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I've always been a fan of taking wide shots and cropping photos. But with these I find myself wanting to see the whole picture. Besides, we can still zoom in.

Camera: Pentax K1000, 800 ISO, color film

Location: Alameda, CA

November 9, 2024

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Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat, 2008 ed. This was my first musical ever and I was a senior in high school.

I was part of the chorus for the first half but didn't really have a role for the second half. The director didn't have me doing anything until the first night's run. I was told that I would draw back the curtains at the end. Sounds easy, but I wasn't told where to find the mic and earpiece.

So there I was, on the side of the stage, not understanding when I should draw back the curtain. And I couldn't actually see when the curtains were closed fully.

During the last song, the curtains were partially drawn to show Joseph awkwardly standing there singing. At the lines "drew back the curtains" I decided that was the best time to draw the curtains back.

The director tried to be furious with me, but he realized his mistake when I pointed out that he never actually told me where the mic was, or what to do with the curtains. This was the only mistake made other than a prop or two disappearing for a night.

Apparently my director went to see a production of West Side Story a few years ago, and the guy playing Chino forgot his gun before coming out for his final scene. Once it got to the big scene where he is supposed to shoot Tony, he screeched “Poison Boots” and kicked the actor playing Tony until he went down. The girl playing Maria then had to jerk the shoe off of Chino’s foot, and had to do the gunshot scene asking “How many kicks Chino? How many kicks, and one kick left for me”. 

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Nothing is lined up, nothing level. But I was excited to almost get above this hella tall fence.

Location: Alameda, CA

Shot on: Pentax K1000, color film.

November 9, 2024

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one thing about butches on tumblr they fucking love this little guy

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In high school I memorized the lyrics to this song.

It wasn't by choice, it just happened.

This song has been in my head for at least 20 years. Sometimes I'll be on a road trip and I pause whatever song or podcast I'm listening to in order to sing this song, a cappella, at least twice.

And I never bothered to look up the lyrics. Not even when I had the CD and the booklet. Because I was a silly little kid in middle and high school who didn't think they needed the manual.

Am I devastated to learn that I've been saying "media men" instead of "meteor men?" Heck no! This revelation makes this song even BETTER than it already is.

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Planes and battleships.

Camera: Pentax K1000, 800 ISO, color film

Location: Alameda, CA

November 9, 2024

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on friends and soulmates and that type of love that feels like it's going to burst right out of your heart

@/zmije / @/leptodiera / @/bichopalo / lyrics from two best friends by bb bean / animatedjames on youtube / @/killingmyselfbutnotdying / unknown / @/sadiekane / friedrich neitzsche / katfish draws / @/elytrians / @/wormbus-art aka @/angel-pond / @/mushysuggestion / the unsent project / mhairi mcfarlane / unknown

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Paris Street Style

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Do you like old timey country music or bluegrass? Do you wanna support Indigenous people making contemporary music in their own languages?

Well if you answered yes to both of these questions, please check out Agalisiga’s album Nasgino Inage Nidayulenvi (It Started In the Woods). He’s a Cherokee singer who recently released a whole album IN CHEROKEE. And it’s really good! Available on Bandcamp and other streaming services now!!!!

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Squid.

Camera: Pentax K1000, 800 ISO, color film

Location: Alameda, CA

November 9, 2024

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There be ships in the fog! Be they ghost ships? I like to think so.

Camera: Pentax K1000, 800 ISO, color film

Location: Alameda, CA

November 9, 2024

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765874 Unification - Short Film from The Roddenberry Archive, OTOY, William Shatner and the Nimoy estate, in commemoration of 30th anniversary of Generation being released.

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This will never NOT be funny

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Avian flu in North America: What we know as of Nov 16, 2024.

This post will have a west coast USA focus as that is where I live and currently a hotspot. Canadians are welcome to add on if they know more about their government response.

H5N1 is zoonotic. We do not know to what extent fully, but dairy cattle can carry it asymptomatically and pass it through their milk. The virus is killed by pasteurization (which you can do at home!). Do not drink raw milk right now (or ever maybe, but that’s another can of worms). Source: https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/investigation-avian-influenza-h5n1-virus-dairy-cattle

Cats can also get avian flu. It can be lethal to them. Source: https://www.woah.org/app/uploads/2023/07/qa-avian-influenza-in-cats.pdf

A teen in British Columbia is currently infected and in critical condition. We do not know the source of the infection. Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/canadas-national-lab-confirms-h5n1-hospitalized-teen

Oregon just had its first confirmed human case. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4993916-cdc-detects-first-human-bird-flu-case-in-oregon/amp/

Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle just had an avian flu death of a not-on-display bird and is locking down all birds. Source: https://blog.zoo.org/2024/11/confirmed-avian-flu-case-at-woodland.html?m=1

H5N1 is being monitored in wastewater and is notably detected throughout California. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/wwd-h5.html

CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFETY:

As previously mentioned, do not consume raw dairy products.

It is believed to be airborne. Mask up - Covid and Avian Flu are threats still!

Wash hands before and after interactions with any birds.

Bring cats indoors.

If you have birds, do not allow people who have been in the area of recent outbreaks near birds. Require all visitors to step in diluted bleach foot baths. If possible, keep birds in limited and covered areas.

Any birds moving between areas should be quarantined for several weeks with zero cross contamination between them and other birds.

Please feel free to add further info I may have missed, or as it becomes known.