i feel a bit like a scrooge. i've been in a bad mood for a month now. people are expected to be in a good mood during the holidays, and i am not performing as expected. i don't want to talk to anyone, and i certainly don't want to see anyone. basically, i wish people would just leave me alone. this may be a sign of deep psychological problems. i suppose i should see someone about that, but first i need to go on vacation.
aside from my anti-social tendencies things are okay. i won $1000, and i'm going to buy a new lens. lenses are expensive. the one i want costs $900. it's hard to actually commit to spending that kind of money on something. i'm going to do i though, and i'm sure i won't regret it once the lens is here. now all i have to do is start taking some pictures that people want to look at, and then maybe the purchase will be justified.
speaking of pictures that people don't want to look at, i need to prepare for the next round of self-portraits. if you are a painter who can render humans semi-accurately and would like to discuss the posssibility of doing some work for me you should get in touch. my info can be found under the contact page on this site. awesome.

until tomorrow,
jim