Welcome to sandwich post.

A day ago, I was in the midst of writing about how my summer was over. My job with the university paper has one issue left, I’ve stepped down from the copy desk chief position (no more 14-hour days at the university); I had to leave my job at the community paper because I wasn’t getting paid; my class had a week left. I was ready for it all to end and enjoy my half-month break as a lost, wandering soul. Like summer should be spent.

However, I got a call from the community paper’s art director, who said that there had been a turning point, and everything was okay and I should come back and be their photographer. I said okay. [Update: and then, yesterday, there was another incident, and I’m not working for them again. Hell if I know what’s really going on there. End update.]

I’d even made a photo essay that’s on my flickr about the office and the decline of that paper. I don’t want to remove it now, but I will put up a photo that says “everything’s okay” when the time is right.

It’s been a great time for photography. Just check the flickr. Not so much for my other pursuits, like writing, drawing, making music or even keeping my space in a decent order (if i were more prententious, i would call this ‘personal interior design’ or something. but i still consider it an art.). Still though, I love my camera and my pictures. Accoring to the count, I’ve saved about 900 pictures since I started shooting with a Nikon D50. That means I’ve probably clicked a shutter at least 2400 times. The shutter count on my current D50 after I’ve had it a week (keep in mind i’ve used 3 so far: my dad’s, my broken one, and its replacement) is at about 800.

Photography calms me like nothing else can. I dunno what it is, but when I can take little slices of everything home with me, I feel really good. I’m going to write a story about that sometime.

I’m taking an easy semester for my last one at the university. I just want some time off, this summer has drained me of everything. I’ll write about more interesting things once this stuff is over with. Die, summer, die now.

I think I’ll buy Summon Night: Swordcraft Story when my class is over (and I get paid) to celebrate. It’s having good things said about it.

Outside-sandwich update summary: The community paper is going down again. Rrrgh. I should stop posting about it, because its status changes daily.