I think I'm gunna do a shoot over reading week which is coming up. I'm still determined to become an SG even though I won't be working with Oryx. I have a great friend who is taking photography in school. She is totally awesome and we've been really close for years. She did the pool table practice shoot with me that you can see in my pics. So I just need to get out and buy some good lighting, that was one of the main issues in my other sets. So hopefully this will go well enough for me to be able to submit it.
minceir:
you will make it, i love the sets you have done already. you have an awesome body. 
dougman:
Just a thought. . . Lighting is really expensive. You'd probably be better off seeing if you could rent a studio for a few hours. I think some will include basic lighting equipment and others will have it for rent and it'll be much higher quality for the same budget. Best of luck!!!