Frozen things, new camera.

So, things got a little icy here over the past week and while it reeked havoc on a lot of peoples power, (and made my job really shitty as well,) it couldn't be argued that it wasn't really photogenic. 

I also decided it was time to update from my T3 to a 7D, it set me back a fair bit and learning how to use it is going to take a little while but I think its worth the investment. More to come soon.

A Cald Born in The Winter - Khruang Bin

I don't know a lot about this song or artist but its the kind of song that makes walking home from work at 2am far more enjoyable routine.

My Wedding Speech.

So here's the speech I wrote for Ashley and Josh's wedding. After listening to everyone else's speech I kinda felt like mine was the worst but I'm still proud of it.

Hello, my name is Matthew and I’m Ashley’s cooler brother. Its really nice to meet all of Josh’s family and its great to see everyone from my family again as well. While writing this speech I was kinda worried that I’d get nervous standing up here and talking in front everyone so I thought I’d try to picture you all naked, and now that I’m looking at granddad I realize that that idea was a huge mistake that was!

Sometimes, its hard to really think of things you’d like to say to the people. when you’re calm and reserved with lots of time to prepare there’s so many places that your mind can draw from.  You can think of the love and admiration that you have or you can talk about your hopes and dreams for people. You can think about how the bad times made everyone grow closer, or you can think of the times when a certain family member took the fall for you just because he really really likes muffins. You can think about the times that, in hind sight, seemed really fun and spectacular but at the time you can recall being the very definition of rage and anger, (angry enough to to swing a paddle at you sister as though you were Braveheart) 

The thing is though, when you really want to think of something great to say, something perfect, it never really comes out quite right. All of those feelings that you have for people are just too hard to put into words. Hopefully with that all in mind you’ll all be able to understand the depth of my sincerity when I say that I wish both all the best.

 Josh, I’m honoured to call you my brother, you’re a good person, you stand for what you believe in and I respect everything about you. Ashley, you look beautiful. You’re kind, creative and among all the people I have ever met, you are the single most trustworthy person I have ever met. 

I’m really happy for both of you and all of the wonderful things you’re going to do together. I wish you both all the best.

Gymnopédie No.1

Classical music is very hit or miss for me, it either moves (nearly) to tears or doesn't phase me at all. This one made my eyes water just a bit.