Punished For Talent

So like I said, I had blogged on Myspace up until now so I'm slowly transferring them over. The YouTube blog was actually from June 16, 2008, three days after Kuta proposed. This one is from June 20, 2008...

Titled: Punished For Talent

Yes, I'll eventually blog about Kuta's proposal. But I just can't type fast enough yet to get it all down. LoL. But in the meantime, a quick story my cuz, Girly Goo, told me this morning.

Her boyfriend's dad got married this past weekend. It was a small, intimate affair and she offered to take photos of their wedding for them. Now, Girly Goo takes great photos. Pretty much always has. After the wedding, she puts the pictures onto CD and goes to Walgreens to print them out.

Now the next part was both the most silly yet complimenting thing ever.

The photo girl see that its wedding photos Girly is trying to print. She tells her she can't print them out unless she has the photographer's permission because they're copyrighted. Girly informs her she IS the photographer. Photo Girl asks to see her photographer's business license. Girly informs her that she doesn't do it for a living and was doing it as a favor for her family. Photo Girl doesn't believe her and insists she must've somehow stolen the pics and put them on cd to print them out. Girly starts to get pissed (which is rare). They argue for a while and Girly asks for the manager.

The manager looks at the pics and informs her they need the photographer's permission. AGAIN, she tells him SHE is the photographer and no she doesn't have a business license because she does it as a hobby, not for a living. He doesn't believe her. Now they argue. He tells her that these are no way hers because they are professional photographs. She says, "No, I'm just that good."

Way to go Girly!!!!! They relented, grungingly.

Seriously, since when did it become a crime to have talent? There are people out there good at what they do without making a living out of it. Especially if it's a hobby they love. And yes, Girly IS that good at photography. Shoot, our whole family is pretty talented in the art department!

Hey Girly, wanna take our pics? lol!