New Website

I’ve spent weeks working on redoing my website and finally after scraping everything and starting over a couple times, I’ve finished. Check out my new and improved website all pimped up with flash. Let me know if you have any problems with it or have any suggestions for making it any better.

www.katiedamien.com

Katie

Snowing in spring!

It’s snowing in spring! I can’t believe it. Here I thought that I was getting away from the cold and coming back just in time for the lovely warm weather. No, it’s snowing all the time now. It doesn’t stick, but it comes down in icy flurries. I braved the cold to go take some pictures as proof. Our outside dog, Honey, doesn’t mind the snow, in fact I think she likes it. Our two insides dogs stick close to the fire. That’s right we have another new dog. Rebecca got a little pug puppy named Silvia. She’s sweet and cute and full of energy. The only time I can get a decent picture of her is when she’s sleeping. I can’t wait for warm weather.

Katie

Self Portraits

The last self portrait I did was too somber for my tastes. I’m trying to get a new happier picture of me, so one afternoon I went out during magic hour and shot all these pictures on a hill at the end of the road I live on. Tell me which one you like the best.

Katie

The Oscar party

The Oscar party was a smashing success. I wasn’t able to include everyone’s photo, but here are some of my favorites. There was me posing as the official Oscar poster for this year. Dad was a gay cowboy from Brokeback Mountain. Mom was a Geisha from Memoirs of a Geisha. Tricia came as Rita Skeeter, the journalist from Harry Potter. We had a pair for smooching Penguins from March of the Penguins. And last but certainly not least Rebecca made an appearance as Dolly Parton. It was a great night, there was good food, good drinks, good friends, and good times.

Katie

Goodbye to the Zudierdam

My uniform with Holland America was great. It was just black pants and a black shirt. I took a picture of myself on the ship in St. Thomas so you could see. There's also a shot of the very back of the ship at sea. And a shot of the Zuiderdam docked in St. Thomas.

After a short flight, I find myself safely at home again in Asheville. This contract just flew by. Four months was perfect, I wasn’t tired of working on ships, but I’m glad to be home. The only thing I miss is Igor…I might miss the chocolate cake they served too, and having someone clean my room for me, and scuba diving, and midnight margarita parties…well the point is I miss Igor and the rest of my friends on the Zuiderdam most of all. Still it’s nice to be back on dry land and to see all my family and friends again. I still have a few more chronicles from stuff I did on the ship so I’m going to send them all now so that you’ll be caught up for the Oscar Party Chronicle which is happening tonight.

Katie