I love it when I can do nothing on the weekends

June 2nd, 2008 • chatter

And that’s exactly what I did all weekend aside from running a few errands. I needed a break after the long and rather tumultuous week at work. It was busy to say the least, none due to some recent security issues we’ve had to face — not that this weekend was any better. But I unplugged and watched TV and movies all weekend, it was great. I did manage to get some edited shots from our first visit to Lion Country Safari finally edited and put up on my Flickr account. There were over 400 pictures but I cut that down to less than 200. I can’t even remember why we took so many but we did. Our most recent visit landed another 250 or so but I haven’t started editing those yet.

My girlfriend is nearly done editing her shots from our photo shoot early last month and some of them are up at her Model Mayhem profile. Hopefully she’ll get more up soon! We’ve got some ideas brewing that, if worked out, I think will be awesome for her portfolio (and mine if I can ever get my camera!!).

We went to Grif’s Western store on Saturday in hopes of getting me a new pair of boots but alas, walked away with none. The great looking black cherry pair I tried on last time I was there were still hanging around but I didn’t get them since my last pair of Durangos had to have arch support added since there’s almost none. I saw an awesome pair of beaten up Code West boots that I have got to have, the guy working there aptly named them “scuba boots” since they look similar to boots worn by scuba divers in full suits from the earlier half of the 1900s. I was weary of getting them since the inner boot has some kind of nylon webbing inside although I’m not sure why and neither did the guy we were talking to. I’m not sure if I should get another pair of black boots or go for a darker brown or more weathered brown. I know that Lucchese has a sweet pair of calfskin boots from their 1883 collection in brown that I’d love but I know that they’re probably $700. They also tried to sell me on a white straw cowboy hat since it’s summer but I just can’t see myself wearing one. And the only ones in beaver felt that I liked they didn’t have in my size. It was a fun visit but I had to walk out empty handed.

All in all, a fun weekend where nothing got accomplished but was fun anyway.