My First Protester
While setting up for a shoot in front of Moscone Center last week, I was greeted by a loud and dedicated protester. Inside the center was the annual Mortgage Brokers Association Convention & Expo. Outside was the lone protester. He was protesting the government bailout of the mortgage and financial industry. What he lacked in numbers, he made up for in heart. The fact there was only one of him didn’t stop him from taking the opportunity to disrupt the mainstream media (I guess that would be me) from glorifying the mortgage industry and the government bailout (again, me?).
Unfortunately for him we weren’t quite ready to shoot and were only in the setup phase. Sadly, he was ushered away by the time the shoot was ready to begin. I didn’t want him to feel like he didn’t accomplish anything, so I went ahead and snapped this shot of him in action.
Fight on lone protester, fight on!
It’s Been A Long Time
I was talking about my lack of blogging over diner with a friend the other day. She only recently has taken the time to read some of my writing and said she thought it was funny. I think she was just being kind. I thanked her in my typical uncomfortable with compliments kind of way. I stated the obvious and mentioned that I hadn’t really been blogging much lately, to which she asked why. I didn’t really know how to answer. I mean, I’ve actually been fairly busy with some interesting projects and there’s no reason I shouldn’t be writing about them and other things I’ve been working on lately.
