Nevada road trip diary

Posted on August 20, 2010 by joe

: Moons go by.

: I meant to send a postcard from Coaldale.

: They practiced painting yellow lines there.

: Vistas later occluded by stormclouds and lightning.

: The hangar we’ll visit next time.

: Where to go and what to do.

: Rest now.

: It’s almost time for the moon again.

Everybody’s business

Posted on July 7, 2010 by joe

18 photos from 1 roll of slide film shot over 1 month in a 30 year old camera with a $25 lens and cross-processed. This sentence doesn’t really do anything and neither does the previous one. Some people just need to get their brain warmed up to look at pictures.

: Set out your best.

: You may only have one chance

: to impress.

: Go deep

: but don’t get too fancy.

: That French guy calls it punctum

: but no one

: is paying attention

: to anythang other than their thang.

: I smile when I say it.

: I don’t tip my hand.

: My ride is here.

: I want to go to the party just like you do.

: I just have a little problem

: with being

: cryptic sometimes.

: Am I walling myself off,

: or am I protecting you?

Rinpoche says calm down

Posted on May 24, 2010 by joe

Rinpoche says. Every 10 minutes stop for a second. And say to yourself: calm down.

: In the future, you may live near the 99 cent store.

: I’m also seeing a pet.

: Possibly some sort of small accident.

: But nobody will get hurt. You can fix it.

: Just don’t lose your sense of humor

: when things get tough. It could be worse.

: Things are pretty good for you right now.

: You’re just over-thinking things.

: Rinpoche says calm down.

: And don’t eat too much fish.

The world is a screen, your mind is a screen, a key lies in your feet

Posted on March 8, 2010 by joe

: Does the print match the monitor?

: Don’t even know which way is up.

: Time to get outside.

: Doesn’t matter where, really.

: You’ll find something.

: You’ll be protected.

: Somehow you’ll know what to do.

: Satan’s neighbor drives a cab, but he’s OK.

: Just get out.

: The world is a screen, your mind is a screen, a key lies in your feet

Mojave Desert diptych adventure

Posted on January 17, 2010 by joe

More abstract road trip images, with the Mojave Desert diptych adventure. Many thanks to Jay Watson for the Adobe Lightroom diptych tutorial.

: Snack and drink. We have the ignition.

: Shot the cow twice.

: See ya, S.S. Minnow!

: Troy liked the Ford, I prefer the boat.

: The other guy has better bonsai, you’ll see.

: I’m making a John Divola reference here.

: Giant apes scream, the Cocky Bull beckons.

: Maybe it’s time for a house in the desert.

: The cactus massage was painful. I’m throwing rocks tonight.

: I’ve already got a good idea where to setup headquarters.

: Get some eats.

: There’s a motel for sale. A new place to pray.

: A place to build. And this guy has the best bonsai.

: My mind wandered, returning through the Congress Created Dustbowl.

: All that meat and diesel.

: A long history of promises with funny endings.

: Come back real soon.