What was I to do? I was invited to meet up with some photographers for lunch. Its a great opportunity. There were a couple of problems, (1) the weather was not cooperating and (2) no one showed up for work today.
Lets start with the weather. It has been storming all week and today was no excuse to stop. I was looking out for my camera gear. Should I drive down the street a few blocks so my camera has a better chance of staying dry? Why should I? I have a camera bag and my poncho/jacket with me. There was a lot of cover from the buildings in town. I should be okay.
The second part of the problem was the fact that no one showed up to work today. Everyone was busy doing something for the company. I called my coworker and left a message. The lunch was to begin at noon. It was 11:30 and my coworker didn't return my call yet. I had to inform the group I couldn't make it. I was devastated. I was so excited to go, but since no one was in the office, I didn't know whether I could leave or not. 11:40 came and I got a call.
"Make sure you lock up."
That's all I needed to hear. I grabbed my bag and put on my jacket. It took me about 15 minutes to get to Murphy's and there they were, the Flickr Hawaii Meet group.
I've been trying to meet more people lately and this was the first group where I never felt like the awkward new kid. As soon as I saw the group, Kyle introduced himself to me and made me feel right at home. I smiled and introduced myself. Everyone was ready with their cameras. Cool, an actual photography group that takes photos of each other while discussing about things other than photography.
I got to meet some really cool people. More important than that, I dusted off my camera and started shooting again.
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