Batman has forsaken me.

Bad: I just got an e-mail from 826CHI, saying that Warner Brothers cut back on their need for extras, and so I've been cut from the roster. No Dark Knight movie extra time for me. That's what I get for gloating about it to people.

Good: This means that I won't have to wake up at 4:30 a.m. this Sunday to get to the filming location by 6.

Bad: My cheeseburger order got screwed up with someone else's, and so it only has ketchup and mustard on it. No pickles, no tomatoes, no lettuce.

Good: I am STARVING and craving meat, so it still totally hits the spot.

Bad: I still have 7 illustrations to finish by Wednesday morning.

Good: I went into this weekend with 20, so being in the single digits is awesome. Plus, my contact gave me a previously-completed illustration, told me to just remove the text, and then send it in for credit. Score!

Bad: I didn't go to bed until 1:45 last night, and was woken up at 5:00 this morning by my cat licking my armpit to wake me up and feed her.

Good: Considering that I got approximately 4 hours of sleep last night, I'm feeling REALLY GOOD!

Bad: That means I will probably be crashing and burning by 2:00.

Good: But that thought just reminds me that I will need more coffee, which in turn reminds me that it will soon be Pumpkin Spice Latte season. Autumn can't come soon enough!

Awesome photography

yakgirl found an article in ProJo (the Providence Journal, which just ain't as much fun to say) about a new trend in wedding photography. This is awesome enough that I feel the need to share with everyone, because HOT DAMN is this amazing photography.

Anyway, there's this new trend in post-wedding photography that's called "trash the dress." This doesn't mean actually destroying the dress, but it means getting photos taken in locations or situations that would basically get the dress dirty. Since the photos are done after the wedding, people are more likely to do things such as roll around in the grass, take photos at the state fair, get the dress wet, etc.

One awesome photographer is Jason Michael Cooper, who does a bunch of photos in the Las Vegas neon sign graveyard, as well as his "bride on fire." But even more amazing is Kevin Beasley, who does an amazing series of underwater brides. These two are the real standouts, whereas a lot of the other photographers in the "trash the dress" trend just seem to be doing it for yuks. But these two sites should be checked out if because of the amazing photography work. These aren't wedding photos, these are art, pure and simple.