Christ the Light

Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California. Olympus e3.

25. November 2011 by Kevin
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Sleeping Emeline

Sleeping Baby

Sleeping Emeline. Mamiya C330, Fuji NPH 400 film.

24. November 2011 by Kevin
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I’m old!

EVIDENCE:

I like large cars. This is nothing new. The larger and more boat-like, the better. I have the opportunity to rent a car a few months ago, and since no one had a “full size” to rent, I was forced to get a luxury car that could accommodate a massive carseat. I ended up with a Cadillac. Not the smaller one, the big giant boat Cadillac. I couldn’t have been happier.

I like fountain pens. This is somewhat new. I wanted a single, good pen recently. A pen called the Lamy Safari was recommended to me. Fast forward a few weeks and I have several bottles of ink on my desk and three Lamy Safaris. So if I ever need to write a formal letter in 1870, I’ve got the technique down.

I frequently eat at 4:30 PM.

I have no idea what music the kids listen to. Do they still listen to The Hoobastanks?

I have to stop writing about this because while trying to find out how to spell Hoobastank, I found that there is a Best of Hoobastank album. If the Occupy Wall Street people needed hard evidence that capitalism has failed, they can point out that someone perceived a need for this album and the free market allowed them to make and distribute it.

11. November 2011 by Kevin
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Potatoes!

Yesterday I went to the grocery store and I purchased exactly two very masculine things: a bag of charcoal and a bag of potatoes. It felt great. It was like I was declaring to the entire world, “These two things are the only two things I need right now. I am the sort of person who requires giant bags of charcoal and potatoes. Nothing else in this Safeway applies to my life right now except for charcoal and potatoes.” I also did not use a cart, so I had the privilege of walking across the parking lot with one large sack over my right shoulder and another over my left.

I then went home and proceeded to cook meat with fire. I hadn’t felt that primal since the day I tracked a pizza down multiple hallways and up two floors with only my nose and the scent as a guide.

24. September 2011 by Kevin
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Earthquakes!

THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE IN VIRGINIA YESTERDAY AND no one in California cares. Note the condescending tone in both a local and a national newspaper.

The general reaction of people from California seems to be “Ha ha, your terror brings us joy and a sense of superiority.” This, from the same people who have said some of the following:

  • “WHAT IS THIS CLEAR LIQUID DESCENDING MENACINGLY FROM THE HEAVENS?”
  • “IT’S 45 DEGREES OUTSIDE, HOW LONG UNTIL FROSTBITE SETS IN?”
  • (upon seeing a slightly wet road) “IF I GO OVER 20 MPH, WE’LL ALL DIE FOR SOME REASON?”
  • (while blocked by a puddle in front of Whole Foods) “WHO AMONG US WILL BE ABLE TO FORD THESE MIGHTY WATERS? NOT EVEN CHARON HIMSELF WOULD BE ABLE TO RETRIEVE OUR PRECIOUS ORGANIC CHOCOLATE.”
And, my all time favorite, during a beautiful 50 degree day with the sun high above us and gorgeous clouds in the sky:
  • “UGH I’M SICK OF WINTER.”
(P.S. While writing this post, I felt an earthquake. )

24. August 2011 by Kevin
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