quote of the year(so far) (on slap)

this was written by Brandon, on the Slap boards, on the subject our generation and who we will be remembered/defined as:


our generation is the first one to be fully immersed in the realm of intangible technology. we exist both in body and in some other (little other for the new Lacanians out there) world, and this results in an odd kind of doubling of the self. when a portion of you exists in some cyber medium and the rest of you exists in a physical reality, a part of you becomes subconsciously wary, perhaps frightened. one might ponder, "although this digital world is consuming me gradually, i still readily participate in it. i still have a facebook. i don't wish to delete my facebook. what shall i do to make myself feel physically whole, materially complete?" and this is what millions of other young people are thinking. to feel complete, we create physical extensions to complement our digital loss of self. hence the boom of polaroid photographs in the age of incredible megapixelage, of record collection in the age of streaming and mp3s, of fashion which is essentially the '80s rehashed. all of these material forms "hipsters" cling to come from an age when youth could still see itself in its entirety, when friends were tangible beings and not uncanny thumbnails on the world wide web. when interaction meant dialing a phone or walking to a house or writing a letter. in this sense, hipsterdom is a skewed brand of counterculture - revolting against the status quo while also fully adopting it.

simply, the breakneck pace and temporariness of the world makes us afraid we won't be remembered. we want something to remember and to be remembered by. we want something we can still touch, physically, with our hands. we're just clinging to culture, there's really no harm. so get out your polaroid and spare no photo-op.

the dark tower is in sight

oh hey!

received some film today...

thats the result of a pack of film thats been expired for longer than iv been alive. jeez. it expired in 88. i have 5 packs of these in total, and iv blown through 3 of them just for shits and gigles, hoping that at least one photo would develop. i supppose i can sell the other 2 packs left on ebay and get my moneys worth back...

though i have to say, these kinda look cool(actually, not really), theyr not amazing or colorful or anything but i might use them for something, we'll see, perhaps ill make a little project out of them

shamone

with an sx 70 of course...