May 2, 2004

  • New site design. Lick your monitors.

    Friday night, Erin and I got the chance to hang out with a friend of mine who stopped in town for the weekend. We went downtown to check out the remnants of Sunfest. While I was there, desperately wishing I had a camera... I remembered I had this... monstrosity...in the car, loaded with film and batteries.

    Look. at. the. size. of. the. flash. on. that. thing. HYOOGE. Bright enough to completely paint a 5-7 story building right up to the roof. Bright enough to leave me colorblind and seeing trails for 20 minutes after I shot myself in the face with it (a rather genius move, yeah). UFO's were landing. It shot gouts of flame 15 feet into the air after 3 photos. After the roll of film was done (126mm film has only 12 exposures per roll), I took to pointing it at random people and just setting the flash off. Also, in a flash (har har) of inspiration, I jammed the flash into my mouth and set it off. This is what it looks like:

    I'd like to point out that this was done in a completely dark room. The light you see in the background is from the flash. I'm still seeing pink blotches, biotches.

    Yesterday I had a killer headache, thanks to my trapezius and erector spinae muscles latching onto the base of my skull like hungry, red, moist, glistening, striated starfish onto a bivalve. Yes, I realize that was a run on sentence and made next to no sense, but it hurt. I wanted vomit twice from it. After a few hours of trying not to be a pansy, I asked Erin if she would massage my shoulders and neck. I swear, that woman just heals me. She massaged, and my headache was gone. She heals me in so many ways. She lightly runs her fingers up and down my back, and I'm asleep, a deep healthy sleep, in minutes. I sleep next to her, and I sleep more soundly and mo' betta than I have in years. She is a balm to everything wrong with me.

    I've been going through a trial and mostly error process of using the Polaroid 420 for night photography. Last night, I built a tripod mount for it, using a quick change plate and a piece of plywood. I rigged up a pressure cable release using the top from a bleach bottle and duct tape. I had everything set up in mostly working order. After one really boring shot of the moon, the tab for the next photo ripped and film pack decided to jam up and shit just broke. I had to walk away before I threw my camera at my car. OK, not really, but I was pissed. Polaroid 667 film is expensive! OK, yeah, I wanted to throw it. Sigh. I'm going to build a better set up for next time.

    Today, I'm taking this 126mm camera out:

    Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic II. All know is that the shutter works, so I'm down with it.

    So, what's up with you? Leave it in the comments.

Comments (21)

  • aliens landing my ass, you look like the damn alien.  now i'm gonna have nightmares.  thanks rich.  *shudder*

  • gotta agree w/ Mudban... you are looking mighty alien-like.

    what's up with me, huh?  now, I'm eating cinnamon toast, drinking coffee... need a shower... then I'm off to babysit my best friend's hellspawn and do laundry.  (yeah, I'm an exciting chick... you can't stop me; you can only try to contain me.  )

  • tinfoil helmet?  damn, I don't have one.  like the new look anyway, though!

  • You're the kid who looked directly at the eclipse right after the teacher told you not to, aren't you?

    Aliens and tinfoil hats?  I'd go back and re-read, but DAMN boy!  What are you trying to do?  Kill my eyes with your miniscule font?

  • Quit your whining Wonka. It's just your old eyes. Get some glasses.

    That alien shot is uber-cool. Submit it to the Enquirer with the caption "Alien Captured On Film!" and get some $$$.

  • Yum. New layout is tasty. Not too bad an aftertaste either, probably more pleasant than the camera you were sucking on in that pic. But I must admit, the eerie glow is dead sexi.

  • so... you used to get like 40 comments for every single post...

    now you don't?

    did you change something?

  • holy jesus damn, kid! that was your most hyperactive entry for a very long time! i laughed.
    actually, me and my friends were doing the exact same thing last night. we had two digital cameras, a spotlight, six disposables, and i think a video camera? anyway, me and a friend had a flash-fight. im still seeing dots and redness. it was very fun. i'll tell you when i post some of the pictures. and why were we all together, camping in a freinds backyard? well..........prom was last night! WOOOOT!!!!! so....that was fun.
    and by the way. i fuckin love the new layout! and the little tinfoil hat comment....it was great! i opened your site, and while it was loading, i minimized it. when i cameback, it said "untitled document". i had one of those little adrenaline rushes you get (im still not used to this computer, i thought i broke it, or got a virus or something) and clicked on it. im like "what the fuck? cool!" nice job, rich......and i wanna see that picture of the inside of your mouth. (lol)

  • new layout is nice. picture of camera in alien mouth even nicer.

  • you still take great photos, duh. i just got back from the southbay doing a hike with some friends, i stink.

    i'm already ni ni sleepy time.

  • like the new layout, I should play with mine at some point ...

  • that is friggin scary!!!! and um, my monitor shall remain unlicked.

  • i love long updates from you. :) good to know what's going on.

    nice to know you're happy R.  and sometimes, people do have the ability to heal. Their energy, spirit and what they have with you is just enough. I'm with you there. :)

    up with me? I've moved in with two folks, lol, and am trying to figure out how to tell the family. :) nothing much.

  • That picture is crazy!  Hope you knew where that flash had been before you shoved it in your mouth ;)

  • heh.. i like the new site design.. and i love the fact that you know about photography. I dabbled a little in high school/college.. but i dont know anywhere near enough :P So, thats ok.. i can live vicariously through you

  • this place looks positively lickable!

    also, that alien picture is scary! ha. not that I'm easily scared or anything...

    dang, still getting the nauseating headaches? I'm sorry for it... I remember when I used to get daily migraines and not be able to stand up straight.

  • back home from fucking kuwait, and thanks to my mom's new computer, i'm able to play with the digital camera that i've had for a while. good to hear that you're doing good.
    Cheers
    ~sailor michelle

  • Your website designs are so creative. They all have a different personality.

  • ...wondering what the photo inside your mouth looked like... back pains are a bitch... i have to visit my chick with the meanest elbow on the planet from time to time as hubby just doesn't cut it in the knot removal realm...

  • Nice design, my computer has a virus.

  • Why did I miss this post? It's genius, bitch.

    That's a bright fucking bulb.

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