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Month: November 2007

11-16-07

Day 462 of 365 More. Thank god it’s Friday. Another day at work with not much else to talk about. Once I got home I spent the evening playing Scrabble with Steph and watching movies with her and friends of mine who are spending the night. Remember the good old days when my shots actually…

11-15-07

Day 461 of 365 More. It’s cold. Freezing actually. I guess winter is definitely approaching. I always find it weird when the seasons start to change. Especially in a place like Pittsburgh. You sort if expect there to be 4 seasons. You expect summer to gradually fade away to fall and then the temperature to…

11-14-07

Day 460 of 365 More. This probably looks a lot more depressing than I actually feel. I just wanted to play with light a bit today and the white t-shirt I was wearing really lent itself to an idea I had. Not much to talk about today. I went to work, I came home, played…

11-13-07

Day 459 of 365 More. I already know Steph is going to hate this picture but I really like it, so oh well. Anyway, a couple years ago, my friend Mike got into Lomography. Basically some Russian guys invented a really crappy camera with bad optics and instead of throwing the thing out, they put…

on sex as performance art and science!!!

Sarah laying Originally uploaded by chrismaverick. Those who follow my daily musings over in 365mav may remember that a few weeks ago, retrospection_ and I had our Hollywood debut a couple weeks ago on the set of the movie Adventureland that was filming at a local amusement park here. For you non A-listers out there…

11-12-07

Day 458 of 365 More. And back to normal. Weird thing about coming off a wrestling weekend. I spent the whole day at work, and not one person hit another person with a chair. No one dove off of anything into anyone else. No one got bodyslammed into thumbtacks. I didn’t even see anyone poke…

11-11-07

Day 457 of 365 More. Well, its about time. Today, I broke my six month losing streak in wrestling. The last couple of months I’ve taken a bodyguard in Black Diamond Wrestling. The Bulldozer. That’s him there. Here’s a good rule if you ever become a professional wrestler. If you’re 5’8 and 180lbs, its maybe…

Five of Coins

Five of Coins

It’s been a while since I posted a new tarot card. I just hadn’t been doing them. Partly I needed a break, and partly I just hadn’t been doing shoots in general or those in specific. But I did get one done with Marlo during her shoot.

This is actually one of the earliest ideas I had. When I realized I wanted to use dead and hurt people for the five cards, I decided that I had to do the old tradition of placing coins over the eyes for the coin card. And then when I found out Marlo had a wedding dress, the whole thing just came together.

Somehow, I like the juxtaposition of a wedding and a funeral at the same time. Somehow to me, nothing says worry like a bride who has died in her wedding dress, still holding the bouquet.

11-10-07

Day 456 of 365 More. So, I got my truck back this morning. According to my ticket, I was blocking someone’s driveway and they couldn’t get out so they had me towed. I don’t think I actually was, I almost always check that whenever I park, but I can’t prove that either, so that’s $110…

11-9-07

Day 455 of 365 More. And the hits just keep on coming. Got out of work and couldn’t remember where I parked my car. I always park on the same street on one of two blocks. I don’t always remember where, but its usually easy to find. And yet, I couldn’t. I walked the blocks…

11-8-07

Day 454 of 365 More. Weird thing about working for a small company (we have 15 employees). Sometimes, you end up having to wear multiple hats. Sometimes your company is moving to a new building which is under construction and they say "hey you, artistic boy, come help us figure out what the hell this…

11-7-07

Day 453 of 365 More. Here’s how my brain works. I’m actually not as into this project as I used to be. I lost my fascination with it ages ago. I don’t daydream about it. I don’t obsess over getting a specific shot every day. At this point, its pure inertia that gets me through…

11-6-07

Day 452 of 365 More. So, I’m actually still sick. In the old days, I’d just chug a big bottle of Q and be done with it, but now, I have the problem of having to get up for work in the mornings. *sigh* Damn society! Forcing me to work and shit! Anyway, 24-hour, non-drowsy…

11-5-07

Day 451 of 365 More. With all due apologies to Amaya, Marlo, Sarah and the others, meet my favorite model, Sunrise Adams. Ok, she would be, except that she has no idea who I am and has never posed for me. Given the way I behave, it might surprise people to know that I’m not…

11-4-07

Day 450 of 365 More. You know its a great party when you have trouble getting out of bed the next morning. Last night was a great party. Of course, i didn’t wake up in bed with four hot babes, two midgets and a donkey, but hey, it was just halloween, not jammy jam, so…