Chandler Cinemas next Friday night at 8pm. The Memorial will be free; all ages may attend. Details below. The following Mardi Gras ROCKY HORROR performance will be dedicated to his memory (which I'm sure is making him smile, wherever he is).

As his mother is on a fixed income and his passing (including the interment costs) will be a great hardship for her, we will be taking up a collection to help her in this difficult time. There may also be a sale or auction of some of his belongings. (Details are still being worked out.)

He will be missed and mourned by so many of us, in all the different social scenes that he moved within—and which he helped network between, and glue together. Wherever you knew him from—ROCKY, conventions, movie premieres—I would like to invite everyone to be there. I can think of no better tribute than to bring together all his friends, from all his many social circles, in one place, in his memory.

If anyone has photos, video or other remembrances they’d like to share, please contact me with the info below.

A memorial page can be found at http://azrocky.com/index_files/Page385.htm and his Myspace profile is at www.myspace.com/itsthesarge . Please pass this message along to anyone else who should know.

I hope to see as many of Sarge’s friends as possible next Friday night.

Genuine Love

Matthew Yenkala

azrocky@gmail.com

602 502 8421

EVENT: Memorial Service for Sarge

TIME: Friday, March 13^th, 2009, 8pm-10pm

LOCATION: Chandler Cinemas, 2140 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler AZ 85225

(NW corner of Arizona Ave & Warner, behind Target)

INVITED: Everyone is welcome; no cost; no age restrictions

That night’s Mardi Gras ROCKY HORROR performance (18+) will be dedicated to his memory.