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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick tells the story of the sinking of the Essex after it was attacked by a whale and of what happens to the survivors afterwards. This was a major story of the 19th century and is what inspired Melville's Moby DickI have to say, I hope they don't take away my American ( Read more... ) -
Mysterious Light Leaks
I took these photos with my Minolta using new film. I have absolutely no idea why they turned out like this. It's definitely interesting, though.
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Books & Snow
I finally sent in my film from this winter to be developed. Here are two of my favorite shots from one roll taken with my Minolta SRT-201 using expired Kodachrome slide film. They neatly illustrate two of the major elements of my winter: snow and books.
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Catching up
I haven't been posting much lately, so, in case anyone was wondering, here's what's going on ( Read more... ) -
2009 Books
Inspired by drachin8's post along these lines, I thought I'd make a list of the best books I read in 2009. I read a lot last year thanks to studying for comps and doing research for my dissertation (in addition to just wanting to read, of course) and posted reviews of some of them here and probably even more on my goodreads pageHere, in the order in which ( Read more... )
