I think I'm seeing things. http://johntographer.posterous.com Words from a man of pictures. posterous.com Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:10:21 -0700 Easily Entertained http://johntographer.posterous.com/easily-entertained-0 http://johntographer.posterous.com/easily-entertained-0
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A while ago, Stacy (my soon-to-be-wife) and I visited Custer State Park. It was great. It was one of the best vacations ever. Blah, blah, blah.

Did I want to snap some gorgeous landscape photos? Nah. Did I want to see the majestic buffalo in their native habitat? Nope. Was I seeking to re-ignite my South Dakotan pride? Not really. 

I looked past all of those (appreciation-deserving) things to find the scruffy, tourist-food-eating, man-transplanted donkeys. That's just how I roll. 

Like many of my comrades, I find myself awkwardly trying to fit myself to my cubicle-based job. It sucks the personality out of me and quite literally turns me into a small part of a very large and un-personable machine. It's a bigger problem than I make it out to be, but this is where I'm at. Is it where I want to be for the rest of my life? Of course not. 

You probably know me as a goofy-looking photographer, or something of the like. You know the "me" in the photo above. 

In reality, I'm a 24-year-old who works at a grey-walled desk on the weekdays. Only on the evenings and weekends am I the person you know. Only away from that cubicle do I get to interact with and enjoy the people who matter to me. Only on the evenings and weekends am I the person I 100% want to be. But hey, it's 2010, and I've gotta pay doze bills.

I have problems, but who doesn't? This blog is gonna help me keep that introspective life stress at bay. S'gonna help me keep things real. 

Also, I know a few wonderful people who use writing to cope with their problems, to share themselves with the world. They impress me. They influence me. They make me feel... I'm not sure what it makes me feel, but I just like how it makes me feel - how their words move me. 

These people might not know it, but they mean a lot to me, and I'm just trying to repay the favor. 

I'm also trying to remind people to appreciate the donkeys in their lives.

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I've got lots of blog post topics to try in the next few days, but I want you to let me know if there's anything you'd like me to shed some light on for you. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Photo: Yours truly with the wild donkeys at Custer State Park near Custer, S.D. Shot by Stacy.

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