spontaneous combustion of a motor vehicle

welp, my mom and bro are driving along minding their own business. My mom's van decided to catch on fire. My brother smelled something burning, looked back and saw the rear portion of the van was on fire. They parked it at the KFC parking lot and jumped out.
Why they decided to take the time to drive and park it is beyond me, I would have just stopped right there and then

More pics here

bodywerks auto in Van Nuys

bodywerks automotive rx7 exhaust clip from Alex Romo on Vimeo.


Let me know what you guys think!!

my reflection on 2009

I dont really remember too much in 2009 mainly because I tend to live in the moment.

I sold my beloved 1985 toyota corolla GTS. It was a fully built drift and handling machine that looked like complete shit. It looked that way on purpose so I wouldnt have to worry about getting my car broken into or even stolen. I miss that car, but I do not miss the problems it had.

I started to hangout a lot more at bodywerks.

In school, a girl from high school remembered me and got in touch with me, I have not seen her in over seven years. She lived in Davis while going to school up there. I guess timing is everything.

Since I lost hope, I feel much better.

I skipped a semester of school which just ended up biting me in the ass.

I attempted again to worked full time, but it just wasn't happening.

I acted for a popular tv show on cbs, it will air in feb.

I shot a lot of photography gigs, but none that I can 100% say that I am proud of, there is always something that I could have done better.

I was crushed a few times in 09.

My major purchases were made when I was not working a typical full time job.

Its not about money, its about time. I can always get more money, but I can never get more time.

I applied to csun in 2009.

I took the asvab in 2009.

I quit two full time jobs in 2009; one after the other.

I took bartending classes in 09 and I had the worse drunken nights in 09.

Ive done it in public in 2009.

Eccentric Images was started in 2009.

I went on at least three or four week long vacations, and a few mini-vacations.

I stopped working under other photography companies, Ive decided to work only for myself.

2010 will not be like 2009.

hire me!!

I am bilingual in spanish
I have professional problem solving skills
I can sell ice to an Eskimo, fire to a fire-ant, and water to a whale.
I am really knowledgeable in professional photography, digital image enhancing and lighting
I am familiar with adobe photoshop, dreamweaver, lightroom, ftp, vbulletin, wordpress, and all windows platforms
I can repair computer software and hardware problems. I can upgrade your ram.
I can brainstorm ideas for award winning movie scripts and short stories
I can travel if needed. I have a clean driving record.
I can fix bikes. I can work on cars and forklifts, but I hate doing that.
I am a lethal over the phone.
I once defended my office from an army of ants by using a glass of water and a toothpick.
I can paint blue in five different colors.

50th anniversary

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Originally uploaded by alejandroromo

I was invited to photograph their 50th anniversary.

I decided to try out my lights to see what kind of results I would get. I took a backup camera and put a trigger on it. I still used my canon and flash with bracket as a main camera.

I should have placed these lights better, I was told at the last moment that they were about to dance. I just placed the lights anywhere at that point.

Gabe's Graduation and a some random pictures

random video from lunch on saturday

jon from dstroyr tells us about his vegetarianism from Alex Romo on Vimeo.