Yes, I am that guy

That is the response I give when I tell people about my new part-time job as a portrait photographer for kid's sports and they say, "You're that guy!" It's kind of funny how certain youth rituals such as picture day become ingrained in our minds. It's not a very fun day, waiting in line, having your mom tuck your shirt in and brush your hair and then some stranger telling you where and how to pose and then smile, and then it's all over. All that fuss and work for 6 seconds and you're tossed away in the wind only to be blown back to picture day the next year. I think the reason picture day stays with us is because for many of us we had to do it over and over and over and over again sticking to our brains and reminding us of days gone by where adults fussed over us and said we looked cute all day and then threw us a pizza party afterwards. If only real life was like that now. Sometimes it's like that for me, minus the picture taking.

Anyways, I just wanted to tell you about my new job, and it's kind of fun watching these little kids run around and experiencing the same things I did 15 or so years ago. It's weird to be around all these crazy little kids all day and think to yourself, "this guy could be my governor someday," or "this girl could be a Victoria's Secret model," (I didn't really think that, but I could have and it still could happen). It's just funny cuz when I was that little and running around I wasn't thinking about what I'd be doing 10-15+ years from then, and I doubt the little kids I photographed on Saturday were thinking that either. Life just kind of sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you are thinking about the next 10-15+ years of your life and it's scary and you wanna go back to having picture day and pizza parties. Okay, well, maybe just the pizza parties.