Officially bought my first car a few weeks ago and so far she's been great to us! Heated seats (which since we're still getting snow storms is incredibly handy), heated mirrors, cloth seats (would of prefered leather by no big deal), 2.0L engine, 4 cyl, automatic. She's got a lot of pick up and go and handles great at the higher speeds. We've had her on the highway a few times and gotten it up to 180kms so far. And I'm really looking forward to hitting the highway with her as much as possible this summer.

So far my summer travel looks like
- early June - Vancouver with a pit stop in Kelowna.
- undetermined - Kansas City and likely Chicago as well.

So if you live in either city or along the route/nearby and want to shoot, let me know as soon as possible. I'll only be taking on enough shoots to cover the costs of the trips, so spots will be limited. If you have an idea and would like to book me but are scared you can't afford it, we can still negotiate as long as it's still a fair offer. Cause like I said I just need to make enough to cover the trip.

In other news since I had a few people ask on formspring... My grandpa is still in the hospital and he's not well enough to go home or even be transferred to a long term facility. Mostly right now we're all just playing the waiting game.. And I'm taking some courses at a local university. Week one is officially done today and I have a few more weeks to this part of the course. I'm enjoying it but it's eaten into my shooting/online chat time. But I figure a few weeks with lessened online activity is for the greater good if it can get me a kick ass job at the end of it.

Hope everyone enjoys there weekend!

I'm just checking in to say that yes I'm alright, and things are getting back on track. My trip to Montreal is slowly getting pieced together, but with the time difference it's taking some time. I'm really looking forward to getting away for a few days and being immersed in a culture other than what I'm accustomed too. It's been over a year since I've done any traveling and while it'll be a bit of a whirlwind trip, I'm really looking forward too it.

To add to my chaotic world, it looks like we'll be renting a car and driving to Kelowna friday night, returning to town by Sunday evening. Which leaves me Monday to pack for Montreal... I can be a bit of a control freak when it comes to planning trips, but more and more I'm having to let go and just roll with the punches a bit.

So, after such a great out pouring of support when I asked for web testers, I could use your help again. I need help finding new music to help facilitate all of the travel I'll be doing. Specifically:

What are your favorite chill out tunes?
Best epic roadtrip music?

I have a really broad taste in music, so don't hold back!

You can comment or email me your thoughts. aenux.model@gmail.com

This morning my Grandmother passed away.

Tomorrow we're packing up and heading to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to be with the family. Out of our family unit, my dad is the only one who's really shaken by it. We've been somewhat expecting this for years now, but she was a fighter. She was very ill with Alzheimers and we never really expected her to make it much past when grandpa died anyway (and that was 10 years ago.) But with her passing comes a sense of peace, for me at least. She can finally be back with her husband resting eternally together, and for her sake I hope god is real.

She was a woman of great passion and she lived everyday of her waking life dedicated to her family of 7 kids. I wish I'd gotten to know her in my adult life, but by the time I was old enough to be anything other than 'one of the kids' she had long ago disappeared into her Alzheimers.

So tomorrow night we make the 8 hour haul to Moose Jaw. Luckily I don't have any shoots to cancel (haha! totally the most common flake excuse from models .. or so i've heard) I'm not looking forward to the drive, or even really the funeral (as watching grown men cry makes me uncomfortable) but it's one of those things you do out of pure and honest respect for a great woman. And it will be nice to be there to support my dad, he's always trying to be the hero, but he's pretty upset. And I strongly believe that when the shit hits the fan, we need to take care of our own. Family is all we've ever really got.