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Counting Lens Flares
May. 31st, 2009 11:45 pmCurses!!! I just wrote a veritable missive about my day today and then I hit delete to correct a typo and the whole bloody thing disappears. Shit!!!!!! Bloody hell, that just took me 15 minutes to write. Can I be bothered to re-write it all again? Probably.
So last night, craving not the company of my students, who had invited me out for a drink (for which read copious amounts of money spent), I went to my local and sat drinking beer and sake. I taught everyone how to swear properly, which is another sign, in addition to this morning's sore head, that drinking sake should only be done in moderation. My friend Gen-chan came up to me just before he left the bar and blurted out "Son of a bitch!" I hasten to add that I didn't teach him that one.
This morning's hangover was miraculously cured by scrambled egg burritos and cups of tea, so I was ready for action by 11am. In the bar, I had been told about Gen-chan carrying a portable shrine through Umeyashiki, the next train station down from mine. Given how tiny he is, I was rather concerned that he might end up getting squished, and thus decided that photographic evidence was needed. So I jumped on my bicycle and took my Holga and Canon EOS out for some exercise. I haven't used my SLR since January, so it was nice to use it again. Having the Holga has made me appreciate what my SLR is good, and made me a little more confident in taking more "from the hip" candid shots of things. We'll see how they turn out.
Tonight I met up with one of the guys from school and we went to see "Star Trek". We had been listening to the two other guys ar work having a long debate about "Transformers", and turned to each other. "Geeks," I muttered.
"So are you coming to see Star Trek?" he asked.
"Of course," I replied. "We're geeks of a different kind." I should have offered the Vulcan salute, but I may have been eating at the time.
I honour of how much I liked the movie, I decided to use my icon with the lense flare, which was grossly overused in the film, though I must admit to rather liking it. It reminded me of "Firefly" in that it was trying to capture a feeling of nostalgia about early Star Trek.
Hmm, surely it must be time for bed now. My brain thinks otherwise, it seems...
I'll post my first Twonnet tomorrow.
So last night, craving not the company of my students, who had invited me out for a drink (for which read copious amounts of money spent), I went to my local and sat drinking beer and sake. I taught everyone how to swear properly, which is another sign, in addition to this morning's sore head, that drinking sake should only be done in moderation. My friend Gen-chan came up to me just before he left the bar and blurted out "Son of a bitch!" I hasten to add that I didn't teach him that one.
This morning's hangover was miraculously cured by scrambled egg burritos and cups of tea, so I was ready for action by 11am. In the bar, I had been told about Gen-chan carrying a portable shrine through Umeyashiki, the next train station down from mine. Given how tiny he is, I was rather concerned that he might end up getting squished, and thus decided that photographic evidence was needed. So I jumped on my bicycle and took my Holga and Canon EOS out for some exercise. I haven't used my SLR since January, so it was nice to use it again. Having the Holga has made me appreciate what my SLR is good, and made me a little more confident in taking more "from the hip" candid shots of things. We'll see how they turn out.
Tonight I met up with one of the guys from school and we went to see "Star Trek". We had been listening to the two other guys ar work having a long debate about "Transformers", and turned to each other. "Geeks," I muttered.
"So are you coming to see Star Trek?" he asked.
"Of course," I replied. "We're geeks of a different kind." I should have offered the Vulcan salute, but I may have been eating at the time.
I honour of how much I liked the movie, I decided to use my icon with the lense flare, which was grossly overused in the film, though I must admit to rather liking it. It reminded me of "Firefly" in that it was trying to capture a feeling of nostalgia about early Star Trek.
Hmm, surely it must be time for bed now. My brain thinks otherwise, it seems...
I'll post my first Twonnet tomorrow.