dallas.

well well, look who has seriously slacked off!

i've been in dallas almost a week. actually doesnt seem that long, which is good i guess. haven't been doing a whole lot other than helping melissa get settled in her new apartment and getting good contacts and meeting scheduled.

i worked for dan ham (www.danhamphotography.com) for a few hours weds morning. he's a really great guy and i'm excited to work for him more. i'm scheduled to work for him mon/tues all day this week. we spent weds morning just getting to know each other as well as him familiarizing me with his workflow process.

i also am excited about a few meetings i have set for the middle of next week. i'm meeting with D magazine (www.dmagazine.com) to show them my book and hope that they will want to hire me for freelance photo work! i set up another meeting with another local photographers rep to talk about possible freelance digital tech and assisting. he's are great still life photographer (www.mannyrodriguez.net). so things really look up here in dallas.

i'm sure everyone wants to know whats up with the LA job i interviewed for last week. well so far nothing. i did finally get a hold of them by phone thursday afternoon and they said they were still in the decision making process and that they had started calling my references (which i knew because my references told me), but these are good signs. i'm still not positive that i even WANT that job, i mean yeah i do, but it all depends on timing and salary (mostly salary!).

yesterday melissa and i drove to one of the outlying towns to visit the animal control shelter to look at a puppy that she was interested in. she's been looking for a dog for the past couple of months so this was no flippant thing. when we got there, he was so cute and perfect. as soon as we took him out to yard to walk him he was so happy and melissa sat down in the grass and he ran right over and sat in her lap. well needless to say, she took him home. he is a doll, perfect, no barking, he slept in the kitchen all night without a peep!! we named him wiley! (he was found in a small town called wiley texas, so its fitting, plus he looks like a wiley!)

today mdk and i are headed to a few antique and or second hand stores etc.