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Today I went to the Whaling City Festival, a fair near my college. They had professional wrestling, which I used to love but haven't watched in years. It was fun, especially with the interesting crowd. I got to meet Spike Dudley, and I snapped this picture of Eric Alden after winning a match. He's a nice guy who was featured on MTV's True Life, and he's also a fan of my band, The Texas Chainsaw Mascara.

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For the last full day in Florida, we went to a local park where I got this picture of a sunset over the lake and also went to another beach. It's been a great vacation; I only hope it doesn't take me fifteen years to get back down here.

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Today we ventured back to Busch Gardens. Here's a shot I love of a lemur which I shot through the display glass. We also went to The Florida Aquarium, which was beautiful.

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There are wild cranes all over the state, and here is one I found on top of a car at a pier. Today we visited the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which was cool to see the memorabilia, as well as Tropicana Field.

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We went to Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay. I'm not a big fan of amusement parks, but this one was fun. There are a lot of animal exhibits, and here's a picture of a couple of elephants canoodling. It started to rain so we left, but we'll probably go back.

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I'm on vacation in Florida with my parents. The last time I was in The Sunshine State was when I was five, so it's nice to be back. It's really hot out, but I stopped by a beach and found this great collection of seashells covering the sand.

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I went to see thrash legends Testament, and they put on a great show. Unearth and Lazarus AD opened the show, both of whom I interviewed. They were nice and both put on energetic performances. The rest of of my pictures can be seen here.

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I unexpectedly ended up in Barnstable with my camera and nothing to do, so I headed to a local beach even though the weather wasn't ideal. This was the view from atop a staircase leading down to the shore. It was strange how the vegetation almost went right up to the water.

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I went for a hike threw Massasoit State Park and ended up getting lost for a little bit. It was worth it, though, because I found this cool little area where the water was rising up on an old picnic table and got some good shots of it. It was also nice to clear my head in nature on such a beautiful day, though it did make my feel lonely.

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The second day of NEMHF was just as good as the first. Here's a picture of headliners Lamb of God. I wasn't sure how the photos were coming out with no flash, but their set-up was so bright they actually came out better that way. What a fun weekend; just the escape I needed.

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Today was the first day of New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. Thanks to Vince from Metal Blade Records, I got to shoot some promotional photos for some bands, plus I had a photo pass for the show. Here's a picture of Bison b.c. They were fun dudes, and I got some great shots of them being themselves. Day one was a success, and I'm excited for more tomorrow.

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I got a new memory card and battery pack for my camera, so I went around my yard taking random pictures. Here's one of a lock that has been on my shed, as you can tell, for many years. It's not a particularly striking image, but I wanted something to put on here.

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Here's a picture of Our Last Night from their show with The Number Twelve Looks Like You (who I'm glad I finally saw). This singer is only like 15 and has already accomplished more than I will in my entire life. More power to him. The rest of my pictures can be seen here.

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My mother's side of the family came over today to celebrate my birthday. It's crazy that I'm turning 20 next week. I love this picture of these delicious cookies my cousin made; it looks like it came from a cooking magazine.

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I went into Boston with some friends tonight. We intended to go to a Lonely Island signing, but the line was ridiculously long, so instead we just walked around. It was my first time using my new camera at night in the city, but I got some good shots, like the one above of the Custom House Tower.

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Finally, something different. This was an old, warped tree on a little beach cove in Onset. I got some nice shots of the typical scenery, but this tree stuck out more. It was too cold to be at the beach, but I'm glad I went.

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I was hoping for something other than another band picture, but here's one of Diecast. I interviewed and photographed them at Band Stand Live in Taunton. They're nice dudes and it was a good show. Check out the rest of the pictures here.

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Yet another concert photo, this one of The Abominable Iron Sloth. I caught them at a free show with the_Network in a warehouse in Providence. See the rest of the photos here. I've been hitting up a lot of shows lately for my site, but hopefully I'll have some other interesting things for this blog soon.

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I went to a benefit show at the KoC in Weymouth tonight. It was an odd bill but a good time. Here's a fun picture of Gabriel, one of the opening bands from New York. Check out my other pictures from the show here.

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I went to go see The Wonder Years in a church in Stoneham tonight. It was my first show in a while, and a good one to test out my camera. Here is a picture of Defeo, one of the opening bands. My other photos can be seen here.