Reason Number:
1) The Holgaroid got a flash, all it needed was batteries, and it was relatively easy to put on. It also worked.
2) I was reminded that the most common reason for not getting the results that you want are often user error. Specifically for the Holga – Note to Self: REMOVE THE LENSE CAP AND DON’T FORGET TO TAKE OUT THE METAL SLIDE THING A MA BOB or you will get black or white polaroid’s.
3) I learned how to load the film (I know this sounds pretty straight forward but you would be amazed at what can go wrong when you don’t have a clue or a set of instructions)
4) Kevin found instructions on how to use the darn thing (if you need them click here)
5) I actually got two (count them two) images from the Holaroid and Jerry has been gracious enough to let me post them here. This is very kind of him because we were supposed to go to the benefits fair and I took advantage of his befuddled morning state to convince him that he should let me take these pictures instead.
6) Jerry got notified that one of his photos has
been short-listed for inclusion in the second edition of the Schmap Oxford Guide, to be published mid-October 2006 (take a peek).
7) I got my first comment on a post from the outside world (although I must admit that I couldn’t read it and the translation was quite strange at babel fish …so …hopefully it was positive.
I got the layout for the Boo 2006 Halloween comic sketched out and am ready to start working on it.
9) We all got a new whiteboard at work that is magnetic so I made Kevin, Jerry, and myself Pez magnets.
10) 3/4 of my new Mac has arrived.
11) The bathroom is really looking nice and Christopher is doing a wonderful job. I am quite impressed.
12) I went to the dollar store and found my pirate sword for my Halloween costume.
13) I figured out what I am going to do with it because Jerry sent me a great link for animator James Harvey who is illustrating 100 Pirates in 100 Days. Check back to see how the costume turns out.
14) Jerry has agreed to let me take Holaroids of him in my giant Hulk hands so that I can use them for lifts and creating his new Superhero character. This is pretty amazing because he is working on a deadline project right now and is a little tense. I haven’t been helping the situation because I keep dragging him out of the office to take Holaroids. He is very patient with me.
That’s pretty much it for the day. Here is a fun thing to do take from James Harvey’s LiveJournal page under “This is Fun”
Go to Google and type in “[your name] looks like”, with the double quote marks. Then, note down the relevant matches. I got:
Jolanda looks like she will do great in the Universe competition.
Jolanda looks like a hopeful candidate. She’s had it rough and is a real life survivor , so she might eat up the competition . …
Jolanda looks like someone out of baywatch and is probably the sexiest woman in Slovenia
Jolanda looks like Fantasia’s mother..
Funny Ha Ha’s. Jerry’s were awesome too. I only got 4 but if you have a more common name then it works great.
Another note to add:
I have decided that my attraction to the Holga camera is similar to my obsession with my 1973 air cooled Volkswagen. Christopher and I fully restored the bug as a project to see if we were likely to be able to complete the project and still be willing to see or talk to each other. We were successful in our mission and decided to get married.
Anyone who owns an air-cooled VW knows that you either have a love or hate relationship with a VW bug. Meaning, either you divorce them, find them a good home, or keep them forever. For me, the bug is a permanent member of the family.
There seems to be a lot of similarities between the Holga and my bug. They are finicky, they don’t like strangers touching them, and they get angry (I will not work for you) when they are ignored or treated poorly. They have personalities. They need constant reassurance that they are loved most of all.
I must have a Holga of my own.
That’s it for the evening.
Na zdravje (to your health in Slovenian)
