It's Good To Be Back [31/52]

I'm back to the world of the living! At least for the time being, until my next exam. By my complex trigonometric calculation, I've got three weeks until the clock resets, and anxiety settles back in before my CSET exams.

 

But let's talk present tense. If you haven't noticed, I'm posting this installment of my 52-week project late in the week, At the end of the week, in fact. Cutting it close.

 

Now past tense; This past Thursday I had my CBEST examination, so the days leading up to the exam were spent taking care of easy loads of consistent studying. The day of the exam was very stressful due to reasons out of my hands -the exam conductors computers were having technical difficulties, and my exam was nearly cancelled. With some persistence, patience, and two hours of waiting time, things pulled though. I took the exam as planned, somewhat. At least I did not need to reschedule for another day as some others did.

 

I definitively passed two out of three sections of the exam -my results were provided to me upon completion of the exam. The remaining third section has been submitted to a committee for review and scoring. This scoring will take about two to three weeks, after which time I will receive my score by mail. A great way to start the test taking spree I am on!

 

Now future tense. This entire month has been amazing, and the upcoming month of May will only prove to be exponentially more amazing. Trust me, while these two months will prove to be months of progress [hopefully], they will also be months of change ... and believe you me, May has got it going on. Stay tuned for updates on that!

 

I remember a high school teacher once telling me that everything changes, except for change itself. Periodically, I do find myself having a hard time dealing with change. Dealing with cumbersome re-acclimation to new circumstances. I really do my best to accept it though -partially because more times than not, there is nothing we can do about change. When it comes, sometimes we are forewarned, other times it sneaks up on us. And when change occurs, we're forced to either stay stuck in our ways and fail and stress, or adapt and learn to lean in to the turns. I continually insist on the latter option.

 

It's been a while since I've been able to get out and shoot, and practice some strobist work! This photo was taken at an abandoned postal station. I'd imagine this place serves as a shelter for homeless persons at times, or a smoking spot for cannabis friendly people; this place had a very grimy feel to it. But today, this place served as the site for my self portrait.

 

The only thing that makes me sad right now is that some gusts of wind blew over both of my light stands, and broke both of my umbrellas :( They're still usable, but by the looks of them their lifespan has been significantly reduced. But on the upside, I should be happy that none of my speedlites were damaged.

 

Lighting: Canon 430EX far cam right @ 1/16 bare, Speedlite cam left key @ 1/2 shoot thru, Speedlight cam right @ 1/4 shoot thru, triggered via poverty wizards.

 

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Done