These pictures are from backup/Old My Pictures/Backgrounds My best guess about these pictures is that they were once used as backgrounds 3 or 4 computers ago. Probably my 2nd computer. Nothing remains of my first computer. Embarrassingly, it was an Apple. IMAGE LOST I briefly flirted with photographing fruit. Not… Read More »The Archives: Edition Four
Movie – Exit Through the Gift Shop Director: Banksy Starring: Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Thierry Guetta, Space Invader and Rhys Ifans Theater – Bennett’s Union Street Theater – Boone, Iowa Companion – Flying Solo Food – I had dinner with Nader at Mongolian Buffet. Intellectual Honesty & Baggage Sometimes I feel… Read More »Movie Reviews: Exit Through the Gift Shop and Restrepo
Here are this week’s submissions for MACRO: Julie Johnson Dawn Krause Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B Christopher D. Bennett Mike Vest I’ve been down to visit the Random Theme Generator. Without much hesitation, it spit out this week’s theme: GO! This is a new theme for this year. It… Read More »RWPE Y2 #5: Macro
These pictures are from: backup/Old My Pictures/2005 Calendar I’m pretty sure these are the files from the 2nd year of the calendar, although it is possible that it was the 3rd or 1st year of the calendar. My records on such things are spotty at best. In the early days… Read More »The Archives: Edition Two
If you have always wanted to own your very own copy of Hearts Beat High with Joy, here is your chance! Hearts Beat High with Joy I have donated an 11×14 copy of this picture to the Sacred Heart School Carnival. This picture is matted and framed. You can purchase… Read More »Hearts Beat High with Joy
Apparently there aren’t a ton of HARMONY lovers out there. I’m kind of surprised by the lack of participation this week, but what can you do. You buckle down and you carry on. Here are the few submissions for this week: Christopher D. Bennett Carla Stensland A Carla Stensland B… Read More »RWPE Y2 #4: Harmony
I don’t get all jazzed up by this type of thing, but I’m sure Jesse will. I’m sure if you look hard at these pictures you will probably find me. You will probably find Jesse. You will probably find some of my other friends. Don’t ask me where. I don’t… Read More »Slice of Life Vol. 32
It is hard to believe that this journal has reached entry 1,000. Since I enjoy rather meaningless statistics, I’m going to go over a few right now. According to how many times they have been viewed, these are the 10 Most Popular Pictures in the Artistic Gallery: 1. Gazing Ball… Read More »Journal Entry One-Thousand
I’ve finally distributed almost every last 2011 Photography 139 Calendar. Allow me to explain what images were used and I will include the briefest of notes on the pictures. This year, the calendar was a little bit more of an adventure than usual. The printer from the last two years… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week #48
It is my habit to not comment on the pictures I post in this project, but I’m going to make a small exception here. In the first couple of pictures, Carla is sitting on the old abandoned well in the basement of our old house on 415 Greene Street. I… Read More »Slice of Life Vol. 30
1 word or short phrase answers for the rest of the questions. Your favorite virtue? Humanitas Your favorite qualities in a man? Logic Your favorite qualities in a woman Empathy What you appreciate the most in your friends? Follow through Your main fault? Disinterest in money Your favorite occupation? Mixer… Read More »Proust No. Eight
Becky Perkovich correctly gave 1 of the 4 possible correct answers to the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: What is Christopher D. Bennett’s favorite movie? A: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Proust Quote “Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.” Confessions Question Your idea of… Read More »Proust No. Seven
Movie – Love and Other Drugs Director: Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond, Legends of the Fall, Glory) Writer: Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale, The Interpreter), Edward Zwick, and Marshall Herskovitz Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Bride Wars, Brokeback Mountain)… Read More »Movie Reviews: Love and Other Drugs and The Fighter
I have to confess that when I was randomly pulling pictures out of the steel can to scan, I was going to scan a picture of my Mom dressed like a Crayon, but then I came across these pictures of the Class of 1984. The Crayon picture will wait.