So I quit my job today.
It was hell. I cannot believe that there are people out there who do that day in and out and are happy with it.

FUCK THAT!

I have an INCREDIBLE interview on Thursday and I am praying to any power that will listen to my pleas, that I get it. It's with an awesome company that has organic foods and it pays well (for the area), has great hours and is a job I can feel good about.

In the meantime, I am focusing on doing graphic design.
Anyone need a business card...a logo...a layout done for a Christmas card...commissioned art as a Xmas present? Anything at all. Let me be your girl. At least keep me in mind and pass word along to anyone you think might benefit.

I've been going to the gym M-F at 5am. I'm down almost 15 pounds and feel GREAT. My triceps are popping out, as is the line down the middle of my abs. It's hot. Only about 10-15 pounds more to go!

Hope you all had a great Halloween and are ready for the Thanksgiving festivities that are already almost upon us. How does it always sneak up on us so fast?

Here's my most recent freelance project.
I like it.

Desperate times are QUICKLY reaching DESPERATE measures here in Oregon. I've applied/submitted resumes over 105 times (quite literally, unfortunately). I have had about 20 interviews and just as many rejection letters. I don't know what to do. I'm in my fourth month of being unemployed, and although it's nice to have so much free time, my bank account is threatening to go under. I've found a site online where I can do some work, but not nearly enough to supplement me substantially. Do any of you have any ideas?

My Mom and I are going to start a website where we sell knitted kitty hats. Hopefully we'll be able to sell a few of those a month and that will help too. Beyond those ideas...I'm running out of brilliant inspirations. I am at a point where I may be forced to apply to a fast food restaurant. I will then have to PRAY that they'll take me (as all the other entry level jobs I've applied for and interviewed for, I did not get)...

What's a girl supposed to do!?
I'd sell my soul to the devil at this point, as long as the price is high enough

Here's some photos to my coast back in April...








I miss the beach!

I watched Zeitgeist: Addendum again, yesterday. I really, really, REALLY do hope you watch this. It's educational and inspiring and it pertains to the rest of our life as well as the future generations, yet to come.

Thanks for checking in on me guys!
XOXOX

Zeitgeist Addendum
The second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitious based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we are a part. The work advocates a new social system which is updated to present day knowledge, highly influenced by the life long work of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project.

Go there.
RIGHT NOW.

Watch it.
Tell EVERYONE you know about it.

We CAN start the revolution and we CAN get past the apathy and corruption!
Let's break FREEEE!

I'm ALL for the Venus Project!

Oh. My. God. I has a logo...


Isn't it hot!? I know some of the most awesome people...EVAR!

Bend...Holy shit.
In one word.

Awesomestvacationwiththegreatestgirlsever!!!!!















In short.
It WAS a great show. I have some of the greatest friends ever and a blast was had by ALL

Last night we got to play Trivial Pursuit multiple times. And I did so, lost every time, and still maintained my wits about me. Which, if you know me at all, does NOT happen. I does have too much competitiveness! I was also made aware of the greatest invention, ever. An electrically charged tennis racket! That may not SOUND cool, but trust me...when the house flies and fruit flies are dancing around and it becomes your responsibility to take them out with your handy, dandy, portable bug zapper...INSTANT fun in a racket!

I want one.
Right now.

Happy Saturday to all.
I hope your night is going to be as incredible as ours is

I love this place
A lot.

Who cares if I don't have a job?
I mean, besides my mother who is FREAKING out about the economy. It's only money. It only pays for my rent/food/BEER!

Meh.
I'm just going to become independently wealthy. If one of my parents or grandparents would die, that would help. Just kidding. But it WOULD bring me a lot of money.

I think I'm going to start my own business. I've got several options and am going to exploit the hell out of them soon.

It's nice to know I'm not the only one going through all this shit though. I have friends all over the country feeling the pangs of a shitty economy. Good thing they're only going to print more money off to pay for the $700 BILLION bailout. Good thing we have debit cards and we won't have to be porting our worthless money around in wheelbarrows.

Fucking politics.
Fuck McCain AND Obama. Yeah. I said it. Even in Oregon.
Neither have any sort of economy reform that is going to do a rat's ass worth of good.
My vote goes to Nader 2008.

VIVA LA REVULUCION!!
Bitches.

I get to go watch a SICK concert this weekend with some of my bestest friends.
SweatshopUnion. Haven't heard of them? Go listen. Right. NOW.
Sweatshop Union's MySpace

I've been hitting the gym HARD for the past two weeks. Getting in at 5:00am, when the doors open, and not leaving until 8:00 I am going to be Barbie again, in no time, at this rate! Which is awesome, because I have a lot of people who want to shoot with me. Both for SG and for their own ports (off of ModelMayhem). I can't wait to shoot more. A lot more

Anyway...
Hope this finds you all well!

I'll leave you a few pictures just for pretties!

I feel like I've dropped off the face of the SG-earth!
I've been so busy trying to find a job (yes we've been here almost two months now) and getting settled into the apartment and new town, that I've not been on a whole lot. I haven't even perused the groups, which I used to love to do, so much.

Things here are fine, for the most part.

I learned the true characters of my 'in-laws' (for a lack of a better term) from a lot of other sources. It cut me to the quick. I wish I didn't care. That coupled with the difficulty on acquiring work here, has been getting me down. I went back north for a wedding at the beginning of last month and that was just more sad news. Found out I'd been demoted from the Maid of Honor, to just a maid and she hardly talked to me the whole time.

We've been meeting people here, thankfully! Went to a rave and had a BLAST. Went camping and ate too much of a mind altering drug and had my mind, definitely altered. I've never been so scared in my life! It wasn't my first trip...but the first time taking this much and I was literally stuck in hell.

I have an interview for an administrative coordinator for the University's Catering department tomorrow. This is the 8th application I submitted, and interviews are very hard to get, so wish me luck! I've found out in this town, that the bus boys all have their bachelors degree and all the servers have their doctorate. I'm not kidding either! Hell, our landscaper that's making maybe $12/hr has his doctorate in biochemical engineering! I applied and interviewed for an bakery sales clerk in the grocery store here, and didn't even get that! I feel worthless ;(

I love the town otherwise though
It's gorgeous, the grocery stores are gourmet, our apartment is in a phenomenal location AND has a pool! A few of my bestest girlfriends are coming down at the end of the month, and my mom is working on squeezing in a trip too.

I've had several people want to shoot with me, so as soon as I feel good about my body again (we are biking our asses off here) you can expect a new set or two from me

Hope you're all doing well. Hopefully I'll have pictures soon!
XOXOXOX

Well that didn't go as well as I'd have liked...
Only had one person even offered to buy prints, and even that hasn't come to fruition. Guess my art sucks

Anyway...went to find a new place to live. Having a dog seriously complicates things.

My birthday is next week and I'm finding it hard to be excited.
My best friend is throwing a huge Grecian themed party and it should be a blast...my birthdays are usually just coupled with so much negativity, I don't typically welcome them.

Anyway...
I hope that you are all doing well.
XOXO
Dia

Thank you to all of you for your sweet words of encouragement! They were all VERY appreciated.

I'm doing a preliminary run at prints.
On top of the prints I am showing here, you can always request a print from any of the shots from:
Bathing Beauty
Lady by the Lake
No Swimming
Ivory Indian

I will be offering the prints in a standard, 8 x 10's, but special requests will ALWAYS be entertained.
I'm going to charge $25 for one or $40 for two. I'll charge a standard $6 shipping, and won't request an additional fee should you order more than one print. I prefer all payments to be done through paypal.

In addition to these prints I am considering selling a coffee table book I made. It's approximately 75 pages and it features my graphic art shots (8.5" x 11") accompanied by my own original words and a page that compliments the piece. It cost me well over $200 to make it, not to mention over 100+ hours to assemble it. Therefore, I will only let it go for a steep price. Figured I'd throw it out there, none the less. So...make me an offer!

I will featuring a few prints (to be disclosed later) that will be, one time only, releases. They will be 11" x 17" and (along with all of the other pieces) will be signed. Keep an eye out for those...they are some of my personal favorites

I thank you from the BOTTOM of my heart for even looking at my offerings. I am in a very unhealthy environment here and have to get out. As you know, the recent death of my car's engine, has burdened me with a very sizable debt...If you can't help, I love you just the same. To those that can and will help...I am indebted to you! I promise that once I get to Oregon, lose some weight (to get back to where I was before the stress commenced to epoch levels) I'll find a photographer and shoot some GORGEOUS sets

Peace and LOVE to all of you!
XOXO
Dia

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