Kyle Hepp

October 22, 2008

I have severe writers block. I can’t even think of anything to write about for the group blogging topic and I’ve known what it was going to be for the past two weeks (racism/classism in Chile, in case you missed that post).

So for now you just get a picture of my new blue dress which I am very excited about! Seriously, I’ve been telling everyone I know about it. I took pictures to email to my mom because when she saw it not on me, just in the box she didn’t think it was cute. When S. came in the bathroom I asked him if he liked it and this was his reaction:

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October 21, 2008

I have so much going on right now and so much to be excited about at the moment. One, I can’t talk about just yet because I don’t want to jinx it, and the other is a job opportunity that I want SO BAD. Please keep your fingers crossed for me! I don’t want to say what it is unless I actually get this job, but it’s related to wedding photography in the U.S. (nope, no relocation, don’t worry) and I’m very excited about the possibility.

In general, I don’t let myself get my hopes when I apply for jobs. I don’t like to count my chickens before they’re hatched. But, I can’t help but be enthusiastic about this one. I will be ECSTATIC if I get it!!!!! And pretty let down if I don’t.

In other news, we have raised a whopping $736.32 dollars for Marcelo! Umm, pardon my French, but holy shit!!!! You guys are absolutely amazing. Basically, the first semester matriculation fee is covered, plus 4.3 months worth of tuition. WOW. I took most of the money out right now since the dollar is high and we are putting it into a deposit so it can earn interest until Feb. when we have to pay the matriculation. I’ve been absolutely floored by the response of people who have bought postcards and pictures, flat out donated and helped spread the word! It feels really good to know that the people who read this blog care so much about their fellow human being, and are happy to lend a hand.

And, don’t forget, the contest isn’t over yet! I would love to have more people enter…and right now your odds are really good. There are four prizes and only about 25 people entered. So do it, enter the contest! I originally thought that the contest would be the big draw and nobody would buy photos but it’s been the other way around! I have prizes and want to give them out to you guys because you all rock my world!

All proceeds of postcard/picture sales continue to go straight to the cause until November 6th. So if you’re thinking about purchasing, do it soon!

*Updated: The postcard of the palm tree overlooking the mountains and the “Bridge to Nowhere,” (the really blue postcard overlooking a bridge in Pucon) are both currently unavailable if you live in Chile. If you live in the U.S. they’re on backorder and should be available to mail to you in hopefully 2-3 weeks. If you’re in Chile and you really have your heart set on either of those two I’ll be bringing back more stock of those postcards at the end of December. Don’t forget, postcards are just 1,250 a piece if you order them individually, or 5,000 for 5. If I have to mail them to you the entire set is 7,500.

And, last but not least, group blogging topic for this Friday is Racism/Classism. As always, feel free to apply the topic to whatever country you live in or have lived in!

Chao, happy Tuesday.

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October 19, 2008

Sundays for me are like any other workday. The only real difference is that I sleep in and may or may not take a longer lunch break to go out to eat or go on a walk or do something fun. But 99% of the time I work as many, if not more hours than I do during the week.

I like to take advantage of the “day of rest,” to work more uninterruptedly. On Monday-Friday I receive floods and floods of emails every day. No, I’m not superpopular. Keep in mind that I write for 5 different blogs, and work for one online business and therefore have 5 different internet bosses who are in constant contact. I subscribe to various newsletters relating to celebrities, fashion, eco-friendly lifestyle and photography, all of which I at least try to keep up with since these are things I need to be able to write about knowledgeably. That’s on top of personal blog emails, comments and communication with friends and family back home. I’m, unfortunately, not exaggerating when I say that I get up to go to the bathroom and by the time I’m back there are 10 new emails in my inbox. On Sundays there’s a pause in the madness.

S. knows that I work on the weekends, so today he asked me today, “Do you have a lot to do or can you watch Scrubs with me for a little bit?” I was in kind of a bad mood and I responded, “Look at my to-do list for today and tell me if you think I have time.”

He scribbled something on my notebook, came back over, handed it to me and said, “Problem solved.”

In case you can’t read his completely unintelligible handwriting, he wrote, “Scrubs with Papinni and S,” at the bottom of my list (Papinni is our nickname for Papito). I stopped what I was doing and watched two episodes while we all cuddled. If only every day were that simple.

These two melt my heart.

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