Laura Beth/Silent Star Arts

It's Friday which means I'm 100% alone, by myself, going solo at the ole office. Yup! I'm the only one that works Fridays but that's fine by me. There usually is no 'real' work to do, I'm merely here to answer questions, answer phones and be a body if someone comes by to pay a bill, etc. My bosses are cool with me bringing in my own stuff to work on. So, yes, it's Friday and I'm getting paid an hourly rate to sit and solder. You can't beat that with a stick. Plus, I got another raise that went into effect on my last paycheque so now I'm at $9ph. Not the best wage on the planet but there are, of course, still the perks I talked about before. You know, coffee, lunch ummmm getting paid to solder!! I'm working on new products for my shop. I also plan to do some late summer cleanout of my craft stuff. Over the years I've hoarded a bunch of things with the intentions of trying to art forms. Some of them stuck but most of them just GOT stuck in boxes. If you're looking for some new craft items/supplies be on the lookout in my etsy shop soon. Also if any of you are looking for something specific, just let me know and I'll see if I can accomodate the request.
In other news, I've been a busy little beaver (note to self:find the oregon shirt that says "proud to be the beaver state"...buy said shirt) as of late. The Yuba-Sutter Fair was last Wednesday through Sunday so I was busy photographing that. I have to photograph the sponsor signs with people around them, the pageants, livestock, exhibits, corndogs...you get the idea. It's not a high paying gig by any means but I get into the fair for free, usually get a bunch of free food and get some experience/exposure. Last year my photos made it onto the cover of the AT&T Yellow Pages! I'M ON THE PHONEBOOK! I AM SOMEBODY!!! (50 points for Gryffindor if you get that reference.)
Here are a few of the better photos
Fair Brat Ahoy!




You can see a few more over at my flickr. I took well over 1500 photos. I have, by no mean, even begun to really truly edit them. It's gonna take a while.
Other than that, life has been fine. My car is still dead but Jamie has a motorcycle and a jeep so I've been driving the jeep. Her best friend is getting married on September 6th and I'm doing the photography so I'm gathering ideas for that as well. If you see any really awesome wedding pics, definitely show me, I need some ideas. I've only done one wedding in my life.
Well, back to the soldering gun.Have a nice weekend lovelies!