The Boy Next Door

| 4 | JENNIFER |

Friday, I spent the whole day hanging out at Cleo's place with Steph and the guys. Saturday I spent it studying, which I still haven't told the girls about yet, and binge-watching all three Madagascar movies and catching and re-watching some old reruns of That's So Raven. That night, I spoke to Cleo and listened in on how her date went and what happened. Sunday is my snoozing day, so you will not be able to contact me unless you have the keys to my apartment and literally enter my bedroom and drag me out of bed, which is what Stephanie does. So uncalled for.

Today is Monday and I have work and work I shall do.

I take my job seriously and I like things done well. My job may seem easy or not that important to some people. Oh, look at the graphic designer. Yea, well who do you think assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design? A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and advertising. I also do photography on the side, taking your birthday pictures, your wedding pictures, School pictures, graduation pictures, vacation pictures, honeymoon pictures, club pictures? We are the ones who capture those special moments. We are the ones who make things appealing to the human eye, who show you other sides of things, people, places you've never seen. We capture the true form of things and what's out there. We are the ones who take and give you snapshots for your favorite bands, actors, celebrities, your favorite geological landmarks, and animals. Were the ones who post-movie covers, book cover and bulletin boards, brochures, posters? You name it.

I already have my degree in Art, but what no one knows is that I'm working on getting an Associates in Marketing and Advertisement. I've always liked Geography and General Track. It's what I always actually wanted to do and have been fascinated by. In High School, besides art, my favorite class was Earth Science. Geologists are engaged in the exploration of mining companies in search of metals, oils, and other Earth resources. They are also in the vanguard of natural hazards and disasters warning and mitigation, studying earthquakes, volcanic activity, tsunamis, weather storms, and the likes; their studies are used to warn the general public of the occurrence of these events. But because of some life choices and some encounters with people and just life ticking by, I couldn't go with my first choice, so I went on to the next, and here I am.

I've always found those subjects fascinating and I never really get bored when I'm researching, but I need to think about my future and a way to expand myself and grow, which is why I concluded to apply and start on this next degree.

I'm currently running for my 11 o'clock birthday photoshoot. I work part time in a photo store when I'm not working at SJEditors. Any money is more money, you know. My clients are throwing their little boy, Andy, a birthday party for his 5th birthday. The theme is Pokémon so you can already imagine how excited I am; me being the nerd that I am. I've actually been taking pictures of the Kirkland family for a while now. They decided to make me their family photographer, and I was okay with that. They're kind people and great to be around, not to mention their kids are adorable.

They have about five kids. Andy is the second to last. The oldest is about 17. He's a very... animated kid. The newest addition to their family is expected to come in about a month or two, is what she's told me. As I arrive at the studio, I find the Kirkland's already waiting.

"Hey, I'm so sorry for running late. I had another job and had to take care of some finishing touches, but now I'm done and all yours," I say, setting done my bags and cameras.

"Jennifer, oh don't worry about that. We understand how busy you are." Mrs. Kirkland said. "You're here now, that's what matters." I nod and set up my things once I finish setting up. I walked over to Andy. "Hey, Andy, how's it going, little man?"