Yeah, so having been gone from the ’Space for 6 months I’ve noticed that it’s not really that great. Quite a number of you read some of my blogs from time to time.... but I never really got anything from it... (a few of you excepting) Maybe it was because I was never part of any of the "Cool Kid" crowds or a "Top" Blogger (which, of course, doesn’t mean you actually have any literary skills- only that you know how to get the most people to vote for you). I’ve got a very small handful of folks (read: people I would actually talk to in the real world as friends) who actually READ my blogs. And comment. 95% of the time, I write to get a conversation going.... yet it never does.... So why waste my time?
I’m trying to get my photography off the ground. I’ve just gone to roughly 12% of the world in the past 6 months. I got some great new stuff to build on. I’m trying to break into artistic portraiture. People and their dynamic is where it’s at. I just got a commission to shoot a wedding coming up in a few weeks.
So I’m no longer wasting any brain power on the Space that is My. I’m going places. Doing things. Going off to be a success. I will keep my profile up, and check it if anyone needs to actually get a hold of me, but I will only use it as a resource for contact.
www.chrispavona.com www.pbase.com/pavona
That’s where you can find me. The rest of you have ways to contact me in the real world.
Hey everybody!!! I’m back in the States and home!! (Have been for a week now.... just getting around to updating things.)
On the ship, we couldn’t access the ’Space (obviously) nor could we get on photobucket.... nor could I upload anything to my website.... SO, I found PBase.com. It’s an online community for photographers to get together and share photos, ideas, techniques, etc....
So I’ve got a bunch of my newer stuff there. www.pbase.com/chrispavona
Go check it out!! If you leave any comments on there, you may have to leave them as "guest" so feel free to leave your name at the end so I know who stopped in!! =)
(also, I’ll be updating the website soon with new portfolio stuff available for sale)
(I did this with my watch and a 5 second shutter speed, so you can actually see the second hand ticking)
Currently
listening
:
S.I.O.S.O.S., Vol. 1
By
Spooks
Release date: 11 July, 2000
It’s not Constantinople, it’s Istanbul!
Current mood: indescribable
Category: Travel and Places
Hey, I'm in Istanbul. Getting to see a ton of great stuff. =)
I just got done touring the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sofia (originally a Christian church, but converted to a mosque, and now is a museum). Awesome stuff, and yes, I've got great pics to show everybody. Just not yet. =P
Drop me a line kids!! Refer back to my blog about leaving if you'd like to send any "real" mail to me. =)
I'm in Crete right now, kickin' it Hellenic style. =)
Just wanted to send some love to all my blog people!!!! How's everyone, let me know what's going on back at home!!
Miss all you guys.
Here's something to tide you over until I get home.
Editor's Note: This is from the air over the Seychelles. We went there before Crete. It was AWESOME. I did a little island hopping. More to follow at a later date.
So. You've mostly not seen me on here for the past while, though I've not been on a break. I've been way busy. I have been popping my head in and reading from time to time, but haven't really had much to say as of late.
Anyhooo....
I'm taking a MyBreak. Mandatorily. See, apparently, the Navy sends people places for long periods of time. Now, it's my turn. For 6 months. Going to be doing some pretty fun stuff (I think >.<) and going to DEFinitely see some great places. (hence, therefore, i.e.- look for some great photos in the future.) [Obviously, due to the nature of things, I can't tell you where I'm going other than East. But, eventually, some of the places we've BEEN will become unclassified so I can tell you way after the fact.]
But I've got to leave some people behind for a while, and that's never easy (I'm taking the blue blanket with me =) ). Rest assured, that whenever I can, I'll be online. I have email, but can't access Hotmail/Yahoo/MySpace and other similar stuff (still checking on GMail access, but I don't think so)
I also have Snail Mail, so feel free to WRITE (on paper! with a pen!) to me, too!! I love getting love in the mail. And I write back, don't worry.
Mailing Addy: ET3 Chris Pavona USS Bainbridge CE Division FPO AE 09565-1303
Email: (that I know I can access so far) pavonacm@ddg96.navy.mil
Why Do Gals Like Assholes? Why Do Good Guys Finish Last?
Category: Life
Sexual Exploits: Why its OK to be a Good Guy
People (mostly guys) are always on here blogging about what kind of conquests they had over the weekend. It almost always involves going out and hooking up with some random person or other
What's the point?
I mean, is it really that cool? I'm 25 and I've had sex with 6 women in my life- 4 were serious relationships and the other 2 were kind of in-betweens....not serious but not some random hook-up either.
Do I wish I was "cool" and got all the hookups? Sure, sometimes. But am I ever that serious about it? No. It's mostly just a fleeting thought, nothing more. I've definitely had my fair share of dates and fooling around, dont get me wrong- I'm not some sort of complete lame-o.
I don't see the appeal of it. Rather, I don't agree with it. I see it, and think its stupid.
What happened to the good guys? I know I can't be the last of a dying breed. Why can't a guy buy a gal a drink and ask her to dance, and that be it? Why is it always just a prelude to hookin' up? I've gone out quite often and had awesome nights drinking and dancing and whatever else not dealing with hooking up. And then received calls thanking me for one of the best nights the lady had in a while. But I'm sick of seeing these guys gallivanting around like they're Gods Gift to Women, when I probably have 100 times more to offer (unless it's just loads of money they have). And then I realize whom it is they're going after, and I don't feel so bad about it anymore. Odds are, I don't want the quality of person they're going for anyway.
Ladies, I obviously don't see things exactly from your perspective, but I would think the same argument applies. You always seem to pick these same meatheads when you go out to hook up with, so again, I feel relieved to know that you would'nt be the girl I'd want anyway. You don't seem to be looking for intelligible sentences or any sort of morals.
Isn't there something to be said for committed relationships anymore? What happened to respectability? What happened to a man who doesn't go around screwing everything in sight, much less telling everyone about it? What happened to a woman with enough self-respect to not go out and just sleep with whatever buys her drinks for the night and has the money and the cool car? What happened to dating for a while first?
Why do I feel like the only good guy left?
Why are intelligence, motivation, passion, manners, couth, talking/listening, patience, and sense of humor no longer seemingly desirable traits??? Why is it the obnoxious, over-compensating meathead that is in high demand now?
Extra: Just had this brought up on the bridge of my ship. I was inquiring as to our arrival time in Hawaii, and one of the guys said, "Oh just wait until you get to Waikiki and all the hot ass you can get there." Is it because I'm in the Navy that I'm expected to screw something in every port? I know thats the stereotype, but damn- have a little sense to know the person before making some sort of stupid statement like that. I never liked telling people back home that I was in the Navy (I'm from a frickin' Navy town of all places, Norfolk, VA) because of the stigma that comes with it.
Spinning, spinning, spinning.... settled yet? OK- NOW LET'S SPIN SOME MORE!!!
So I'm checkin' in to my new ship in a few days, and leaving for a while in a few more.
Talk about learning curve.... that's some OJT out the arse!
Plus, I have to get stuff done here first- uniforms cleaned, pressed, tailored, etc. and bills paid, allotments set up, things cancelled, suspended, changed....
and I'm going to MISS FOOTBALL SEASON?!?!?!?!
What?!?!
There goes my fantasy league I set up. =(
Just moved in, haven't even finished unpacking.... what kinda crap is THAT? Damn, Toto.... I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. **********************************************
What's your worst "thrown into the fire" situation? Have any fun ones? Crazy ones? Share!!
Lately, it sure seems like a number of people are taking "time off" from the 'Space to take care of things in the real world.... Is your myspacing really taking up so much time that you're actually neGLECTing things in real life. (I don't mean you're just spending too much time on myspace, I mean actually neglecting things.) Or do you feel some sort of obligation to maintain a certain level of mySpace activity to remain social??
I guess my biggest gripe with this is that it seems like people treat someone being gone from mySpace/blogging like it's the end of the world.... You DO still exist on the outside when you aren't "jacked in," right???
Call the person, send regular emails... write *(gasp!!) letters.... They're still there to interact with. And if you don't have any of these means to get a hold of the person, should you really be overly concerned anyhow?
That said, I'm going on a mandatory vacation for, I dunno, let's just randomly say, 6 months at the end of this month. No mySpace. No ordering any of my photography (not like anyone does anyways). No phone calls (well, possibly, but not likely). But I will persist, don't you worry.
And there will be ways to keep in touch. You should know how to get them.
Pavona Has Run In With The Police, Plays A Cheap Trick, Scores Some Hot Bush, and Finds Jesus
Category: Music
Yeah, all in one day. What a crazy Saturday!!
Went up to Baltimore to Pimlico (where they do the Preakness) for the Virgin MusicFest. My bud Vince had someone drop and therefore an extra ticket. I was at the top of a short list for replacement. I didn't even know this thing was going on, but I was like "Hell YEAH!"
Pimlico Racetrack.
Tag! You're it! Holla!!
The North Stage.
I scored some major hot bush!!
I found Jesus!!!
Doesn't beat Roller Girl, but ain't bad! =)
...and um,.... it was about 105 out.... lingerie? heels?? hose? (more like hoes)....
So yeah, got to see Regina Spektor, Cheap Trick, Ben Harper, Incubus, Beastie Boys, LCD Soundsystem, Modest Mouse and Sting and the Police (just called The Police now)....
A man, while playing on the front nine of a complicated golf course, became confused as to where he was on the course. Looking around, he saw a lady playing ahead of him. He walked up to her, explained his confusion and asked her if she knew what hole he was playing. She replied, 'I'm on the 7th hole, and you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 6th hole.' He thanked her and went back to his golf. On the back nine the same thing happened; and he approached her again with the same request. She said, 'I'm on the 14th hole, you are a hole behind me, so you must be on the 13th hole.' Once again he thanked her and returned to his play. He finished his round and went to the clubhouse where he saw the same lady sitting at the end of the bar. He asked the bartender if he knew the Lady. The bartender said that she was a sales lady and played the course often. He approached her and said, "Let me buy you a drink in appreciation for your help. I understand that you are in the sales profession. I'm in Sales, also. What do you sell?" She replied, "If I tell you, you'll laugh." "No, I won't", he responded. "Well, if you must know," she answered, "I work for Tampax." With that, he laughed so hard he almost lost his breath while his sides ached and his face turned bright red. She said, "See I knew you would laugh." "That's not what I'm laughing at," he replied. "I'm a salesman for Preparation H."
I thought this would be kinda fun. I knew most of the things carrying my name, but learned of a few new ones. When my great-grandfather came over from Sicily he changed the spelling of our name from Pavone to Pavona. Americans would pronounce Pavone as 'puh-vown' so he dropped the 'e' and added an 'a' to keep more of the original sound- 'puh-vo-nuh' (it's really 'puh-vo-nay' with the 'e' at the end but we'll forego that for now)
Anyhoo, without further ado- a look at all things Pavona(e):
in English, my name means peacock. Could be why I'm so pretty?? (I'm not being vain, males are the pretty ones in the bird community... they do the attracting of the women) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peafowl
I want to thank you Lord for being with me so far this day. With your help I haven't been impatient, lost my temper, been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone. However, I will be getting out of bed in a minute and I think I will really need your help then. Amen.
If that's not the truth.... whew. =) Happy Hump Day everyone!!
My profile has been viewed 10000 times!! Like, OMG!!
Yeah, so late last night, the ol ticker hit 10000. Wow. I'm in the Cool Kids Club now.
Which leads me to my next point. I'll be moving into my apartamento this evening!! Woohoo! Apartmentwarming Party! You're all invited, just get here! =)
here's pics!!
this is looking from front door into the living room back toward the dining room.
this is from the front door, looking right, down the hall to the bedroom -.< *wink
this is looking from the dining room past the sink/breakfast bar back into the living room.
this is looking from dining room into the kitchen area.
[insert best Ladies' Man voice here] yeah, I like to call this the Forum, cuz this is where the magic happens....
Instead, I would like each of you to take some time this weekend and say a few prayers for some fellow 'Spacers. (if you don't pray or whatever, just take a minute out to think a kind thought for them)
We're all going through a lot right now. Some of us dealing with loss, some recent, some not. Some have family undergoing major surgery. Some are going through major life changes- divorce, marriage, embarking into the "real" world, etc. But all of us need positive thoughts to back us and keep us going in the right direction.
I know personally I've been rather down on myself lately for various reasons. But I'm picking myself up, dusting myself off and blazing ahead. I'm not one to stay mopey for long. But I can get stuck from time to time. We all need a little encouragement, empathy, sympathy.... or even sometimes just a person's thoughts that they care. Having friends there for you, even when they aren't actually there, is an amazing thing.
So take a few minutes and send some positive vibes. =)
If any of you need me for any reason, let me know. Call, myspace me, IM me, whatever.
The first part of this is a comment left on Barb's blog. I'll add more afterward to expound upon my thoughts of the Essence of the 'Space.
I shall first begin with the Essence of MySpace. MySpace is a vehicle for the online representation of yourself to interact with other in far reaching corners of the world, whom you may never have had the privilege of knowing. ...When used properly. Problem is, too many people abuse it. The "place where some people show the parts of themselves that they wouldn't dare expose in public" you speak of is an excuse. People think they can hide behind the virtual persona they've created as if it weren't their real self. But your profile is supposed to be your real self (I'm an idealist, I know) so that people CAN get to "know" you. Whether in the 3-D world or in the 'Space, people only know what you want them to know, and if you hide behind the fact you can make a fake (or more this or that) version of yourself, MySpace is worthless. When people start to take certain aspects of MySpace too seriously, they ruin by causing unneeded drama. These range from people unsubscribing to blogs, deleting friends, blogdicking, etc.... and it's dumb. But this is a-whole-nother blog in itself.
Now onto Drama. People use the term Drama too loosely, I think. There's conflict, which occurs everyday, all the time, even when you don't notice it. It can be minor or major, but it's part of life- there's no way around it. You deal with it. Most stuff is "overcomable" i.e. it doesn't adversely affect you for any noticable duration. Hell, both sides are usually in agreement after it's all said and done. But then there's "Drama." This is the crap Soap Operas are made of. And people on MySpace tend to gravitate toward it. Like fucking Lemmings jumping off a cliff one after another. "Drama" is the made-up phenomena (again, whether on the 'Space or in 3-D) that people concoct to purposely start conflict. In your example Barb, someone had to actually take the time to call you out for "whoring yourself out like a street walker." That's something the person could've kept to their own damn self. But nooooooo, let's put it in someone's blog as a comment, stir shit up, sit back, and see what happens!!! That's "Drama." And it's rampant on the 'Space. And stupid. Grow up people. Really. Quit hiding behind the fact that nobody can really do anything about what you say and just STFU. Because if you scale it down (in real life) and make a little city filled with the number of people on your friends list, THEN you started some shit like that, you'd get your ass beat. If you wanna start "Drama" to make yourself feel better, I'll just step aside. If it makes you feel better, I'll even declare to the MyWorld that your e-penis is bigger than mine, and we don't even need to have the e-pissing contest.
(now onto more of what I think) As I said before, I'm an idealist. I think you should represent yourself truly and openly on here. If you're not a very open person, why do you have a profile (unless it's private and you limit your friends, etc.)?? MySpace is here to bring us all closer together. It's a "place for Friends." (at least that's what the tagline says) As far as I can see, it really helped the Blog Boom explode. They were popular before, but now EVERYone's doing it!! I remember when AIM first came out. It was the SHIT! You could instantly chat with people ANYwhere, and it doesn't cost a thing?!?!? Sign me up!! We used to sit in class and IM each other, which was funny because we were close enough to be able to spit on each other. That's what MySpace has evolved from. It's just a huge, graphically-interfaced version of AIM. I've found old friends I didn't think I'd hear from. I've found family I haven't seen/talked to in a while. Hell, I found cousins I didn't even know I had. =P
And it IS a great thing, when it's not overrun by dumbasses and shallow idiots. I just have a low Drama and Dumbass Threshold. (just in case you couldn't tell) So if you're going to get wrapped up in all that "Drama," just keep it to yourself. Stay in your own little group of Fellow Dumbasses and don't try to butt into another niche and make waves.
(there's my rant for a while, I think)
Currently
listening
:
No More Drama
By
Mary J Blige
Release date: 29 January, 2002
indescribable
