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I am sick and cranky and just a little down about a lot of miscellaneous things going on right now. Last night, when I couldn't fall asleep, I started rummaging through a suitcase of prints I have stashed away in my bedroom. I found some polaroids that were taken about a million years ago, back when I was living at the EP. Those were tumultuous times, mostly spent driving in cars till I hit the coast, or on a boy who lived about 1,000 miles away. Maybe it was the cold medicine, maybe it was the lack of sleep, or maybe it is all relevant, but suddenly I wished I could go back to that place, just for a little while. No matter that my life is better here and now, somehow the past just seems cozier...

{Polaroid sx 70 alpha. Time Zero Film}

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Magic hour with Casey Powers.

{Canon ae-1. Kodak iso 400 film} {Yashica A. Fuji iso 260 120 film}

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I can not stop listening to Beach House's new album - Teen Dream. Silver Soul has got to be my favorite song on the record. However I'm not too sure how I feel about this video. I guess it's not really what I envisioned for the song, but who the hell am I to judge? Besides most of their music videos have an odd 70s nightmare-ish vibe to them. You watch it play out and think: my God, this is really weird. But despite the obvious kitsch you will never mistake their videos for any one else's, nor will you be able to forget it... Take silver hula hoopers for example...

Regardless, I can not wait to see them play in Portland April 10!!!! It could just be my favorite show of 2010.

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A message to myself:

Dear Colie,

Please keep taking the time to travel. I know it makes you tired, but in the long run you wont regret it. Also, try and save your money so that you can afford to buy that zumi and 4x5 you've been eyeing for eons.

Warmest Regards,

Yourself

{Canon ae-1. 35 mm film. Kodak iso 400.}

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I did a shoot last weekend with the crazy talented Casey Powers, from The Silver Fleece. We hiked through the woods and stood in cat-tail weeds, watching as the sun cast golden rays on everything in site. She picked her banjo for a while and I snapped through rolls of film desperatly attempting to record all the magic surrounding us. It was a fine way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I have more film to scan then I know what to do with... more from this shoot to come.

{Polaroid Sx-70. 779 Film. Close up lens} {Yashica A, Medium Format. Fuji iso 160 Pro} {Canon ae-1. Kodak 35 mm iso 400 Film}