Once upon a time… (mini update and a IHEARTFACES “Hey Girl” submission)

Once upon a time there was a woman who had spent her entire life trying to find where she belonged in this big old scary world.  Since the age of 6, she had been told that she was not wanted and that her mother’s family wanted nothing to do for her.  It was strongly impressed upon the child that she should be grateful and not take her “situation” for granted.  The young girl began to find the best way to get out of her situation and to move on from her tragic up bringing.  22 years later she discovered that she had been lied to.  That her mother’s family did in fact want her.  They wanted her so badly that they made sure to keep her memory alive by talking about her often wondering what she was doing with her life.  When the woman found out the truth, she sought out her family and made the connection that she had been longing for.  It’s not going to be easy and it’s not going to happen over night, but maybe…one day…the woman can finally have the family she knew was out there but was unsure of.

For the first time….since she was a little girl….the woman has a happy song in her heart and a spring in her step.  All she wants to do is dance…

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True Story Bro….

So this one time I got paid to do photos for a wedding.  Spent 8 hours taking pictures and half way through the post-party…cops have to get called because someone got a bad case of the sticky fingers and decided to steal money and phones from most of the bridal party.  The culprit has yet to be discovered but we have a good idea of who it is.  But this posed and interesting predicament for myself as a photographer.  See the beautiful blushing bride wanted photos of her, the groom and various groups of guests taken on the front porch of this awesome house where they had the wedding.  All was good until some douchenozzle of a jackwagon asshat wearing cop decided to park his pig mobile right in my shot!!!!!!!!!!! Thank goodness for creative cropping!  Pictures will be slowly posted on my photography Facebook site and eventually on my photoblog.  There are 888 to pick through.  It’s gonna be a long editing process…..

Long time no talk…

Well hello fellow bloggers and blog readers.  I would like to apologize for my extended absence from the blog-o-sphere.  I have good reasons!! Promise!

So lets start with the obvious…I MOVED!!  Finally got out of the old place and am in a place of my own and love it!  I also broke down and got cable…and faster internets.  It’s pretty amazeballs.  And I get to start my day with Hello Kitty toast from my Hello Kitty toaster.  New place didn’t come with a microwave…but no worries.  I’m saving up for the pink Hello Kitty one Target has…

So without going into the long drawn out lifetime movie script that I like to call my life…I have managed to find my biological family.  When I was young, my mother passed away and have a pretty nasty custody battle, I ended up with a court appointed guardian who knew my mother instead of going with my mother’s family.  It was at the point that my guardian cut off all contact with my mother’s family.  Since then, I’ve been able to find them and am in the process of reconnecting.  It’s AMAZING!!!

So me and cable are getting re-introduced after having been apart for almost 3 years.  And oh it feels so good.  My DVR is all packed full of goodness!!

Ok off to unpack and do laundry!!  I’ll post pictures of the place once I get it put together.

St. Patrick’s Day: A Religious Holiday

Despite being ethnically mostly Jewish, I was actually raised very Irish Catholic.  I did not realize I was part ethnic Jew until I was 15. Before that, I lived life as what is called a Black Irish.  Irish decent with some Eastern European mixed in.  I was ranked nationally in both Irish Step Dancing, Clogging, and Scottish Highland Dance.  I would miss school in the name of “religion” of St. Patty’s day ever fell on a weekday.  And I had green doc martens and green chuck taylors that were only worn on that special day.  As I got older and entered the work forced, I would try and take the day as a religious holiday, but my supervisors didn’t by it.

Needless to say I take it very seriously and look forward to spending this St. Patty’s day with my Best Friend, her Man, and Cookie Monster.  Ya you read that right…Cookie Monster strikes again.

Friday…Friday…Steppin’ out on Friday…

So I have had a pretty decent and drama free week.  Not entirely sure it’s been drama free…I did increase my dose of happy pills this week so it could be that there was in fact drama but I simply didn’t give a crap. 

My weekend is packed. 

Friday PM: Laundry and Packing

Saturday: Mid day to afternoon Engagement Photoshoot.  I’m excited.  It’s actually a part one…we are having to do the part two in two weeks.

Sunday: Mid day…bridal shower.  Must go pick up gift card tomorrow when I am out and about.  And a card too…blah. 

So yea.  When I’m not doing something, I’ll be packing.  The Roomie has decided that she is also going to move out which works out great as we won’t be stepping over each other when I try to move my stuff out.  Since we are both doing it, it is a bit easier to make the transition and get all the cleaning done.  It’s the end of an era and boy was it a good one. 

So I have been tasked with the honor of writing a topic brief for a conference I work for on a topic that I’m very passionate about: The right to safe drinking water and sanitation.  I’ll keep you updated on the progress on the brief as it is due about the time I move.  I’m hoping to knock it out tomorrow night.

So Boys…I’m honestly taking a break.  With the exception of the guy friends I have, I’m not actively looking for anything new at this time.  I just don’t have time for it.  And I find that I am ok with that.  Once things settle down…I’m sure it will change.

Ok…lunch time calls.

 

I Heart Faces Photo Contest

I Heart Faces: Black and White

One of my new favorite photography websites, I Heart Faces is starting a new type of challenge. A monthly photo challenge with a CASH prize!!! To make the deal sweeter, each person that enters the challenge is also entered to win a prize, this month it’s a Tamron 17-55mm lens!

So here is my entry.  It’s one of the few photos that I have taken and loved in both black and white and color.

You are now entering the friendzone…

So I’m gonna make this quick simply because the more I have to retell it the more it makes me sick.

My and World Peace.  Just friends.  We both had these mini-epiphanies mid lunch today and I have now acquired a new wine and curry buddy.  Who can argue with that right?

Me and Cookie Monster…still in Limbo…so I will not be elaborating more on that as it is an active what ever the hell you want to call it.

I do believe, with all that I have going on right now…me and dating are not the smartest thing. So I’ll be taking a break from it and putting all that time and effort into the gym. Oh I also got my graduation packet this week…In 6 weeks I’ll get my MA in International Relations in the mail and can walk if I choose to in May…

On the upside: put down the deposit on my new apartment with a moving date of March 30th.  Shooting engagement photos next weekend and the wedding in April. I am currently updating my photoblog: Kat Donovan photo and Design .  I am also one of 4 bloggers on the challenge blog Not Too Normal .  The concept is cool, though no one has dared challenge me yet…so for all 10 of you readers, go forth and bring it on!

Ok Bed time for Me….

It’s been 10 days…

And I’m alive!  I promise.  Have had a lot going on.

So me and Cookie Monster are still friends.  There was a situation with some vodka…and some stuff happened, but I’ve made it clear that I’m actively dating therefore it has to stop. 

So I had a date with a guy…we will call him World Peace…and it went well I think.  He doesn’t look like the type of guy I would typically date, but that’s not saying much, but the common interests and life goals are there which is nice.  It was nice to go on a date and not spend an hour explaining what it is I do and instead got to talk about why I do what I do.

This guy makes me nervous, but in a good way.  There was a bit of a lack of communication over the weekend but that was to be expected as we were both under the weather.  He called me…yes called me…last night and we talked for about an hour.  It was nice.  And he was very up front about his dating style, which he calls slow.  I warned him that I process things very quickly and that after a few outings and phone conversations I pretty much come to a conclusion about where I want things to go.  He said he understood and respected that.  So we shall see.  Mind you we first made contact on OKC on V-day.  He sent the first message.

So life is about to get interesting.  I’m moving at the end of March. For the last year, I have shared a duplex with a friend from college who needed a place to live when she took a job in the city.  And for the last year we have lived together in relative peace but we have both realized we need our own space in order for each of us to pursue our artistic ventures.  It’s scary and exciting.  But I feel it’s the best for both of us!

So nothing else super interesting going on…..

And we are just friends….

So Cookie Monster just informed me that though he thinks “I’m a cool lady” he has no romantic feelings towards me. Good thing I cut off the other stuff last week….

Just another stellar ending to a crappy Valentine’s week.

Newsflash: I am currently back on the Market and now taking applications.

I’m still sick…and I think he had a date last night.

So Breaking News:  I’m still sick.  Like I’m serious sick….and tired. 

Valentine’s day.  Total bust.  Got nothing except for an ass chewing from the Godparents about how I’m better than a desperate milk maid giving the milk out for free and that if I don’t stop doing it an ass chewing would be the least of my worries.  Good thing I had already come to that conclusion…on my own.

So I think Cookie Monster had a date with a girl from his ballroom dance class.  I went to post on his FB wall and noticed he had some new friends.  I poked around and noticed that one fit the discription of the girl he is partnered with in one of his classes.  I think inquired about us getting together like we normally do on Wednesdays and he informed me he was meeting friends for dinner and had homework.  I played it down and teased if it was anyone special and he said no just some friends.  I was like ok…but my gut says it was a date.  Oh well.

I’ve actually been talking with two other guys.  One shares the same name and profession as Cookie Monster so I have to put birth years behind their names on their contact enteries in my phone…sad.  The other actionally has a lot in comment with me both academicly, professionally, and personally.   So I’m excited and the prospect of new blood.  We shall see how all this pans out.

My photography business is picking up as well.  Have bridals and two weddings booked and an egagment shoot booked.  Now I’m looking to get into to kid and family portraits.  Take a look at some of my stuff over at:

Kat Donovan Photo and Design @ WordPress

Kat Donovan Photo and Design @ FaceBook

I also do framed and matted prints of my non-portrait work. 

Ok.  I’m going to go back to work now.  Trying to clear my desk so I can go home early and die slowly.

Kat