Flipdingo | Hoquiam

Life is like a box of roller coasters

john — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:24:46 +0000

For some reason I labeled this picture as a roller coaster, but it’s a ferris wheel and I’m not going to apologize for it. I had a poem tailor made for this space but it flitted away into the shadows. Oh, well, it will return again but a different flavor. I took this picture with a piece of aluminum foil and masking on my 28mm lens. I was trying to get a holga-like vignetting thing going on. I like the random shape and focus effects better than just making a shadow in photoshop, but that’s just the way I roll.

The Carnival Came to Town

john — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:58:06 +0000

Several people stopped in the parking lot of the Ghost Mall in Aberdeen, drawn in by the flashing lights and the sound of straining steel cables. There was a brisk business being done at the win a goldfish stall. The local pet store had mysteriously run out of 15¢ comets and now there was a bubbling tank full of golden morsels, and yours for a mere $2 and a bit of luck.

Off Grid Eco-Living in Hawaii

john — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:44:26 +0000

Here is a chance to live off grid, a short walk from a huge nature reserve in Hawaii. Check out the acre of land for sale at The Beauty of Hawaii.

Downtown Aberdeen

john — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:49:07 +0000

The prodigal son returns with his own fatted calf, throwing dollar bills around in the wind. These bills start to litter the ground making some people think that the sidewalks will soon be host to new faces and brighter days. When the sun goes down, the lichen and the moss return from the shadows and begin to leach the green from the bills making them worthless.

It’s the water…

john — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:45:28 +0000

I have been there. I have taken a drink from the ever flowing spring.

Clevenger’s Aberdeen:

john — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:34:48 +0000

Glancing through the dirty window at the remnants of forgotten kitchens.

The History Books

john — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:56:44 +0000

I think that the failure that is Bush II should already have some ‘history books’ written about it.

My contribution to this effort will be:
The Bonfire of the Currency
The fiscal follies of G. W. Bush

Musical Taste, with some artificial sweetener

john — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:06:01 +0000

“Hey, can I have my Ipod back?”
“This is your Ipod?”
“Yes”
“Really?”
“Yes, may I have it back?”
“Well, I’ve been listening to it all morning and I thought that we had hired either a gay stripper or a 12 year old girl.”
“Funny, can I have it back now?”
“Do you listen to Radio Disney in your car?”

A video special effect?

john — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:44:22 +0000

I am watching the the show “Find!” on PBS and there are two men on screen, supposedly named Leslie and Leigh Keno. I think that they are the same person with some strange video sleight of hand going on. You should watch it sometime and see if you don’t agree. I wonder if they ever appear together in the flesh.

Daisy Part Two

john — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:12:41 +0000

Oh, the colors start to pop just when the picture starts to look like it was taken under the light of a star in another part of the galaxy and visible spectrum.