Aaron Riveroll | Photographer

My pal, Karissa, is graduating from San Diego State…and when she asked me to snap her senior pictures, I jumped at the chance.

I want to say it’s been a year since we last shot together…but it was so good hanging out with her and her beau, Geno. We spent the afternoon wandering all over State. I never realized how beautiful the campus was. I mean, I’ve never really just walked around before. The campus was SO empty…Karissa was the only hot girl on campus today because of Spring Break…but it’s all about quality, not quantity anyway.

Here are just a few of the first edits. There were SO MANY fun pictures in the set it was hard to choose the first three:

I remember how happy I was when I graduated…but I think she shows it off just a little better than I did:

Anyway…good times.

I also got to share some hot dogs with my brother and my dad. Definitely good times.

And speaking of good times, I’m hungry so I’m going to grab some food. Hope y’all are having a great night.

More time to play.

One of the reasons I would move to Scotland in a heartbeat is not the haggis, believe it or not. Oh no…

I would move because it’s practically daylight all day in the summer. I remember playing in the field with my fellow choristers at this Scottish castle…and the sun was bright and shiny. It was also 9pm. Crazy.

Today, I left work and drove up to Windansea for my first “after-work” photo shoot. Granted we only had about an hour and a half…and it was very warm light…and I didn’t have an assistant…but I think we got some great photos. I shot with Deserae, a really cute and sweet model that I met through another photographer. She was a lot of fun to work with and I think we are going to try and get another shoot in together before she leaves for the east coast. But anyway…the pics:

But like I said, the light lets me play a little bit longer on days where I wouldn’t usually have time. It’s plenty of time to get my shoot on and to photograph people who I wouldn’t otherwise have time to shoot. So I think I’m going to start scheduling more after-work sessions.

Anyway, the weekend is here…and it couldn’t have gotten here any sooner. And believe it or not, April is almost here. Where in the world did March go? Well, it’s sad and happy to see it go. It’s been a rough month in more ways than one.

Well, I’ve been scarce this week…mostly because all heck broke loose at work. Well, not really…but we’ve entered a period of “mandatory” overtime. I’ve been working late and even came in last Saturday to get some stuff done. It hasn’t helped with my tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis…not to be confused with medial epicondylitis (which is golfer’s elbow). But anyway, enough of the medical lesson. My arm hurts. And as I type this, I am experiencing a great deal of pain. Maybe I should stop typing…hmmm, there’s an idea. :)

I haven’t been doing much photoing…but I’ve been addicted to ModelMayhem.com and the craziness that happens on that site. Always entertaining. Makes me want to go out and create something though…and the models are scarce these days…probably because of midterms, methinks. But I’m slowly getting back into the groove. I’m looking forward to a beach shoot after work tomorrow with a really cute model…a senior session on Saturday at SDSU…and a super calendar shoot up in Vista on Sunday. Woohoo!

Last weekend, I photographed a nice couple at Balboa…I spent a couple of hours with Allie and Neal, who happen to be from Ramona too. Had a great time and got some really nice shots. Definitely a couple in love:

I’ve also had some tax fun this week too. Just call me H&R Block…I helped my brother with his return a couple of weeks ago and this week I’ve been helping my grandma. I have no idea how you can fill these things out without some sort of advanced mathematics degree. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

Anyway, I do have to get up early, so I will cut this short. Hope everyone has had a great week.

So, I was listening to Channel 933 this morning and in my half asleep/half awake state, I overheard something about a bunch of college coeds running around San Diego in nothing but their underwear. My first thought was, “Why didn’t anyone tell me about this?” And my second thought was, “It must have been a little nipply. “

Apparently, this half-naked madness transpired in the wee hours of the morning. I think I might have still been awake, though. Which again, brings up the question, “Why didn’t anyone tell me about this?”

Although the rest of the pics are tame, they might be considered NSFW, especially of you work with a bunch of Japanese bankers…so be warned and click on if your curiousity is getting to you. *grin*
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A little M&M, that is. I got a little bored this afternoon, so I made myself into an M&M:

Notice the Latin lust, backwards hat, and camera. Now I just need a lucsious M&M babe to photograph. :)

Make your own at becomeanmm.com

This was one of the strangest weekends I’ve had in quite a while. First of all, my three photo shoots got widdled down to none, which is quite odd considering they were cancelled due to unordinary circumstances.

Oh bother.

At least I got to spend some time with family and getting things done. Since I’ve had nothing to do media-wise, I’ve been starting (yet again) new projects and editing photographs like crazy. It’s a sickness, really…this whole work-a-holic-ness that I have. But at least it’s something I enjoy.

I went to Flor’s favorite store as well and picked up a few odds and ends on Saturday…including some all new Irish Spring body wash.

I love Irish Spring…and love it even more in it’s gel-form. Its clean, refreshing scent lasts and lasts with it’s new 8-hour formula. Ladies, feel free to sniff me as much as you want.

Well, I’m going to try and get to bed before 3am tonight. Due to a weekend-long Three’s Company marathon, I haven’t had a decent “night’s” sleep. Now, a decent “day’s” sleep…well, that’s another story altogether.

Enjoy the next two minutes of the weekend.

Another crush…and this time, it’s an older woman. Ooooh!

Lauren Graham is probably one of the cutest, hottest, and sassiest actresses on television these days. And she plays way-cool-mom Lorelai Gilmore on the hit CW show Gilmore Girls. It’s almost hard to choose between Rory and Lorelai as far as which one is cuter. Mom or daughter? Hmmm…please don’t make me choose.

Not only is Lauren Graham uber-cool and way sexy, she’s also 40 years old today. Hard to believe, huh?

Anyway…Happy Birthday, Lauren!

Wish her a happy birthday and leave a comment on the CW Blog.

So those of us that work in the corporate world know the drill: the cut-throat, dog-eat-dog environment can be draining on a person’s mind, body, and soul. The stress. The anxiety. There are ways to make money, but at what cost? What’s the point if you aren’t happy? If money can’t buy you love, it certainly can’t buy you happiness.

Sometimes. :)

But your happiness at work is ultimately dependent on one person: you. So when I saw these 10 steps to be happier at work pop up on my Gmail Reader bar, I took a look…and thought I would share…

• Top 10 Ways to Be Happy at Work

On the flip side, there are times when you can’t make it work. In the words of Kenny Rogers, you gotta know when to hold them…and know when to fold them. Here are the top ten reasons why you should quit your job. Lord knows I’ve experienced some of these at one point or another…

• Top Ten Reasons to Quit Your Job

So excited…the new Bethany Dillon album, Waking Up, releases on April 3.

Pre-order your autographed copy at GrassrootsMusic.com

This was just too funny to not share.

Police save man, 91, glued to roof — CNN.com