"Take a picture of me, baby."

June 8, 2013

The sun peered through the small sunroof in the boat this morning and that meant it was time to get things going. I immediately headed to town to pick up my laptop from Mr. Virus Remover dude. Starbucks was next on my agenda to grab a cup of joe and swipe some wifi time. Figuring out details for going to school, in another state, while travelling, has proved to be a rather difficult task. A phone call to Mom left me with several new questions to ask an advisor, but that would have to wait until Monday when the campus opened.

I went to the main beach in Galveston and people-watched for a while after leaving Starbucks. It’s so darn crowded here! After chilling for a lengthy bit of time, I figured I better go do something productive and take some pictures. Right as I was about to get up and go, a pretty fine young gentleman approached and asked me if I wanted to come hang with him and his friends. Of course…IT’S LIKE HE KNEW I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE. Whatevs. TI thought about staying, but used my smarts and decided to leave anyway.

I remembered from a previous visit to Galveston that there was a pretty cool historic district with unique neighborhoods strung about. I thought it’d be a good idea to head over that way to find some cool things to shoot and I was not disappointed with my findings. I shot several different pink houses (yes, I consider that cool), decaying churches and tons other interesting things.

I decided to head to The Strand after that and see what photographic opportunities as well as shopping opportunities it could offer me. Since I’m on a tight budget, I walked away with only spending $3.00, and got some killer photos of blue trees, old buildings, and…attention-grabbing people, for lack of a better word.

 

“Take a picture of me, baby.” Street performer- Galveston, TX

 

I asked a lady earlier where I could see the sunset without obstructions and she told me that the beach would be the best place. So, back to bum the beach I went! I waited for what felt like too long for the sun to set. After a dip in the water, I turned around and saw that the sun had already almost completely set, BEHIND ME. I jumped in my car and sped off to try and find a good viewpoint. I was literally chasing the sunset, but was unsuccessful in my hunt for a good view and headed back to the boat completely bummed out.

When I got back, I realized that the door to the boat was not how I left it. The top part of the two-piece door that I had left completely closed was now off. I also noticed the sunroof that I had left open was closed. With no one else around, I didn’t think it very smart to barge into a dark boat that didn’t belong to me, and headed back to the car to try and figure out what the next best move would be. I attempted to contact Suzanne, but didn’t have any luck. I decided to approach the boat again and this time I came prepared with pink stun gun in hand (I know, super intimidating). When I got close, I hollered several times, but received no response. Feeling brave, I was prepared to bust in and dominate everybody, if anybody, that was inside, but when I saw the top part of the door was put BACK on this time, I figured I ought not mess with this person since they clearly were not trying to be bothered. With my tail between my legs, I went back to the car, cleared out my back seat, hung my towels over the windows, and caught myself some z’s. It was stuffy and a bit cramped, but at least I was safe.