What the heck am I doing?

Hey people. Sorry for the absence of posts lately. I've been busy doing nothing. No excuses here. I'm a lazy SOB sometimes.

Although I haven't been writing for a while, I have been reading.

What kind of sick and twisted stuff have I been reading? Here's the master list:

(in order from longest to shortest page count)

1. The Holy Bible: That's right kids. I actually read it. It's good.

2. Digital Wedding Photography by Glen Johnson: Yes, I'm getting into the biz. (Legally, btw.)

3. The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge: This is some seriously deep stuff. I know what you're thinking. I'm not turning into a lush fruitcake. In this case, "romance" stands for the meaningful connection between a person and his/her creator, not "romance" as in mushy Danielle Steel novels. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to better understand and appreciate their connection to God without having to deal with awkward religious confrontations. Very personal, very wholesome.

4. TIME (magazine): I majored in Journalism, so I am one amongst the shrinking number of people who appreciate the hard copy. I read it once a week on Tuesday nights. For those of you who have never read time before, subscribe for $20 a year here. I know you're probably already moving on to number 5, but seriously, you should just suck it up and subscribe to something good and worth reading. If you don't subscribe to TIME, at least get Google Reader. I promise that you won't be disappointed.

5. Popular Photography (magazine): I would guesstimate that every issue has, on average, about 40 tips and tricks for photographers, and ends with about 10 pages of ads which make me drool for equipment I can't afford.

6. Outdoor Photographer (magazine): When I'm not taking photos of people, I'm taking photos that don't put money in my pocket, yet inspire me to subscribe to this magazine. Outdoor, nature, landscape and wildlife photography feed the hobby half of my inner photographer. Sorry for the verbal train wreck in that last sentence.

7. Usually a novel of some sort. I'm currently between Tom Sawyer and about to start Huckleberry Finn. I also read a lot of James Patterson and Dan Brown. By the way: Dan Brown, if you're reading this (he's not), you seriously need to write some more books, man.

That's it folks. I hope you enjoyed this journey through my current literary world.

Thanks for reading,
John