I requested an estimate for the photography, which meant asking someone who then asked someone else who then asked the photographers. The estimate is somewhat lacking in information - I can't even understand it, and the math doesn't come out right. My immediate feeling is that, while I may spend a thousand dollars to document the paintings, I would need to see examples beforehand and also have some kind of guarantee of satisfaction. Paintings are easy to photograph badly. They are not hard to photograph well - the difference is more in the knowledge, ability, standards, and experience of the photographer than in anything else. If I see a photo and say, "OMGWTF suxxors!!!11" I don't want to be stuck paying for something that's useless. Anyway...

I realised not too long ago that that when I get really tired I can't stop and I can't go to bed, either. As an example, after my day at school I am so tired I have to force myself to go to bed, and if I don't do that I can quite easily stay up until 4am. 'Going to bed' seems to be a change of state, and changing from one state to another requires a lump of energy. Therefore it's easier to whitter away in exhaustion. Anyway, it didn't do me much good at all to work 8 hours cataloging and the rest of the day cleaning, going to bed finally at 2am to spend a sleepless night.