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My write up on photographing the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas here
On the weekend of November 20-21, 2010, I was invited to photograph the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas prior to their opening December 15, 2010 in Las Vegas NV.
This set of images represents my efforts that weekend to showcase this newest resort property opening up on the Las Vegas Strip. Thanks to David Scherer from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for showing me around, to Miiko Mentz at Katalyst Films for helping to arrange the shoot, and to my wife for modeling for me.
To learn more about The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas, check out their website here or their Facebook page here.
Lindsey writes, "love love love you guys!"
And we love love love you, Jackson, and this photo!!
xoxo Jen & Erica
In support of To Write Love On Her Arms. Check them out: www.twloha.com Having struggled with self-injury myself, this is a stark reminder that I am worth more than that. I hope it inspires you too.
I bought a new camera. Now, I need to work harder and actually use it.
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1. Enigma, 2. Untitled, 3. Write to Live, Live to Write, 4. Royal Typewriter Print, 5. typewriter, 6. Typewriter, 7. vintage typewriter drawing notecard, 8. Typewriter, 9. typewriter, 10. vintage royal typewriter drawing flat, 11. type me a ♥ letter, 12. You're My Type, 13. Type Writer
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Why DIY?
Contrary to popular belief, the main reason for DIY is not (or should not be) about saving money. While this is possible in many cases (and especially against 'top of the line' commercial products), there are other, far better reasons to do it yourself.
The main one is knowledge, new skills, and the enormous feeling of satisfaction that comes from building your own equipment. This is worth far more than money. For younger people, the skills learned will be invaluable as you progress through life, and once started, you should continue to strive for making it yourself wherever possible.
Each and every new skill you learn enables the learning processes to be 'exercised', making it easier to learn other new things that come your way.
Alvin Toffler (the author of Future Shock) wrote:- "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
This is pretty much an absolute these days, and we hear stories every day about perfectly good people who simply cannot get a new job after having been 'retrenched' (or whatever stupid term the 'human resources' people come up with next). As an aside, I object to being considered a 'resource' for the corporate cretins to use, abuse and dispose of as they see fit.
The skills you learn building an electronics project (especially audio) extend far beyond soldering a few components into a printed circuit board. You must source the components, working your way through a minefield of technical data to figure out if the part you think is right is actually right. Understanding the components is a key requirement for understanding electronics.
You will probably need to brush up on your maths - all analogue electronics requires mathematics if you want to understand what is going on. The greater your understanding, the more you have learned in the process. These are not trivial skills, but thankfully, they usually sneak up on you. Before you realise it, you have been working with formulae that a few years ago you would have sneered at, thinking that such things are only for boffins or those really weird guys you recall from school.
Then there is the case to house everything. You will need to learn how to perform basic metalworking skills. Drilling, tapping threads, filing and finishing a case are all tasks that need to be done to complete your masterpiece. These are all skills that may just come in very handy later on.
Should you be making loudspeakers, then you will learn about acoustics. You will also learn woodworking skills, veneering, and using tools that you may never have even known existed had you not ventured into one of the most absorbing and satisfying hobbies around.
Ok, that's fine for the younger generation(s), but what about us 'oldies'? We get all the same benefits, but in some cases, it is even possible to (almost) make up for a lifetime spent in an unrewarding job. As we get older, the new skills are less likely to be used for anything but the hobby, but that does not diminish the value of those skills one iota.
However, it's not all about learning, it's also about doing. Few people these days have a job where at the end of the day they can look at something they built. Indeed, in a great many cases, one comes home at the end of the day, knowing that one was busy all day with barely time for lunch, yet would be hard pressed to be able to say exactly what was achieved. What would have happened if what you did today wasn't done? Chances are, nothing would have happened at all - whatever it was you did simply wasn't done (if you follow the rather perverse logic in that last statement ).
Where is the satisfaction in that? There isn't any - it's a job, you get paid, so are able to pay your bills, buy food and live to do the same thing tomorrow.
When you build something, there is a sense of pride, of achievement - there is something to show for it, something tangible. No, it won't make up for a job you hate (or merely dislike), but at least you have created something. Having done it once, it becomes important to do it again, to be more ambitious, to push your boundaries.
Today, a small preamp. Tomorrow, a complete state of the art 5.1 sound system that you made from raw materials, lovingly finished, and now provides enjoyment that no store-bought system ever will.
* Mẹ à, con sinh ra là con của mẹ, con chết con cũng là con của mẹ, tấc cả của con đều là của ba và mẹ ban cho nên con biếc con phải nge lời của mẹ. Nhưng mà mẹ à, cái dì cũng phải có chừng mực thôi, k phải cái dì mẹ cũng có thể bắt con làm theo í mẹ đc. Con có sự riêng tư của con, mẹ cũng có sự riêng tư của mẹ. Con xin lỗi nhưng mà con phải nói, trên đời này có ai lại ngang ngược như mẹ k? Con xin lỗi, nói ra thì là con bất hiếu nhưng mà mẹ à, mẹ muốn con coi trọng sự riêng tư của mẹ thì mẹ cũng phải coi trọng sự riêng tư của con chứ. Con cảm thấy bị gò bó. À mà k đúng, phải nói đúng hơn là con BỊ GÒ BÓ ^^ K có người con nào muốn bị gia đình mình gò bó cả. Mẹ bảo con ăn mặc cũng phải coi đàng hoàng. Mặc đồ mà hở ngực hở lung, sợ ra đường ngta nhìn con chửi mẹ k biếc dạy con. Tại sao ngta ăn mặc nthế đc mà con thì k chứ? Con 14t rồi, con cũng đã lớn rồi, nếu ngực con k to như ngta thì cũng là do mẹ, da con k đẹp như da ngta thì cũng là do mẹ mà, vậy thì mẹ chửi con cái dì? Mẹ có đề cao lòng tự trọng của một ai đó khi mẹ nói chuyện vs họ k? Vậy sao mẹ k đề cao đc lòng tự trọng của con. Tuy con là con của mẹ, nhưng con cũng là con người mà.
* Lúc con type những dòng này, con khóc nhìu lắm mẹ à. Con khóc vì con ức lắm. Con k hĩu sao, mẹ của con lại là người ngang ngược nvậy. K phải là con muốn bêu xấu mẹ ở trên này, nhưng mà nỗi buồn của con k đc giải tỏa, nên con quyết định nói ra hết cho những người ở đây biếc cho nhẹ lòng. Chúng ta là người đạo Phật thì k nên chấp nhất nhữg cái k đáng. Mẹ có làm đc nvậy k? Mẹ cứ bảo con phải thế này, thế kia, thế mẹ có làm đc như mẹ nói k? Mẹ có bao h đề cao con chưa? Có bao h đề cao con của mẹ chưa? Con chán lắm cái gia đình ntn. Không khí trog nhà ngột ngạt làm con nãn. Nhìu khi con muốn bước chân ra khỏi nhà và làm nhữg thứ thuộc về thế giới của riêng con. Nhưng tấc cả đều bị mẹ ngăn cản. Con làm dì cũng phải nói vs mẹ, con mua dì cũng phải cho mẹ hay, quần áo con mặc cũng phải do mẹ chọn, con cũng chẳng nói lời nào. Nhưng mà có bao h con làm dì k nói vs mẹ mà mẹ k chửi, k mắng con k? Con ước dì, mẹ của con k phải là người ngang ngược nvậy. Con thương mẹ. Nhưng con k nói ra. Mẹ lại nói con có coi là mẹ đâu. Mẹ lại hay chửi con là suốt ngày cứ nhông nhông ngoài đường, cứ như gái đứng đường…có bao h con đc bước chân ra khỏi nhà và đi chơi đâu mà mẹ lại nói nthế? Có bao h mẹ cảm thấy mình phải xem lại những lời nói và hành động của mình đối với con cái của mình k? Mẹ có bao h chịu ngồi yên và nge con nói hết những dì mà con muốn nói k? Mẹ nói đi? Sao mẹ chẳng bao h chịu nge con nói vậy? Mẹ nói mẹ đẻ con ra, mẹ hĩu đc tính cách của con. Nhưng h con hỏi mẹ rằng, từ ngày mẹ đẻ con ra tới h, mẹ có biếc và có hĩu đc con bnhiu? Mẹ biếc đc khi con vui sẽ sẽ làm dì, khi con buồn con sẽ đi đâu k? Mẹ có biếc đc khi con hoang mang con sẽ tâm sự với ai k, có biếc đc con thíc dì khi côn vui, muốn dì khi con buồn k? Mẹ nói đi?
*Bây h, điều duy nhất con mong là, mẹ suy ngĩ lại bản thân mình, và thay đổi tính cách của mình đi
Và con chỉ xin mẹ một điều thôi, "Xin Mẹ Đừng Chạm Vào Cuộc Đời Riêng Của Con Để Con Đc Là Chính Con Trong Cuộc Đời Của Con"
* Công nhận dân VN thíc chùa gê bây =)) *
mp3.zing.vn/bai-hat/Me-Yeu-Luu-Bich-ft-Trinh-Lam/ZWZADU6D...
Called one of the seven wonders of the natural world, UNESCO writes that the Great Barrier Reef “is of superlative natural beauty above and below the water, and provides some of the most spectacular scenery on earth.”
Accessing Reefworld, moored above the Hardy Reef, is easy from the Port of Airlie via Hamilton Island.
Once there, a helicopter flight is a must! The view was stunning, and the the colours changed dramatically with every shift in light. What’s even more amazing is that this particular helipad has a luxurious boat shed underneath.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/in-the-heart-of-the-g...
Rutledge Lane, Melbourne, just off the famed Hosier Lane which attracts many visitors with its street art and formerly adorned a Banksy work titled Parachuting Rat.
About 20years ago this former Devon Iveco minibus was on transfer to the North West for conversion into a mobile engineering workshop.
Whilst on the second leg of it's journey from Hyde Road the bus fell victim to an engine fire.
The bus is pictured here at the compound at Ackhurst Industrial Estate, Chorley.
Danbo went to school for the first time today...
When he got back he showed me that he had learnt to write his name. He was so excited bless him.
Now he wants to become a writer apparently!
Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Camera: Fuji GW690III
Lens: Fujinon 90mm f/3.5
Format: 6x9
Film: HP5+
Scanner: CanoScan 9000F
Developing Tank: Kaiser
Developed in: Ilfosol 3 for 6:30 minutes
Fixer: Fomafix
Wetting agent: Fotonal
Two assignments in one. ;) Since I have this journal I found out that I really love to cut things out of magazines.
Johnny Lang writes great songs and this one is appropriate for the weather some days
Clouds, one by one, fill the sky
Just like these tears that fill my eyes
I know by now she ain't comin' back
I watch my world slowly fade into black
Look out my window it's still rainin'
Look out my window it's still rainin'
They say that time heals everything
I've felt the pain that love can bring
It don't get no better with each passing day
Any hope I had is slowly slipping away
Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'
I thought the morning would rescue me
But the rain keeps falling endlessly, endlessly
Sometimes I wonder what'll become of me
There ain't much left of what I used to be
Her love shone on me like the morning light
Now here I am alone again tonight
Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'
A tattoo on my left arm, inspired by the story To Write Love On Her Arms by Jamie Tworkowski. TWLOHA is a movement that was an inspiration for me to get clean and seek mental health. Over the words "write Love" you can see a scar from one of the wounds I inflicted on myself while I was unhealthy. www.twloha.com
I've been working on something for several months and I am finally ready to tell the world about it.
To save any of you, who would rather not have to read the rest of the spiel below, I'll put a short version first:
LandArtforKids.com is a not-for-profit project I have started with JRT Pickle to encourage everyone we can to do Land Art and we are starting with kids aged 3-8. So if you are in any way inclined to agree with the sentiments that Land Art encourages creativity, exercise in the fresh air, appreciation and love for nature, fun, outdoor activity and learning for kids of all ages (myself included) then PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write a blog entry about it, tell all your friends, inform your schools, shout about it on Facebook, email everyone you know, come look at the website and stand on street corners with a loud hailer! (errm maybe not the last one - unless you REALLY, REALLY think this is a good idea)! And even if you don't think it is that great then tell everyone you know anyway!
To Flickr staff. Although my books are for sale on that site, there are very tiny markups added to them in order to try and recoup a very small percentage of our costs. We've spent many, many hours of our free time and our own money on this project and will continue to do so in our quest to provide free resources and inspiration to kids the world over to get out and make Land Art. This is not a commercial adventure but instead a personal mission to try and tell everyone about the food-for-the-soul that Land Art can be. So please don't view this as commercial because it certainly isn't.
I will also be posting Land Art for Kids related stuff with the Land Art for Kids account, so please make them a contact, and I'll return back to my own Land Art here.
Land Art for Kids Flickr account
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