it hit me the other day that i am the definition of average.  everything i’ve ever tried and liked, i’ve been average at it.  music, the arts, video, running.  hell, the store i buy jeans from is ALWAYS out of my size because it’s so common and average.

i guess that what i’m saying is that you obviously clicked on the bio link to get a feel for who i am.  i don’t want to disappoint you, i mean even if i do, it’ll probably just be some kind of average, mild form of disappointment that you get over quickly. 

so look.  i graduated high school in 1997 with a scholarship to play music.  having the amazing skill to self sabotage, i dropped out towards the end of my first year.  i floundered around until the life of retail and waitressing grew intolerable and i eased back into college via community college.  on a whim i took my first photo class and fell in love.  by the time i graduated, i was full fledged all about pursuing photography.  um, you don’t win grand prize at a small town fair if you’re not good right!?

well, the thing i do where i quit something before i have a chance to get really good at it kicked in.  don’t get me wrong, i still kept taking photography classes but now i was all about digital media and video.  i had ALWAYS loved video but never thought i could pursue it as a career.  once i started pursuing photography though, i figured, well, why not video?

drama pushed me toward seattle as i tried to run away from my problems and i ended up at cornish college of the arts where i absolutely did not belong.  fortunately i had some WONDERFUL teachers who helped me become comfortable expressing my sense of humor in my art.  you’ll find a lot of people that don’t like funny mixing with art but you just gotta get over it because its TOTALLY worth it when you see those few watching your video, busting up laughing and absolutely getting it.

i still don’t know who i am in the art world or if i have any business being anywhere near it, but i don’t suck completely and i’ll keep pursuing what interests me with every bit of my average potential.