skobos

maker of photographs. wearer of red lipstick.

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My best friend (since 4th grade) got engaged the other weekend and I got to sneak down to SC to be a part of it! Such a happy time.

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I am so happy that autumn is here, but this summer was so lovely. 

So lovely and so MILD! First non-hellish feeling summer of my life, and I've even been in NYC for two summers previously.

Here's a photo during the beautiful golden hour at a beach in the Hamptons off of Dune Road.

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I have the day off so I've set up shop at my favorite coffee spot to start judging a whoooole lot of work for Critical Mass!

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Oh hello there, Tumblr. I forgot about you for like... a year. I'm sorry. I've been working hard and living well.

I've now been living in NYC over a year and a half and have a great little family up here. I'm a Photo Editor at ABC News and have nearly been there a year now. My favorite part is getting to feature photography I think is awesome (so long as it general public friendly). I did a recent blog on Stevie Nicks' upcoming self portrait exhibition. Turns out she's a late night self-portrait maker, too! I shot the above self-portrait (...during the day, clearly) with a big ole investment I made - I am now a Canon lady!

Speaking of that, I am needing to push myself to be much more creative much more often. Pushing myself is getting harder, but I can do it. Also, I am super excited to have been invited to be a juror for Critical Mass and tomorrow I'm going to start reviewing the work!! Also, I've gone soft. A handsome fella has stolen my heart and I am stupid happy about it.

I plan on posting some more stuff and catching my life up on Tumblr soon (I have SO much to post! A year's worth, for cryin' out loud), but for now... find me on Instagram -  @skobos !

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A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face she inquired, “How heavy is this glass of water?” The answers called out ranged from 8oz to 20 oz. She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If i hold it for a minute, its not a problem. If i hold it for an hour, i’ll have an ache in my arm. If i hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer i hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stress and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them for a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed - incapable of doing anything.” Always remember to put the glass down.

Thanks for the ~tumblquote~, Forrest!

Hello, Tumblr!

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Sarah / Brenton Haslam

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And that's my big clunky brick of a camera that I love and should really shoot with more. I have a couple days off this week and might take a day trip to Montauk to explore!

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Sarah / Brenton Haslam

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Hey dats me!

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"I have this demon who wants me to run away screaming if I am going to be flawed, fallible. It wants me to think I'm so good I must be perfect. Or nothing. I am, on the contrary, something: a being who gets tired, has shyness to fight, has more trouble than most facing people easily. If I get through this year, kicking my demon down when it comes up, realizing I'll be tired after a day's work, and tired after correcting papers, and it's a natural tiredness, not something to be ranted about in horror, I'll be able, piece by piece, to face the field of life, instead of running from it the minute it hurts." -Sylvia Plath, Letter to a demon.

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Trying not to burn out, mostly. It's been a while, Tumblr! I've been moving and shaking and making up here. My incredible internship at Quirky came to a close and I have been freelancing full time as a Photo Editor at Daily Mail since then! Learning a lot, doing a lot, sleeping a little. Wouldn't have it any other way. I had a mid-week weekend, though, so I decided to break out my camera and make some images. This is one of the results, and be on the look out for another one, soon to follow!

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Made some Salted Whiskey White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies for a potluck or two. Pretty sure they're my favorite cookie I've ever made. Also, I'm thinking of starting a cookie blog? We'll see.

Sorry I haven't updated shit in a long time. Time is something I haven't gotten much of lately... but I'll do my best with updating this more often!

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Shot this real quick for @quirkyinc on account of today's Supreme Court ruling! #marriageequality #gayrights #humanrights #equality #quirkyinc #pivotpower #regram (at Quirky)

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Also, hiii.

I want some of these bookshelves/lights. 

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Just wrapped up my first week of my full-time internship at Quirky! It was nothing shy of amazing. Like, I can't even explain.

There is never a dull moment and never a lack of things to do. The number one core value is "Get Shit Done" and by golly, shit gets done and it gets done well. Not to mention everyone is incredibly talented and down to earth. I'm in company-love.

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Penny is fond of our new acquisitions. Also, might I add this is how she was laying when I got home. I can relate, gurl.

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I'm really happy that you're having a fantastic time living in New York (seriously, that's so great), but I kind of selfishly want you to move west so that I can ask you out sometime.

It is, indeed, a fantastic(ally stressful) time!

But honestly I'd really like to live out west at some point in my life. I've only ever been to SF but I loved it. Portland and Seattle are next on the list.

Also, WHO ARE YOU

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Golden hour in Brooklyn as seen from my new living room.

This week has been the best.

This weekend, I got to hang out with my roommate, Liz. While we live together, we hadn't seen each other all last week because of schedules. 

We went on a Williamsburg adventure. Snooped through hidden treasures in junk stores and stuffed our faces at Smorgasburg, and saw a big 'ole storm roll in over Manhattan/just missed being soaked. Saw the Great Gatsby and it was extravagant, in the best way. Wasn't sure how I'd feel about it with all the modern music and over dramatized cinematography, as it's such a Classic, but I loved it.

Had my name pulled from a raffel that I entered at a pop-up jewerly boutuiqe in Chelsea Market that I stopped in during my break, and I won a $300 gift card?! What! I never win things, y'all. (But of course, I wasn't hear when the gift card came in the mail today, so I have to figure out where I must treck to get it from UPS)

Had an interview for a real job, and it went alright, but it didn't seem like the most exciting place to work. And the lady at the front desk warned me that the guy interviewing me isn't a hand-shaker, so if he doesn't put his hand out... don't. Um... What?

BUT THAT'S OKAY because today I had an interview for a full time internship at Quirky, and was offered the position! I know it's just an internship but I am going to be doing SO much! Including having the responsibility of photographing the development of new products every day! I can't wait to be part of that team. It's definitely the coolest/most unique office environment I've seen. 

So, that means no more restaurant job, which I'm almost sad about (but not really) because I actually really liked working there! And my current, part-time internship, which I was literally learning nothing, contributing nothing, and doing nothing which bummed me out because I was really excited about it as it's such an awesome publication/company. Oh well.

HERE'S TO THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE!

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