No, I'm not in trouble. I just got to thinking about all of the social networks and websites that I'm a part of and I thought I would try to list them all. I'm going to include work ones as well. So, here goes!

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. YouTube
4. LinkedIn
5. YouKu
6. Weibo
7. Pinterest
8. Flickr
9. Instagram
10. Google+
11. StumbleUpon
12. motion.kodak.com
13. threedown.com

Hmm, I actually thought there were more. With all of the tools used to update, schedule, and otherwise try to manage this stuff, it's no wonder it's a full time job for companies. I'm certainly lucky to be doing this stuff for a living. Well, it's not all I do. Actually it probably only makes up half, but it sure seems like a lot. I've been "connecting" more and more at home. Trying to keep it balanced though. Having a toddler helps with that!

Just remember, time spent connecting in any way is valuable.

You know the saying, "It's like Christmas", right? For what ever reason my mind got thinking about how that applies to other cultures, religions, etc. Call me scatter-brained, or weird, but I'd like to consider myself an out-of-the-box thinker. Only in the sense that my mind won't stay in a box for more than 5 minutes. I'm always doing word associations, which typically manifest themselves as movie quotes, or other games in my head.

Anyway, I digress. (See what I did there?) I would also like to think it's got something to do with my ability/desire to see things from different perspectives and my uncanny inability to accept things without figuring it out myself. Wow, that actually says a lot about me. Moving on to the point, I thought it might be funny to think of the phrase "It's like Christmas" might be translated.

It's usually employed when you find and/or recieve something unexpected. There's also a degree of weight to it as well. This isn't like you found a penny. You've found a sack of money!

I went through a couple in my head and had a laugh. I think it's most interesting for those with no concept of holidays, birthdays, etc. though. What would it be related to? Say you are in the woods looking for firewood and you stumble upon perfect branches to get things going. What would you say? I have found this quite fascinating to think about.

Well, that's about it for today. I'm having second thoughts about my commitment to longer and more frequent blog posts if this is the type of stuff I write. Third time's the charm, right? That gives me one more chance...

To say it's been a long time since I've posted here would be an understatement. I've taken to the multitude of social media offerings lately, and it frankly eats up a lot of time and exhausts my inspiration when it comes time to write a post. The thought of writing a long format blog post in this 140 character world we live in requires a word other than daunting. I just can't think of it.

Do I have things to talk about? Well of course I do. As a matter of fact, tons of stuff! I could talk about how my daughter is a little girl now and the mixed emotions that come with seeing your baby so grown up. I could talk about work and careers, because we know I could say a lot! I could talk about my beautiful wife and how strong and intelligent she is. And I could go on and on about how much I love her and don't deserve her. I could talk about life changing events, or even just trips to the grocery store. I could talk about photography and how some of my latest film work is on display in a coffee shop right now. Like I said, I've got plenty to talk about.

For the longest time the long format blog was my communication medium of choice. I stayed away from Twitter and Facebook for a long time. Now the quick fix of posting a photo or status update with instant feedback overshadows the crafted, spell-checked, thought out blog post.

I think there are similarities between digital and film photography. And much like my renewed love of film, I'm going to try and return to my roots and make the blog a priority.

For all those waiting for me to actually post something, sorry this wasn't more meaty. I'll do better next time. Promise!

I recently completed pulling together a book using Blurb.com. I just received notice that it has shipped and is on its way. I created a "Trade" book and I'm really interested to see how full page spreads, the binding, and paper weight all work out. It ended up running me $19, which I think will be totally worth it.

The process has invigorated me and I want to "create". I haven't felt like this in a while. I was in a rut lately with really feeling uninspired. I think I have been feeling inverse symptoms of seasonal effectiveness disorder. Basically, because it hasn't been winter I've been a little out of sorts.

Anyway, I'm feeling good though. And I want to create.