Sushi in Vegas

Last night I went to Vegas with a few co-workers and one of my managers. We are closing down the restaraunt and having a private Super Bowl party for thoes who bought tickets from us. So we needed decorating supplies and as many who read this know, St. George doesn't have much to offer here. Plus Vegas is only an hour and a half away so it's just a hop skip and jump away.

Anyways 6 of us piled into my boss Danielle's SUV and we were off. Along the way we played car games like the "ABC Object" game, "I'm Going to the Moon and Bringing-Vegas addition," and then some other game I can't think of. It was entertaining for awhile till Dustin and Emily got bored and decided to play the punching game. So for the next 20 or so minutes they took turns punching each other in random spots, minus the head. Finally we got to Vegas and stoped by a party store and picked up some stuff.

We left there and headed to dinner at, Yama Sushi, off of E. Flamingo and Lake Mead... I think. It was an all you can eat $22.00 place. I began the mean with 'Son of the Beach.' AMAZING! I continued down and around the list having the 'Man Whore,' Superman' and some other one that I can't recal the name to. It was all good though but by the time I got the 'Man Whore' I was getting sickly full. So I ate two pieces but they made me eat more so I wouldn't waste to much. I almost lost it right there up on the counter, but it was all worth it. During the evening my boss tried hooking me up with one of the waitresses. Maybe I shouldn't have said I think the Japanese are amazing ladies! But seriously they are! I left my number on the reciept. I know retard. But it was all in good fun.

After dinner we just headed home. However what would a trip to Vegas be without getting turned around, (which we did) cut off and brake checked by the same person almost causing death of us, and me having a random conversation with some bus driver in the party store check out isle (which I did). Give a shout out to my girl the bus driver... Whoop whooopppp!

Wish I would have taken more exciting pics but I didn't so deal with these cell phone pics...

Yama Sushi's chef for us that night...

This is what the 'Man Whore' looked like as I wanted to puke it back up!

Emily enjoying her "super hot chef creation." It actually was hot!

After you eat we had these moist napkins to wipe up with. However I first thought it was Emily's "you know what" cause she was sitting next to me and I thought it fell out of her purse. I was wrong. LOL.

till next time...
-Gawdun

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Travels and Wedding Shoots... Here I Come!

Well 2009 is turning out so far to be real productive. Ok so maybe not January alone, well unless you count all the extra hours I am working to get my side business up and running. So let me start off in one place and then y'all be caught up.

February: Not only is it the month that I turn a quarter of a century old. (That's right relatives your getting older now too, embrace them wrinkles! ;-p) My brother David was supposed to be wed on Friday the 13th up in Carson City, NV. Well as much as I hate to say they called the wedding off, for now. However myself and the mother unit and littlest brother Lucas are heading to Reno anyways. That is trip number one.

March: The 23rd is a big day for me this month. My first wedding shoot! I will be doing the photography for my first client's wedding that day. I'm expecting some fun and hard work. I can't wait. Also that month sometime towards the end I will be shooting the engagement pictures for another client. Locations have been chosen for that shoot and I can't wait they are gonna be awesome!

April: Currently April is dry on plans but that could change.

May: I know this will excite A WHOLE LOT of my readers. From the 6th until the return flight on the 20th I will be back in south GA! I am overly (is that even a word?) excited for this trip. Currently all plans approve and make this trip possible. I can't wait! Only a few days after my return home on May 23rd I will be shooting the ring ceremony photo's and reception photos for my 2nd client. May is prob my busy month so far.

June: I possibly could be shooting a 3rd clients wedding in Lake Tahoe which means more travels for me. I'm ok with that, hey J'ADORE TAHOE! (for them that can't speak french that means... I LOVE TAHOE) I have a meeting in the next week to present pricing and my work to the couple for consideration. Keep your fingers crossed. (I currently walk around with my whole body crossed. It's fun!)

July: Not a whole lot on paper yet but I am trying to schedule a trip to Cali so I can learn to surf this summer.

The rest of the year is unplanned as of yet, well except for the fact that I will be starting school in the fall. I'm hopeful of the school in NYC, but only time will tell. Some may ask, why go to school when it sounds like you are starting a business. My answer to that is simple, I need a money making fall back for the imaginary family I have right now that will one day become real life. So sorry this wasn't the most exciting post but a bunch y'all needed to be aware of some of these things.

-Gawdun

PS: I will be putting together a new blog for my photography business when that all begins.

So look for the link in the coming weeks.

7:35 AM

Ok you guys are very special to have two, that's right 2 post from me today. However I could not let this story go un-heard. Most people are aware that I seem to attract weirdness and it doesn't seem to amaze me that day after day something happens. This day was no exception.

Currently my vehicle is in the shop and my mother and I share her car. So I get up early and drive her to work and then go back home and get ready for my work and then yada yada yada you get the picture. Today however I was driving home. I got to a stop light and it was red. Now mind you the street was dead as traffic wasn't around yet. This light never stops me at this time of the day. I stop and look to my right and notice 3 suit cases and a purse just sitting next to the street light pole. I think to myself, "if this was the airport they'd be busted." Then I thought, "Oh that could be a bomb." Whelp I turn to my left and notice a woman walking in the cross walk getting closer to me. She motions for me to roll my window down and I comply. (i know stupid Gawdun, very stupid.) She asks me if I can take her to the Greyhound bus stop as she is having some "man" trouble and needs to get back to her home town. I tell her I am really new in the town (not a lie) and that I didn't even know we had one. She tells me that we could drive over to the gas station across the street and ask them. Now I thought before she had me roll my window down that she was coming back from there. So even though I felt odd about it (not in a "DANGER RUUUNNNN" kinda odd) I told her ok. She comes around to the passenger side and opens the door and then opens the back door and tosses her stuff in. We zip flip around and go to the gas station to find that it is still closed. I had no idea what to do, I mean I wasn't gonna take her all over town. In a side note, I'm a hot little number and don't want that virtue stolen. HAhahahahahahaha.

Anyways she spots a kid walking past the gas station and calls to him. He tells us where the station is at. So since it's about a mile down the road I decide to take her there and at the same time making sure my cell phone is in the front pocket of my hoodie, just in case. The bus stop is a park bench behind the McDonalds and I tell her I don't see a ticket counter. Turns out it was inside McDonalds. She directs me like I am her personal driver to a parking spot and then asks me to assist her in removing her bags. I do so and help her in. Right before I left she pulls out her retainer and with it her hand takes her two fingers and says..."one last thing, I'm a travel'n woman and do you by chance have a donation?" I replied, "no." It was a lie alls I had was my phone and license. She then tells me I was a good driver and says bye. I left.

Now before anybody goes all "teacher/parent scolding on my know this. She didn't look creepy and I again didn't get the "danger" voice. It was just another adventure for me. Thank goodness she wasn't drunk like that guy that jumped in the back seat of the car while I was on my mission. That was an adventure (good ol' Blackshear)..

-Gawdun

A Quickie From December

So in other words this post is a long time coming and I am still really bad about updating this, but I know people worse. Anyways I have compiled a clump of photos that cover the month of December and the things that went on with that crazy month.

In tradition we children wake up early to make the parental unit breakfast for Christmas morning, something I started back when I was a wee lad at age 11. This year being my first one home I wanted to get out of the norm of bacon and eggs, soooo we made a Strata. It was real good. Don't ask me what a strata is cause I can't tell you...(maybe if a kind reader knows they can post in the comments.)

This is Christmas morn after the unwrapping happened. Look at the great face my sister used. I told her this would go online so be cautious. Supposedly she doesn't care. On a side note, I love having a camera tri-pod now.


At the St. George Temple they have the best X-mas lights so I went on a night when we had some freak snow storm. This is just one row of bushes...

The next morn after the above was taken we ended up with more snow than expected so I jetted down to the Temple to catch the snow before it melted. Heck who knows when this will happen again..

The only thing I can say about this is I was practicing my kung-fu. After church. On the stairs.

Whelp that is all for now. I have a butt-load of pics to share but not enough time. So enjoy what is present.

-Gawdun