As usual, I'm taking a while with the promised second and third parts to this post, so I figured that in the meantime, I'd tell you about my performance at my school's talent show this year. It should provide a good backdrop for the aforementioned part 3 anyway.

( Courtesy cut, 'cause God forbid your scroll thumb be a little smaller )

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These aren't real "photographs," and I'm no real photographer, but I thought it would be nice to break my long LJ layoff by posting a few out-of-focus pictures from my digital camera over the past few months.


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When it comes to photography, I am an unabashed classicist. My first camera, a hand-me-down from my father, was a Nikon FM2, a rugged 35mm manual SLR that continues to strike me as an extraordinary feat of engineering -- how can it, through purely mechanical means, consistently measure out 1/4000th of a second for 300,000 consecutive exposures? (Of ( Read more... )

I've been sick at home the past week or so, which wasn't such a horrible turn of events. But it did lead to me getting pent-up on the juggling, so when I was finally well enough today, I decided to tape my practice session ( Read more... )

in first snowfall
though slurping only hot water...
my home
- Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)


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June 1, 2005 - "...I am sure Christian is thankful you came, with all the work you contributed."

- Cal

April 30, 2005 - "Why are you always breathing heavily at the beginning of our phone conversations?"

- Cal

March 24, 2005 - Eventually, I got up and walked into the bathroom. I undressed and turned on the shower. I stood in the stream of water for a few seconds...

- Cal