So on my way into court for jury duty today, I had a thought that’s occurred to me before. And strangely enough, it was again addressed in the book I was reading in the Juror’s Lounge while waiting to be called–The Federalist Papers: Why are people born in this country Continue Reading
My one real problem with my camera was taking flash-assisted shots. I don’t have an external flash at all, much less a nice adjustable one with built-in-diffuser. And without diffuser or some angling, flash shots always come blow-out, with sharp, dark shadows being cast, and backgrounds being lost. But while Continue Reading
Three things you should never buy the cheap brand of: 1. Peanut Butter – Store brand is just a greasy, tasteless, slimey, grainy mess. Sure, there’s no peanuts in the name brand stuff. But who fucking cares? You’re not buying peanut butter for it’s natural wholesomeness. 2. Shoes – Sketchers Continue Reading
I don’t have a blogroll on this journal, and can’t foresee ever adding one. The concept does go back to “friends” pages on the earliest personal websites. But I can’t remember the last time I ever went looking for random people to go visit. I get more than enough referrals Continue Reading
Thought I would whip this out now that the subject has seen the finished piece. The look on the face is a bit psychotic, but then, it was in the original as well. Made some last minute touchups on some stuff I had totally missed, but I like the finished Continue Reading
Indri sent me this picture the other day. Not bad at first look. But the more I looked, the more I liked about it. The lighting and the colors are at the same time subtle and bold. This pile of comfortable, bohemian fabrics across the bottom of the image–which is Continue Reading
Recent favorite finds on flickr: 1. black and gold, 2. Aw!, 3. she, 4. don’t do me like that, 5. airborn, 6. hide and seek V, 7. Sister Kiev “clarice”, 8. _MG_8186, 9. hi, 10. anhelo., 11. IMG_0020, 12. 20th street, brooklyn, 13. sis, 14. IMG_7757, 15. Untitled, 16. P3280252 Continue Reading