The LPS team has been unbelievably busy for the last 6 weeks. It was shoot after shoot after shoot after shoot. This week we are rushing out prints for the WPPI Awards of Excellence print competition. You won’t believe our luck. Faulty paper and some technical issues with our trusty Epson 4800 almost derailed our plans. Everyone moved into high gear.

Then I am down with flu, cold and fever. What started as a minor sore throat threatens to escalate to a full blown outbreak. It didn’t help that I had a crazy traveling schedule and still had to complete 3 shoots in 4 days. I had never planned to end 2008 in such hectic manner but last minute schedule change and bookings threw me off. I desperately need some time off.

I shouldn’t be complaining. Some people lost the jobs. Some lost their homes and their entire life savings in a landslide. A childhood friend passed away at the age of 27. Why should I bitch about some printer problems and overworking myself this couple of weeks?

I should be thankful for my wife for stuffing me with Chinese herbal tea & a whole slew of medication to wrest my deteriorating health, my colleagues who soldier on with the endless demands of the office, my clients for giving me the opportunity to create amazing images every week and my friends who always keep me firmly grounded.

I’m signing off this post with the last picture I took in the final shoot of 2008 taken 3 hours ago…