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Stickin the Proposal Shot

A couple weeks ago, my buddy Judson asked if I'd be willing to "stealthily take some photos" of him proposing to his amazing partner, Katie. I immediately told him how I stoked I was for them, but I'm not even close to a professional photographer and didn't wanna fuck up capturing their moment. He said it'd be super casual, in a remote park, and just wanted a couple mementos, so I agreed to scout it out with him. His goal was to get a "down on a knee popping the question under a light from a distance" sort of look.

The Recon

Judson told Katie that he was going to meet me for happy hour... but instead, we met at the park after work to figure out a game plan. It was my first time visiting this park, which was effectively closed for the season. As such, all the lights were turned off… and the sun had set a half hour earlier, so it was pitch black. There was no way the... read more

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The people at fancy restaurants in the suburbs of Des Moines are so goddamned weird. Heading back to a Des Moines dive bar to cleanse my soul.
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I want breakfast pizza so bad
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I’ve been experimenting with going gluten free again. As a bread and beer lover, this is very hard. Last night, after a few weeks of being GF free, Kari made GF waffles and I devoured 6 of them. 6 waffles is too many waffles.
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I would like someone to invent a chewing gum that crunches like chips the whole time you’re chewin. I’m a crunchy snack slut and do my best thinking when I take a break to go munch on some chips… but I dunno if my body can take any more chips.
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Hi, I'm Derek Brooks

I'm a 44.33 year old midwestern American who enjoys engineering, traveling, partying, and extremish sports.

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