G-Lexington
Lex. Icon. Devil.
I want a camera.
Actually, let me back up.
I've been feeling a bit draggy, a bit down as of late. Nothing serious, but still, it's annoying. I'm not my normal chipper self. And, as always, I have about a thousand theories as to why. One of them is this: I have a creative streak in me. Not necessarily a very talented one, but one who has a need to create. I've scratched this itch in several ways over the years. I've done writing, done some drawing, designed some T-shirts. I can't say as I excelled at any of this, but I enjoyed the process, and I enjoyed the results. Others might not, but I didn't write that story or make that T-shirt for them - I made it for me.
But here's the thing. I don't have any stories inside me begging to be written. And I know better than to try to get water out of that well when it's dry - the end result is gonna suck something fierce, guaranteed. I don't feel much like drawing. I have a T-shirt in mind, but it's been percolating for almost a year without me really feeling the need to make it.
But the itch is there. So how to scratch it?
Several times over the past few weeks, I've found myself wishing I had a camera with me. Not for any monumentous occasion, but I keep thinking, "That'd make a neat picture." And for the last few weeks, I've been pushing it aside. But it keeps popping up. I passed a guy on the street today. He was a large guy, slovenly dressed, and holding a large remote control car in his hand. And I immediatley thought, oo, that'd make a neat picture. And that's not what I'd normally think upon seeing something like that.
So I'm caving in. I'm going to start taking pictures.
But I don't have a camera.
"Use the one on your cellphone," say some of you. Presumably those who missed my posts pointing out that I don't have a cell phone. Or want one.
"Go buy one," say the others. I'm working on it. But the last time I looked at digital cameras (as the distinction was made back then), they were over $500 and heavy. Now they're as low as fifty bucks. I need to school myself a bit before I make a purchase. And then there's software. I don't think I'll need much - I'm not looking to go nuts with these, or enter them in photo exhibitions. I'm just looking to scratch my itch here.
Hopefully, I'll have the camera soon. Perhaps I'll post some photos here. (No, not in Amateur Selfpics - I'm not planning that type of photo. ) It's a bit presumptuous, of course, but since people have seemed to like my writing and my shirts, maybe they'll like my photos too. And if not, no biggie. Again, they're not for them - they're for me.
Lex
Actually, let me back up.
I've been feeling a bit draggy, a bit down as of late. Nothing serious, but still, it's annoying. I'm not my normal chipper self. And, as always, I have about a thousand theories as to why. One of them is this: I have a creative streak in me. Not necessarily a very talented one, but one who has a need to create. I've scratched this itch in several ways over the years. I've done writing, done some drawing, designed some T-shirts. I can't say as I excelled at any of this, but I enjoyed the process, and I enjoyed the results. Others might not, but I didn't write that story or make that T-shirt for them - I made it for me.
But here's the thing. I don't have any stories inside me begging to be written. And I know better than to try to get water out of that well when it's dry - the end result is gonna suck something fierce, guaranteed. I don't feel much like drawing. I have a T-shirt in mind, but it's been percolating for almost a year without me really feeling the need to make it.
But the itch is there. So how to scratch it?
Several times over the past few weeks, I've found myself wishing I had a camera with me. Not for any monumentous occasion, but I keep thinking, "That'd make a neat picture." And for the last few weeks, I've been pushing it aside. But it keeps popping up. I passed a guy on the street today. He was a large guy, slovenly dressed, and holding a large remote control car in his hand. And I immediatley thought, oo, that'd make a neat picture. And that's not what I'd normally think upon seeing something like that.
So I'm caving in. I'm going to start taking pictures.
But I don't have a camera.
"Use the one on your cellphone," say some of you. Presumably those who missed my posts pointing out that I don't have a cell phone. Or want one.
"Go buy one," say the others. I'm working on it. But the last time I looked at digital cameras (as the distinction was made back then), they were over $500 and heavy. Now they're as low as fifty bucks. I need to school myself a bit before I make a purchase. And then there's software. I don't think I'll need much - I'm not looking to go nuts with these, or enter them in photo exhibitions. I'm just looking to scratch my itch here.
Hopefully, I'll have the camera soon. Perhaps I'll post some photos here. (No, not in Amateur Selfpics - I'm not planning that type of photo.
) It's a bit presumptuous, of course, but since people have seemed to like my writing and my shirts, maybe they'll like my photos too. And if not, no biggie. Again, they're not for them - they're for me.Lex