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When Sydian comes to town we just have to have pictures!
We had just finished dinner at this month's T-Girl Nation Dinner Party and it was time to pose! Thanks to Cindy for taking pix of us!
My ensemble for the event consists of this colorful print microfiber-lycra blend ¾ sleeve minidress from venus.com, my black buckle stretch belt from newportnews.com, Premier French heel fully fashioned back seamed stockings from secretsinlace.com, and my black leather t-strap peep toe pumps also from venus.com.
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
To see more pix of me in stockings and lingerie click this link: www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157627113549549/
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an old me pic, a selfie while lying in bed, probably taking Annas bed when she was away, since Fjords bed (my old bed) was nothing I would ever lye in by choice :) all those boy and girls he had had in that bed...
since it is from the time where I had three non-paying lodgers or my children as I sometime called them, anyhow my age must be mid 20 something perhaps 26??? (just a wild guess)
at first I wondered what the red mark in my forehead was, no it is not a flesh-wound or a bump, I noticed that I on another picture had used the Homeland bit currency stamp as some kind of weird ornament except for the other usual makeup...
it must have been a time when I could afford a real cigarette usually we were rolling on dumps on dump and what ever was in the ashtray from our guest...
four people living in the house and no one had any money, no jobs, I used to get some extra money by selling my own stuff or stuff I found in skips...
...oh an the lovely bread I baked every day just to get some of the worst hunger to go away...
* baking soda
* suger
* curry
* and flower
even though the others were hungry the seldom ate my bread, well except for LInus
The picture is probably taken with either Annas or my Cannon Camera???
Peace and Noise!
/ Mushroombrain well fed (today)
When I went to check on my garden this morning, I was surprised to see this amaryllis blooming. (The water is from the morning sprinklers - it did not rain!)
Note: After I took the picture, I realized I hadn't changed the date back to California time, so it is off by ten hours. It's all fixed now.
When I was in Spokane, Washington I stumbled across this gorgeous International 4300 and got this photo of it. July 2, 1996.
As always, your likes, comments and feedback are much appreciated.
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When not working, the inhabitants of Ice planet 2002 go home to their small but functional apartments. The apartment complex is fitted with a garage, and high speed satellite communication. Rooms are rented fully furnished, but some choose to add their personal touch.
Made for the the Home Sweet Home contest on Eurobricks.
Remember back when we could all gather as a group?
Remember back when when we could go to a baseball game?
Remember back when we could shake hands with a new acquaintance?
Remember back when we could go shopping anywhere and have lunch or dinner at a restaurant?
Remember back when we were not afraid to leave our house?
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:2.8/85mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Kodak 400TX film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.
When you have no foreground subject ... make your own. I know it's silly, but Katie's mom and I rummaged thru Katie's toys and this is what I came up with. Katie lives with Max and Buster, the dachshunds. (Client's toys ;))
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when Night comes, it bellows. sweeping tree lines and waking the dead, Night lingers in the bark crevices, beneath rotting leaves, and in the folds of her blood dress. when He comes, she stands, alert, her blood thumping against the veins like a snake writhing as afarmer quickly chops the head off. Night is ideal for searching. three years have trudged on, but mother has not been found.
fear follows her, it lifts her up into the copper shadows, but it never waits or lingers. as quick as it is there, it is gone. she is left with only a brazen lantern, a candle's flame blinking in the wind, and a red dress that is just a reminder of a mother she never knew.
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I'm really, really happy with this. I bought this dress for 5 bucks at a thrift store. It's hideous, but it has so much personality and so many stories behind it. Kudos to my friend Adam for the location and hair styling and to Sarah for being still since I shot with a longish exposure. I wanted this to look like a painting, and it does. It's always exciting when a photo looks exactly like it does in your mind. :)
Also, my junior year of college has began and I am swamped with homework, work, workstudy, my presidency of our Gay-Straight Alliance, and my 365. I'm going to keep photographing though!
P.S. That is Sarah Ann Loreth's lantern. :)
When I were a lad, urban spacemen weren't pixelated. Pixels hadn't been invented. And if they had, nobody told us.
One more mural from the Telliskivi Creative City in Tallinn.
The Old Town is well worth a visit, but all a bit Disneyland. Just hope that there aren't three or four cruise ships in town when you visit.
I only spent a couple of hours in the Creative City, but this is where I shot the most photos on my recent Baltic journey.
When I was a small boy " ; ) " and the internet was young, so young in fact that they didn't call it "The internet" not even the WWW it was called the World Wide Web, the marketing campaign for this phenomenon was "No borders and No rules“
The governments of this world was chocked!
No rules?! They cried.
No borders?! They wept.
Ever since that day a long time ago the different governments of this world have searched for a way of controlling the internet.
Up until now they had fought in wain, for the internet was run by corporations and universities.
Information wants to be free, you can't control the freedom of creativity. The universities said.
Impose restrictions? Then no one will pay for using it. The companies said.
Then something happened, 9/11and flukeish enough 911 days later the attack on Barcelona, and yes I know that the number of the American distress call is 911.
The world was in shock.
Do something, stop this! People screamed.
And the governments did, they invented the Patriot act.
( www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html )
"This stupid law is even in some use here in Sweden.
Sweden?! The one country in the world where all is welcome and the value of human life is greater than anything in the world"
And the people accepted this, if the people had not, then the internet would still be free. Now they have the power to control, the power to impose.
If you don't follow our rules, then to hell with you. The governments say.
I don't think it’s fair to blame the flickr team, yes they should have consulted us the paying users before they did this, but I think their only option was do this or shut down the German, Malaysian, Singaporean, Korean and Hong Kong servers. Blocking users of named countries from even watching flowers and landscapes.
We can fight as much as we want, we can scream as much as we want, it will be of no use.
But this is no reason to stop.
We will scream! We will fight!
But remember that a protest is a protest until someone throws a Molotov, then it's a riot.
As long as we are protesting within the boundaries the law, we will be able to keep this going, and maybe win this.
But as soon as someone throws that first Molotov we will shift the power over to them, and they will start to ban users and maybe even shut down the servers in the affected countries.
So instead of blaming the flickr crew you should help them, there are a lot of us flickr users out there and I’ll bet some of you living in Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and Hong Kong and use flickr have a better knowledge of the laws in your countries than they have on flickr headquarters, mail them and give them some advice and show them the loopholes.
And please stop this crying of Nazis, Germany is one of the countries affected and our German friends have suffered enough of the war, there are not many left in Germany who actually participated in that horrid event so lay of the Nazi bit ok. Forgive but don't forget.
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Play this straight and maybe we will win this.
English:
If your Yahoo! ID is based in Singapore, Germany, Hong Kong or Korea you will only be able to view safe content based on your local Terms of Service so won’t be able to turn SafeSearch off.
In other words that means, that german users can not access photos on flickr that are not flaged "safe" ... only flowers and landscapes for the germans ...
We will not let this happen! Copy and upload this picture to your account - show flickr who we are!
Francais:
Si votre compte Yahoo! est basé à Singapour, à Hong Kong, en Corée ou en Allemagne, vous ne pourrez voir que les photos qui n'ont pas été marquées comme ayant un contenu qui peut choquer. Toutes les autres ne vous seront pas accessibles. Vous serez donc condamnés à ne voir que des paysages et des fleurs. Il ne faut pas laisser faire ça. Envoyez cette photo sur votre compte pour montrer à Flickr que nous savons nous mobiliser contre la censure !
Español:
Si tu Yahoo! ID está basada en Singapor, Alemania, Hong Kong o Corea sólamente verás contenido llamado seguro basándose en nuestros términos de servicio locales y no podrás deshabilitar el modo de búsqueda segura..
En otras palabras esto significa, que usuarios alemanes p.ej. ya no podrán acceder a fotos en flickr que hayan sido "flagged", es decir marcadas como no seguras y para todo público... solamente flores y paisajes para los alemanes ...
No permitiremos que ésto suceda! Copia y carga esta foto a tu cuenta de yahoo por favor para mostrar a flickr quienes somos!
Português:
Se você tem uma Yahoo! ID de Cingapura, Alemanha, Hong Kong ou Coréia você apenas será capaz de ver fotos classificadas como seguras e segundo seu termo de serviços não poderá desligar esta função.
Em outras palavras: alemães, coreanos, cingapurenses e os habitantes de Hong Kong não podem visualizar fotos no flickr que estejam classificadas como restritas ou moderadas.... apenas flores e paisagens para eles.
Nós não vamos deixar isto acontecer! Copie e faça upload desta foto - mostre ao flickr quem somos!
Season of Tilt
Week 20, Wednesday
When I was around twenty, the town where I lived had social issues regarding racism. Finland had just received a minor (but major in our national history) amount of refugees from couple of African countries and it had raised some issues in many smaller towns. There was a certain racist mob in our town too and for some reason I had singled out as a target for their negative attention. In one summer night when I was alone at the streets bunch of them found me and tried to beat me. I escaped from their first attack and run as fast as I could, but there were too many of them and they succeeded exhausting me. I had run through couple of streets and town square when they finally drag me down like a prey at one street corner and gasping my breath I wasn't much of resistance. I can't say I remember much of the actual assault. They had boots with reinforced steel heads and some bars which they used to beat me. Some of the kicks hit me on the head and I lost my consciousness for a while. It felt like a pitch black state and could hear their laughter like it was coming somewhere very far away. I don't know how long they continued or why they stopped. I only remember that once it was done I reached out to nearest car on street and it took me to local hospital. I survived with minor bruises, but from the psychical point of view it was a horrible experience. Afterwards I had, for example, troubles to sleep or go to any open public space. They had broke me from the inside and I had lost my basic social security.
Later on it turned out that one of my friend had actually saw the assault. I asked him to testify it so I could sue the beaters and gain justice for what had happened. He refused and claimed that the assault was actually my own fault because I had been in the streets at night - the truth was he was as afraid of the racist mob as I was and didn't want to be take a stance against them in any way. With this experience I learned something about the nature of violence and why people will always accept and justify some amount of it. It doesn't matter if the violence is physical and happens at the streets, or institutional and is tied into politics of identity, people will accept some of it if it isn't targeted to their own group, because it will make them feel safe to see that it's 'others' who are suffering from it. People will also accept violence if it sustains the social and cultural order and they feel their own group is not targeted. I know, it's an cowardly act, but that's what people do by their nature because everyone is afraid of violence – especially in the war of all against all.
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This is the beginning of my last week of Season of Tilt. Therefore I feel I need to contemplate on my experiences. At the very early stages of this season (actually at second post) I said that the Lensbaby and their products present an approach which is very different from current commercially driven technical approach to photography, which emphasizes the technical qualities like lens sharpness, sensor performance, etc. I asked if this technical discourse of camera manufacturing is obliterating some aspects of photography. I can't say it is a condition that applies to whole photography world, but I can say that in some ways it has applied to me. Before using Lensbaby lenses I was very concentrated on technical matters like pixel perfect editing of my photographs (well, I still am). But by using Lensbaby I have given myself a permission to do other kind of photography what I wouldn't normally do, and it has, finally at the end of this season, led me to more personal photography – which I think is positive development. I've began to use photography to search my inner feelings & memories and tried to find a visual language for them – in this case it's the unscrupulousness of the nature. I see this turning point as a some sort of small victory and I'm happy to finally get there. If someone would ask me what's my experience with Lensbaby, this would be it.
Year of the Alpha – 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: www.yearofthealpha.com
Vintage postcard, no. 615. Photo: M.G.M. Esther Williams swam with Tom and Jerry in Dangerous When Wet (Charles Walters, Joseph Barbera (animation sequences), William Hanna (animation sequences), 1953). Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
On Friday 3 September 2021, a special La Collectionneuse post on Esther Williams will be published on European Film Star Postcards!
Footprint in the Sand
...the Lord replied, "The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand, is when I carried you."
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When we were able to capture this amazing photo of one of Emma's Puffer fish she was acting as my art director at the time which is why I included her name on this shot. When it comes to fish, Emma really knows her subject. As a photographer, I told her that if you shoot a THOUSAND FRAMES and ONE is a hit, such as this one, then you have had a good shoot, because it makes it all worthwhile. On the night this was taken, we had an EXCEPTIONAL SHOOT !!! Thanks Emma !
and you have a camera in your hand...!
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Nikon D300. 360 mm.1/4000th @ F/5.86. ISO 400 EV +.3 Shutter Priority. Photographed Wednesday March 3, 2010 at Cedar Lake.
Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Rappelle toi quand tu étais jeune,
Tu brillais comme le soleil.
Continue de briller toi le diamand fou.
A present il y a un regard dans tes yeux,
Comme des trous noirs dans le ciel.
Continue de briller toi le diamant fou.
«Shine On You Crazy Diamond» Pink Floyd
"When the wind pipes loud and free, and the sea leaps and whirls and swings and cries aloud with wintry merriment, the sea fairies dance with the dancing waves, tossing white petals of foam over their heads and twining pearls of spray about their necks."
Nairn, Highlands - Scotland
When I travel I normally take a bottle of water with me in my backpack but it is an extra 500ml that you have to carry with you all day. In Japan you don't have to. If you are thirsty a vending machine is always nearby.
I usually take mineral water from the machines for ¥100 but sometime take Suntory Dakara, Green Dakara or Pocari Sweat or... getyarn.io/yarn-clip/410debb6-c7d2-417f-9d19-ca82029b979f...
When most of us think of Valentine’s Day, we think of declaring love for someone with a special card, that is usually fancy, beautiful, and adorned with hearts and flowers. However, it was not always like this!
The Victorians had a custom of sending ‘Vinegar Valentines’ to people they did not much care for. These cards were sold in the United States and Britain, from the middle 19th century to the early 20th century. Also called comic valentines, these cards were decorated with garish caricatures and featured a short line or poem that, rather than offer a message of love and affection, it criticized, rejected, and/or insulted the recipient. They were often sent without a signature, enabling the sender to speak without fear. Oh, and for added spice, the recipient of these insults paid the postage on delivery :-).
SL screenshot, fantasy RP characters. A random moment of a tavern raid.
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Boom! The Inn door opens with a stream of swearing heard from the inside and outside where in the doorway two decisive silhouettes are shown.
"Who?! Hey, give him to us, immediately! " - rawrs demandingly one of them, swinging with a long, furry tail, and showing a crystal sword. A feline with yellow, glowing eyes, wearing a heavy cape and holey scaly armor steps inside the Inn, spreading long whiskers, and grinning.
"You all should better do what we want..." - the winged other gently advices, sighing, and adjusts a glaive laying on one armoured shoulder. It's a dragoness, whose scaly body seems similar to lava, shimmering and hot.
A small dragon snorts, watching the room from her head. Everyone in the Inn gasps when the feline visitor leaps towards stairs on the top floor, where someone's shadow flickers...
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Sarket
Knifefang
When time comes to pass which of our past selves shall ring true?
Strobist
ARB800-Middle power-into shower curtain camera front-Cactus V5
“When I See I See An Alfa Romeo Pass By, I Lift My Hat.” – Henry Ford
That quote summarizes the impact and the profound work that this Italian automaker has given to the world. Creating history for over 100 years, Alfa Romeo started their humble beginnings as a French company in Italy (that’s a weird combination), and worked on cementing their legacy by building a storied racing heritage, supporting it with countless wins, discovering a young racer named Enzo Ferrari, and being known as a ‘petrolhead’ marque.
Alfa Romeo has accomplished many wins such as “The World’s Best Motor Race”, the Mille Miglia in 1928, Le Mans, various Grand Prix, World Sportscar Championship, German Touring Car Championship, just to name a few.
That quote also exemplifies the craftsmanship that went to every single Alfa Romeo, painstakingly creating works of art like the P2 in 1924, the original Giulia in 1962, or the GTA in 1965.
Being flamboyant as any Italian can be, the company poured their heart and soul in every creation, focusing on aesthetics and making sure that their everyday, practical models (the 155, 156, the Bretta) were jaw-dropping to make their ancestors proud.
Alfa Romeos are known for their quirks and questionable reliability, but we don’t care. They’re graceful, elegant, and oh so undeniably pretty. Alongside their beauty, we embrace these cars because it’s the closest car that gives us an almost-human connection.
Everyone has their faults, but we’ll make it work.
Founded in 1910, Ugo Stella bought a floundering French car factory in 1909 and rebranded as “Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili” or A.L.F.A. Translated in Italian as “Lombard Automobile Factory Company”, it started a new beginning for this Italian automaker situated in Milan, which is in Northern Lombardy region of Italy.
From there, the company immediately built vehicles with the intent to conquer speed. More powerful engines were introduced in the early 1900’s, producing 40 – 60 hp and A.L.F.A. ventured naturally into motor racing. That venture went to a halt thanks to World War I, which caused the company to focus on manufacturing different products and planting the seeds of the other half of the brand that we all know today.
This takeover also gave birth to one of the most bizarre logos in the automotive world. Created in 1910, after the official rebranding of the company, the A.L.F.A crest debuts and everyone remembers the right-half of the crest, where a snake is eating a man. The meaning is actually quite interesting as given by Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo.
Alfa Romeo logo :
(left side): the red cross on white field is the symbol of Milan, the hometown of Alfa Romeo.
(right side): the symbol of one of the most important families in the history of Milan (and Italy), the Visconti family – the family that ruled Milan.
There are a lot of legends about the origins of this heraldic symbol, representing a mythological animal with a human in his mouth (some believe it to be a dragon, but most likely a snake). During the time of the crusades, Otone Visconti, the founder of Visconti Family and a knight, fought against a noble Saracen knight (nomad from the Syrian Desert that bordered the Roman Empire). Otone beat the Saracen knight and, following the tradition, took the symbols the Saracen carried on his shield: a snake with a human in his mouth. At first glance, it looks like the snake is eating the human. Instead, the human is coming out of the snake a “new man,” purified and renewed.
The meaning: The snake is a circular animal (a snake can assume a circular position) and is an animal of the changing – able to change his skin regularly and totally renew or rebirth himself. The meaning is definitely describing Alfa Romeo to a tee.
When we think that we have privacy in our own backyard, we discover an interloper, Rufus, our resident Rufous Hummingbird. He is always keeping an eye on our every movement.
I think a lot of us know from when we are youngsters that something is not quite right, for some it's the desire to dress in their sister's clothes but for me it was a feeling that even though I didn't have a sister there was one somewhere in my mind. Also I was inclined to dream and sometimes when I felt a bit low I could turn it around and suddenly feeling a warming glow almost levitating as my feet left the ground pulling back the tears knowing all of this holding me back was because unlike everyone around me I was and I know it sounds silly 'special'. Had I known I was possibly of transgender it might have made me feel a lot more comfortable and certain about myself growing up and I'm sure it was the cause. As it was I didn't really know what I wanted and all I seemed to think about was perfect girl's nipples and boobs and my big escape in life going out seeing buses. As well as that nothing ever seemed to work out for me especially my relationships so even though I always got by I was a bit of a square peg in a round hole. Of course until I became Jojo and was able to look back in hindsight I was hardly even aware of my sad past of missed opportunities. So it's hardly surprising then that once it happened and I became Jojo all that frustration and anxiety should disappear and I opened up and started to live and enjoy life a lot more. Some might not understand and disagree with what I've done to myself seeing it as perhaps being morally weak and even and I hate the use of this word 'inappropriate' but I know it wasn't wrong as like my bikinis I'm sorted.
Sometimes when I hit the coast I often get in the mindset of finding some foreground rocks with some wave action. However, with the low tide this evening, I decided to try something different and I focused on the tide pools along the cliff side. I admit, it felt strange not being in the thick of the action: no waves to look out for, and no need to time my captures with the wave motions.
I wanted to highlight the foreground rock textures and to capture the light reflecting in these shallow pools. To complete the framing, I also included the cliff side to show the ruggedness of the California coastline. As the sun set, the colors began to scintillate the sky. I had thought much of the clouds dispersed and evaporated but there was plenty that still stuck around. The clouds formed some beautiful formations resembling long strands whipping across the sky.
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II
When synthesizing music, I am working more often with the knobs than with the keys in order to find interesting sounds.
52 weeks of 2022 - Week 9: Musical Instrument
"To me this is like the days of Noah,
when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
never to rebuke you again.
Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,"
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
[Isaiah 54:9-10 NIV]
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!