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Top 10 of December
1. Reaching the $7000 goal of the Phoot Camp Fundraiser!
2. Smashbox FACE/OFF party & afterparty.
3. I love Instagram so MUCH!
4. St. James Infirmary on Christmas Eve Eve.
5. Roadtrip with Milli.
6. Surprise Christmas bouquet.
7. Loving the 80 degree heats in Los Angeles.
8. Having a snowy white December at home.
9. Spending a couple weeks back in Reno with friends and family.
10. Love you Grandma Randolph, RIP 1929-2010
Top 10 of November
1. Being camera-less.
2. Thanksgiving with the Hardens in Long Beach.
3. My mom visiting LA, with Greta.
4. Making up Shmister bits and music videos.
5. Audrey visiting LA.
6. Listening to Oldies.
7. Nights out and about, drinking and dining.
8. I made a scarf in a day.
9. Bought a new camera!
10. First Annual Slab City Music Festival!
Top 10 of October
1. The Forge Halloween part. EPIC.
2. 1 Hr. Photo Ave. in Hollywood. Best. Lab. Ever!
3. Diana visiting LA!
4. Going to the beach in October.
5. Breaking Bad.
6. JUCO's housewarming party.
7. Seeing First Aid Kit and Ferraby Lionheart with Caitlin.
8. Pumpkin carving at The Forge.
9. My apartment was broken into, and all of my camera gear was stolen. All of it.
10. The Phoot Camp Fundraiser, and Laura Brunow Miner.
To 10 of September
1. BURNING MAN!
2. The week & characters of the Guiness World Records shoots.
3. Traveling with Ryan.
4. Seeing and shooting the Jimmy Eat World show.
5. The start of Instagram!
6. Staying in touch and inspired by the Phoot Campers.
7. All time record breaking heats in Los Angeles.
8. I tried fried green tomatoes for the very first time. And liked them.
9. All-You-Can-Eat Dodgers Game.
10. My one year anniversary of living in Los Angeles!
Top 10 of August
1. PHOOT CAMP!
2. BURNING MAN!
3. Enjoying my Southern California Summer.
4. Visits to Reno.
5. Solo roadtrips/driving/singing!
6. Cow skullz.
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I don't think I've ever cut a top 10 list short, but I got behind, and I forgot.
That's why you never get behind on your list making.
Top 10 of July
1. Turning 25 years old. A quarter century.
2. Words With Friends!
3. Au Revoire Simon and how easy it is to see good shows in LA.
4. Photoshoot day at the Linda Vista Hospital.
5. 365 Book Sales.
6. All things Summer - friends, BBQ, sandals, sunscreen...
7. Fireworks on the roof of the Forge for the 4th.
8. Sf/Reno/Cabin trip with Schude.
9. Raging Waters waterpark day.
10. Floating the Kern River with good company.
Top 10 of June
1. Being there for Corie while she had Jaelyn Lee Harden.
2. First Aid Kit, live. SUCH a good little show.
3. My Rolleiflex & medium format film.
4. Finishing my 365 Book.
5. Seeing good art shows right down the street.
6. Nada Dada Motel.
7. My trip back to Reno and seeing EVERYONE.
8. BBQs and outside friend time.
9. Joining This Is A Photo Blog (thisisaphotoblog.com)
10. Enjoying June Gloom in LA.
Top 10 of May
1. Caitlin turns 21, FINALLY!
2. Getting dressed up, and partying real hard, in celebration.
3. Meeting & working with awesome Burning Man photographers.
4. The Forge Anniversary party, & pinata.
5. Getting out of a jaywalking ticket, and open container ticket in the park. AH!
6. More film! Film, film, film!
7. Having Daniel as our house guest for a week.
6. Schude.
9. Best little San Francisco getaway II, and the b&b.
10. Finally buying myself pocket wizards!!!
Top 10 of April
1. Los Angeles Pillow Fight Day.
2. Easter brunch, and a big ol' earthquake.
3. Corie and her pregnant little belly.
4. 120 Film & my Rolleiflex.
5. TIWWI collaboration project / Weekend of Wonderment.
6. The Schude Brother's cabin shoot.
7. Finally finishing my 365 Book.
8. Not being dirt ass broke.
9. Being a Los Angeles resident for over 6 months.
10. Best little San Francisco get away.
Top 10 of March
(I fell out of habit for a bit with these lists, but I'm caught up and ready to continue my sort of insane ways of documentation!)
1. Caitlin's car got totaled. We figured out how to deal.
2. The Forge.
3. Jamie Patterson.
4. Being broke as a joke, but getting by.
5. Shooting with film again.
6. She & Him, First Aid Kit, Mumford & Sons.
7. Figuring out how to be a long distance best friend.
8. Lots of Shmister-friend chats. Closer.
9. PMA!!!!!!!
10. Biiiiiig stuff goin' on.
Top 10 of February
1. Having a spread in UK's Photo Pro Magazine.
2. New photo adventures with the fabulous Dola Baroni.
3. Trying to sneak into Reno for Diana's birthday.
4. Good shows, new diners, friendly bars. LA, alright.
5. Reno friends + LA friends = THIS opening/Eating Faces show.
6. Sneaking inside Vincent Minnelli's Beverly Hills mansion for pictures with Jamie.
7. Words with Friends!!!
8. Photobooth pictures.
9. Pocket wizard fun with 2 dozen roses.
10. An ipod FULL of new music.
Top 10 of January
1. 1/1/10, 5am, The Forge Rooftop. Silliness abounds. Shmister slap!
2. Dealing with shitty apartment building living.
3. But loving living in Hollywood.
4. Seeing Conan O'Brien!!!!!!! (before his show was no mo')
5. Reno visitors.
6. Getting voted 7th in the 'people's choice' Artist Wanted competition.
7. The biggest bruise ever for Busta's birthday.
8. Shmister shoot with the Schude brothers.
9. Spending a week in Park City - SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL!
10. Not taking a picture of myself everyday!
Top 10 of December
1. Finally the release of www.photolauren.com
2. Using my Rolleiflex regularly again.
3. Living a nocturnal life, because I can?
4. Smashbox Studios (after)party.
5. Seeing a Beach Boy, live.
6. Holiday Formal at the Mandrake, and that peanut butter mousse pie.
7. Moving Milli to LA!
8. Seeing 'Santa' on his last night of work. Retiring!
9. Bloody mess on Christmas - all for a picture!
10. Completing my 365 Project. Best. Feeling. Ever.
Top 10 of November
1. I think I started becoming nocturnal.
2. LA visits from my mom and dad.
3. Starting to feel comfortable driving around without a map. YES!
4. Photo shoots, walks, and adventures with photo people.
5. Mountain Lion Ranch shoot day.
6. Seeing Hanson live in LA with Caitlin!!
7. Too much to do in LA, too little time.
8. Getting shown around the town by a real, born and raised local.
9. My first short, stressful trip back to Reno.
10. Signing a lease on our West Hollywood apartment.
Top 10 of October
(Since it's the end of the year, figure I should get caught up on these monthly lists. Damnit!)
1. Oh, um, moving to LOS ANGELES.
2. The 7 hour mixed CD from Greyson.
3. Halloween movie marathon with good people.
4. Kind of sort of starting to hate the 365 Project.
5. Job hunt, job hunt, job hunt.
6. Going to Burning Man Decompression with Caitlin.
7. The California commute. #traffic
8. Assisting on an Ian Ruhter photoshoot.
9. My iPhone, specifically the maps.
10. LA friends and people, new friends and people...Sheffield, Jamie, Rindy, Lou, Schude.
Top 10 of September
1. BURNING MAN!!!!!!!!!! (Because it went into September, duh!)
2. New playa experiences, to smile about and remember (or not) forever.
3. Looking for work in Los Angeles.
4. Keva Juice.
5. Feeling on top of my game, while loosing my shits. #anxiety #stress
6. Spending time with the ones I love most, while they're close.
7. The Adkins, and all their Adkins-y things.
8. Last days working as the staff photographer for the Reno News & Review. Good days.
9. Starting to feel a REAL love/hate relationship with the 365 Project.
10. Saying goodbyes, while not saying goodbye in Reno.
Top 10 of August
(I fell insanely behind, and I hate myself for it. This is my attempt to catch back up)
1. BURNING MAN!!!!!!!!! (I really only need to list that)
2. Or should I say...Burning Man preparation!!!
3. Selling artwork to people all over the country.
4. Greyson & Diana - my best friends.
5. So much Red Bull, so little sleep.
6. Deciding to bring my Mark II to Burning Man.
7. [because I am writing this 4 months late, I'm leaving #7 blank]
8. Putting my notice in at the Reno News & Review. Moving forward.
9. Flickr, Flickr, Flickr.
10. Working on a collaborative photobooth project at Burning Man with Audrey Love, Melissa Test, and Sebastian Diaz.
Top 10 of July
This was a rough month. This top 10 list (like always) is not a list of the best things that happened to me, rather a list of the 10 most important things.
1. Diana's pool.
2. Photo pass @ the Death Cab For Cutie show.
3. My 24th birthday, and more well wishes than ever before.
4. Annual Cabin Celebration, with the best people.
5. Burning Man planning.
6. Finally upgrading to an iPhone.
7. The REALLY DUMB photo theft fiasco.
8. Flickr - yeah, I said it. It's kept me sane.
9. Thinking, crying, feeling, but staying busy, and being okay.
10. July 2nd.
Top 10 of June
1. Started the LA job hunt.
2. Two totally encouraging visits to LA.
3. My jobs, and getting to go to/do the coolest things in Reno.
4. My jobs, and getting ready to quit and move on to new things...
5. The Mark II video feature: learning, and using it more.
6. Diana got her Burning Man ticket!!!! It's official!
7. So much Reno Rain! Thunderstorms!
8. Milli and the Shmister...my favorite things.
9. Working with FLF Films again, taking pictures of toys!
10. Being interviewed, and featured on the Vans Girls blog.
Top 10 of May
1. Becoming a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. Class of 2009!!!!
2. The best graduation party ever, with my wonderful friends.
3. Being outside, enjoying the warm weather. Being barefoot!
4. Diana Kathleen.
5. Adding more to my measly little photo equipment collection.
6. Staying up until sunrise - as a regular thing.
7. Actually enjoying both my jobs, now that I'm not stressed out and crazy.
8. Having time to enjoy Netflix again.
9. Photography, pictures, art, making, creating.
10. Reminding myself not to give a shit about you, you, you or you.
Top 10 of April
1. Starting and finishing a photo series I'm really proud of.
2. Earth Day and the Clothing Swap.
3. Mike Hedge & Jackie staying with me in Reno.
4. Being busy/stressed/overwhelmed - but ALMOST done with school!
5. A quick Shmister visit.
6. My photo friends, all of them.
7. Diana, Diana, Diana to the rescue!
8. Researching and studying Philippe Halsman. AMAZING.
9. Not one, but TWO flashes!
10. My 365 project, still.
Top 10 of March.
1. Getting my CANON 5D MARKII !!!!!!
2. The worst, yet best, trip to SF ever. (Getting my things stolen is not awesome.)
3. Seeing Jimmy Eat World's Clarity tour for freeeeee.
4. Diana's new house, and her rad (photogenic) roommates.
5. Burning Man tickets bought, shipped, and in the Randolph's possession!
6. My lemon stamp may have gotten stolen, but Heidi got me new ones. Nicest. Gift. Ever.
7. Milli, my favorite thing.
8. Learning Final Cut Pro.
9. When you Google "everything's the worst" my pictures are the first to come up. WIN!
10. Shooting production stills on the set of a feature film, The Sierra.
Top 10 of February.
1. Dance parties. (Mostly thanks to Hypem.com)
2. Valentine's Day Vampire Crawl.
3. Sharing my bed with Milli every night.
4. My 365 Project. Still enjoying, still creating. WLTs.
5. STRESS! ANXIETY! EXHAUSTION!
6. Diana Kathleen.
7. All my art school friends, getting my through my 12 hours days.
8. Super quick Shmister visit.
9. Winning tickets to see Jimmy Eat World's Clarity Tour.
10. Having the worst case of Senioritis.
Top 10 of January
1. Reuniting with my entire extended family. So much love.
2. Wearing a bathing suit on the beach in January. (Mexico!)
3. Starting my LAST SEMESTER EVER!!!!
4. So much I Love Lucy.
5. Being sick. (Not that it was good, but I was pretty much sick all month)
6. Shmoopy LOST nights are back!
7. Staying with the Shmister for a couple days in SoCal.
8. Becoming an "Official Contributer for Getty Images."
9. My best friend, Diana.
10. Starting my 365 Project.
2008 in Pictures.
2008 in Pictures from Lauren Randolph on Vimeo.
1. Getting hired as the photographer for the Reno News & Review.
2. My friend, my lover, my only smush: Scott.
3. Burning Man, and all burner related events.
4. As The Dust Settles, the crew and the experience.
5. My 24inch iMac.
6. Jumping pictures everywhere.
7. Flickr.com and Twitter.com
8. New lens and flash starting my full-time professional photography career.
9. Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Friday Night LightsNetflix!
10. Having my own solo exhibit, as well as being invited into a group show.
11. My weird house, and staying up so late always.
12. The end of The Dojo the end of an era.
13. The UNR photo department, and all my photo friends.
14. The historic election - whether you agree with it or not.
15. Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Chip, Explosions in the Sky etc.
16. The Reno nightlife, and getting paid to be apart of it.
17. Videography, learning how to see the world in motion.
18. Milli, the best.
19. My mom and dad - the epitome of love and support.
20. The Sister Shmisters.
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