Today was a surprising day for me. I went to the post to get the mail, and had a couple of envelopes. They all looked like junk mail to me. I normally just tear shit up and toss it away, but today... I didn't. I am glad that I actually looked!

One of the envelopes had a postmark from Denmark. I about lost it when I opened it up. It was an autograph from Tom Kristensen. If you do not know the significance of this guy, google "Tom K., Tom Kristensen, or Mr. Le Mans". He has won the 24 hours of Le Mans seven times. He is one of the drivers for Audi. Yeah, I am excited!

On a side note, I was out looking for subjects to photograph when I drove by a dealership and saw this. I laughed for a few minutes, then took a couple of pictures.

Does anyone see the irony of this?

Another week, another dollar! I am still not getting used to the third shift hours, but it does provide me some beneficial time to shoot some awesome locations.

It may be a short lived journey on third shift as I will hopefully find out Monday what kind of deal will be extended to me if I go to work for Global Facilities. I spoke to my contact yesterday about it, and he has to wait until the H.R. rep gets back in state on Monday before he will know anything. I will be hoping for the best, but expecting the worst...

Anyway, onto the photos:

Well, week two is over! I am still alive, and still working.

And this is a studio light that "helped" me in my journey to the photos.

It is now into my second week of working third shift. To be honest, it is not that bad. The hours suck, and getting filthy sucks, but I actually enjoy the work. I am sure that I will run into some less than desirable jobs, but hey, I get to do something that is not on a computer all day long.

Aside from that tidbit, I have been pretty much offered a job doing Auto CAD work for "Global Facilities Management". I need to call the guy and set-up an appointment. From what I was told on the phone, I would probably take a hefty pay cut... I don't know... I guess I will find out when I have the meeting with the guys.

Onto the photography side of things: I ran to an old farm house that is across the street from where I work. The place looks to be all but abandoned. Okay, I know that it is no longer being used, and has sat like it does today for at least ten years.

It is kind of spooky once you get close to it. Everything is rotting away, and falling down. To me, it is a perfect place to take some shots. I did find an old "Buda" tractor out back that has sunk into the ground over the years.

Without further ado, the photos: