I have an awful headache today. It’s paralyzing. I’ve had to cancel plans and lie on the couch watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Smallville and Gilmore Girls on the TV all day.
Yesterday one of my oldest friends got married, so I was up a little uncharacteristically late. Now, the following day, like a detective, I’m trying to figure out what happened to cause this headache!
So, here are the potential culprits:
- Skipped lunch on Saturday because of poor time management
- Drank two cokes and two san pellegrinos at the wedding
- Spent time inside the Cambie (though didn’t drink anything)
- Fell asleep on the couch at two am
- Danced like nobody was watching
Anyway, who knows what’s going on.
The wedding was beautiful though. My friends are just starting to get married now, and this is the first of what I’m expecting to be a bit of a slew of weddings in this friend group over the next couple years.
Parallel conversations seem to happen at weddings. Friends asked my partner when I was finally going to propose and I imagine a lot of other girlfriends were dealing with the same. At the same time, the other boyfriends and I shared notes about the expectations, the hints, and the pressure to pop the question.
But anyway, the wedding was perfect, and I’m looking forward to many more!
I’m still very frustrated that I had to cancel plans today though.
who watches the whale watchers by me on thirty-five millimetre
This is another film shot from the trip my partner and I took to Tofino and Ucluelet earlier this year. Have you tried the Harman Phoenix rolls yet? It’s the new colour film brand from Ilford. I can’t remember exactly why, but for some reason Ilford isn’t able to sell colour rolls under the main brand. This photo was taken on one of their new(ish) phoenix two-hundred ISO rolls.
Looking at the whole roll, I found that they were a little darker than photos tend to turn out when I take them on fuji or kodak rolls. I’ll have to keep that in mind next time. But phoenix film is apparently known for it’s graininess and that certainly comes through.
Same roll, on the same trip. This one, a classic mirror selfie, is another good example of the graininess of the roll.
I love reflection photos. I don’t know why. Is it because it’s kind of like a two for one? Or could it be because of the unique perspective? Does something ordinary become more interesting because it’s reflected in a window, clear water, or a mirror?
It’s also nice, because it’s an easy way to include myself in the composition. I do love that.
Some days I struggle to hit the word count in my quest for the daily five hundred. Some days it’s a breeze. The muse sits by my side feeding me inspiration.
Now the muse is absent. Maybe they’re taking thanksgiving weekend off. Or maybe they’re here hanging out watching me struggle. There is only one thing I know for certain though.
Today my head hurts, and I’m hungry, and it is not a breeze.