Just a few of those I miss

Yeah, it's good to be back home, but I wish I could have brought some people with me.

If any of you ever visit Nebraska (and I don't know why you would), just know you will always have a place to stay.

Last week (?)

1. Trying to blatantly copy Matt Eich (my attempt above) is easier said than done.
2. As much as I do not like golf, I can respect golfers self-deprecating sense of humor.
3. Reno nightlife is a lot more happening (read: scary) than back home.
4. I need to learn to tell the story better.
5. I really wouldn't mind spending another three months down here.

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Attack of the clones

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I should explain what's going on in this image, but I'd like you all to guess a little bit first.

Another week down

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1. As much as I love the Fourth (who doesn't?), I despise shooting fireworks displays.
2. Ever since I quit smoking cigarettes, I may have become addicted to energy drinks instead.
3. There are some 7-11s that are just mini marts, with no gas pumps. Back home, they are always a gas station.
4. I am the only one around Reno that seems amazed by the fact above.
5. The summer is almost over.

I lost track of what week it is

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It's not that I haven't learned anything. It's just that I haven't taken a day off for 17 days straight.

1. Some people still respect newspapers. They are usually retired elderly women, but they are out there.
2. Single? Put on some Wranglers and a cowboy hat and head out to the Reno Rodeo. If you don't look like a poseur like I did, you might be able to pick up some "buckle bunnies".
3. Reno has the highest concentration of people who see me carrying around two D2Hs and immediately assume I am working for a TV or radio station. They are usually disappointed when I say I work for a newspaper.
4. Sleep is overrated.
5. It's really nice to talk to someone who understands what Aksarben means.

Eyes in the sky

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This week's shootout theme was "eyes in the sky". If you want to see half a dozen or so other photographers kicking my butt, check out the link on the right.

Whole Lotta Love

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Images from a small project on the carnival, apparently a great place to go if you have a date. I wouldn't know, I'm too busy hiding in the shadows with cameras.

Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive

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I feel your pain

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If anyone had asked me how my day went today, I would just show them this image.

Clay Lomneth, the one-trick-pony

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See third and fifth photo here

Also, top right here

I don't know what this means...

Week two

I am just a blog updating machine.

On week two I learned...

1. ...all the words to the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love"
2. ...what a baccalauraete is.
3. ...the largest kite in the world is about the size of a football field.
4. ...Russian women are gorgeous.
5. ...don't ever insinuate that someone from Sparks, NV is from Reno.

Cheap Thrills Theatre

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Host Mike Ward

Russia Festival

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Almost

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Spent a few hours in the drizzle (they call it rain here) today, and this was the best I got.

This is what we refer to in the business as a "might as well never pick up a camera and get a desk job" shot, also known as an "almost".

Made a ring flash today...

...and you should all be as impressed as she clearly is.

Week one

If I remember to, I'm going to try and post five things I've learned after each week at the RGJ. (For those of you not cool enough to use slang like me, that stands for the Reno Gazette-Journal.)

So, here's week one. I have learned...

1. ...how to interact with middle-aged drunk men who tell me how to do my job and call me a "turkey".
2. ...ninety-nine cent Arizona iced teas are a good substitute for breakfast (or lunch or dinner).
3. ...I would rather photograph a difficult person than an easy-going plate of food any day.
4. ...the good coffee at the office costs a dollar.
5. ...to always put on too much sunscreen.

"How do you like your internship, newbie?"

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First breaking news assignment this summer. Went on a wild goose chase around Reno trying to find a man who had called police saying he had killed his wife and kids and at least three random people as he drove around town. Allegedly, the man claimed he had ten cats who were telling him to kill. Read the story here.

On a related note, I need a police scanner for my car. (Christmas is only seven months away...)

Postcard from Reno

To: All of my readers. I hope you are having a good summer, wish you were here.

Love, Clay.

P.S. I expect the two of you to write me back.

Extra life

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University of Nevada Reno graduation.

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