This pretty much describes how I feel right now:

Sigh.

As a self-proclaimed more-technical-than-your-average-computer-user I-can-make-my-own-web-site person, changing the formatting on this blog is taking way more effort and time than it really should. I hope to finish this redesign in a few days, so please bear with me.

Anyway, while waiting for a baby to be fed during a photo session, I snapped a few pictures of their dogs:

(I’ll admit that I’m not much of a pet person, but these dogs really are too cute not to be photographed!)

Life took a sudden turn in the past week and I’ve been trying hard to catch up, but I still wanted to take a moment to say happy ninth dating anniversary to my love :)

By the way, I have something very exciting coming up this weekend and I’ll report back when I have pictures! Stay tuned.

Meet my companion this weekend:

Years ago, I was actually a business administration + economics major in college. However, neither school nor my real-world work experience in big firms really taught me how to start / run a small business.

No worries; the library came to my rescue!

Admittedly these titles scare me (bookkeeping? legal guide? business plan? what?), but they are also intriguing. People often say that being a professional photographer means 10% of the time shooting, 90% of the time managing the business. Luckily, I enjoy both sides of things :) So, bring it on!

A multi-talented and sweet friend of mine recently nominated me for the “kreativ blogger” award. Whee! Thanks for thinking of me. As a part of accepting this award, I have to share seven interesting facts about me with you. Here they are:

1. I never believed in Santa Clause. Growing up in Hong Kong, kids just didn’t believe in Santa even though we celebrated Christmas. I never believed in tooth fairy neither, in case you’re wondering.
2. I love to read (favorite book = Wuthering Heights). When I was in sixth grade, I led a team of kids who managed the library at school. Then when I was in high school, I worked at the local city library for almost two years. What a nerd.
3. I don’t have the athletic gene. Seriously, there is not a single sport that I am remotely good at or enjoy playing. Heck, I’m even bad at bowling. However, I like watching sports games as long as food is plentiful and delicious.
4. I got kicked out of ballet class when I was in fourth or fifth grade for talking too much in class. Yep. Also, I often got shushed in elementary school :) It’s so strange because I’m actually pretty quiet nowadays.
5. The other day I told my mom about my photography, and she told me that before I was born my dad was really into photography as well. He even bought a SLR camera, which was very expensive back then, and especially for my parents. Knowing this really warmed my heart.
6. I have a major sweet tooth. In fact, I often tell people that my stomach is compartmentalized: one part for regular food, the other part for sweets. That’s why I always have room for desserts!
7. I love taking pictures of lamps. It’s a very strange habit, I know. Here’s a recent one at the Gamble House in Pasadena:

So after learning all these weird facts about me, you’ll still visit my blog . . . right? :)

Good morning, everyone!