Hello world.

Long time, no see.

Yeah … I didn’t mean to be gone for so long.

It’s just life, man. Life kind of swooped in like a storm and just did not quit for awhile.

Sorry about it. But here’s five things going on with me:

1 A TECH REVOLT - It’s been quite a push and pull when it comes to me and my technology. I’ve had issues with my 2011 MacBook Pro. And it’s made it super hard to do anything creative biz related. For the most part, I could get away with just my iPhone or iPad for sales leads and whatnot … but the actual working on and editing photos, I NEED MY COMPUTER.

And I still haven’t quite fully fixed that problem. But my dinosaur of a Macbook Pro (the old one - from 2008!) is still functional enough for me to do basic things like mail, interwebz, and Excel. So that’s cool. And well, my amazing roommate has graciously let me use her computer when I need to. So praise God. It’s been months in this makeshift computer sitch, but I’m rolling with it.

Not mentioned - the 50mm lens that I finally replaced, the camera battery that’s been shotty for awhile, and I’m still missing the top bar to my background stand. I’m a hot mess. Bah.

It’s been frustrating but manageable. And well, it’s like the #1 reason why I went on my blogging hiatus. If you were wondering why I went all MIA - that’s a big reason why.

2 CIVIC DUTY FULFILLED - Another reason I’ve been gone for awhile is because I served on jury duty FOR THREE WEEKS. It took over my life. Not only were those weeks super hectic, but it was bookended with projects galore.

Which is great, because I was busy, but it was horrible because I couldn’t really take on new work. So it just was bummer financially.

Although, I did learn a lot about the law and have a newfound respect for the LAPD. So I guess that’s a good thing.

3 APRIL WAS FAMILY TIME - If March was all about jury duty well April was all about family time. I’ve had back to back to back to back weekends with family visiting me in LA.

Which is awesome. Don’t get me wrong.

I just didn’t get a chance to rest in between their visits.

Multiple days at Disney. A funeral in Anaheim. A boho chic baby birthday party. A very trafficky weekend dinner on the Queen Mary. And lots and lots of touring LA.

I love my family. And I’m so happy they came to visit. I’ve just been so exhausted. And I still haven’t had a chance to recover from it all.

But it’s OK! Look, it’s my gigantic baby broseph … he braved the roller coaster at California Adventure. I’m very proud of him. Next up - Six Flags!

4 TIME TO RECHARGE - So usually I manage to get out of town every 6-8 weeks to let my brain breathe for a bit. But since life has been just plain nutso, I’ve actually gone four months without getting out of LA.

Until today.

I’m officially out of town and back home in Seattle.

I could’ve gone anywhere. Hawaii. Houston. Portland. Orlando.

(And soon OKC - starting in July).

Not this time. Home sounded great. I just want to do nothing.

It’s time to rest and recharge. And I’ll get back to life next week.

5 A BACKLOG OF 5TT’S - I’ve actually had an ongoing outline of drafted 5 Things Tuesdays going on in my head all this time. And I’ve been wanting to write about it all.

There’s something cathartic when it comes to processing all my thoughts. And I found it to be really healthy to think through things and share them with others. And since I haven’t done that in such a long while, I feel so stagnant in life.

So here you go. Here’s the backlog of things I would have shared these past few months:

how absolutely heartbroken it was when Diem Brown passed away
how excited I was about Pitch Perfect 2
the Gilmore Guys Podcast and how amazingly hilarious it is
how completely ROBBED we were in the Super Bowl
how I’ve been a book fiend - Yes Please, #Girl Boss, One More Thing and Other Short Stories just to name a few
that Dear John Hughes was BOMMMMMBBBBB
saw Pete Holmes at the new Sunset UCB Theater
incredibly sad about Harris Wittle’s passing
the absolutely CRAZINESS in the Walking Dead’s second half
and what a BADASS Morgan is
and how freakishly scary Carol is
the awesomeness in the SNL 40th Anniversary show
Back the the Future is coming to the Hollywood Bowl for the 30th anniversary. Huzzah!
Micah Tawlks is doing music again! This time under the name of Myzika.
that Jesse Carey listened to the entire Nickelback discography for seven days straight and raised a TON of money for Charity: Water
that Parenthood finished up and it was beautiful
that Pretty Little Liars is renewed for two more seasons and we still don’t know wtf is going on
um … GREY’S ANATOMY?! WHAT THE WHAT.
how I managed to pull together a pretty slick Bellatrix costume for a Harry Potter themed birthday party
how Easter service at Reality LA was amazing
how two of my friends got engaged and they let me photograph the wondrous moment
how two of my others friends had a beautiful baby girl and I just can’t even
how I finally finished training for my retouching gig in Pasadena and can now work from home (PRAISE GOD)

There’s probably more. But that’s all that I can think of right now.

:)

JOANNE GARCIA

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