weekend nothing

Aside from a brief sidestep into a cocktail bar, my weekend has largely been about procrastination and psyching myself.

flash!

I find myself falling in love with black and white flash photography. I never did much with flash at uni (it wasn't cool unless it provided moments of illumination at last night's party) That, and it's a bitch to print in the dark room. But when I dug out my much neglected Hassleblad, I also rediscovered my old flash unit and have been trying to work out how to fire it with my little digi. So far no love.

But I have been using the little pop-up one on my camera to take photos of trees and sticks in the dark. I like the tension the circle of light, falling suddenly into blackness, creates.

Somewhat less evocative, it also reminds me of some highschool guy flashing a moonie at a backyard party.

sky fails

It's cold outside. Cold and windy and forcing me to be inside, which is pissing me off. Normally this wouldn't be the case as there is nothing I like better than sitting around inside on a cold day, doing nothing in particular. Today though, it shits me because while it is cold and windy outside, it is also sunny. And I hate being indoors when it is sunny outdoors. The sunniness though, is nothing but a deceptive lure to get me out of the house. I fell for it earlier when I ventured out to the markets. The wind whipped around me, creeping into the gaps between my scarf and jacket. The icy chill turned my fingers numb, making it difficult to tell if the avocados I squeezed were ripe or not. Foolishly, I wore no boots and my toes found no warmth in the tips of my brogues.

For a moment it looked like the sun might have gotten the hint and given over to some rain. But all we got were three lonely drops on the tin roof before the clouds hurried on. The sunlight sneakily returning to reveal the dust and cat hair on my computer screen. And so I have resigned myself to spending the afternoon pushed up against the heater, making up names for our temporary cat and trying to motivate myself to work, while outside a false summer's day shines on.

Here is a picture of the sky as I wish it would look:

dull monday set free

My dull Monday was lifted by the joy of listening to a mix tape made just for me. Then the phone rang.

button up

I have just a bit going on at the moment as Pigeons, the not-for-profit kid's writing project Lankwood and I are coordinating starts in just 1 week. I'm a little buzzed about the amount of work to be done but when I look at the shiny goodness of these buttons it all feels okay.