Tonight I met my third LJ person. First of all I met chrisglass by accident even though I had contacted him prior to my arrival in Cincy. I was with cousins and, he was with an out of state friend of his at the Contemporary Art Center when I just about walked into him turning [...]

Florida state road 23 Nov., 1970 Originally uploaded by artlab. What were you doing in 1970? You might not have even been born yet. I knew very little about Florida at that time. I was living in Los Angeles, Calif. I had decided I wanted to further my education I was expectantly waiting for something [...]

Mondays and Wednesdays with classes back-to-back with VERY little break between doesn’t leave much time to do anything extra. I’d like to write more, read more, study more but, time is just not available. I got one piece of good news this week, my position will be upgraded to a full-time one although, that means [...]

Getting my car fixed yesterday I happened upon a baseball match. I heard a mix of English and some langauge. Finally, I figured it to be Canadian French. There is a difference you know. Anyway, they were kind enough to invite me to play with them but, I declined. Some of them hit the ball [...]

I had to get my car repaired today (cracked windshield). While waiting I walked about 12 blocks to the rec & sports complex where I used to go before moving with Paul and the guys. There was a baseball match of older guys and, even though they didn’t move quickly, they were pretty good. I [...]

new glasses Originally uploaded by artlab. Taken today as part of my daily selfpics in the chemical containment area where it is flooded with red light. I’ll make a better pic tomorrow.

Searching around on campus before class I found an aristolochia vine growing on the side of a new bldg. on campus. I was surprised but, happy to find something new to photograph. I’m still working on getting the sepia right. So far, this is the best one. I called a friend today about my project [...]

In this culture aren’t we told to look straight into the eyes of the person you’re talking to to show confidance, respect, and presence? Well, today I noticed my former model (in the pool) darting his eyes away from me while talking to me. I thought it strange. Is he that shy? He ruined his [...]

These images are not perfect but, I’m satisfied in the results. I need to redo them with the sun in from of my model, not in back. That was partially a result of the pool being open to “public” use at the time and lanes being used by swimmers. I also had issues with reflections [...]

Over the past year as I’ve taken daily selfpics (unposted at the moment), I am beginning to see myself age like never before. I’m not frightened but, I am sadened by the fact that my skin will not always be youthful. I have always taken my skin for granted in a sense because I’ve always [...]