Interesting Quote

I came across this interview of Anderson Cooper in Outside magazine, by way of the NOLS Blog. It has a great quote that I wanted to make note of:

I don't believe you should be ruled by fear in anything in your life. I don't like anything that scares me, and I prefer to face it dead on and get over it. Whether it's public speaking… I wasn't fond of it a couple of years ago and I just forced myself to do it and now I'm fine with it. Anyone who says they're not scared is a fool, or a liar, or both. I don't want that fear in my stomach to be part of my life, so I work to eliminate it.

I still haven't posted anything from my Hawaii trip....hopefully that is coming soon.

Brief Trip

This is completely what I expect Hawaii to look like at all times.

I'm headed off on a brief but rather extravagant trip tomorrow. My friend Jon is getting married in Kona and he recruited me as the wedding photographer. While this basically equates to a mostly-all-expenses paid trip to the big island, it lands right in the middle of my last semester, and it's stressing the hell out of me having to prepare and go on the trip (not to mention the costs...). Rather than stress myself out too much, I'm going to try and make the most of it by blogging, photographing, and experiencing the island.

I'm leaving tomorrow for an epic chain of flights (RIC --> ORD --> HNL --> KOA). There had better be a grass-skirted beauty waiting in a lei to garnish my pale East Coast neck as soon as I step off that plane!

Hmmmmm.