theshadowboxer

Feeling better after sleeping most of the day.  Called in to rest the back and arm up and now, it is 10:49pm and I'm feeling better.  Had some Chai tea and skim milk  and feel ready to retire for the night. 

The photos uploaded today were a mix of things -

The "Wake Up Delirious" gallery was snapped over the last few days.  After waking up and working the kinks out of the back, I managed to put the finishing touches on some of the pieces to upload them.   They are a mix of when I was laid up on my back and then some portrait shots when I rolled outta bed.  I admitted that I am pretty much an addict to this digital photography thing.  My goal is not to take pristine pictures but to capture, present and sometimes mix up the results in the way I see fit.  Yeah, that's right... how I see fit, dammit!  *-)

The portrait pictures were taken because the lighting conditions were perfect.  My bedroom was pitch black and the light coming in from the door was a happy accident.  I didn't know what I was capturing as I turned off the display and just went with it. 


Wow... to have a place to put these things and to express yourself with digital photography and the tools that go with it.  I'm so damn excited.  I'm learning as I go along but it has been a blast stumbling through it all.  The Buzz has been the perfect place and really, I am just so thankful for it.  It has helped me to find a place for my photos, the feedback I received encouraged me and it has been no looking back since then.  What a short strange and wonderful trip it has been. 

The Internet blows my mind.  I could not imagine a photoblog place like the Buzz.  The first thing I think I searched for was "KISS" ... the rock band.  I was blown away that there were already web sites out there.  This was back in late 94.  I think I was using Mosaic... I remember when the first cool version of Netscape came out.  Wow... over ten years of the Internet in my life.  Freakin' weird. 

Isn't this just freakin' cool?  Technology, I mean.  A lot of this was typed with one hand but I also used some speech recognition software that I used a lot when I was on disability for the right arm for nine months (the nerve was disturbed during the surgery for the artificial right joint insertion and the arm became partially paralyzed). I can't believe how many tools are at our disposal.  I am one of those people that can easily step out of my life and look at everything that we have at our fingertips with awe and just total gratefulness.  I may fall into habits but I'm never jaded. 

I just posted Kooky's photo for the "Portrait Project" and I have to say, her photo was a lot of fun.  I've enjoyed each and every one of them and I hope the subjects do too!


In case you don't know what the whole shebang is about, I'll recap.  You would never know it by the amount of photos I post of myself but I get sick of them.  Unfortunately, a lot of the people I know are still shy about posing for photos beyond the regular event captures and birthday parties.  you won't see me post a lot of those photos because I get feedback like,  "You aren't going to put these on the Internet, are you?"  Um, well... yes... I had actually planned to do that.  Sorry...
Anyhoo, after visiting Kooky's photoblog section, I was inspired by the work she did on photos that those of us on her friends list posted.  I thought that I would offer to have people send me in self-portrait shots that have not previously been placed on the Buzz.  I would take those photos and treat them in the way that I've treated some of my  photos...thereby putting the TSB stamp on them.  Man, what a blast.  If you are interested, see the photo gallery introduction here for info on how to throw your portrait into the ring, so to speak. 

Tonight's Rhapsody:

Mat Kearney - Nothing Left to Lose

Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself