Greetings from Vegas... Today I continue where I left off on Friday.

Instead of worrying about what this blog should say, I'm just going to be candid. Shit might get boring, but that also means it will be real. There are days when nothing happens and days where everything happens at once.

So, join me for the ride if you want. There'll be boring, but exciting build ups (hopefully) and fast (stomach in your throat) downs. Kinda like this:

Goliath. A roller coaster at Six Flags and my first ever roller coaster ride. More on that later.

So with that being said, let's get things under way.

Some quick catching up: June 7th to 13th.

Family birthday parties, meeting Meg's Dad, sister, step-mom and brother (whose 30th birthday we celebrated). Holy crap! I am almost 30. How'd that happen? Such a good bunch of people. Brett (the brother) has this yearly tradition of writing a script for his birthday which everyone has a part in as a character. Sadly I have no photos of the hilarity, but trust me. It was funny!

More Ebay stuff getting boxed for the sale (which has ended by the way, so congrats on missing out). Shot stuff at Aperture Rent for an upcoming review on the DEDPXL blog.

Did some inventory today (June 11th) after the video at Aperture Rent. Uhh! Where is the other Fuji XT-1? What do you mean it's not in the bag? Wasn't it at Brett's? Did we just lose a $2000 worth of gear? Shit!
The following day:
We found it? Where? At Brett's house! Halleluja :)

June 12th: Day 11

Filmed some more stuff which should be out this coming week. Zack, Hawke and Joshua.

June 14th: Day 13

This was a long and very very hot day. Zack and I was out for most of it, shooting video for DEDPXL Assignment #04 which begins today (June 23rd), so go check it out on dedpxl.com. We spent about 5 hours in downtown Atlanta shooting stuff. Zack showed me some of the spots where they filmed "The Walking Dead', which was rad and then we headed to the skatepark, to kill two birds with one stone, which was; getting a shadow shot (DEDPXL #03) and then the shot for the current assignment.

After that it was time to hit the pub for a cool down beer and then Zack and Meg were taking me out for dinner, but that's a whole different post for another day. So I leave you with that for now.

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Opportunity has to be created. Yes, you can be given an opportunity like I have, but for this specific one, I took a chance.

Carl, the taxidermy squirrel. I keep hearing Rick from The Walking Dead saying his son's name, which is also Carl. On a side note, some (a lot) of it was filmed in Atlanta.

I sat down. Wrote a letter; mailed it halfway across the world, only for it to not reach it's destination and eventually make its way back to me four months later. I could've left it at that, but I wrote another and sent it again. It was answered and now I find myself in a very privileged situation. I created an opportunity to be given an opportunity if that makes sense?

So right now as I am typing this I am sitting in Zack Arias' studio (The Lab). I've been sitting in his dining room, in their house, on the deck looking out over the backyard. I get to have beer, talk music, eat dinner and laugh with him and his family. I'm lucky! I am blessed! I get to ask him ANYTHING photography related and I am sitting with my thumb up my ass. Where do I begin?

What do I ask? There's so much I don't know and not enough time. So much to learn still and I am in a very privileged position. Some people would probably give their left big toe for this opportunity.

I'm currently experiencing it like this photo below. In a week a month has passed! In 9 weeks I'll be on a plane back home. It's a blur.

Just a passing thought, a fleeting moment.

Life happens when you worry about this shit; so instead of worrying, I'm just going to let it happen and learn through the experiences and hopefully answer my own questions along the way and maybe have a few answered by Zack as well :)

Thanks for reading