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Sequence of events on a Sunday morning in Los Angeles:
01:07 A.M: Someone advertises 12 rolls of expired Fuji Neopan ASA 1600 on Craigslist for $20
01:56 A.M: I reply to the ad with my phone number.
02:01 A.M: Poster replies: “i’ll be home tomorrow after 1pm. come on by - just give me a ring [...]

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You’ve just finished a roll of Kodak 120 film. You pop open your camera, take out the roll, you reach for the roll of tape on your desk to seal it up while it waits to be processed. Except for me, I’m always out somewhere where there’s no tape dispenser.
I don’t know why Kodak rolls [...]

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The sun is setting in Los Angeles. I’m on the 101 with the window rolled down and I’m cranking the stereo. A song that comes on the radio that absolutely: Blows. My. Mind. But, before I tell you what it is, you’ll need to know some background.
Earlier this morning, I see a post [...]

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Play this now: “Satan Polaroid” - Idlewild
My sense of timing is impeccable. I figured now that Polaroid has stopped making any kind of instant film, now would be an awesome time to get a Polaroid back for a toy Holga camera when I saw it for cheap on Craigslist. A “back” allows you use Polaroid [...]

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2008: The year I lost my girl, my job, my wallet, my phone, and my favorite camera.  Things will get better.
Click this: “One Too Many Blows To The Head ” - Dismemberment Plan

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Photophlow Drinking Game
21 and over. Please drink responsibly.
If someone says “nice bokeh,” everyone drinks.
If someone posts an HDR pic, everyone drinks.
If someone complains about said HDR, the poster takes a extra drink.
If someone posts a macro eyeball, everyone drinks.
If it’s your eyeball, you take an extra drink.
If someone “New to photophlow” enters, everyone drinks and [...]

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I love to read self-improvement blogs. They’re always filled with great insights and information that completely misses the point, written by people who exult in telling you how this stuff works without actually understanding why. They didn’t get where they are by “tackling the tough tasks first” or “putting a to-do list next to the [...]

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Just because I like graphs, especially ones with huge spikes: Here’s the effect on my Flickr stats for when one of my photos got featured on LAist.com and subsequently in Flickr’s Interestingness archives.Superstar!
Now, it’s back to obscurity for the time being. But, it’s a good excuse to play this old classic…
Song of the Day: “I’m [...]

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Song of the Day: “If The Sea Was Whiskey” - Willie Dixon
The bad times just ain’t go no quit in ‘em.

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