A great day to take a nap.

There’s seems to be a debate raging about hipstamatic and the use of hi-tech gadgets such as the iPhone to produce lo-mo, retro, grainy, smudgy results. All I have to say to the naysayers is this: It’s all good. At this rate, I may never go back to my Nikon DSLR – that’s how much I’m enjoying the instant poignancy of the photos I get from hipstamatic.

Case in point: Today’s yard sale.

All it took was seeing Jen in her newly acquired house dress to conjure the 1960s and I was off and snapping away. What better than ti use Ina’s 1969, one of the “films” that comes with hipstamatic – probably the most popular one.

Needless to say I didn’t make much at the yard sale, and sunk my earnings back into vintage cds (did I just say that? Are cds passé already?) but enjoyed laying on the grass playing scrabble.

I was in Point Richmond the other day, saturday, on my way to Marin, and I felt as if I had discovered the banana belt. Or some forgotten kingdom. It was beautiful, sunny and warm. People were friendly and said hello, inviting me in for drinks. Like I said, the land that time forgot. You also get a shot of my new perm here.

Today it’s raining.

Yesterday I attended the wedding nuptials of Tommy and Michaela aka Mr. and Mrs. Loveless in the beautiful (but chilly) Napa Valley. That’s my brother and family in the background. I want to wish the two newlyweds a long and happy life together. Congratulations!

I can’t believe I let more than a week go by since my last blog post. That’s never happened before. Things are changing. Things always change don’t they. Check your pulse.

Last Wednesday, Jen, Alejandro and myself were heading to CSUEB in Concord, like we do most Wednesdays, when Jen stripped off her shoes and socks to show us her latest project. They even glow in the dark! Sorry I don’t have a better photo – I was driving after all – but trust me when I say they were stupendous.

Even though today is the actual day of Halloween, I feel like I already celebrated because I dressed in costume on Friday. Nobody really knew who or what I was so next year I’m already planning to dress as Professor McGongall. One student called me a “businessman” causing me to switch from long tie to bow tie and I’m glad I did.

My blog-iversary is coming up on Wednesday 11/3 and, in celebration, I’ll be posting pics of my latest projects and there are many. The weather’s been so rainy and cold that I contracted an acute case of startitis.