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2007 in Photography

loscocco — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:50:06 GMT

Hello, Well another year has passed by (very quickly) and its been good one overall. Gotten older, learned a lot, and done a bit of traveling. Hopefully even more next year. Now i am setting even more ambitious goals for next year. I want to take time this holiday season to share with you some of my favorite photos that I have taken over the past year. Click on this link to view the full gallery. http://www.loscocco.net/images/2007photography Its so hard to choose when i have thousand of photos to choose the best ones out of. I would love to hear your comments on them and which ones you like. Hope you enjoy them! Happy 2008!!!! I hope its a good one for you. :) Sincerely Erin

Balance.

loscocco — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:29:13 GMT

Life is about finding that balance between the things you want and the basics that keep you happy. Not doing too much of one thing too much. Anything in excess is.. well excess. Not being attached to one thing that you love but branching out to explore more. Maybe there are other things out there undiscovered that could bring just as much joy. Every once in a while step out of the normal pleasures and routine and try something else. I know every time i do i come away feeling better. Every moment is given by god only once and make the most of it and don't waste a single second. Learn from the past and look forward to the future. :) Photo: Balanced rocks atop Isla del Sol en Bolivia

"Everybody is free to wear sunscreen"

loscocco — Mon, 21 May 2007 19:05:38 GMT

worth reading the whole thing, It's an awesome song / advice .. but like they say its wasted on the youth. My favorite lines: Do one thing every day that scares you. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good. But trust me on the sunscreen… ======================================================== "Everybody is free to wear sunscreen" by Baz Luhrman Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97, Wear Sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience… I will dispense this advice, now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself, and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked…. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind; the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life… the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary… what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can, don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.. Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings, their your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but with the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…

Roadside assistance or 411?

loscocco — Wed, 09 May 2007 07:04:11 GMT

I wish mine was normal... but who's is normal? and what is normal? Sigh.... 1300 miles less distance yet still not any closer. We are only getting older and who know what will happen tomorrow. I feel rather selfish but some days want to know the answer to the question i have been wondering for 17 years now. before its sealed forever. Will i ever know? Should i know?

Better than all the sex I have ever had.

loscocco — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:55:06 GMT

Well almost.. maybe better than most of it. :) Finally after paying my dues i made it out into the giants playground of the bay. Always dreamed of screaming back and forth under the Golden Gate and now I can die a little happier. The rewards of life never come easy and the biggest rewards take the biggest risks and consequences but in the end are worth it even if i had to swim half an hour to get back on shore. Launching high into the air and landing on the buttery smooth tail behind a supertanker the size of a skyscraper was by far the biggest adrenaline rush in a LOOONG time. At then end of the day i am glad everyone got to play in the best playground in the world.. even if some met some unexpected obstacles in the way. I am grateful that your okay. :)

Tourist watching

loscocco — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:23:41 GMT

Today i had some extra time between jobs and stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge lookout to eat my lunch and watch the tourists. It was quite amusing and fun. trying to guess where they were all from. Listening to them speaking Italian, Spanish, Russian, German and various other accents. makes me want to get out and travel more. Random fact: The Golden Gate Bridge is the most photographed object in the world.

Photography from this weekend

loscocco — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:20:23 GMT

Photography from this weekend http://www.loscocco.net/images/200704weekend enjoy Erin

Merry Christmas

loscocco — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:38:58 GMT

our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure it is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us we ask ourselves, who am i to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? actually, who are you not to be? you are a child of God your playing small doesn't serve the world there's nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you we are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us... as we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others -nelson mandela

Weapons of Mass Distraction

loscocco — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:56:17 GMT

Weapons of Mass Distraction Don't cut the red wire! www.WMD.com

Yay!!!

loscocco — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:03:02 GMT

At Lost Inca City of Macchu Picchu In Peru in Oct 2006 An amazing place!