Category: Fun stuff
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My New Toy!
I found a perfect Polaroid 600 camera on Craigslist! I’m in love… Thankfully, The Impossible Project has started making film that works in Polaroid cameras, now that Polaroid itself has stopped producing film. They just released monochrome film for SX-70 cameras, and they should be releasing film for 600 cameras next month. Hooray, hooray!
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Cream and butter
Seriously, everything is better with cream and butter. Last week I used our lovely Farmhouse cabbage in Molly’s recipe. The recipe on her website is for Brussels sprouts, but her book has a recipe for cabbage. It’s divine… the browned bits are buttery and nutty, and the cabbage just melts in your mouth. I served…
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Five senses Friday
I got this idea from Abby, and it sounds fun, so here we go! Hearing: This song in my head… Tasting: Tempura udon from Banzai Seeing: Traffic at a standstill due to SXSW visitors Feeling: The comfiness of jeans that fit (and are actually maybe a little too big) Smelling: Lemon pepper from someone’s lunch…
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SXSW, Day 2
Well, I did not follow my movie plan today. I saw some documentary shorts and a film from one of my favorite directors, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Documentary Shorts: 6 – About 6-man football; follows two teams to the state championship game. Big Birding Day – Follows two men who try to sight as many birds as…
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Jamaica, mon.
I just got my film from Jamaica processed… oh, how I love film. It teaches me to be patient, and to be accepting of imperfection. My first reaction is, “Awww, that photo didn’t work!” But then I take a second look, and I love the graininess, the lack of focus, the double exposure. It’s so…