Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

-Lamentations 3:22-23

*Sigh*

Finals are this week at Winona State University. The week leading up to finals is always arduous, because there are myriads of projects and assignments due. While many people dread finals, I always dread the pre-finals week. Despite the hectic week, I did find a few moments were I wasn’t running around, and was able to shoot a few pictures.

I also had played in my studio a bit… I discovered a roll of med-blue paper that we have an over abundance of…So I put it to use.

Yesterday (Fri) was a long day. I had gotten a good amount of sleep, but I still had trouble waking that morning. I got to work late, and spent the morning reading boring information about SQL Server maintenance scripts and SSIS (those terms probably shoudln’t mean anything to you…don’t worry, I just have a geeky job). By the time 11:30 rolled around, I was feeling very blah.

Things picked up a little, cause we had free food for lunch at work. Then I went to my other job on campus, and sat in my studio for a little while. My fellow coworker and I started to move some stuff around in the studio, cause it has been a mess since we inherited it, and is desperately in need of cleaning.

At 13:00 I went to take pictures at a candle light vigil that was being held for Jared Stene, the president of the WSU student senate, who died Thursday night due to a sudden kidney & liver failure. Let’s just say that it was awkward. Events like these are what remind me why I am not going to be a photojournalist. I don’t have a problem taking pictures in awkward or intense situations, but I want to have a personal connection to the situation, and not just be a vulture. So that event kinda added to the blah feeling.

At 15:00 I went to my news writing class, and then remembered that it was an optional class day. There wasn’t anyone there but my professor, so I ended up talking to her for the duration of the class period, which was a nice break.

By 16:30 I was feeling really tired and slightly despondent… And I wasn’t sure why. So I decided to hang out with my friend Peter Boysen. I spent the rest of the evening chilling with him, talking and doing some random stuff. That brought me out of my funk, which was cool.

I then went home sometime after 22:00, and visited with my grandparents who have come to visit for my younger siblings birthdays. And then I tried to go to sleep a little after 23:00.

And I kept trying… but kept becoming more and more awake… (I think this may have been partially due to my brother’s chainsaw snoring). Finally at 01:00 I was wider awake than I had been all day (or all yesterday I guess), so I got up. I had left all of my stuff (computer, camer bag, etc..) at work, and the only thing I had brought home was my 20D. So I sat and took pictures in low light till I was tired again.

Man… It was a long day.