rainy

i wish all this rain would go away. but i guess we're getting early april showers. maybe that'll make for early may flowers. things have already started to bloom. i hope they don't get killed in another freeze. i saw a robin out back yesterday. got a decent shot of him. i was pretty sad to see this month's va wildlife magazine's annual photo contest. i didn't make it in at all. and i thought i had some really nice shots this year. i went last friday to the first friday art walk downtown. my professor and a past professor had an exhibit at one of the galleries. it was called "shoot the james." there were some great shots there. and some not so great ones. i think i have some great stuff that should be recognized. but i don't know how to get that recognization. i talked with some people at the show. a lot are a part of the focus group for photographers in richmond. i'm going to try and attend their meeting next month. i do feel like i'm trying to get into this scene. maybe someday i'll succeed. i had a really good day yesterday going to louisa for owen's bday. all the family was there. and some crazy kids running around. it was a pokemon party. i told owen gareth would be jealous but i brought him home a box full of goodies. he's had spring break all this week. it was well deserved with all the papers and exams he had last week. i went out early yesterday and got my car looked at. when i got the three hundred dollar axel and boot replaced last week they said my breaks and roters needed to be replaced for another three hundred. so i got the parts myself for less than a hundred and scott was planning on replacing them for free for me. but he said they didn't even need to be replaced yet. then while i was at matt's place a lady backed her truck hitch into my bumper leaving a big hole. my family says i have a target on me or my car. probably me since these things always seem to happen to whatever car i have. i started discussing the prospect of getting a new car. still haven't decided exactly how i'm going to go about that. but i know it needs to be done. it's been nice having these past two days off. it's like i have a normal job where i get weekends off. except that now i have work.