vacation in the district; or no where but here.

This weekend was pretty perfect.

Instead of traveling to NYC like I had originally thought

we explored the district and

while I can hardly walk because my legs are so sore, 

I loved every minute of biking up and down the city streets.

E Street Cinema. An amazing concert.

The most delicious garden burger at Tryst in Adams Morgan. 

Police Week 2010. Abandoned markets. Some Diana love.

Duke Ellington's stomping grounds. The Building Museum

and the most beautiful weather.
I was really wanting to take a road trip, but this weekend
proved to be far better than I could have hoped for
and I never wished I was anywhere else...
not even for a second.

diana update!!!

 

 I have almost finished my second roll of 120 Diana film and

I will be posting the results early next week! 

I am excited to see how they turn out 

(and to try out the new camera place I'm developing them at)

Also, I am excited about two new additions to my 

camera family coming this weekend...

Pictures and info coming soon!

So glad its the weekend!!!

Meet Brownie

My mom gave me her first camera- a 1953 Brownie Holiday. 

It takes 127 film and sold for $5.00!

The back of it reminds me a lot of Diana. 

I love everything about it and would love to see what would 

happen if I put some film inside...

dreamy diana

I finally got my first roll of 120 film back...

the bust camera guy cut the photographs wrong. lame.

but there are a few that are ok and all dreamy like

I can't wait to finish this next roll

I will also let you know when I find a good place to get

120 film developed...

waiting...

I confess I am not the most patient person, especially when I 

have already been promised/made up my mind 

about something. The guy at the camera shop 

was a complete bust.

My first roll of Diana film was supposed to be ready right 

when I got off of work...I was so excited to go pick it up.

The sort of nonchalant blah look on his face as he

explained what happened didn't help. All I heard was

"blah, blah, blah, I didn't know what I was doing, blah 

blah blah" I guess I'll survive the next 24 hours without

seeing the mysterious results of my lovely diana...

photo by grapesgrapes

simply delight.

I cannot wait to get my first roll of film developed today. 

There is something a little wonderful about having to wait to see

the results. Kind of like getting a written letter in 

the mail instead of an email. 

Saturday morning we rode our bikes

to the Cherry Blossom Parade down Constitution Ave.

We sat next to the sweetest older couple from Pennsylvania who 

shared their breakfast with us. I am learning how to

 appreciate and simply delight in having

no plans on the weekend. I don't remember ever having to look

at my watch and yet everything worked just like clockwork.

I am also learning how important it is to set time aside to 

focus on things that inspire you. Sometimes I write in my head

instead of putting it on paper...I need to take the time to really

write.  It is so important to find things that really inspire you...

but finding it is the easy part, devoting yourself to it

takes time and patience and that is something 

I am not very good at.

Best Surprise, Best Guy

Last night when I got home from work I had a package 

waiting for me. A Diana F+ camera!!! 

I am so excited and cannot wait to go test it out.

Soon I will be taking pictures that look something like this:

photo by jeansman

 photo by Naomi

photo by Naomi

photo by Naomi

The best part about lomography is that you never
know for sure what the pictures are going to look like
until you develop them...and they almost

always look so dreamy and wonderfully surreal.

This guy is simply the best. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!