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And another perk: in one week I leave for vacation in Maine. I may have to buy more memory cards for my camera. Keep an eye out for those in a few weeks.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/25847197/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/25847197/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:04:03 PDT don't. People can be pretty nasty on vacation. Especially if they're spending a few thousand for a week at the beach and it rains for four days straight...

Anywho, I am still taking photos, but my editing software is down, forcing me to post things raw. Hence I'm being a little pickier in my choices. More should be coming soon, though. I hope everyone is having a lovely summer!



P.S.
It took me over a month, but I made it through the almost 9,000 deviations that had built up in my watch list. Why do I keep doing this to myself?

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/23163556/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/23163556/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:48:02 PST
]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/22991951/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/22991951/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:04:01 PST
My attempts at updating were originally foiled by being unexpectedly taken on full time at my job. Then I balanced that out, and my computer kicked the bucket. (Kicked the hard drive? I'm not sure what an appropriate metaphor might be.) I was saved by my brother giving me his old computer - only it had a virus. I exorcised the virus and begun the process of reinstalling all the various software. Every time I thought I was done, I found out something else was missing. Such was the case with my internet. I finally have all the proper drivers and updates in place to *finally* operate this site again.

*sigh*

But it works! And I have pictures! Taken with the spiffy new camera that I love. I will try to get at least one up tonight, with more to follow.

Man I missed this.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/21112915/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/21112915/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:44:37 PDT
Across the road from my house is (was) a taxidermist shop. Until a motobike caught fire outside and spread to the store itself. Once I was sure the shop would not explode (the chemicals were not stored there) I rushed over with my trusty camera. As I snapped photos, I thought, "Excellent! I have my explosion!"

I dashed back home, uploaded the photos, and began going through them. Then my computer died. Literally. No blue-screen-of-death, just the black screen of no return. Turns out that, after years of over-heating, some componant finally fried and my computer simply will not turn on.

Then came two months of tearful no-computerness. Until my darling brother offered me his old one. The catch: it had a virus. So I cheerfully wiped the hard drive, spent three days re-installing all the software I needed, and now, I have a computer again! Huzzah!

I still seem to be having trouble navigating this site, but I hope it just means I need to upgrade Internet Explorer. The re-boot discs for the computer are five years old, so I've had to do a lot of updating. But I'm up and running again, and hopefully I will have more pictures soon.

I missed you puter.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/19810132/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/19810132/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:03:20 PDT
I am proud to announce that, after seven months of patient waiting, I am at long last the proud owner of a brand new Nikon D40! We loves our precious, yes we do. I have been snapping pictures like a fiend, so expect updates soon.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/18839731/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/18839731/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:34:48 PDT I had always thought hoping for a knight in shining armour was a nice exaggeration that we eventually grow out of. Until I met him. Ladies, I can tell you, Prince Charming does exist. Of course, he does a lot more hunting and surfing and a lot less dancing and hair coiffing. Oh, and he's taken. *brandishes fist threateningly*

But I've still been photographing like crazy, and I have some new stuff I'm excited to post. Also, I will hopefully have my new camera within the next month. Goodbye Kodak C330, hello Nikon D-40!

That is all for now. I'm off to throw a load of laundry in the washer before heading to the beach. Have I mentioned how much I love being ten minutes from the ocean, five minutes from the bay?

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17628822/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17628822/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:39:02 PDT
And to anyone who wants to buy prints of my photos: if you can't get them through devart, PLEASE contact me, and I will see if I can't get them to you myself.

And a special thank you to everyone who has commented and faved my new series - it was very encouraging. More photos and series coming soon!

And a HUGE thank you for the 1,000+ pageviews!!!!!! I definitely didn't expect to hit 1,000 this quickly.

Now I need to go back to bed and nurse this cold....

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17416884/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17416884/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:01:50 PDT Sea Dog, Marlee Augusta and Kathy Ann.

The series has its own folder in my gallery, but I'll post the links here as well:
"Coming in from the Cold" [link]
"I Blend into the Sea" [link]
"Ghosts on the Sea" [link]
"I Command the Seas" [link]
"Just Keep on Sailing" [link]
"The Faithful Rusty Tub" [link]
"Sail Off Into the Sunset" [link]
"We Went to Sea What We Could See" [link]
"Let Me Catch My Balance" [link]
"Unclothed Wings" [link]
"Out to Sea" [link]

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17247195/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17247195/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:23:34 PST

But my self-imposed labor has been finished, and I may now turn my energies toward other goals. I am expecting to start work in a week or so (hooray! income!), so I will spend the interim free time updating my gallery. I gave a couple series I am anxious to get up, so we shall see if I can get them polished and posted.

And now I must be up early, and the blasted clocks are stealing an hour of my sleep. Isn't the dryer stealing my socks bad enough? Ah well, I now have no time to gripe.

Good night to all!




P.S.
Nothing exploded in this journal, I just felt like an eye-catching title. I will work on an explosion for the next.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17076990/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/17076990/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:44:13 PST
Ahem. Theatrics aside, I have a wonderful announcement to make. I officially have internet again! No lugging around the laptop, no fighting with signal or waiting to use the desk. Unlimited access, 24/7, woohoo!!! Nothing can stop me now! ...Except perhaps a tendancy toward laziness. But we shall see.

I would write more, but I just returned from tutoring someone in math. I like math, but there is a limit, and my brain has reached it. It slipped out, leaving just a note, and I must now track it down.

Cheerio!

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16736570/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16736570/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:17:02 PST
Imagine my glee, then, when my mother awoke me this morning, the case of misplaced cds in hand. What joy! What rapture! I may now sift through and retrieve the pictures I have been planning to post. And, even more joyously, I have discovered some excellent places for shoots, and am working on a nice series to put up. Now, if only things would stop happening all of a sudden, that I might have a few minutes to myself, I will actually be able to *post* said pictures.

More to come....

....soon, I hope....

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16429770/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16429770/ Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:07:11 PST
But fear not! I shall return. Soon. If I don't go crazy trying to figure out how to get my substitute teaching certificate first. (Because making it easy for people to get the necessary information is, apparently, too much to ask.)

On a side note: the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters is one of the best series I have ever read - and I'm not even a big fan of mysteries!

Until next time, I bid you - adieu.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16203110/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/16203110/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:22:55 PST
I shall post more pictures at some point, but right now I need to play catch up: and find a job. The world is a cruel place for a college graduate. You walk around proudly with your new diploma, crying "Hire me!" and are met with crickets. *sigh*

That is all for now. A (belated) Merry Christmas and Good New Year to you all!

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/15740131/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/15740131/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:40:52 PST
My updates have been sporadic, at best, theses last few weeks, and my apologies for such. It was triggered largerly by my self-criticism growing a tad more strict, and I have been struggling with what to add - and what to detract - from my gallery. (And, of course, add to that senior and final projects, moving, and impending graduation... Well. I feel my preoccupation is a bit justified. )

There's not much else to relate in this journal, but the previous one was a tad outdated and I felt obliged to replace it. When I have something interesting, I shall place it here.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/15233679/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/15233679/ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:32:10 PDT
One change was that we could not bring our upright grand piano with us. My mom would spend, literally, three or more hours a day, every day, playing and singing on this piano. Music is so much a part of our family that the piano became a huge part of it by default. And now it's gone. We gave it to a musician who will love it and care for it, but it's still gone. When I go home, I can't just sit down and play. It makes me very sad.

Anticipating such sadness, I took a bunch of photos of our precious piano before the boys came to take it away. I share them with you now as a cathartic offering. You may not appreciate the photos as much as I do, since my emotions are tied up in them, but I do hope you like them.

]]> ~Aurlach http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/14917002/ http://Aurlach.deviantart.com/journal/14917002/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:07:37 PDT
Greetings, all! I do not see myself making frequent journal posts, but I thought I should at least have an introductory one. Some of you may have noticed that when I update, I tend to update several pictures at once. This is because I have almost two years worth of photos to sort through and post. I realized the other day that if I posted one a week, it would take me exactly two years to put them all up. I do not want it to take two years. So, while the updates are intermitten, they will be bulky for awhile.

These photographs span from roughly January 2006 to present (obviously) and are taken mostly in New Jersey, some in Eastern Pennsylvania. I have no airs of being a photographer, amateur or otherwise. Things catch my eye and I try to capture them on film (figuratively speaking - my camera is digital). Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I'm sort-of figuring things out as I go along, and any tips or hints are more than welcome.

I think that about covers it. *rifles through notes* Yes, that it is all for now. Thank you to everyone who has given feedback and/or selected photos as favorites. It's very flattering and encouraging, and I tip my hat to you. *bows and exits, stage right... or is it left?*

]]> ~Aurlach