9.17.08 - 17/365

this is one of those pictures
that i take in the morning
before i even get out of bed
just in case
i don't take anything else
for the rest of the day

but i did take more,
i took lots actually
because i was on the computer all day
(and i mean ALL day)
writing more letters, entering more data, doing the community thing
and photo booth was always there

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sharing a comment
from obdada
from 9/14

"a coP ouT=4 suRe
buT iT leaVes tiMe foR otheR moRe/oTher cReaTiVe thinGs..
ThiS prOjecT caN jusT bE tHe PRiMinG oF tHe PumP..
((LeT steVe joBs be oF helP wheN yoU caN..))
HoW i LoVe mY MAC...
LeT mE counT thE waYs..... "

which really made me smile


anyway
there is something that i strive for in my work
something that defines whether or not i'll show a painting
or at least tells me when a painting might be done
and that is
the evidence of some element of "truth"

and it's here
in this image
and i am not even sure why

i took pictures today
where i loved the light
or the setting
or even the way i looked

but for some reason
this silly pose
even with its contrived attempt to get rid of the morning blahs
has more "truth" in it

and it frightens me when i identify with this side of myself
and i guess that's part of this project
confronting the fears
not only of aging
but of how i would like to see myself
even if i believe it might not be the truth
except
that it is